SPECIALIST CRAFTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-05 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£690K
+47% vs 2024
Net assets
£5M
+10.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
72
+9.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£978K
-8.8% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-08-31 | 2020-09-04 | 2021-09-03 | 2022-09-02 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £10,986,157 | — | — | £15,522,974 | £15,136,865 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £928,022 | — | — | £1,162,941 | £1,016,594 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £911,913 | — | — | £1,072,858 | £978,294 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £805,390 | — | — | £884,643 | £786,880 | |
| Cash | — | — | £1,021,698 | — | — | £469,176 | £689,807 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £4,433,249 | — | — | £4,860,932 | £5,259,836 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £3,264,408 | — | — | £4,723,436 | £5,230,316 | |
| Equity | £3,175,078 | £2,459,018 | £3,264,408 | £3,969,488 | £4,168,793 | £4,723,436 | £5,230,316 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 57 | — | — | 66 | 72 | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,805,188 | — | — | £2,285,783 | £2,667,713 |
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 | 2019-08-31 | 2020-09-04 | 2021-09-03 | 2022-09-02 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 8.4% | — | — | 7.5% | 6.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 7.3% | — | — | 5.7% | 5.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 20.9% | — | — | 23.9% | 19.3% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 57.21x | — | — | 12.32x | 22.60x |
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
- TC Group
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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.”
Group structure
- SPECIALIST CRAFTS LIMITED · parent
- Specialist Crafts Leicester Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The directors continue to innovate, building on the group's existing customer portfolio and product range.”
- “The company had contracted capital commitments relating to the development of a new website, £9,275.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDWARDS, David Wyn | Director | 2020-01-31 | Jul 1972 | British |
| KHELE, Sandeep | Director | 2023-05-01 | Jul 1981 | British |
| SKIDMORE, Andrew Paul | Director | 2024-02-15 | Feb 1969 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEAVON, Alan | Secretary | 2001-04-06 | 2019-11-30 |
| BURTON, Miranda Elizabeth | Secretary | 2000-10-23 | 2001-04-06 |
| BEAVON, Alan | Director | 2001-04-06 | 2019-11-30 |
| BEAVON, Nicholas | Director | 2001-04-06 | 2022-05-27 |
| PRATT, Nicola Amy | Director | 2000-10-23 | 2001-04-06 |
| WILLIAMSON, Lucy | Director | 2010-04-28 | 2020-02-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dryad Leicester Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-05-31 | Active |
| Mr Nicholas Beavon | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-02-20 |
| Mrs Lucy Williamson | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-02-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 98 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-05 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2023-04-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-08-19 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2020-08-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-06-30 vs 2024-06-30
-
Turnover
-2.5%
£15,522,974 £15,136,865
-
Cash
+47%
£469,176 £689,807
-
Net assets
+10.7%
£4,723,436 £5,230,316
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+9.1%
66 72
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-12.6%
£1,162,941 £1,016,594
-
Profit before tax
-8.8%
£1,072,858 £978,294
-
Wages
+16.7%
£2,285,783 £2,667,713
highest in 3 filed years
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