CITY & COUNTRY ESTATES LTD
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Cash
£4K
-92.8% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£448K
-0.9% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£4K
-187.2% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £28,965 | £36,702 | — | — | £17,689 | £18,781 | +6.2% | |
| Operating profit | £7,511 | £9,499 | — | — | £4,601 | -£4,010 | -187.2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£46,376 | £7,855 | £439,006 | £3,750 | £4,601 | -£4,010 | -187.2% | |
| Net profit | -£60,576 | £6,355 | £439,006 | £3,750 | £4,601 | -£4,010 | -187.2% | |
| Cash | £67,394 | £59,220 | £47,597 | £48,218 | £56,012 | £4,042 | -92.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £1,944,448 | £2,383,454 | £447,175 | £451,776 | £447,766 | -0.9% | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £451,776 | £447,766 | -0.9% | |
| Equity | £1,938,093 | £1,944,448 | £2,383,454 | £447,175 | £451,776 | £447,766 | -0.9% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 25.9% | 25.9% | — | — | 26.0% | -21.4% | |
| Net margin | — | 17.3% | — | — | 26.0% | -21.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 0.5% | — | — | 1.0% | -0.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 14.7% | 6.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.78x | 0.33x | |
| Interest cover | 0.14x | 5.52x | — | — | — | — |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- CITY & COUNTRY ESTATES LTD 2008-08-22 → present
- CITY & COUNTRY PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 2003-05-14 → 2008-08-22
- CITY & COUNTRY GROUP LIMITED 2002-07-16 → 2003-05-14
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Goodman Jones LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The group meets its day to day working capital requirements through existing cash reserves and intercompany loans. The directors of City & Country Group Plc have confirmed that the company will continue to provide support for the foreseeable future. The company's forecast and projections, taking account of reasonable possible changes in trading performance, show that the company will be able to operate with the continued provision of the intercompany loan. Accordingly, at the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Therefore, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SARGEANT, Andrew Ian | Secretary | 2006-01-06 | — | British |
| DITCHBURN, Lars Leighton | Director | 2014-12-01 | Jul 1962 | British |
| DITCHBURN, Nicola Jane | Director | 2014-12-01 | Sep 1964 | British |
| DOUGLAS, Wayne | Director | 2020-01-01 | Mar 1982 | British |
| MARNER, Simon John | Director | 2020-01-01 | Nov 1964 | British |
| SARGEANT, Andrew Ian | Director | 2002-07-16 | Dec 1971 | British |
| SARGEANT, David Richard | Director | 2010-08-26 | Sep 1967 | British |
| SARGEANT, Lorna | Director | 2017-06-27 | Jan 1968 | British |
| SARGEANT, Timothy Robert | Director | 2006-01-06 | Sep 1965 | British |
| VERNON-HARCOURT, Simon | Director | 2014-04-01 | Aug 1969 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BECKETT, Richard Charles | Secretary | 2002-07-16 | 2006-01-06 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-07-16 | 2002-07-16 |
| APLIN, Suzanne Michele | Director | 2016-01-04 | 2020-08-31 |
| FOWLER, Mark Townshend | Director | 2011-12-19 | 2020-12-11 |
| MOORE, Helen Margaret | Director | 2011-03-01 | 2019-04-16 |
| ROBINS, Gary | Director | 2016-01-04 | 2017-02-27 |
| SAMWAYS, Paul Mark | Director | 2016-01-04 | 2017-02-27 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-07-16 | 2002-07-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City & Country Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 113 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-07 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2022-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-12-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-09-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-02-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-02-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.