£8.93m
+4%vs Apr 2024Active00839431Private limited companyPontefract
ERNEST COOPER LIMITED
Significant control: Harvey Stuart Cooper (50–75%), Wendy Margaret Haigh (50–75%) and 1 more
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Summary
ERNEST COOPER LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 00839431) incorporated on 2 March 1965, registered in Pontefract. Its registered activity is freight transport by road (SIC 49410). Latest full accounts cover the period ending 30 April 2025, showing net assets of £8.93m and cash of £1.22m, with 99 employees on average. Net assets rose 4% on the prior period (£8.62m).
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 1,266 comparable companies in Leeds (median £1,439, upper quartile £15k).
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Ownership and control
- Mr Harvey Stuart Cooper
- owns 50–75% of shares
- holds 50–75% of voting rights
- Wendy Margaret Haigh
- owns 50–75% of shares
- holds 50–75% of voting rights
- Lee Stuart Cooper
- owns 25–50% of shares
- holds 25–50% of voting rights
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents. Directors and secretaries: see the officers list at Companies House.
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 2 March 196561 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 30 January 2027in 96 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 16 March 2027in 141 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
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Activity
- SIC 49410
- Freight transport by road
- Accounts type
- Full
- Size band
- MediumCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£1.22m
−6%vs Apr 2024Not reported
99
+8%vs Apr 2024| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2025 | £8.93m | £1.22m | £4.46m | — | — | £628k | 99 |
| 30 April 2024 | £8.62m | £1.30m | £3.71m | — | — | £1.08m | 92 |
| 30 April 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cash per employee£12kCash ÷ average employees
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
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Filing and accounts signals
- Net assets above zeroNet assets £8,929,291 at 30 April 2025
- Cash at bank of £50,000 or moreCash £1,221,262
- Three or more accounting periods on record3 periods on record
- Incorporated five or more years agoIncorporated 2 March 1965
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Timeline
- Confirmation statement duein 141 days
- Next accounts duein 96 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £8.93m · full accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £8.62m · full accounts
- Accounts period end
- Incorporated
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- HEAPS REMOVALS AND STORAGE LIMITEDHalifax · inc. Nov 1960
- RICHARD ROOKE LIMITEDTadcaster · inc. Jul 1969
All companies incorporated on 2 March 1965 · in Mar 1965.
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