Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
31/12/2026Filing deadline
Made up to 31/03/2025Due 31/12/2026
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/03/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/03/2025
JOHN COBB & SONS LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Barrington Road, Orwell, Royston, Hertfordshire SG8 5QP
- Classification (SIC)
- Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c. (42.99 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 24/06/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-06-05 with no updates
- 27/11/2025View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 18/06/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-06-05 with no updates
- 15/11/2024View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-03-31
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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.
Due in 89 days
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
19/06/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 05/06/2026Due 19/06/2027
- Next statement date
- 05/06/2027
- Last statement dated
- 05/06/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures JOHN COBB & SONS LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£2.32M2025
7.05%vs 20242024: £2.16M
Total Assets
£2.62M2025
3.00%vs 20242024: £2.54M
Cash in Bank
£1.85M2025
21.17%vs 20242024: £1.53M
Total Liabilities
£300.99K2025
-20.24%vs 20242024: £377.35K
Employees
122025
-2vs 20242024: 14
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 3 rose and 1 fell. Cash in bank moved furthest, up 21.17% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for JOHN COBB & SONS LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through JOHN COBB & SONS LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +10% 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 | 12 | -2 |
| 2024 | 14 | +2 |
| 2023 | 12 | +3 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 9 in 2021 to 12 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
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Officers
5Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary | 13/03/1994–16/08/2006 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/02/2016–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 01/02/2016–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 01/02/2016–Present | 2 | |
| Secretary | 16/08/2006–Present | 0 |
Persons with significant control
4Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 26/05/2023–Present | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 2 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 2 | |
| 06/04/2016–26/05/2023 | 2 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 23
- Since 29/10/1986
- Last 12 months
- 2
- Same as the year before (2)
- Most recent filing
- 24/06/2026
- 3 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 24/06/2026
- Accounts filedLatest 27/11/2025
Filing timeline
- 24/06/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-06-05 with no updates
- 27/11/2025View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 18/06/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-06-05 with no updates
- 15/11/2024View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-03-31
- 30/07/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-06-05 with no updates
- 20/12/2023View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-03-31
- 15/06/2023View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-06-15 with updates
- 12/06/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Resolutions
- 10/06/2023View PDF (2 pages)
Particulars of variation of rights attached to shares
- 10/06/2023View PDF (2 pages)
Change of share class name or designation
- 10/06/2023View PDF (16 pages)
Memorandum and Articles of Association
- 26/05/2023View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mr John Francis Cobb as a person with significant control on 2023-05-26
Showing 12 of 23 filings
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About JOHN COBB & SONS LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
JOHN COBB & SONS LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Barrington Road, Orwell, Royston, Hertfordshire SG8 5QP. Companies House classifies its business as Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.. It has been on the register for 55 years 6 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £2.32M and 12 employees.
JOHN COBB & SONS LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records JOHN COBB & SONS LIMITED under one registered business activity: Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c. (42.99 - SIC 2007).
JOHN COBB & SONS LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 01/04/1971.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £2.32M, total assets of £2.62M, cash in bank of £1.85M and total liabilities of £300.99K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 24/06/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-06-05 with no updates, 3 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2026 and the next confirmation statement is due by 19/06/2027.
Companies House lists 5 officers (4 currently in post) and 4 people with significant control (3 current).