CHARGEMASTER LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-18 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-04
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£236K
-96.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£270M
+44.7% vs 2023
Employees
263
-32.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£66M
+20.7% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- CHARGEMASTER LIMITED 2018-07-13 → present
- CHARGEMASTER PLC 2010-06-16 → 2018-07-13
- INFRACHARGE TECHNOLOGIES PLC 2010-02-22 → 2010-06-16
- THE ELECTRIC CAR CORPORATION PLC 2008-10-09 → 2010-02-22
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £44,029,000 | £44,225,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£82,976,000 | -£65,965,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£83,782,000 | -£66,409,000 | |
| Net profit | -£83,782,000 | -£66,409,000 | |
| Cash | £6,088,000 | £236,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £218,618,000 | £305,451,000 | |
| Net assets | £186,818,000 | £270,409,000 | |
| Equity | £186,818,000 | £270,409,000 | |
| Average employees | 392 | 263 | |
| Wages | £17,545,000 | £12,503,000 |
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 | -188.5% | -149.2% | |
| Net margin | -190.3% | -150.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | -38.0% | -21.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 33.7% | 23.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.36x | 3.35x | |
| Interest cover | -89.61x | -48.11x |
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
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements. The current economic and geopolitical environment were considered as part of the going concern assessment. Having a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least the next 12 months from the date these financial statements were approved, the directors consider it appropriate to continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- CHARGEMASTER LIMITED · parent
- Elektromotive Limited 100%
- Ashford Truckstop Freehold Limited 100%
- Charge Your Car Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In 2025, bp announced the company's exit from its fleet businesses.”
- “In 2025, the company announced the relocation of the office place and so the current office lease obligations will be reassessed subsequent to year end as part of the office move.”
- “In July 2025, as disclosed in Note 12, a subsidiary, Charge Your Car Limited, has been placed under voluntary liquidation.”
- “In September 2025, as disclosed in Note 12, a subsidiary, Elektromotive Limited, has been placed under voluntary liquidation.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BP SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2026-02-11 | — | — |
| SUNBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2018-07-19 | — | — |
| COULSON, Christopher John | Director | 2024-08-01 | Nov 1984 | British |
| FERRO, Valerio | Director | 2024-09-01 | Jul 1972 | Italian |
| VAN DEN AARDWEG, Douglas Lloyd | Director | 2025-02-24 | Oct 1986 | British |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKS, Michael James | Secretary | 2013-10-22 | 2014-03-28 |
| HIGGINS, Christopher John | Secretary | 2014-03-28 | 2018-02-20 |
| MARTELL, David Kenneth | Secretary | 2008-10-09 | 2013-10-22 |
| READ, Damon Frederick | Secretary | 2018-02-20 | 2018-07-19 |
| ABERNETHY, Allan John | Director | 2024-02-28 | 2025-03-19 |
| ALLEN, Leslie-Anne | Director | 2021-03-15 | 2024-09-30 |
| BEAVERBROOK, Maxwell William, Lord | Director | 2009-02-25 | 2013-06-28 |
| BONNOR-MORIS, Mark Edward | Director | 2022-05-16 | 2024-02-01 |
| BROOKS, Michael James | Director | 2012-03-27 | 2014-03-28 |
| DAUKES, Simon Francis | Director | 2010-12-17 | 2012-09-14 |
| DE RENZI, Matteo Salvatore Giuseppe | Director | 2020-02-06 | 2021-05-13 |
| HIGGINS, Christopher John | Director | 2014-03-28 | 2018-02-20 |
| KIRTON, Nathan Akira | Director | 2021-05-18 | 2024-09-30 |
| LACEY-SOLYMAR, Michael Julian | Director | 2018-02-20 | 2018-07-19 |
| MABON, David Ross | Director | 2020-05-14 | 2022-04-26 |
| MARTELL, David Kenneth | Director | 2008-10-09 | 2019-06-30 |
| MARTELL, Karen | Director | 2008-10-09 | 2009-02-25 |
| MILES, John Charles | Director | 2012-01-23 | 2018-07-19 |
| MOSS, Malcolm Kennedy Hunt | Director | 2014-07-11 | 2018-07-19 |
| NAKRANI, Mansukhlal Vasta | Director | 2020-10-23 | 2021-10-22 |
| NEWTON, David | Director | 2019-06-28 | 2020-02-06 |
| READ, Damon Frederick | Director | 2019-06-28 | 2020-06-30 |
| READ, Damon Frederick | Director | 2018-02-20 | 2018-07-19 |
| ROBERTSON, Daniah Davina Omianda | Director | 2020-06-30 | 2021-03-11 |
| ROSS, Christopher Graham | Director | 2009-02-25 | 2013-06-28 |
| SHARPE, Neil Roland Arthur | Director | 2010-11-09 | 2013-05-03 |
| SOLOMON, Jeffrey | Director | 2009-02-05 | 2018-07-19 |
| SPROSTON, Andrew Godfrey | Director | 2013-05-09 | 2013-07-02 |
| THORNTON, Terence Michael | Director | 2018-07-19 | 2020-07-01 |
| WILLIAMS, Ian Robert | Director | 2009-02-25 | 2018-07-19 |
| WILLIAMSON, Roy Eric | Director | 2018-07-19 | 2020-10-23 |
| WRIGHT, Richard Crossley | Director | 2009-02-24 | 2011-08-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bp Advanced Mobility Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-08-02 | Active |
| Mr David Kenneth Martell | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-08-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 175 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-11 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-31 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-05-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-03-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-26 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-05-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-03-15 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-02-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 4
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
+0.4%
£44,029,000 £44,225,000
-
Cash
-96.1%
£6,088,000 £236,000
-
Net assets
+44.7%
£186,818,000 £270,409,000
-
Employees
-32.9%
392 263
-
Operating profit
+20.5%
-£82,976,000 -£65,965,000
-
Profit before tax
+20.7%
-£83,782,000 -£66,409,000
-
Wages
-28.7%
£17,545,000 £12,503,000
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