CO-OPERATIVE LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED
Trading as Co-op Legal Services, this unlisted subsidiary of the Co-op Group is an SRA-regulated law firm providing consumer legal services, including probate, estate administration, and will writing, to individuals across England and Wales.
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Cash
£61M
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£63M
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
745
highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£23M
Period ending 2026-01-03
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-03
| Metric | Trend | 2024-01-06 | 2025-01-04 | 2026-01-03 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £68,127,000 | £83,866,000 | £82,412,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £17,311,000 | £21,828,000 | £21,717,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £17,864,000 | £23,316,000 | £22,877,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £13,824,000 | £17,617,000 | £17,454,000 | — | |
| Cash | £37,783,000 | £44,682,000 | £60,692,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £56,097,000 | £47,474,000 | £64,884,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £53,779,000 | £45,396,000 | £62,850,000 | — | |
| Equity | £53,779,000 | £45,396,000 | £62,850,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 603 | 689 | 745 | — | |
| Wages | £21,686,000 | £24,748,000 | £26,033,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £712,000 | £815,000 | £811,000 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-01-06 | 2025-01-04 | 2026-01-03 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 25.4% | 26.0% | 26.4% | |
| Net margin | 20.3% | 21.0% | 21.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 30.9% | 46.0% | 33.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 38.4% | 51.1% | 42.9% | |
| Current ratio | 2.33x | 1.71x | 2.10x |
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
- CO-OPERATIVE LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED 2006-04-13 → present
- HAMSARD 2974 LIMITED 2006-01-10 → 2006-04-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- 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. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for the period to 31 December 2027.”
Group structure
- CO-OPERATIVE LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- Dovedon Limited 100%
- CLS Probate Limited 100%
- Independent Trust Corporation Limited 100%
- Chorus Law Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In April 2025, Co-operative Group Limited experienced a criminal cyber attack, which the Company had not predicted but were well placed to handle. The systems used by the Company were not breached but we pre-emptively withdrew access to some systems to contain the threat.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGRIA, Flavia | Secretary | 2025-05-27 | — | — |
| HURLEY, Caoilionn | Director | 2014-05-23 | Sep 1965 | Irish |
| KENDAL-WARD, Dominic Adam | Director | 2022-05-23 | Apr 1980 | British |
| MARTIN, Steven Richard | Director | 2020-04-29 | Aug 1970 | British |
| MORRIS, James Edward | Director | 2019-07-11 | May 1980 | British |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DALTON, Claire Louise | Secretary | 2019-07-11 | 2022-12-02 |
| DALTON, Claire Louise | Secretary | 2017-01-13 | 2017-10-12 |
| FOWLER, Steve | Secretary | 2017-10-12 | 2019-07-11 |
| PARRY, Stephen | Secretary | 2010-07-05 | 2011-03-25 |
| SELLERS, Caroline Jane | Secretary | 2022-12-02 | 2023-10-09 |
| SELLERS, Caroline Jane | Secretary | 2006-04-13 | 2015-10-21 |
| SIDAT, Yasmin | Secretary | 2023-10-09 | 2025-05-27 |
| WOOD, Hollie Rheanna | Secretary | 2015-10-21 | 2017-01-04 |
| HAMMONDS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2006-01-10 | 2006-04-13 |
| ASHER, Alistair Hugh | Director | 2013-11-22 | 2018-05-31 |
| BATES, Jane Elisabeth | Director | 2019-11-19 | 2020-12-18 |
| BLACKLAWS, Christina | Director | 2011-12-08 | 2014-03-31 |
| BRAITHWAITE, Neil | Director | 2007-07-30 | 2011-06-30 |
| BULMER, Rodney Jensen | Director | 2015-10-21 | 2017-05-23 |
| BULMER, Rodney Jensen | Director | 2011-09-08 | 2013-10-04 |
| CLOSE, Alison Joanne | Director | 2017-05-23 | 2019-07-09 |
| DIMBYLOW, Emma Kate | Director | 2018-01-17 | 2019-10-01 |
| GRANTHAM, Helen | Director | 2018-07-04 | 2022-05-23 |
| GULLIFORD, Jonathan | Director | 2006-03-24 | 2011-11-29 |
| HEWITT, Paul William | Director | 2006-04-13 | 2007-07-30 |
| HOWELLS, Matthew Ian | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2019-05-01 |
| LABADIE, Robert Michael Gaston | Director | 2006-09-14 | 2013-11-29 |
| LANCASTER, Richard | Director | 2017-05-23 | 2017-06-30 |
| LOCK, Charlotte | Director | 2021-03-15 | 2022-01-28 |
| LOCK, Timothy Stuart | Director | 2006-03-24 | 2012-08-07 |
| MACKIE, Ian David, Managing Director | Director | 2008-01-30 | 2014-05-30 |
| NEAVE, David Stanley | Director | 2006-04-13 | 2011-09-08 |
| PANNONE, Rodger | Director | 2006-04-25 | 2014-05-31 |
| RIGBY, Jacqueline Susan, Dr | Director | 2011-09-08 | 2014-07-31 |
| ROBERTS, Stuart Anthony | Director | 2020-01-14 | 2021-02-15 |
| ROUND, Steven Robert | Director | 2012-09-19 | 2014-03-31 |
| RYAN, Edward Thomas | Director | 2006-03-24 | 2012-07-13 |
| SPENCER, Ruth Emma | Director | 2006-04-13 | 2008-01-11 |
| TUNMORE, Susan Claire | Director | 2021-03-22 | 2022-09-16 |
| WALKER, Neil James | Director | 2011-09-08 | 2014-06-30 |
| WATES, Martyn James | Director | 2011-07-15 | 2013-06-05 |
| HAMMONDS DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2006-01-10 | 2006-03-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 168 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-28 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-28 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-18 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-10-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-05 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-09-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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