CHARLES RANSFORD & SON LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-15 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£13M
+23.7% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£36M
+6.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
56
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£3M
+19.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-01-01 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £14,955,071 | — | — | — | £17,020,582 | £17,536,012 | |
| Operating profit | — | £2,187,986 | — | — | — | £1,375,102 | £1,766,027 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £2,187,986 | — | — | — | £2,437,795 | £2,918,826 | |
| Net profit | — | £1,797,984 | — | — | — | £1,980,150 | £2,299,514 | |
| Cash | £3,153,823 | £3,787,828 | — | — | — | £10,166,141 | £12,571,931 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £22,904,318 | — | — | — | £35,592,430 | £37,918,472 | |
| Net assets | — | £22,214,246 | — | — | — | £33,749,772 | £36,049,286 | |
| Equity | £20,416,262 | £22,214,246 | £24,446,917 | £29,411,404 | £31,769,622 | £33,749,772 | £36,049,286 | |
| Average employees | — | 57 | — | — | — | 56 | 56 | |
| Wages | — | £2,897,000 | — | — | — | £2,829,018 | £2,961,328 |
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 | 2019-01-01 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 14.6% | — | — | — | 8.1% | 10.1% | |
| Net margin | — | 12.0% | — | — | — | 11.6% | 13.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 9.6% | — | — | — | 3.9% | 4.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 8.6% | 10.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 17.64x | 11.17x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21536.91x |
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
- CBSL Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEVITT, James Patrick | Secretary | 2024-02-23 | — | — |
| EVANS, Alfred John Bryan | Director | — | Jun 1941 | British |
| EVANS, Alistair William | Director | 2011-01-01 | Nov 1971 | British |
| EVANS, Claire Jane | Director | 2019-01-01 | Mar 1971 | British |
| JONES, Thomas Wyn | Director | 2019-01-01 | Feb 1963 | British |
| LEITCH, Robert Craig | Director | 2011-01-01 | Aug 1963 | British |
| OFFA, Christopher John | Director | 2023-01-01 | Nov 1972 | Welsh |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREEN, Stephen Thomas | Secretary | — | 2024-02-23 |
| EVANS, William Luis Alan | Director | — | 2016-12-27 |
| PARRY, Christopher George | Director | 2003-06-10 | 2006-10-31 |
| TURNER, Stephen Hugh | Director | 2003-06-10 | 2017-03-31 |
| WALTERS, Peter David | Director | — | 2008-11-30 |
| WAUGH, Gordon | Director | — | 2005-12-31 |
| WHITE, David Mark | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2013-04-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alistair William Evans | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-08-24 | Ceased 2019-04-01 |
| Mr Alfred John Bryan Evans | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-04-01 |
| Mr Stephen Thomas Green | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-04-01 |
| Mr Alistair William Evans | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 130 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-08-11 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-05-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-09 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-01-09 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-11 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-05-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-19 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-05-19 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-04 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-04-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 4
- 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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+3%
£17,020,582 £17,536,012
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
+23.7%
£10,166,141 £12,571,931
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+6.8%
£33,749,772 £36,049,286
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
0%
56 56
-
Operating profit
+28.4%
£1,375,102 £1,766,027
-
Profit before tax
+19.7%
£2,437,795 £2,918,826
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+4.7%
£2,829,018 £2,961,328
highest in 3 filed years
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