COTSWOLD OUTDOOR GROUP LTD
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Cash
£18m
+38.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£6.7m
-457.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,176
-7.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£5.7m
-1,408.2% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Insolvency history on file
Companies House holds prior insolvency events for this company. Detail and outcome on the official register.
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £159,771,000 | £158,930,000 | £152,928,000 | -3.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£3,197,000 | £4,283,000 | -£1,306,000 | -130.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£7,345,000 | -£380,000 | -£5,731,000 | -1,408.2% | |
| Net profit | -£6,120,000 | -£105,000 | -£8,566,000 | -8,058.1% | |
| Cash | £18,069,000 | £13,179,000 | £18,240,000 | +38.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £65,994,000 | £75,246,000 | £62,393,000 | -17.1% | |
| Net assets | -£1,024,000 | £1,871,000 | -£6,695,000 | -457.8% | |
| Equity | -£1,024,000 | £1,871,000 | -£6,695,000 | -457.8% | |
| Average employees | 1,279 | 1,275 | 1,176 | -7.8% | |
| Wages | £24,538,000 | £23,818,000 | £24,055,000 | +1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £589,000 | £571,000 | £476,000 | -16.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £32,000 | £39,000 | £77,000 | +97.4% | |
| Highest paid director | £397,000 | £199,000 | £270,000 | +35.7% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -2.0% | 2.7% | -0.9% | |
| Net margin | -3.8% | -0.1% | -5.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -4.8% | 5.7% | -2.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 100.8% | 98.4% | 106.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.13x | 1.31x | 1.19x | |
| Interest cover | -0.70x | 0.86x | -0.28x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-03-19
- COTSWOLD OUTDOOR GROUP LTD 2025-03-19 → present
- OUTDOOR AND CYCLE CONCEPTS LTD 2015-10-30 → 2025-03-19
- COTSWOLD OUTDOOR LIMITED 1997-07-11 → 2015-10-30
- OVAL (1200) LIMITED 1997-06-06 → 1997-07-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Haines Watts Swindon Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors therefore consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025.”
Significant events
- “On 30 September 2026, Retail Concepts N.V. has assigned an Intercompany receivable on Yonderland FinCo BV of £30.8m to the Company. In consideration for that assignment, the Company has issued 1 new ordinary share to Retail Concepts NV with an aggregate subscription price equal to the value of the contributed receivable. After the assignment, a mutual demand for payment of the assigned receivable and the amount owed by the Company to Yonderland FinCo B.V. under its existing intercompany loan was issued and subsequently set off.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Matthew Paul | Secretary | 2017-02-01 | — | — |
| KRISTOW, Jamie Mark John | Director | 2024-09-13 | May 1976 | British |
| SMITH, Matthew Paul | Director | 2017-02-01 | Oct 1978 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALL, Francis Dominic | Secretary | 2009-07-06 | 2017-02-01 |
| BECK, Bruce Patrick | Secretary | 1997-09-10 | 1997-11-19 |
| LENAERTS, Baudouin Marie Herman | Secretary | 2008-04-30 | 2009-05-28 |
| STANSFIELD, James Philip | Secretary | 1997-11-19 | 2007-08-15 |
| TORREKENS, Guy | Secretary | 2007-09-14 | 2008-04-30 |
| OVALSEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1997-06-06 | 1997-07-10 |
| BALL, Francis Dominic | Director | 2015-10-31 | 2017-03-03 |
| DE WAHA, Pierre | Director | 2004-12-20 | 2007-05-30 |
| EVANS, Nicholas David | Director | 2000-03-29 | 2003-06-01 |
| FALKENBURG, Johannes Leonard | Director | 1997-07-02 | 2016-01-01 |
| FINCH CASTRO, Jose Ramon | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2024-03-22 |
| LATHOUWERS, Emiel Paul Jozef | Director | 2003-05-30 | 2009-05-28 |
| LATHOUWERS, Patrick Joseph Irene | Director | 2004-12-20 | 2010-07-01 |
| LEFLOT, Filip Louis Paula | Director | 2004-11-30 | 2008-04-30 |
| LUSHER, John Anderson | Director | 1997-07-02 | 2000-03-29 |
| MARTIN, Michael | Director | 1997-07-02 | 2000-03-29 |
| NIEUWENHUYS, Gregory Michael | Director | 2016-07-01 | 2019-04-07 |
| OLBRECHTS FAN GIMKO OPUL, Cedric | Director | 2004-12-20 | 2008-01-14 |
| STANSFIELD, James Philip | Director | 1997-11-19 | 2000-03-29 |
| STEELE, Richard John | Director | 1998-09-08 | 2000-03-29 |
| OVAL NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-06-06 | 1997-09-10 |
| OVALSEC LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1997-06-06 | 1997-09-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Concepts N.V | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 193 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-02-16 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-03-19 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
- 2024-07-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-06-22 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-14 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-04-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-02-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-02-16 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-02-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-02-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-19 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-06-22 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.