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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-07-04 (in 2mo)

Last made up 2025-06-20

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£3M

+40.3% vs 2023

Net assets

£8M

+6% vs 2023

Employees

258

+13.2% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£1M

+46% vs 2023

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31
Turnover £16,958,412£14,176,932
Operating profit £853,367£1,253,908
Profit before tax £870,861£1,271,482
Net profit £678,657£859,799
Cash £2,176,383£3,053,396
Total assets less current liabilities £7,615,138£8,093,344
Net assets £7,615,138£8,071,937
Equity £7,615,138£8,071,937
Average employees 228258
Wages £9,771,907£12,354,193

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 2023-12-312024-12-31
Operating margin 5.0%8.8%
Net margin 4.0%6.1%
Return on capital employed 11.2%15.5%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 31.6%41.7%
Current ratio 3.10x2.33x
Interest cover 626.95x

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
MHA
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“After consideration of the above factors the directors remain confident that the forecast is achievable, with the available cash within the Group released on the above sale and reduced funding facilities in the process of being agreed with the bank, will be sufficient to enable the group and the company to operate and meet its liabilities as they fall due for payment throughout the period. The directors have considered the various uncertainties connected to the forecast, including the stress testing, and mitigating actions that could be taken, and consider that they do not indicate the existence of any material uncertainties pertaining to the ability of Company or the Group to remain a going concern. On this basis the directors consider that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis.”

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

People

4 active · 23 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
ANDERSON, James Director 2025-02-06 Sep 1967 British
HUFFLETT, Christopher Simon Director 2018-01-17 Mar 1963 British
MADELIN, Peter Richard Director 2021-09-13 Mar 1969 British
SCOTT, John Carter Director 1999-04-30 Jan 1963 British
Show 23 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
ALDERTON, Neil Francis Secretary 1995-03-28 2009-10-06
MADELIN, Peter Richard Secretary 2009-10-06 2019-01-31
PRICE, Susan Secretary 2019-02-01 2019-10-09
WILLIAMS, Peter Newby Secretary 1994-01-01
WILSON, Gloria Mary Secretary 1994-01-01 1995-03-28
ALDERTON, Neil Francis Director 2008-08-31
ARKLEY, Derek Wilfred, Mt Director 1999-04-30 2001-09-30
BRACE, David Stephen Director 2004-01-01 2009-10-06
CALDWELL, Raymond Rollo Director 1998-02-09 2000-04-01
EDWARDS, Christopher Kevin Director 1999-04-30 2011-03-31
FEENEY, Barclay Director 2008-02-01 2025-06-30
FEENEY, Barclay Director 1998-02-09 2000-04-01
HALL, John Henry Director 2002-03-07 2010-07-01
HANSEN, Stig Valdermar Director 2015-06-21 2016-02-29
MADELIN, Peter Richard Director 2016-12-21 2019-01-31
MCDERMOTT, Ian Hamilton Director 1998-03-16
NIELSEN, Angus Rossing Director 1991-07-22 2000-04-01
ORBELL, Robert John Director 1999-04-30 2015-11-24
PRICE, Susan Director 2018-02-21 2019-10-09
SLATER, Stephen Director 1991-07-22 2000-04-01
STEWART, Robert Director 1992-07-29
WILLIAMS, Peter Newby Director 1999-12-31
WILSON, Gloria Mary Director 1991-07-22 1995-02-10

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Carter Thermal Industries Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100% 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 140 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2025-09-11 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-07-07 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-07-07 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-02-19 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2024-09-10 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-07-02 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-10-17 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-06-28 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-09-29 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-07-07 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-10-28 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2021-09-21 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2021-07-19 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-04-22 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2020-12-23 AA01 accounts Change account reference date company previous shortened PDF
2020-07-21 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2019-10-23 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2019-10-23 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2019-10-09 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2019-06-25 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
3

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
1

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

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

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