CARST & WALKER (UK) LTD.
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-05 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£626K
-79.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£12M
+6.3% vs 2023
Employees
23
+15% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£923K
+21.9% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- CARST & WALKER (UK) LTD. 2022-12-15 → present
- CHEMOX POUND LIMITED 2011-04-01 → 2022-12-15
- HOBART ENTERPRISES (UK) LIMITED 2004-07-20 → 2011-04-01
- CARST & WALKER (UK) LIMITED 2001-09-17 → 2004-07-20
- B & B CHEMICALS LIMITED 1993-01-22 → 2001-09-17
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £16,649,113 | £15,787,406 | |
| Operating profit | £777,427 | £963,439 | |
| Profit before tax | £757,428 | £923,465 | |
| Net profit | £576,518 | £692,318 | |
| Cash | £2,998,158 | £626,472 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,244,642 | £12,358,953 | |
| Net assets | £11,051,257 | £11,743,575 | |
| Equity | £11,051,257 | £11,743,575 | |
| Average employees | 20 | 23 | |
| Wages | £1,129,118 | £1,253,316 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.7% | 6.1% | |
| Net margin | 3.5% | 4.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.9% | 7.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 31.3% | 33.6% | |
| Current ratio | 2.37x | 2.46x | |
| Interest cover | 38.87x | 24.10x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young
- 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 to issue.”
Group structure
- CARST & WALKER (UK) LTD. · parent
- AV Pound & Co Limited 100%
- Carst & Walker (E.A.) Limited 100%
- Carst & Walker (W.A.) Limited 100%
- Carst & Walker (Australia) Pty Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The business acquired the assets and goodwill of FR Benson & Associates Ltd, adding to its portfolio of food ingredient range.”
- “During the year ended 31 December 2024, the Company completed the acquisition of the operations of FR Benson for a total consideration of €125,000.”
- “During the year ended 31 December 2024, the Company fully disposed of its investment in Eden Chemicals Limited at its par value.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POUND, Gordon Dominic Victor | Secretary | 2024-11-27 | — | — |
| BOURKE, Michelle Abina | Director | 2018-04-30 | Nov 1988 | Irish |
| HINTON, Philip Charles | Director | 2013-09-10 | Apr 1967 | British |
| POUND, Gordon Dominic Victor | Director | 2010-07-01 | Jul 1968 | British |
| SCHELL, Gerald William | Director | 2018-06-01 | Feb 1968 | South African |
| WESTLEY, Gavin David | Director | 2011-04-06 | May 1970 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARNBY, David George | Secretary | 2006-08-15 | 2024-11-27 |
| BOYNTON, David Philip | Secretary | 1993-01-22 | 2001-08-31 |
| GLOSTER, Melvyn Robert | Secretary | 2001-08-31 | 2006-08-15 |
| COURT SECRETARIES LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-01-22 | 1993-01-22 |
| BARNBY, David George | Director | 2001-12-21 | 2024-11-27 |
| BOYNTON, David Philip | Director | 1993-01-22 | 2001-08-31 |
| BUCKLEY, Martin John | Director | 2004-10-06 | 2010-02-09 |
| BUCKLEY, Martin John | Director | 1993-01-22 | 2001-08-31 |
| CLIFFORD, Evelyn | Director | 2013-03-07 | 2017-11-01 |
| GLOSTER, Melvyn Robert | Director | 2001-08-31 | 2004-01-24 |
| JOHNSON, Denis | Director | 2007-11-23 | 2016-05-06 |
| STONE, John Andrew | Director | 2010-07-01 | 2018-06-22 |
| WESTLEY, Gavin | Director | 2011-04-06 | 2011-04-06 |
| COURT BUSINESS SERVICES LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-01-22 | 1993-01-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart Enterprises Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Chemox Pound Investment Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 150 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-12-15 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-04 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-02-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-15 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-12-15 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2022-12-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-02-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-02-23 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-12-10 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2021-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-30 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2021-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-5.2%
£16,649,113 £15,787,406
-
Cash
-79.1%
£2,998,158 £626,472
-
Net assets
+6.3%
£11,051,257 £11,743,575
-
Employees
+15%
20 23
-
Operating profit
+23.9%
£777,427 £963,439
-
Profit before tax
+21.9%
£757,428 £923,465
-
Wages
+11%
£1,129,118 £1,253,316
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers