CABOT CARBON LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-30 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-16
Watchouts
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£37M
+5.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
93
+3.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3M
+82% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
Given the uncertainties surrounding the current economic environment, the company is reliant on Cabot Corporation Inc's ability to support them in the coming months. The letter of support has provided an acknowledgement whereby any amounts due to Cabot Corporation Inc. or its subsidiaries within the group will not be recalled for repayment until a time when sufficient funds are available. Cabot Corporation Inc. monitors the company's financial situation on an ongoing basis and may take actions to refinance or other actions to financially support this wholly owned subsidiary if required in the future.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £22,941,000 | £18,123,000 | £18,810,000 | |
| Operating profit | £2,630,000 | £2,638,000 | £2,467,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,136,000 | £1,782,000 | £3,243,000 | |
| Net profit | £4,765,000 | £1,685,000 | £2,070,000 | |
| Cash | £4,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £98,459,000 | £35,048,000 | £38,290,000 | |
| Net assets | £33,279,000 | £34,964,000 | £37,032,000 | |
| Equity | £33,279,000 | £34,964,000 | £37,032,000 | |
| Average employees | 87 | 90 | 93 | |
| Wages | — | £4,764,000 | £5,080,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.5% | 14.6% | 13.1% | |
| Net margin | 20.8% | 9.3% | 11.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.7% | 7.5% | 6.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | 8.09x | 8.53x | |
| Interest cover | — | 1.42x | 352.43x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Menzies LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“Given the uncertainties surrounding the current economic environment, the company is reliant on Cabot Corporation Inc's ability to support them in the coming months. The letter of support has provided an acknowledgement whereby any amounts due to Cabot Corporation Inc. or its subsidiaries within the group will not be recalled for repayment until a time when sufficient funds are available. Cabot Corporation Inc. monitors the company's financial situation on an ongoing basis and may take actions to refinance or other actions to financially support this wholly owned subsidiary if required in the future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Kieran | Secretary | 2025-01-20 | — | — |
| ANDERTON, Richard John | Director | 2025-01-17 | Aug 1968 | British |
| KNIGHT, Stephen Edward | Director | 2017-06-08 | May 1971 | British |
| SMITH, Kieran | Director | 2025-01-20 | Feb 1995 | British |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GERLINGER, Charles Dale | Secretary | — | 1996-07-31 |
| HALL, Michael David | Secretary | 2004-12-06 | 2013-12-23 |
| LONGWORTH, Robert John | Secretary | — | 2003-06-30 |
| MCCULLOCH, Helen Elizabeth | Secretary | 2019-01-01 | 2021-10-31 |
| MCGUINNESS, Edith | Secretary | 1997-08-11 | 1999-06-30 |
| OBRIEN, Richard Maurice | Secretary | 2013-12-24 | 2018-08-22 |
| REES, Aled Wyn | Secretary | 2003-06-30 | 2004-12-06 |
| ROBINSON JUNIOR, William F. | Secretary | 1996-07-31 | 1997-03-21 |
| TUCKER, Angela | Secretary | 2022-01-05 | 2025-01-17 |
| ANDERTON, Richard John | Director | 2010-05-27 | 2017-07-18 |
| BURNES, Kennett Farrar | Director | — | 1997-02-22 |
| CAMPANA, Jaume | Director | 2011-11-01 | 2017-06-08 |
| CAULFIELD, Gordon Eric | Director | 1993-04-01 | 1999-09-06 |
| EDEL, Patrick | Director | — | 2002-01-07 |
| EDWARDS, David Keith | Director | 1997-03-01 | 2001-07-16 |
| FLEGG, Matthew | Director | 2001-05-17 | 2010-05-27 |
| HALL, Michael David | Director | 2004-12-06 | 2013-12-23 |
| HARTHILL, Peter Maurice | Director | 1992-12-23 | 1996-07-30 |
| HILD, Heinz | Director | — | 1996-10-10 |
| JAYNE, David | Director | 1997-03-01 | 2000-06-06 |
| JOVANOVIC, Ivana | Director | 2017-06-08 | 2024-01-31 |
| LONGWORTH, Robert John | Director | — | 2003-06-30 |
| LORAT, Helmut | Director | 1997-03-01 | 1999-09-06 |
| MCCULLOCH, Helen Elizabeth | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2021-10-31 |
| NAYLOR, David Keith | Director | — | 1993-03-31 |
| OBRIEN, Richard Maurice | Director | 2013-12-24 | 2018-08-22 |
| PACI, Gabriel | Director | — | 1992-02-27 |
| REARDON, William Francis | Director | — | 1994-04-13 |
| REES, Aled Wyn | Director | 2003-06-30 | 2004-12-06 |
| SHORNEY, David Richard | Director | 2000-06-28 | 2003-10-09 |
| SMITH, Ian Gilbert | Director | — | 1997-03-01 |
| TUCKER, Angela | Director | 2022-01-05 | 2025-01-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabot Corporation Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 173 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-28 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-02-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-14 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-11-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-11-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
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Turnover
+3.8%
£18,123,000 £18,810,000
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+5.9%
£34,964,000 £37,032,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+3.3%
90 93
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-6.5%
£2,638,000 £2,467,000
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+82%
£1,782,000 £3,243,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+6.6%
£4,764,000 £5,080,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers