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Company Number

04374842

Next Accounts

Sep 2025

Industry

Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Directors

Jeremy Hartley

Lesley McGregor

Shareholders

cobco (494) ltd

Group Structure

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Contact

Registered Address

sceptre house, sceptre way, bamber bridge, preston, lancashire, PR5 6AW

Website

https://www.ericwright.co.uk

cobco (450) limited Estimated Valuation

£6.8m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of COBCO (450) LIMITED at £6.8m based on Net Assets of £2.9m and 2.37x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).

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Cobco (450) Limited is a live company located in preston, PR5 6AW with a Companies House number of 04374842. It operates in the other business support service activities n.e.c. sector, SIC Code 82990. Founded in February 2002, it's largest shareholder is cobco (494) ltd with a 100% stake. Cobco (450) Limited is a mature, small sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £1.2m with healthy growth in recent years.

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Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Cobco (450) Limited a 3.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 3 measures and has 6 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

Health Rating3.5out of 5

3 Strong

1 Regular

6 Weak

Size

annual sales of £1.2m, make it smaller than the average company (£4.8m)

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 6%, show it is growing at a similar rate (6.6%)

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Cobco (450) Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £1.2 million and the company has net assets of £2.9 million. According to their latest financial statements, Cobco (450) Limited has 3 employees and maintains cash reserves of £3.9 million as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates

	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2018	Dec 2017	Dec 2016	Dec 2015	Dec 2014	Dec 2013	Dec 2012	Dec 2011	Dec 2010	Dec 2009
Turnover	1,185,827	1,050,805	918,711	987,460	876,554	919,354	720,056	878,322	1,254,107	1,051,115	636,088	672,448	620,195	578,162	568,491
Other Income Or Grants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cost Of Sales	985,323	882,165	771,029	843,316	736,218	783,640	600,450	792,382	1,174,733	978,394	552,795	589,965	541,609	504,474	490,634
Gross Profit	200,504	168,640	147,682	144,144	140,336	135,714	119,606	85,940	79,374	72,721	83,293	82,483	78,586	73,688	77,857
Admin Expenses	95,868	95,130	85,230	75,930	85,236	86,711	84,480	55,157	54,407	49,719	64,670	65,172	64,788	66,640	65,542
Operating Profit	104,636	73,510	62,452	68,214	55,100	49,003	35,126	30,783	24,967	23,002	18,623	17,311	13,798	7,048	12,315
Interest Payable	381,011	416,002	447,676	481,293	512,250	536,662	561,414	588,749	613,140	638,051	671,721	694,785	723,472	749,408	799,384
Interest Receivable	765,624	745,800	763,191	789,970	812,113	827,666	839,780	853,148	864,723	878,102	895,567	906,924	913,847	922,567	954,022
Pre-Tax Profit	489,249	403,308	377,967	376,891	354,963	340,007	313,492	295,182	276,550	263,053	242,469	229,450	204,173	180,207	166,953
Tax	-249,145	-120,888	-263,870	-128,160	-116,161	-108,921	-101,500	-50,589	-27,378	-87,766	2,377	-52,892	19,741	-45,322	-74,604
Profit After Tax	240,104	282,420	114,097	248,731	238,802	231,086	211,992	244,593	249,172	175,287	244,846	176,558	223,914	134,885	92,349
Dividends Paid	29,227	31,899	33,893	35,549	35,549	0	0	0	49,401	49,588	48,855	48,367	47,919	46,466	67,126
Retained Profit	210,877	250,521	80,204	213,182	203,253	231,086	211,992	244,593	199,771	125,699	195,991	128,191	175,995	88,419	25,223
Employee Costs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	332,451	205,349	200,300	197,882	192,268	0
Number Of Employees	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	8	5	5	5	5	0
EBITDA*	104,636	73,510	62,452	68,214	55,100	49,003	35,126	30,783	24,967	23,002	18,623	17,311	13,798	7,048	12,315

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2018	Dec 2017	Dec 2016	Dec 2015	Dec 2014	Dec 2013	Dec 2012	Dec 2011	Dec 2010	Dec 2009
Tangible Assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Intangible Assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Investments & Other	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Debtors (Due After 1 year)	8,067,965	8,503,184	8,879,828	9,206,291	9,529,796	9,791,874	10,047,727	10,239,987	10,431,911	10,557,325	10,751,183	10,924,217	11,094,707	11,207,857	11,336,770
Total Fixed Assets	8,067,965	8,503,184	8,879,828	9,206,291	9,529,796	9,791,874	10,047,727	10,239,987	10,431,911	10,557,325	10,751,183	10,924,217	11,094,707	11,207,857	11,336,770
Stock & work in progress	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trade Debtors	302,152	0	37,103	0	283,479	338,456	311,912	70,928	59,714	199,602	25,464	12,213	424,574	191,439	164,526
Group Debtors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Misc Debtors	475,690	408,119	341,930	337,492	323,169	293,220	220,898	202,770	135,492	31,030	176,828	177,129	120,613	152,079	155,208
Cash	3,889,703	3,837,581	3,953,411	3,669,425	3,344,742	3,003,056	2,730,537	2,669,225	2,294,120	2,208,570	1,986,067	1,920,161	1,504,124	1,578,051	1,658,058
misc current assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
total current assets	4,667,545	4,245,700	4,332,444	4,006,917	3,951,390	3,634,732	3,263,347	2,942,923	2,489,326	2,439,202	2,188,359	2,109,503	2,049,311	1,921,569	1,977,792
total assets	12,735,510	12,748,884	13,212,272	13,213,208	13,481,186	13,426,606	13,311,074	13,182,910	12,921,237	12,996,527	12,939,542	13,033,720	13,144,018	13,129,426	13,314,562
Bank overdraft	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bank loan	527,014	485,173	457,319	441,863	415,445	396,929	384,388	365,953	338,470	359,803	422,993	437,021	397,626	382,253	379,635
Trade Creditors	600	0	0	0	34,363	99,157	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Group/Directors Accounts	114,927	211,630	143,936	124,500	280,647	148,550	61,966	134,956	77,415	86,141	84,044	83,594	146,366	62,667	55,355
other short term finances	49,977	44,063	38,848	34,251	30,198	0	0	20,696	18,246	16,087	14,183	12,505	11,025	0	0
hp & lease commitments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
other current liabilities	291,478	259,943	214,512	424,975	438,591	455,248	724,526	299,805	491,219	558,718	418,962	402,287	273,914	238,747	310,649
total current liabilities	983,996	1,000,809	854,615	1,025,589	1,199,244	1,099,884	1,170,880	821,410	925,350	1,020,749	940,182	935,407	828,931	683,667	745,639
loans	4,247,496	4,824,764	6,332,046	7,348,035	7,832,732	8,345,395	9,095,265	9,798,657	7,989,929	8,345,550	8,721,722	9,158,304	9,608,369	10,017,388	10,409,956
hp & lease commitments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accruals and Deferred Income	2,666,686	2,728,146	2,694,571	2,593,866	2,510,784	2,425,139	2,304,899	2,674,127	2,082,180	1,856,184	1,630,918	1,402,490	1,240,674	1,063,774	883,272
other liabilities	1,429,411	1,130,931	1,200,885	835,239	752,717	630,869	359,680	0	1,957,667	2,276,267	0	0	0	0	0
provisions	542,986	409,120	306,287	146,149	171,099	169,554	126,988	92,696	197,882	145,046	598,674	685,464	742,180	816,728	816,245
total long term liabilities	8,886,579	9,092,961	10,533,789	10,923,289	11,267,332	11,570,957	11,886,832	12,565,480	12,227,658	12,623,047	10,951,314	11,246,258	11,591,223	11,897,890	12,109,473
total liabilities	9,870,575	10,093,770	11,388,404	11,948,878	12,466,576	12,670,841	13,057,712	13,386,890	13,153,008	13,643,796	11,891,496	12,181,665	12,420,154	12,581,557	12,855,112
net assets	2,864,935	2,655,114	1,823,868	1,264,330	1,014,610	755,765	253,362	-203,980	-231,771	-647,269	1,048,046	852,055	723,864	547,869	459,450
total shareholders funds	2,864,935	2,655,114	1,823,868	1,264,330	1,014,610	755,765	253,362	-203,980	-231,771	-647,269	1,048,046	852,055	723,864	547,869	459,450

	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2018	Dec 2017	Dec 2016	Dec 2015	Dec 2014	Dec 2013	Dec 2012	Dec 2011	Dec 2010	Dec 2009
Operating Activities
Operating Profit	104,636	73,510	62,452	68,214	55,100	49,003	35,126	30,783	24,967	23,002	18,623	17,311	13,798	7,048	12,315
Depreciation	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Amortisation	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tax	-249,145	-120,888	-263,870	-128,160	-116,161	-108,921	-101,500	-50,589	-27,378	-87,766	2,377	-52,892	19,741	-45,322	-74,604
Stock	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Debtors	-65,496	-347,558	-284,922	-592,661	-287,106	-156,987	66,852	-113,432	-160,840	-165,518	-160,084	-526,335	88,519	-105,129	11,656,504
Creditors	600	0	0	-34,363	-64,794	99,157	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accruals and Deferred Income	-29,925	79,006	-109,758	69,466	68,988	-149,038	55,493	400,533	158,497	365,022	245,103	290,189	212,067	108,600	1,193,921
Deferred Taxes & Provisions	133,866	102,833	160,138	-24,950	1,545	42,566	34,292	-105,186	52,836	-453,628	-86,790	-56,716	-74,548	483	816,245
Cash flow from operations	25,528	482,019	133,884	542,868	231,784	89,754	-43,441	388,973	369,762	12,148	339,397	724,227	82,539	175,938	-9,708,627
Investing Activities
capital expenditure	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Change in Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
cash flow from investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Financing Activities
Bank loans	41,841	27,854	15,456	26,418	18,516	12,541	18,435	27,483	-21,333	-63,190	-14,028	39,395	15,373	2,618	379,635
Group/Directors Accounts	-96,703	67,694	19,436	-156,147	132,097	86,584	-72,990	57,541	-8,726	2,097	450	-62,772	83,699	7,312	55,355
Other Short Term Loans	5,914	5,215	4,597	4,053	30,198	0	-20,696	2,450	2,159	1,904	1,678	1,480	11,025	0	0
Long term loans	-577,268	-1,507,282	-1,015,989	-484,697	-512,663	-749,870	-703,392	1,808,728	-355,621	-376,172	-436,582	-450,065	-409,019	-392,568	10,409,956
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
other long term liabilities	298,480	-69,954	365,646	82,522	121,848	271,189	359,680	-1,957,667	-318,600	2,276,267	0	0	0	0	0
share issue	-1,056	580,725	479,334	36,538	55,592	271,317	245,350	-216,802	215,727	-1,821,014	0	0	0	0	434,227
interest	384,613	329,798	315,515	308,677	299,863	291,004	278,366	264,399	251,583	240,051	223,846	212,139	190,375	173,159	154,638
cash flow from financing	55,821	-565,950	183,995	-182,636	145,451	182,765	104,753	-13,868	-234,811	259,943	-224,636	-259,823	-108,547	-209,479	11,433,811
cash and cash equivalents
cash	52,122	-115,830	283,986	324,683	341,686	272,519	61,312	375,105	85,550	222,503	65,906	416,037	-73,927	-80,007	1,658,058
overdraft	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
change in cash	52,122	-115,830	283,986	324,683	341,686	272,519	61,312	375,105	85,550	222,503	65,906	416,037	-73,927	-80,007	1,658,058

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Low Risk50 - 70

Moderate Risk30 - 50

High Risk20 - 30

Very High Risk0 - 20

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COBCO (450) LIMITED group structure

Cobco (450) Limited has no subsidiary companies.

Ultimate parent company

ERIC WRIGHT CHARITABLE TRUST

#0080574

COBCO (494) LIMITED

04542618

2 parents

COBCO (450) LIMITED

04374842

COBCO (450) LIMITED Shareholders

cobco (494) ltd

100%

Cobco (450) Limited currently has 2 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Jeremy Hartley (Sep 2002) and Ms Lesley McGregor (Jan 2023).

officer	country	age	start	end	role
Mr Jeremy Hartley	England	59 years	Sep 2002	-	Director
Ms Lesley McGregor	United Kingdom	48 years	Jan 2023	-	Director

P&L

December 2023

turnover

1.2m

+13%

operating profit

104.6k

+42%

gross margin

17%

+5.36%

turnover

Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.

Balance Sheet

December 2023

net assets

2.9m

+0.08%

total assets

12.7m

cash

3.9m

+0.01%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

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company number

04374842

Type

Private limited with Share Capital

industry

82990 - Other business support service activities n.e.c.

incorporation date

February 2002

ultimate parent company

ERIC WRIGHT CHARITABLE TRUST

previous names

N/A

address

sceptre house, sceptre way, bamber bridge, preston, lancashire, PR5 6AW

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