CID TRADING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-17 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-03
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
-21.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£4M
+113.1% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
104
+11.8% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
-3.9% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £2,412,781 | £2,319,176 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £1,711,553 | £1,935,951 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £2,539,458 | £1,997,482 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £150,245 | £554,363 | £957,371 | £2,522,801 | £6,364,826 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £1,711,653 | £3,647,604 | |
| Equity | £150,245 | £554,363 | £957,371 | £1,711,653 | £3,647,604 | |
| Average employees | 2 | 2 | 2 | 93 | 104 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £4,648,794 | £4,758,423 |
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
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sedulo Audit Limited
- 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
- CID TRADING LIMITED · parent
- Diatech Holdings Ltd 100%
- Diatech Scotland Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “On 1 January 2023 pursuant to a group restructuring involving CID Products LLP and its five member companies, the trade and assets of CID Products LLP were transferred into the company, previously a member company of the LLP.”
- “On the 3 May 2024, the company acquired the share capital of Diatech Holdings Ltd and its subsidiary, Diatech Scotland Limited for cash consideration of £4,068,203, of which £3,188,000 is deferred over 5 years. From 1 November 2024, the trade and assets of these companies have been hived up into CID Trading Limited and reflected in the results for the financial year presented.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAWKES, Russell David | Director | 2026-03-18 | Aug 1977 | American |
| SOULSBY, Alfred | Director | 2012-09-03 | May 1991 | British |
| SOULSBY, Edwin | Director | 2023-01-01 | Mar 1988 | British |
| SOULSBY, Jacob | Director | 2023-01-01 | Jan 1985 | British |
| SOULSBY, Jethro | Director | 2023-01-01 | Mar 1986 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOULSBY, Leonie | Director | 2016-08-12 | 2023-01-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cid Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2023-01-01 | Ceased 2026-03-18 |
| Mrs Leonie Soulsby | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-08-12 | Ceased 2023-01-01 |
| Mr Alfred Soulsby | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-01-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 54 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-04-10 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2026-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-21 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2026-03-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2024-09-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-02-01 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 1
- 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
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Turnover
—
Not reported
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Cash
-21.3%
£2,539,458 £1,997,482
-
Net assets
+113.1%
£1,711,653 £3,647,604
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Employees
+11.8%
93 104
highest in 5 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-3.9%
£2,412,781 £2,319,176
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Wages
+2.4%
£4,648,794 £4,758,423
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