COUNTRY LAND AND BUSINESS ASSOCIATION LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£7.3M
+6.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
101
-4.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£248K
+56% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,295,000 | £10,119,000 | £10,210,000 | +0.9% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,001,000 | -£515,000 | -£197,000 | +61.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£975,000 | -£564,000 | -£248,000 | +56% | |
| Net profit | -£1,037,000 | -£671,000 | -£313,000 | +53.4% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,898,000 | £10,523,000 | £10,499,000 | -0.2% | |
| Net assets | £6,909,000 | £6,871,000 | £7,348,000 | +6.9% | |
| Equity | £6,909,000 | £6,871,000 | £7,348,000 | +6.9% | |
| Average employees | 103 | 106 | 101 | -4.7% | |
| Wages | £5,143,000 | £5,244,000 | £4,980,000 | -5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £457,000 | £460,000 | £475,000 | +3.3% |
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 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -9.7% | -5.1% | -1.9% | |
| Net margin | -10.1% | -6.6% | -3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -8.4% | -4.9% | -1.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 55.1% | 52.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.18x | 0.17x | 0.22x | |
| Interest cover | -9.63x | -3.48x | -1.84x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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, even considering the impact of the current economic climate.”
Group structure
- COUNTRY LAND AND BUSINESS ASSOCIATION LIMITED · parent
- CLA Insurance Services Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “The Director General's first full year in post provided a strong foundation for organisational development.”
- “The first full year of the new Government continued to shape much of the CLA's activity during 2025.”
- “The legacy of the October 2024 Budget continued to have a significant impact on members during the year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 40 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEWITT, Colin | Secretary | 2022-06-20 | — | — |
| ECCLESTONE, Eliza Jane | Director | 2025-11-19 | Jan 1973 | British |
| EVANS, Edward Joseph | Director | 2023-11-09 | Jan 1983 | British |
| FRANCIS, Ellen | Director | 2021-11-12 | Apr 1976 | British |
| HEWITT, Colin David | Director | 2023-11-09 | Nov 1964 | British |
| HOLT, Philip James Harrison | Director | 2025-11-19 | Jul 1965 | British |
| LANE, Alexander Gavin Angell | Director | 2021-11-12 | Feb 1969 | British |
| MEAD, Catherine | Director | 2022-11-03 | Aug 1960 | British |
| MILES-HOBBS, James Martyn | Director | 2021-11-12 | Oct 1960 | British |
| MURFIN HINGAMP, Isabella | Director | 2024-09-02 | Sep 1977 | British |
| VILLIERS-SMITH, Susan Odling | Director | 2020-11-12 | May 1968 | British |
| WILSON, Caroline Emma | Director | 2023-11-09 | Apr 1972 | British |
Show 40 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASHBY, Rupert Massey George | Secretary | 2020-10-19 | 2022-06-20 |
| ASHBY, Rupert Massey George | Secretary | 2013-07-06 | 2013-09-25 |
| CRAWFORD, Andrew Edward | Secretary | 2015-09-16 | 2020-10-16 |
| FIRAT, Yusuf | Secretary | 2013-09-25 | 2015-09-16 |
| MURRAY, Christopher Joseph | Secretary | 2007-02-28 | 2011-11-30 |
| PERCY, Kristian Victoria | Secretary | 2011-11-30 | 2013-07-05 |
| ASHBY, Rupert Massey George | Director | 2012-04-30 | 2022-06-20 |
| AUBREY-FLETCHER, Henry Egerton, Sir | Director | 2007-02-28 | 2009-11-12 |
| BAILWARD, Christopher John | Director | 2007-03-21 | 2008-11-06 |
| BAYLIS, Andrew Robert Lindsay | Director | 2007-03-21 | 2009-03-23 |
| BREITMEYER, Timothy Hugh | Director | 2013-03-27 | 2019-11-14 |
| BRIDGEMAN, Mark George Orlando | Director | 2015-11-12 | 2021-11-12 |
| CALLANDER BECKETT, Sarah Alexandra Mary | Director | 2008-11-06 | 2014-11-18 |
| COTTERELL, Henry Richard Geers, Sir | Director | 2007-03-21 | 2013-11-14 |
| DE LISLE, Frederick March Phillips | Director | 2007-03-21 | 2012-05-24 |
| DICKINSON, Robert Alexander | Director | 2016-12-14 | 2022-11-10 |
| DOWNSHIRE, Arthur Francis Nicholas Wills, Lord | Director | 2019-04-24 | 2025-11-19 |
| FETHERSTON-DILKE, Michael Charles | Director | 2014-03-24 | 2019-11-14 |
| FOX, William Philip | Director | 2015-11-12 | 2021-11-12 |
| FURSDON, Edward David | Director | 2007-02-28 | 2007-11-01 |
| GANE, Adrian Charles | Director | 2007-03-21 | 2010-12-31 |
| GRANT, Andrew William | Director | 2015-11-12 | 2021-11-12 |
| HEDLEY LEWIS, Vincent Richard | Director | 2007-03-21 | 2011-07-25 |
| HENDRY, Sarah Elizabeth | Director | 2018-11-30 | 2024-07-31 |
| HENRIKSEN, Peter | Director | 2007-11-01 | 2010-11-11 |
| HOMFRAY, John George Richards | Director | 2014-04-23 | 2020-11-12 |
| JAMIESON, Martin Clive | Director | 2011-05-03 | 2012-04-30 |
| LODDER, David Stuart Degge | Director | 2010-11-11 | 2016-12-14 |
| MORGAN-GILES, Rodney Charles Howard | Director | 2007-02-28 | 2015-11-12 |
| MURRAY, Christopher Joseph | Director | 2007-02-28 | 2011-11-30 |
| MURRAY, Michael Ross | Director | 2011-06-30 | 2017-11-09 |
| ROBINSON, Henry Claude Winwood | Director | 2009-03-12 | 2015-11-12 |
| SCOTT, Michael John | Director | 2007-03-21 | 2015-11-12 |
| SEARS, Robert Michael Charles | Director | 2009-11-12 | 2015-11-12 |
| TUFNELL, Mark Henry | Director | 2017-05-03 | 2023-11-09 |
| UNDERWOOD, Ben | Director | 2022-11-10 | 2023-11-09 |
| VYVYAN, Victoria Arabella, Lady | Director | 2019-04-24 | 2025-11-19 |
| WOOLLEY, Helen Louise | Director | 2011-11-30 | 2018-11-30 |
| WOOLLEY, Helen Louise | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2011-05-03 |
| WORSLEY, William Ralph, Sir | Director | 2007-02-28 | 2011-11-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 156 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-11-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-11-27 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-27 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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.