CRAWFORD CARS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-20 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-06
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-10.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£4M
+18.5% vs 2024
Employees
1
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£716K
-40.6% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £16,637,919 | £15,683,306 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,177,518 | £670,085 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £1,205,694 | £715,661 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £825,315 | £554,470 | |
| Cash | £306,641 | — | — | £2,996,149 | £2,684,925 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £2,998,757 | £3,553,227 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £2,998,757 | £3,553,227 | |
| Equity | £212,286 | — | — | £2,998,757 | £3,553,227 | |
| Average employees | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 7.1% | 4.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 5.0% | 3.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 39.3% | 18.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 53.5% | 29.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.87x | 3.34x |
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
- Gravita Audit II Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the director has a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the director continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'SULLIVAN, Lee James | Secretary | 2016-08-09 | — | — |
| O'SULLIVAN, Lee James | Director | 2021-07-01 | Jun 1967 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| O'SULLIVAN, Patrick Philippe | Secretary | 2012-07-05 | 2016-08-09 |
| SULLIVAN, Lee James | Secretary | 1995-06-06 | 2012-07-05 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-06-06 | 1995-06-06 |
| SINCLARE, Howard Michael | Director | 1995-06-06 | 1998-11-05 |
| SULLIVAN, Patrick Joseph | Director | 1995-06-06 | 2021-01-02 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-06-06 | 1995-06-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee James O'Sullivan | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2023-03-30 | Active |
| Caroline Ann O'Sullivan | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-03-30 | Active |
| Mrs Annie O'Sullivan | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-06-06 | Ceased 2023-03-30 |
| Patrick Joseph Sullivan | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-01-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 92 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-02 | RP04PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Second filing notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-10 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-25 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-10-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-27 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-25 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-10-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-11-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-5.7%
£16,637,919 £15,683,306
-
Cash
-10.4%
£2,996,149 £2,684,925
-
Net assets
+18.5%
£2,998,757 £3,553,227
-
Employees
0%
1 1
-
Operating profit
-43.1%
£1,177,518 £670,085
-
Profit before tax
-40.6%
£1,205,694 £715,661
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