CARDS DIRECT RETAIL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-04 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-20
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-36.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
+31.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
465
+37.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£687K
-1.2% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-07-31
Latest accounts filed cover 2025-07-31; financial figures currently reflect up to 2024-07-31.
| Metric | Trend | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £14,733,866 | £20,080,682 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £703,273 | £649,190 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £695,823 | £687,386 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £457,896 | £687,386 | |
| Cash | £595,124 | — | — | £1,821,485 | £1,158,033 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £892,752 | — | — | £2,961,471 | £3,666,357 | |
| Net assets | £781,350 | — | — | £2,104,968 | £2,772,354 | |
| Equity | £781,350 | £950,923 | £1,647,072 | £2,104,968 | £2,772,354 | |
| Average employees | 297 | — | — | 339 | 465 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £3,424,238 | £4,796,190 |
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 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 4.8% | 3.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 3.1% | 3.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 23.7% | 17.7% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 24.60x | 20.99x |
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
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- 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.”
Significant events
- “Revenue in FY 2025 increased by 34% compared with FY 2024, driven by continued expansion of the store estate as well as like-for-like sales growth.”
- “The number of stores increased from 67 to 83 at the respective year ends.”
- “operating costs as a percentage of revenue increased, resulting in EBITDA margin reducing by 0.5%.”
- “The business did not require additional equity or debt funding during FY 2025.”
- “We have continued to invest in operational infrastructure, including new processes, procedural improvements, and software implementations and upgrades.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KANERIA, Jitesh | Secretary | 2023-03-31 | — | — |
| KANERIA, Chirag | Director | 2023-03-31 | Dec 1989 | British |
| KANERIA, Dipti | Director | 2023-03-31 | Jun 1964 | British |
| KANERIA, Jitesh | Director | 2023-03-31 | Aug 1963 | British |
| KANERIA, Kushal Jitesh | Director | 2023-03-31 | Mar 1988 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| VACHHANI, Kantilal Gordhandas | Director | 2012-06-20 | 2023-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jitesh Kaneria | Individual | Significant influence | 2023-03-31 | Active |
| Mr Kantilal Gordhandas Vachhani | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-03-31 |
| Mr Kushal Jitesh Kaneria | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-03-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 45 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2024-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-07 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2023-09-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-19 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-04-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-04-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-04-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-07-31 vs 2023-07-31
-
Turnover
+36.3%
£14,733,866 £20,080,682
-
Cash
-36.4%
£1,821,485 £1,158,033
-
Net assets
+31.7%
£2,104,968 £2,772,354
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+37.2%
339 465
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-7.7%
£703,273 £649,190
-
Profit before tax
-1.2%
£695,823 £687,386
-
Wages
+40.1%
£3,424,238 £4,796,190
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