POLLOCK & COCHRANE LIMITED
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Cash
£31K
+92.6% vs 2024
Net assets
-£130K
+50.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
45
+4.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£206K
+235.4% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The Company has a letter of support from its parent undertaking, United Manufacturing Trading Company Limited, stating its intention to provide support to the Company to enable it to meet its financial obligations, as and when they fall due, for a period of at least 12 months from the date of the signing of the financial statements.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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Negative shareholders' funds
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 | £2,143,769 | £2,028,177 | £2,801,574 | +38.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£11,918 | -£152,363 | £206,366 | +235.4% | |
| Net profit | -£33,616 | -£118,585 | £134,722 | +213.6% | |
| Cash | £141,114 | £16,300 | £31,392 | +92.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£146,218 | -£264,803 | -£106,166 | +59.9% | |
| Net assets | -£146,218 | -£264,803 | -£130,081 | +50.9% | |
| Equity | -£146,218 | -£264,803 | -£130,081 | +50.9% | |
| Average employees | 40 | 43 | 45 | +4.7% | |
| Wages | £1,151,873 | £1,182,474 | £1,367,187 | +15.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £86,050 | £35,250 | £37,890 | +7.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -1.6% | -5.8% | 4.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.32x | 0.22x | 0.26x |
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
- Arnold Hill & Co LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The Company has a letter of support from its parent undertaking, United Manufacturing Trading Company Limited, stating its intention to provide support to the Company to enable it to meet its financial obligations, as and when they fall due, for a period of at least 12 months from the date of the signing of the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Since the reporting date, conflict in Iran and the surrounding region has continued. Management are actively monitoring developments and have implemented measures to avoid operating in affected areas where appropriate. At the date of signing these financial statements, management do not consider the conflict to have had a material impact on the company's operations, assets, or financial performance. The situation remains under review, and management will continue to monitor any potential future impacts.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CROOK, Andrew Peter | Secretary | 2024-01-01 | — | — |
| AL-AJLAN, Abdulaziz | Director | 2001-05-23 | Mar 1952 | Saudi Arabian |
| WILLIAMSON, Robert Ian | Director | 2024-01-01 | Dec 1973 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARKER, Freda Marion | Secretary | — | 2012-06-30 |
| CUMPSTEY, David Charles | Secretary | 2012-07-01 | 2018-05-01 |
| WILLIAMSON, Robert Ian | Secretary | 2018-05-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| AL AJLAN, Abdullah | Director | 2001-10-31 | 2008-04-04 |
| COCHRANE, Hugh | Director | — | 1992-07-23 |
| COCHRANE, James Dickie | Director | — | 2023-12-31 |
| COCHRANE, Sandra Elspeth | Director | 1992-07-23 | 2001-05-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheikh Abdulaziz Al Ajlan | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust), Significant influence (as firm) | 2024-01-01 | Active |
| Mr James Dickie Cochrane | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-12-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 113 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-19 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-01-19 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-08-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.