CATERHAM CARS LTD.
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-14 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£93K
+305.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£4M
-18.4% vs 2024
Employees
141
+7.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1M
+49.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £23,889,152 | £27,024,230 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£1,947,538 | -£773,695 | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,775,361 | -£2,307,678 | -£1,172,356 | |
| Net profit | -£2,458,281 | -£2,060,059 | -£1,121,685 | |
| Cash | £2,231 | £22,974 | £93,104 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,865,218 | £7,355,711 | £11,749,321 | |
| Net assets | £2,644,017 | £5,083,958 | £4,147,457 | |
| Equity | £2,644,017 | £5,083,958 | £4,147,457 | |
| Average employees | 135 | 131 | 141 | |
| Wages | — | £5,067,255 | £5,557,196 |
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 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -8.2% | -2.9% | |
| Net margin | — | -8.6% | -4.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -26.5% | -6.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.09x | 1.61x | |
| Interest cover | — | -5.40x | -1.94x |
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
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having considered all factors noted above the directors have not identified any material uncertainties in relation to going concern. They have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future being at least 12 months from the date of the approval of the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “At the beginning of the financial year, the business moved into a new modern purpose-built factory, which caused some disruption to operations however the business quickly got up to speed and was able to start producing at a higher monthly output level than previous years.”
- “The decision in the previous years to exit direct retailing, and the company therefore ceased all direct used car and servicing operations from September 2023.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEEL, Trevor David | Secretary | 2012-12-10 | — | — |
| SAIMEN, Hajime | Director | 2021-04-01 | May 1964 | Japanese |
| STEEL, Trevor David | Director | 2025-12-01 | Jan 1967 | British |
| TAKAHASHI, Kazuho | Director | 2021-04-01 | Jan 1953 | Japanese |
| YAMAZAKI, Takuya | Director | 2021-11-01 | Jul 1968 | Japanese |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOORMAN, Ian Christopher | Secretary | 2006-08-24 | 2010-09-16 |
| MACDONALD, Graham | Secretary | 2010-09-16 | 2012-12-10 |
| NEARN, Graham Bradshaw | Secretary | — | 2005-01-13 |
| OBERTELLI, Sandro David | Secretary | 2005-01-13 | 2006-08-24 |
| ALI, Ansar | Director | 2005-01-13 | 2012-06-19 |
| ASMAT, Riad | Director | 2012-11-05 | 2014-02-07 |
| BASDEN, James Edward Stewart | Director | 2005-01-13 | 2009-10-02 |
| BRADY, Michael Peter James | Director | 2006-09-21 | 2007-10-22 |
| COATES, Jeremy Richard | Director | — | 2005-01-13 |
| DIXON, Michael James | Director | — | 1992-09-09 |
| EDWARDS, Mark Duncan | Director | 2005-01-13 | 2012-05-18 |
| FERNANDES, Anthony Francis | Director | 2011-03-31 | 2018-06-21 |
| FERNANDES, Karena | Director | 2018-06-21 | 2021-04-01 |
| INGRAM-HILL, Timothy | Director | 2008-12-15 | 2011-03-31 |
| LAISHLEY, Robert Anthony | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2025-10-31 |
| MACDONALD, Graham Alastair | Director | 2007-10-22 | 2022-06-30 |
| MERANUN, Kamarudin Bin | Director | 2011-03-31 | 2021-04-01 |
| NEARN, Graham Bradshaw | Director | — | 2005-01-13 |
| NEARN, Simon John | Director | 1997-10-01 | 2005-01-13 |
| NOBLE, Andrew Clive | Director | — | 2005-01-13 |
| OBERTELLI, Sandro David | Director | 2005-01-13 | 2006-08-24 |
| WAKEFIELD, David Spencer | Director | — | 2001-11-17 |
| WIGGER, Gideon Michael | Director | 2005-01-13 | 2011-04-20 |
| WONG KIT SENG, Dixon | Director | 2016-04-25 | 2021-04-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vt Holdings Co., Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-04-01 | Active |
| Datuk Kamarudin Bin Meranun | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-04-01 |
| Caterham Enterprises Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-04-01 |
| Tan Sri Anthony Francis Fernandes | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-04-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 194 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-31 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-04 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-04-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-03-27 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-03-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-03-27 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-03-27 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-03-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+13.1%
£23,889,152 £27,024,230
-
Cash
+305.3%
£22,974 £93,104
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
-18.4%
£5,083,958 £4,147,457
-
Employees
+7.6%
131 141
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+60.3%
-£1,947,538 -£773,695
-
Profit before tax
+49.2%
-£2,307,678 -£1,172,356
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+9.7%
£5,067,255 £5,557,196
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