Company
George COX & Sons Limited
George COX & Sons Limited is an active UK company (number 02775128), incorporated 1993, with 5 current directors including Robert Daniel Boothby and Matthew Andrew Edwards. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 7
- Yanek Jarnot 2010-2014 View profile
- Paul Morrisroe 2008-2017 View profile
- Geoffrey Absalom 1993-2017 View profile
- Robert Dale 1993-1997 View profile
- Daniel Ramsden 1993-1997 View profile
- Martyn Andrew Cox 1993-2017 View profile
- Robin Harry Greenwood 1993-2003 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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Public contracts won
8 contracts · £140,258,612 totalFrom Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.
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Highways Framework
Blackpool Council are establishing a lotted - Highways surfacing and highways civil engineering works framework. The framework will enable call off contracts to be entered into in the manner described within the tender documents. The frame…
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BwDBC Surfacing & Civils Framework 2026
Framework for various Highway Works: Lot 1 - Surfacing Lot 2 - Civils Lot 3 - Cold Milling Lot 4 - Repairs to Asphalt Surfaces
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Construction of Foundations - Hardshaw Brook Depot
Direct award via the STAR Rochdale Highways Framework
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020087 260 Windlehurst Subway Site Investigation Works
Site investigation works via the Rochdale Framework provided by George Cox and Sons Ltd to support the assessment and refurbishment of 260 Windlehurst Subway
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A56 Sinderland and Barington Junction Improvements
Trafford Council have carried out an award via The Rochdale Highways Framework Agreement, Emerging from the work as part of the Sale West to Altringham Network Improvements, SWANI for short, CRSTS scheme, aims to provide improved bus priori…
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110 Lodge Underpass - Site Investigation Works
Call off via the Rochdale Highways Framework
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Whalley Old Road Roundabout
Whalley Old Road Roundabout, Blackburn. The construction of a new, four arm roundabout to the east of the existing bus turning area on Whalley Old Road. The roundabout will provide a vehicular access to the existing Vistry Housing Developme…
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East Lancashire's Levelling Up Fund
The Levelling Up Fund is part of the UK governments 'levelling up' agenda which aims to address the country's regional economic disparities. East Lancashire's Levelling Up Fund (LUF) programme will cover various schemes incorporating themed…
About
- Incorporated
- 04/01/1993
Ownership
Owned by (2) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.
- Christopher Francis Cox ceased 2018-07-12
25-50% shares · notified 2017-07-25 - George COX Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2018-07-12
Group
- George COX & Sons Limited
is controlled by Christopher Francis Cox
Evidence
ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2017-07-25, ceased 2018-07-12 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Christopher Francis Cox.
3 other companies in this group
Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.
Financials
- Net assets
- £870,106
- Total assets
- £930,054
- Cash
- £3,271,594
- Employees
- 117
- Turnover
- £34,753,001
- Profit/loss
- £1,620,214
Filed as Full accounts.
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.
5 directors on the board
- Robert Daniel Boothby Director · appointed 2025
- Matthew Andrew Edwards Director · appointed 2018
- John Patrick Walsh Director · appointed 1998
- Mark James Holroyd Director · appointed 2018
- Christopher Francis Cox Director · appointed 1993
Directors past 6 years
- Matthew Andrew Edwards Director · appointed 2018
- John Patrick Walsh Director · appointed 1998
- Mark James Holroyd Director · appointed 2018
- Christopher Francis Cox Director · appointed 1993
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (5)
- Robert Daniel Boothby Director · appointed 2025
- Matthew Andrew Edwards Director · appointed 2018
- John Patrick Walsh Director · appointed 1998
- Mark James Holroyd Director · appointed 2018
- Christopher Francis Cox Director · appointed 1993
Also govern a charity
Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 02775128
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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