Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
28/02/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/05/2025Due 28/02/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/05/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/05/2025
B. COOKSON LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Caxton Road, Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire PR2 9ZB
- Classification (SIC)
- Wholesale of fruit and vegetables (46.31 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 09/12/2025View PDF (11 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-05-31
- 05/11/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-11-03 with no updates
- 31/03/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Jack William Cookson as a director on 2025-03-25
- 31/03/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mrs Nicola Zilla Morley as a director on 2025-03-25
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Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
On schedule
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
17/11/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 03/11/2025Due 17/11/2026
- Next statement date
- 03/11/2026
- Last statement dated
- 03/11/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures B. COOKSON LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£2.23M2025
5.56%vs 20242024: £2.11M
Total Assets
£6.05M2025
-4.16%vs 20242024: £6.32M
Cash in Bank
£536.96K2025
106.63%vs 20242024: £259.87K
Total Liabilities
£1.93M2025
-15.79%vs 20242024: £2.30M
Employees
252025
0vs 20242024: 25
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 2 rose and 2 fell. Total liabilities moved furthest, down 15.79% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for B. COOKSON LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through B. COOKSON LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +6.8% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2023–2025Every measure end to end across 2023, 2024 and 2025, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2025.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures4 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 5 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 5 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | 0 |
| 2024 | 25 | -2 |
| 2023 | 27 | +1 |
| 2022 | 26 | +1 |
| 2021 | 25 | – |
Reported employee count was unchanged at 25 between 2021 and 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
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It is a professional assessment of the company 's performance, revealing company's potential and risks, showing it's past experiences and revealing future prospects.
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Officers
6Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 25/03/2025–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 07/03/2000–Present | 3 | |
| Director | 07/03/2000–Present | 5 | |
| Director | 25/03/2025–Present | 0 | |
| Secretary | 21/09/2004–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 06/03/2000–14/07/2014 | 5 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 15
- Since 08/11/2022
- Last 12 months
- 2
- -5 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 09/12/2025
- 9 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 09/12/2025
- Confirmation statementLatest 05/11/2025
Filing timeline
- 09/12/2025View PDF (11 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-05-31
- 05/11/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-11-03 with no updates
- 31/03/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Jack William Cookson as a director on 2025-03-25
- 31/03/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mrs Nicola Zilla Morley as a director on 2025-03-25
- 27/03/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Secretary's details changed for Mr Brian Cookson on 2025-03-27
- 27/03/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Craig Cookson on 2025-03-27
- 27/03/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Brian Cookson on 2025-03-27
- 27/02/2025View PDF (10 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-05-31
- 18/11/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-11-03 with no updates
- 02/04/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Craig Cookson on 2024-04-02
- 02/04/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Craig Cookson on 2024-04-02
- 21/02/2024View PDF (11 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-05-31
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About B. COOKSON LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
B. COOKSON LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Caxton Road, Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire PR2 9ZB. Companies House classifies its business as Wholesale of fruit and vegetables. It has been on the register for 41 years 10 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £2.23M and 25 employees.
B. COOKSON LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records B. COOKSON LIMITED under one registered business activity: Wholesale of fruit and vegetables (46.31 - SIC 2007).
B. COOKSON LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 19/11/1984.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £2.23M, total assets of £6.05M, cash in bank of £536.96K and total liabilities of £1.93M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 09/12/2025: Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-05-31, 9 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 28/02/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 17/11/2026.
Companies House lists 6 officers (5 currently in post) and 0 people with significant control.