THE SILVER CRANE COMPANY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last filed for 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-01 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-17
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
+69.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£12M
+22.1% vs 2024
Employees
137
+23.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£5M
+18.1% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £35,635,710 | £43,021,478 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £3,619,966 | £5,007,929 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £3,910,645 | £4,617,413 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £2,904,963 | £3,431,849 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £2,416,599 | £4,092,552 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £12,862,364 | £18,511,942 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £9,435,942 | £11,521,544 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £9,435,942 | £11,521,544 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 111 | 137 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £4,120,568 | £5,172,134 |
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 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 10.2% | 11.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 8.2% | 8.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 28.1% | 27.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 40.5% | 47.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.43x | 3.03x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 13.67x | 11.70x |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The company in the year to 31 January 2025 has continued to achieve significant sales growth of 20.7% which is very similar to that achieved in the previous year (2024 - 20.0%).”
- “the company acquired further warehouse space in the year”
- “borrowing costs have increased to finance this expenditure.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STREATFIELD, Paul Richard | Secretary | 2016-04-04 | — | — |
| DARWIN, Vanessa | Director | 2012-06-21 | Aug 1969 | Dutch |
| GOODMAN, Anne Dena | Director | 1993-07-16 | Feb 1956 | British |
| GOODMAN, Julian Ephram | Director | 1993-07-16 | Mar 1954 | British |
| GOODMAN, Robin Geoffrey | Director | 2022-08-03 | Apr 1991 | British |
| GOODMAN, Steven Paul | Director | 2011-01-03 | Jul 1982 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOYER, Richard John | Secretary | 2001-07-02 | 2004-10-01 |
| GOODMAN, Anne Dena | Secretary | 1993-07-16 | 2001-07-02 |
| GOODMAN, Steve Paul | Secretary | 2008-01-02 | 2016-04-04 |
| BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-07-16 | 1993-07-16 |
| BOURSE SECURITIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-07-16 | 1993-07-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Anne Dena Goodman | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Julian Ephram Goodman | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 135 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-04-18 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-04-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-29 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-25 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2023-04-18 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-04-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-04-18 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares |
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 2025-01-31 vs 2024-01-31
-
Turnover
+20.7%
£35,635,710 £43,021,478
-
Cash
+69.4%
£2,416,599 £4,092,552
-
Net assets
+22.1%
£9,435,942 £11,521,544
-
Employees
+23.4%
111 137
-
Operating profit
+38.3%
£3,619,966 £5,007,929
-
Profit before tax
+18.1%
£3,910,645 £4,617,413
-
Wages
+25.5%
£4,120,568 £5,172,134
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