THE CALEDONIAN OPERATING COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£2.6m
-72% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£6.4m
+184.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
266
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£4.2m
+151.9% 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 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £24,079,000 | £22,921,000 | £27,061,000 | +18.1% | |
| Operating profit | £3,254,000 | £1,725,000 | £4,387,000 | +154.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,254,000 | £1,658,000 | £4,177,000 | +151.9% | |
| Net profit | £3,254,000 | £1,668,000 | £4,142,000 | +148.3% | |
| Cash | £4,320,000 | £9,310,000 | £2,603,000 | -72% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £634,000 | £13,705,000 | £18,765,000 | +36.9% | |
| Net assets | £576,000 | £2,244,000 | £6,386,000 | +184.6% | |
| Equity | £576,000 | £2,244,000 | £6,386,000 | +184.6% | |
| Average employees | 257 | 266 | 266 | 0% | |
| Wages | £6,600,000 | £6,888,000 | £6,392,000 | -7.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 13.5% | 7.5% | 16.2% | |
| Net margin | 13.5% | 7.3% | 15.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 513.2% | 12.6% | 23.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 92.4% | 73.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.04x | 1.82x | 4.11x | |
| Interest cover | — | 7.10x | 4.91x |
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
- THE CALEDONIAN OPERATING COMPANY LIMITED 2007-07-20 → present
- MISLEX (541) LIMITED 2007-07-17 → 2007-07-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the director has a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the director continues 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
1 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STACK, Peter Joseph | Director | 2023-06-30 | Sep 1973 | Irish |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AQUEDIM, Nabil | Secretary | 2017-10-19 | 2018-01-15 |
| WINGHAM, Waheena | Secretary | 2007-07-26 | 2017-10-19 |
| WESTLEX REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-07-17 | 2007-07-26 |
| AQUEDIM, Nabil | Director | 2017-10-19 | 2018-01-15 |
| GANESAN, Anand | Director | 2021-04-12 | 2023-06-30 |
| GOPINATHA MENON, Unnikrishnan | Director | 2018-01-15 | 2023-06-30 |
| HOLDER, Jeremy Roy Cullen | Director | 2007-07-26 | 2009-04-20 |
| PAYNE, Mark Derick | Director | 2007-07-26 | 2017-10-19 |
| VALIYAKATH ABDULLAKUTTY, Mohamed Shanil | Director | 2018-01-15 | 2023-06-30 |
| WESTLEX NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2007-07-17 | 2007-07-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shilling Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2023-06-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 150 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-29 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-06-10 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-08 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-08-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-19 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2025-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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.