C4 CARBIDES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-09-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-14 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
+27.4% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£11M
+7.4% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
54
+8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£578K
+403.3% first positive since 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- C4 CARBIDES LIMITED 2004-05-21 → present
- C.4. CARBIDES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1985-09-03 → 2004-05-21
- SEASONTRADE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1985-04-04 → 1985-09-03
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £13,835,897 | — | — | — | £13,469,252 | £14,366,309 | |
| Operating profit | — | £2,100,407 | — | — | — | £66,245 | £517,821 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £2,068,154 | £777,691 | £1,084,359 | -£162,882 | £114,762 | £577,649 | |
| Net profit | — | £1,803,118 | £868,045 | £1,058,873 | -£193,382 | £77,362 | £726,186 | |
| Cash | — | £2,352,933 | £1,865,930 | £2,847,033 | £3,737,263 | £3,594,583 | £4,579,417 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £9,173,025 | £9,667,607 | £10,401,735 | £10,238,853 | £10,353,615 | £11,048,301 | |
| Net assets | — | £8,257,415 | £8,925,262 | £9,984,135 | £9,790,753 | £9,868,115 | £10,594,301 | |
| Equity | — | £8,257,415 | £8,925,262 | £9,984,135 | £9,790,753 | £9,868,115 | £10,594,301 | |
| Average employees | — | 54 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 54 | |
| Wages | — | £2,425,519 | £3,332,827 | £2,509,676 | £2,558,712 | £2,858,161 | £3,078,377 |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 15.2% | — | — | — | 0.5% | 3.6% | |
| Net margin | — | 13.0% | — | — | — | 0.6% | 5.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 22.9% | — | — | — | 0.6% | 4.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 22.7% | 19.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 4.23x | 4.97x | |
| Interest cover | — | 61.60x | — | — | — | — | — |
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
- Edwards
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2022-01-03 | — | — |
| CHAN, Frank Chi Chung | Director | 2022-01-03 | Jan 1954 | Chinese |
| DELISLE, Christine | Director | 2023-04-01 | Mar 1980 | American |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALL, Kevin Robert | Secretary | 1995-06-27 | 2022-01-03 |
| STEELE, Terence Austen | Secretary | — | 1995-06-12 |
| BALL, Kevin Robert | Director | 1992-08-14 | 2022-01-03 |
| BENNIGSEN, John Albert | Director | 2004-07-05 | 2007-10-07 |
| CRICK, Gavin | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2020-10-19 |
| CUMBERLAND, John Peter | Director | 2008-01-22 | 2020-12-17 |
| CUMBERLAND, John Peter | Director | 1992-08-14 | 2000-01-01 |
| DUGGAN, Paul | Director | — | 2022-01-03 |
| NICHOLSON, Robert Leonard | Director | — | 1993-06-30 |
| NICOLSON, Peter John | Director | — | 2022-01-03 |
| RIJNEVELD, Ferdinand | Director | 2002-07-25 | 2004-03-23 |
| STAVISKI, Ty | Director | 2022-01-03 | 2023-04-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C4 Carbides Holdings Ltd. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-01-03 | Active |
| Mr Peter John Nicolson | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-01-03 |
| Mr Paul Duggan | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-01-03 |
| Mr Kevin Ball | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-01-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 186 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-06-20 | AR01 | annual-return | Annual return company with made up date full list shareholders | |
| 2022-06-20 | AR01 | annual-return | Annual return company with made up date full list shareholders | |
| 2022-06-06 | AR01 | annual-return | Annual return company with made up date full list shareholders | |
| 2022-06-06 | AR01 | annual-return | Annual return company with made up date full list shareholders | |
| 2022-06-06 | AR01 | annual-return | Annual return company with made up date full list shareholders | |
| 2022-06-06 | AR01 | annual-return | Annual return company with made up date full list shareholders | |
| 2022-06-06 | AR01 | annual-return | Annual return company with made up date full list shareholders | |
| 2022-06-06 | AR01 | annual-return | Annual return company with made up date full list shareholders | |
| 2022-05-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-28 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31
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Turnover
+6.7%
£13,469,252 £14,366,309
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
+27.4%
£3,594,583 £4,579,417
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
+7.4%
£9,868,115 £10,594,301
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+8%
50 54
-
Operating profit
+681.7%
£66,245 £517,821
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Profit before tax
+403.3%
£114,762 £577,649
first positive since 2023
-
Wages
+7.7%
£2,858,161 £3,078,377
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