CLADAN INVESTMENTS LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-07 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-24
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
+10.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£6M
+3.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
62
-3.1% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£651K
+2.9% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2026-03-31
- CLADAN INVESTMENTS LTD 2026-03-31 → present
- VIDEX SECURITY LIMITED 2000-04-04 → 2026-03-31
- VIDEX SECURITY (U.K.) LIMITED 1985-09-23 → 2000-04-04
- SHIRELEAGUE LIMITED 1985-08-23 → 1985-09-23
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £11,814,100 | £11,716,092 | £11,765,566 | £11,910,313 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,469,603 | £1,388,963 | £591,046 | £590,872 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,469,761 | £1,389,802 | £632,163 | £650,693 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,215,183 | £1,079,036 | £544,081 | £504,509 | |
| Cash | — | — | £2,420,844 | — | £2,166,316 | £2,398,550 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £4,677,856 | — | £5,494,443 | £5,639,017 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £4,666,795 | — | £5,410,542 | £5,577,680 | |
| Equity | £3,241,299 | £3,758,176 | £4,666,795 | — | £5,410,542 | £5,577,680 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 64 | 64 | 64 | 62 | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,084,935 | £2,217,587 | £2,189,158 | £2,170,194 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 12.4% | 11.9% | 5.0% | 5.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 10.3% | 9.2% | 4.6% | 4.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 31.4% | — | 10.8% | 10.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.35x | 2.49x |
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
- Cartwrights
- 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 as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICKARD, John David | Secretary | — | — | British |
| RICKARD, John David | Director | — | May 1946 | British |
| RICKARD, Sandra Anne | Director | 2026-01-16 | May 1946 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREWS, Keith Edward | Director | — | 2026-03-06 |
| BENNETT, Janet | Director | 1997-11-14 | 2026-03-06 |
| CASS, Geoffrey Robson | Director | — | 1994-01-01 |
| HILL, Peter | Director | 2001-10-11 | 2013-06-01 |
| SANDS, Robert Laurence | Director | 2001-10-11 | 2026-03-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Rickard | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-30 | Active |
| Mrs Sandra Anne Rickard | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 122 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-03-31 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
- 2026-03-06 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-03-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-31 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2026-03-16 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2026-03-16 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2026-03-06 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2026-03-06 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-03-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-03-06 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-01-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-04 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-11-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement | |
| 2024-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 4
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
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
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Turnover
+1.2%
£11,765,566 £11,910,313
highest in 4 filed years
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Cash
+10.7%
£2,166,316 £2,398,550
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Net assets
+3.1%
£5,410,542 £5,577,680
highest in 3 filed years
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Employees
-3.1%
64 62
lowest in 4 filed years
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Operating profit
0%
£591,046 £590,872
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Profit before tax
+2.9%
£632,163 £650,693
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Wages
-0.9%
£2,189,158 £2,170,194
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