£3.85m
+3%vs Dec 2023Active03790634Private limited companyCarlisle
COWENS LIMITED
Significant control: Northern Tarn Limited (75–100%)
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Registered activity: Manufacture of non-wovens and articles made from non-wovens, except apparel (SIC 13950). We’re building product and service lists for UK companies. Get this one when it’s ready.
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Summary
COWENS LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 03790634) incorporated on 16 June 1999, registered in Carlisle. Its registered activity is manufacture of non-wovens and articles made from non-wovens, except apparel (SIC 13950). Latest small accounts cover the period ending 31 December 2024, showing net assets of £3.85m and cash of £1.89m, with 12 employees on average. Net assets rose 3% on the prior period (£3.75m).
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 99 comparable companies in the UK (median £5,563, upper quartile £176k).
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Ownership and control
- Northern Tarn Limited
- owns 75–100% of shares
- holds 75–100% of voting rights
- can appoint or remove directors
- Mrs Andrea Gail Coulthard
- owns 25–50% of shares
- Mr Jonathan Robert Coulthard
- owns 25–50% of shares
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
- 16 June 199927 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 30 September 202628 days overdue
- Confirmation statement due
- 30 June 2027in 245 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 13950
- Manufacture of non-wovens and articles made from non-wovens, except apparel
- Accounts type
- Small
- Size band
- SmallCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£1.89m
−8%vs Dec 2023Not reported
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No changevs Dec 2023| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £3.85m | £1.89m | £347k | — | — | — | 12 |
| 31 December 2023 | £3.75m | £2.05m | £143k | — | — | — | 12 |
Cash per employee£157kCash ÷ 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 £3,852,706 at 31 December 2024
- Cash at bank of £50,000 or moreCash £1,886,033
- Incorporated five or more years agoIncorporated 16 June 1999
- Accounts past their due dateDue 30 September 2026
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Timeline
- Confirmation statement duein 245 days
- Next accounts due28 days overdue
- Accounts period endNet assets £3.85m · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £3.75m · small accounts
- Incorporated
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- BFF NONWOVENS LIMITEDBridgwater · inc. Oct 2002
- NAISH FELTS LIMITEDSalisbury · inc. May 1993
- FIBERWEB LIMITEDNorwich · inc. Jan 2006
- FIBERWEB HOLDINGS LIMITEDNorwich · inc. Feb 2006
All companies incorporated on 16 June 1999 · in Jun 1999.
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