CAMBRIDGE GLASSHOUSE COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£115k
-93.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.9m
+25.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
64
+4.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£808k
-29.3% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £21,244,000 | £20,771,000 | £13,183,000 | -36.5% | |
| Operating profit | £400,000 | £1,123,000 | £819,000 | -27.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £399,000 | £1,143,000 | £808,000 | -29.3% | |
| Net profit | £301,000 | £847,000 | £584,000 | -31.1% | |
| Cash | £2,209,000 | £1,821,000 | £115,000 | -93.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,460,000 | £2,303,000 | £2,895,000 | +25.7% | |
| Net assets | £1,435,000 | £2,282,000 | £2,866,000 | +25.6% | |
| Equity | £1,435,000 | £2,282,000 | £2,866,000 | +25.6% | |
| Average employees | 60 | 61 | 64 | +4.9% | |
| Wages | £2,650,000 | £3,147,000 | £3,016,000 | -4.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £392,000 | £357,000 | £382,000 | +7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £25,000 | £34,000 | £42,000 | +23.5% | |
| Highest paid director | £126,000 | £136,000 | £144,000 | +5.9% |
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 | 1.9% | 5.4% | 6.2% | |
| Net margin | 1.4% | 4.1% | 4.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 27.4% | 48.8% | 28.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 78.6% | 71.1% | 50.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.27x | 1.40x | 1.98x | |
| Interest cover | 66.67x | 74.87x | 51.19x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- CAMBRIDGE GLASSHOUSE COMPANY LIMITED 2001-12-04 → present
- WALLINGFEN PARK LIMITED 2001-08-08 → 2001-12-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forrester Boyd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “The company is part of an unlimited cross guarantee arrangement in respect to amounts owed to the bank by Atrium Agri B.V. and fellow group companies.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CROWTHER-RILEY, Kelly | Secretary | 2026-01-26 | — | — |
| BRADLEY, Louis Adam | Director | 2021-04-26 | Dec 1980 | British |
| HARTE, Patrick John | Director | 2021-04-26 | Aug 1986 | British |
| SUTTON, Martin Steven | Director | 2026-01-01 | Jan 1974 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARK, Richard James | Secretary | 2022-01-01 | 2026-01-26 |
| HINCH, Steven Anthony | Secretary | 2004-08-24 | 2021-12-31 |
| JARVIS, June Yvonne | Secretary | 2001-08-08 | 2004-08-24 |
| SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-08-08 | 2001-08-08 |
| CLARK, Richard James | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| HIBBS, David Ross | Director | 2004-08-24 | 2023-02-28 |
| HINCH, Steven Anthony | Director | 2004-08-24 | 2023-02-28 |
| HOLLAND, John Derrick | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2023-02-28 |
| JARVIS, June Yvonne | Director | 2001-08-08 | 2004-08-24 |
| KENDALL, Michael Robert | Director | 2001-08-08 | 2004-08-24 |
| MACKENZIE, Ian David, Dr | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2023-01-17 |
| WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-08-08 | 2001-08-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridgehok Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2021-03-02 | Active |
| Mr Steven Anthony Hinch | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-03-02 |
| Mr David Ross Hibbs | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-03-02 |
| Mr John Derrick Holland | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-03-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 110 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-30 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-01-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-05-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-01-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.