CROCUS.CO.UK LIMITED — The Accounts

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Next accounts due

2026-07-30 (in 2mo)

Last filed for 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-11-05 (in 6mo)

Last made up 2025-10-22

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£2M

+22.6% vs 2022

Net assets

£4M

Equity attributable

Employees

243

Average over period

Profit before tax

£43K

Period ending 2023-10-31

Net assets

10-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median

CROCUS.CO.UK LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median · n=4853

Accounts

10-year trend · latest reflected 2023-10-31

Latest accounts filed cover 2024-10-31; financial figures currently reflect up to 2023-10-31.

Metric	2018-11-01	2019-10-31	2019-11-01	2020-10-31	2020-11-01	2021-10-31	2021-11-01	2022-10-31	2022-11-01	2023-10-31
Turnover	—	£19,533,851	—	£24,852,646	—	£29,718,401	—	£24,881,359	—	£28,139,029
Operating profit	—	-£172,477	—	£900,607	—	£2,745,919	—	-£409,694	—	£38,649
Profit before tax	—	-£204,698	—	£876,885	—	£2,737,894	—	-£409,694	—	£42,869
Net profit	—	-£204,698	—	£1,271,414	—	£2,846,737	—	-£409,694	—	£240,398
Cash	—	£265,360	—	£3,104,688	£3,104,688	£4,663,053	£4,663,053	£1,887,479	£1,887,479	£2,313,975
Total assets less current liabilities	—	£1,250,928	—	£2,292,125	—	£4,367,303	—	£3,957,609	—	£4,234,494
Net assets	—	£249,152	—	£1,520,566	—	£4,367,303	—	£3,957,609	—	£4,198,007
Equity	-£233,433	£249,152	£249,152	£1,520,566	—	£4,367,303	—	£3,957,609	—	£4,198,007
Average employees	—	221	—	231	—	258	—	238	—	243
Wages	—	£4,805,938	—	£5,515,416	—	£5,973,535	—	£5,785,865	—	£6,308,042

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	2018-11-01	2019-10-31	2019-11-01	2020-10-31	2020-11-01	2021-10-31	2021-11-01	2022-10-31	2022-11-01	2023-10-31
Operating margin	—	-0.9%	—	3.6%	—	9.2%	—	-1.6%	—	0.1%
Net margin	—	-1.0%	—	5.1%	—	9.6%	—	-1.6%	—	0.9%
Return on capital employed	—	-13.8%	—	39.3%	—	62.9%	—	-10.4%	—	0.9%
Interest cover	—	-5.35x	—	37.97x	—	342.17x	—	—	—	9.16x

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: BDO LLP
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.”

Significant events

“Crocus.co.uk Limited has recognised an impairment provision of £1,708,942 in respect of trade debtors due from Cercis Limited t/a Primrose.”
“Management of Crocus.co.uk Limited decided to provide financial support to Cercis Limited by extending the credit facility terms in respect of plant supplies made to Cercis Limited.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

4 active · 11 resigned

Name	Role	Appointed	Born	Nationality
SHAH, Harsh	Secretary	2021-05-12	—	—
CLAY, Peter Robert	Director	1999-11-29	Mar 1958	British
FANE, Mark William	Director	1999-11-29	Jun 1958	British
SHAH, Harsh	Director	2020-10-21	Jul 1981	British

Show 11 resigned officers

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned
CLAY, Peter	Secretary	2009-10-15	2021-05-12
FANE, Peter John	Secretary	2004-10-08	2009-10-15
SWEENEY, Frank Patrick	Secretary	1999-12-15	2004-10-08
OVALSEC LIMITED	Corporate Nominee Secretary	1999-10-22	1999-11-29
CONAGHAN, Daniel Noel	Director	1999-12-15	2001-09-04
FANE, Peter John	Director	1999-11-29	2009-10-15
LINGER, Caroline May	Director	2020-10-21	2022-03-31
ROTHSCHILD, Nathaniel Charles Jacob, Lord	Director	1999-12-15	2004-10-08
SHUKLA, Mayank Pradeep	Director	2020-10-21	2024-09-05
OVAL NOMINEES LIMITED	Corporate Nominee Director	1999-10-22	1999-11-29
OVALSEC LIMITED	Corporate Nominee Director	1999-10-22	1999-11-29

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name	Kind	Nature of control	Notified	Status
Mr Mark William Fane	Individual	Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%	2016-04-06	Active
Mr Peter Robert Clay	Individual	Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%	2016-04-06	Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 164 total filings

Date	Type	Category	Description
2026-04-04	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2025-10-22	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2025-10-13	MR04	mortgage	Mortgage satisfy charge full	PDF
2025-09-29	MR01	mortgage	Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date	PDF
2024-10-22	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with updates	PDF
2024-09-06	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2024-08-02	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2023-12-19	RP04CS01	confirmation-statement	Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date
2023-12-19	RP04CS01	confirmation-statement	Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date
2023-12-19	RP04CS01	confirmation-statement	Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date
2023-12-09	RP04CS01	confirmation-statement	Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date	PDF
2023-10-23	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with updates
2023-07-28	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2022-10-26	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2022-04-27	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2022-03-31	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2021-10-25	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with updates
2021-05-13	TM02	officers	Termination secretary company with name termination date	PDF
2021-05-13	AP03	officers	Appoint person secretary company with name date	PDF
2021-02-26	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings: 4
Capital events: 0
Officers appointed: 0
Officers resigned: 0

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

Year-on-year

FY2022 → FY2023 · period ending 2023-10-31 vs 2022-11-01

Turnover

—

Not reported
Cash

+22.6%

£1,887,479 £2,313,975
Net assets

—

Not reported
Employees

—

Not reported

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

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