CARPENTER & PATERSON LIMITED
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Cash
£723k
-29.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£7.8m
-1.7% vs 2024
Employees
112
+4.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£754k
-58.7% first positive since 2021
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,721,929 | £7,511,249 | £8,136,396 | £7,369,005 | £9,795,508 | £8,847,868 | -9.7% | |
| Operating profit | £568,757 | -£472,773 | £248,098 | £176,651 | £459,899 | £346,440 | -24.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £659,981 | -£426,123 | £521,711 | £322,216 | £1,825,369 | £753,750 | -58.7% | |
| Net profit | £561,815 | -£331,831 | £426,707 | £251,015 | £1,582,621 | £549,736 | -65.3% | |
| Cash | £496,358 | £663,195 | £294,839 | £516,285 | £1,020,858 | £723,434 | -29.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,949,100 | £7,209,395 | £7,741,237 | £7,624,783 | £8,300,212 | £8,115,943 | -2.2% | |
| Net assets | £7,597,088 | £6,959,457 | £7,176,164 | £7,197,179 | £7,979,593 | £7,844,329 | -1.7% | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £7,197,179 | £7,979,593 | £7,844,329 | -1.7% | |
| Average employees | 113 | 113 | 108 | 96 | 107 | 112 | +4.7% | |
| Wages | £3,288,281 | £3,205,699 | £3,457,750 | £3,170,905 | £4,077,774 | £4,000,786 | -1.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £331,252 | £311,785 | £265,755 | £287,611 | £396,711 | £344,437 | -13.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £77,302 | £86,661 | £84,608 | -2.4% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £115,819 | £121,167 | £132,224 | +9.1% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.3% | -6.3% | 3.0% | 2.4% | 4.7% | 3.9% | |
| Net margin | 5.2% | -4.4% | 5.2% | 3.4% | 16.2% | 6.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.2% | -6.6% | 3.2% | 2.3% | 5.5% | 4.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | -17.4% | -44.4% | -50.5% | 17.2% | 18.3% | 16.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.86x | 2.76x | 2.86x | |
| Interest cover | 14.10x | -18.06x | 7.20x | 5.58x | 18.03x | 47.48x |
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)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- WR Partners
- 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. 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.”
Significant events
- “After the reporting date, the company disposed of its investment properties at their market value. This transaction arose after the reporting date and relates to conditions that did not exist at that date. Accordingly, it is considered a non-adjusting post balance sheet event and has not been recognised in these financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARDS, Stuart Andrew | Secretary | 2026-04-01 | — | — |
| EDWARDS, Kevin Paul | Director | 2016-08-01 | Aug 1965 | British |
| LEE, Jonathan Antony | Director | 1992-11-18 | Nov 1963 | British |
| SPIERS, Neil Andrew | Director | 2016-08-01 | Aug 1961 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDWARDS, Kevin Paul | Secretary | 2012-07-24 | 2026-04-01 |
| LEE, Jonathan Antony | Secretary | 2003-08-30 | 2012-07-24 |
| STRINGER, Alan | Secretary | — | 2003-08-29 |
| BUTLER, Roy | Director | — | 1998-10-30 |
| KAST, Karl Friedrich Michael | Director | 1992-07-02 | 1992-11-10 |
| KAST, Karl Friedrich Michael | Director | — | 1992-11-10 |
| KRAEMER, Kurt | Director | — | 1992-11-10 |
| LEE, John Sydney | Director | — | 2021-10-20 |
| LEE, Robert Edward | Director | 1996-10-17 | 1999-12-03 |
| MACDONALD, Richard Ronald Gorton | Director | 1992-11-18 | 2009-12-21 |
| MORRIS, Trevor | Director | — | 1994-11-04 |
| STRINGER, Alan | Director | — | 2003-08-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Kevin Paul Edwards | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-10-01 | Ceased |
| Mr Neil Andrew Spiers | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-10-01 | Ceased |
| Mr John Sydney Lee | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-10-20 |
| Mr Jonathan Antony Lee | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Carpenter & Paterson (Holdings) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 154 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-02-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-02-28 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-02-28 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-02-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-02-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-02-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-02-28 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-02-28 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-02-13 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-02-13 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2026-02-13 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2026-02-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-18 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.