{"name":"ERNEST COOPER LIMITED","company_number":"00839431","status":"Active","type":"Private Limited Company","incorporated":"1965-03-02","dissolved":null,"registered_office":"Unit 43 Lidgate Crescent, Langthwaite Grange Ind Estate, South Kirkby, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF9 3NR","postcode":"WF9 3NR","sic_codes":[{"code":49410,"description":"Freight transport by road"}],"principal_activity":"The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of haulage contractors and HGV renovation.","previous_names":[],"warnings":[],"accounts":{"category":"Full","year_end":"30 April","last_made_up_to":"2026-04-30","next_due":"2028-01-31"},"employees":{"count":107,"accounts_date":"2026-04-30"},"financials":[{"financial_date":"2026-04-30","profit_loss":908081,"net_assets":9594097,"cash":1413783,"average_employees":107},{"financial_date":"2025-04-30","profit_loss":627798,"net_assets":8929291,"cash":1221262,"average_employees":99},{"financial_date":"2024-04-30","profit_loss":1080406,"net_assets":8623608,"cash":1301185,"average_employees":92},{"financial_date":"2023-04-30","net_assets":8024235,"cash":1003633},{"financial_date":"2022-04-30","net_assets":6643850,"cash":714262}],"officers":{"current":5,"resigned":3,"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":1,"outstanding":1},"gazette_notices":[],"insolvency_outcome":null,"ai_summary":"Ernest Cooper Limited is a well-established, financially robust mid-tier player in the UK road freight sector, specializing in bulk material transport with walking floor and tipping fleet capabilities. While the company's exceptional net asset base of £8.9m and strong cash position of £1.2m place it in the upper quartile of comparable privately held haulage operators, the significant gross margin compression from 12.8% to 9.1% in FY2025 reflects the sector-wide pressures of rising fuel costs, HGV driver wage inflation, and limited pricing power — trends that warrant close monitoring despite the company's strong balance sheet resilience.","website":"https://www.ernestcooper.co.uk","links":{"page":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/ernest-cooper","people":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/ernest-cooper/people","filing_history":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/ernest-cooper/filing-history","companies_house":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00839431","financials":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/ernest-cooper/financial","control":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/ernest-cooper/control","charges":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/ernest-cooper/charges","ai_analysis":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/ernest-cooper/analysis"},"source":"CompaniesInTheUK, from Companies House, The Gazette and other public registers (see /support/about). Cite as: CompaniesInTheUK, https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/ernest-cooper"}