DAVID COVER AND SON LIMITEDActive
Key figures
DAVID COVER AND SON LIMITED does not disclose its turnover in its latest accounts; the profit for the year is as stated in the accounts.
Ratios
2025Balance sheet structure
Dividends
from the accountsDividends paid in the financial year: £667,000.
Filed accounts2020–2025
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 91,235,682 | — | — | — | — |
| Profit for the year | 6,803,620 | 4,200,230 | 1,950,016 | -3,681,288 | -184,415 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 38,470 | 373,155 | 75,341 | 369,478 | 64,529 |
| Total assets | 58,792,610 | 69,555,622 | 79,537,843 | 74,790,890 | 72,918,162 |
| Total liabilities | — | — | 28,960,961 | 28,013,296 | 26,717,983 |
| Net assets / total equity | 45,135,636 | 48,065,866 | 48,681,882 | 44,333,594 | 44,149,179 |
| Average number of employees | 412 | 409 | 435 | 5 | 5 |
| Average pay (per year) | 37,596 | 33,543 | 35,134 | 3,357,792 | — |
| Dividends paid | 2,234,000 | 1,270,000 | 1,334,000 | 667,000 | — |
A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.
Principal activity
Accounts 2025The principal activity of the company continued to be that of the manufacture, processing and supply of timber and building materials to trade and retail customers from depots across Sussex, Hampshire, Kent and Surrey.
As described in the company's latest filed accounts.
Summary: DAVID COVER AND SON LIMITED
Company
DAVID COVER AND SON LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00396804. It was incorporated on 6 Jul 1945. Its status is active. The registered office is in Chichester (PO19). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is sawmilling and planing of wood (16100), agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials (46130), wholesale of wood, construction materials and sanitary equipment (46730).
Accounts
The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Loss for the year was £184,415. Net assets were £44,149,179, down 0.4% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £64,529. Total assets were £72,918,162 and total liabilities £26,717,983. The company had an average of 5 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2020–2025).
Control and charges
The company has 8 current directors. One person with significant control is registered. 5 of 36 registered charges are outstanding.
Filing deadlines
The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 8 Nov 2026.