{"name":"CORY BARKING OPERATIONS LIMITED","company_number":"01600851","status":"Active","type":"Private Limited Company","incorporated":"1981-11-30","dissolved":null,"registered_office":"Level 5 10 Dominion Street, London, England, EC2M 2EF","postcode":"EC2M 2EF","sic_codes":[{"code":38110,"description":"Collection of non-hazardous waste"},{"code":38210,"description":"Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste"},{"code":38220,"description":"Treatment and disposal of hazardous waste"},{"code":39000,"description":"Remediation activities and other waste management services"}],"principal_activity":"The company is engaged in the provision of a full turnkey recycling solution in waste management, recycling and reprocessing services to a broad range of sectors such as construction, demolition, commercial, industrial, utility, local authorities and public services. The company continues to invest in and develop new waste management and recycling processes.","previous_names":[{"name":"MCGRATH BROS. (WASTE CONTROL) LIMITED","changed_on":"2022-08-23"},{"name":"MCGRATH BROTHERS (WASTE DISPOSAL) SERVICES LIMITED","changed_on":"1991-02-15"}],"warnings":[],"accounts":{"category":"Full","year_end":"31 December","last_made_up_to":"2025-12-31","next_due":"2027-09-30"},"employees":{"count":61,"accounts_date":"2020-11-30"},"financials":[{"financial_date":"2020-11-30","profit_loss":2311106,"net_assets":17962900,"cash":6343067,"average_employees":61},{"financial_date":"2019-11-30","profit_loss":3601144,"net_assets":15651794,"cash":4427682,"average_employees":69},{"financial_date":"2017-11-30","cash":2301844},{"financial_date":"2016-11-30","cash":2398456}],"officers":{"current":6,"resigned":14,"complete":true,"note":"Names and details of individual officers are on the People page (subscriber-only on this site) and free at Companies House."},"charges":{"total":3,"outstanding":3},"gazette_notices":[],"insolvency_outcome":null,"ai_summary":"Cory Barking Operations Limited (formerly [name withheld] Bros.) represents a well-capitalized, long-established regional waste management operator with financial metrics that consistently outperform typical industry benchmarks—particularly in net margins (~10.8% vs. 5-8% sector average) and balance sheet liquidity. The 2022 acquisition by Cory Group represents a strategically logical consolidation that provides vertical integration from collection through to energy recovery, though integration risks remain. The company's COVID-19 performance, while showing meaningful revenue decline, demonstrated resilience through maintained profitability and continued capital investment—underscoring the competitive advantage conferred by owned infrastructure in a sector where permitted sites are increasingly scarce. Near-term challenges include labor shortages, margin compression, and the execution risk of integrating a family-run business into a larger corporate structure.","website":"http://mcgrathbros.co.uk","links":{"page":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/cory-barking-operations","people":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/cory-barking-operations/people","filing_history":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/cory-barking-operations/filing-history","companies_house":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01600851","financials":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/cory-barking-operations/financial","control":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/cory-barking-operations/control","charges":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/cory-barking-operations/charges","ai_analysis":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/cory-barking-operations/analysis"},"source":"CompaniesInTheUK, from Companies House, The Gazette and other public registers (see /support/about). Cite as: CompaniesInTheUK, https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/cory-barking-operations"}