CARTER RETAIL EQUIPMENT LIMITED
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Cash
£253k
-34% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£1.1m
+75.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
86
+59.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.9m
-18% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,877,804 | £12,639,224 | £16,003,547 | +26.6% | |
| Operating profit | -£895,665 | -£1,589,146 | -£1,875,036 | -18% | |
| Profit before tax | -£895,665 | -£1,589,146 | -£1,875,036 | -18% | |
| Net profit | -£739,174 | -£1,181,994 | -£1,546,814 | -30.9% | |
| Cash | £640,710 | £383,169 | £252,734 | -34% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£3,392,698 | -£4,574,692 | -£1,092,163 | +76.1% | |
| Net assets | -£3,392,698 | -£4,574,692 | -£1,121,506 | +75.5% | |
| Equity | -£3,392,698 | -£4,574,692 | -£1,121,506 | +75.5% | |
| Average employees | 54 | 54 | 86 | +59.3% | |
| Wages | £2,152,412 | £2,061,405 | £3,177,793 | +54.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £135,774 | £140,087 | £142,553 | +1.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £10,383 | £10,750 | £11,150 | +3.7% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -5.6% | -12.6% | -11.7% | |
| Net margin | -4.7% | -9.4% | -9.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 128.1% | 145.7% | 111.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.76x | 0.66x | 0.88x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- CARTER RETAIL EQUIPMENT LIMITED 1996-01-01 → present
- CARTER REFRIGERATION DISPLAY LIMITED 1959-01-14 → 1996-01-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As detailed in note 1.2 the Company is reliant on continued parental support and has received a legally binding undertaking from its parent of continued financial support.”
Group structure
- CARTER RETAIL EQUIPMENT LIMITED · parent
- Carter Group International Inc 100%
Significant events
- “On 30 July 2026, the directors completed the recapitalisation of the balance sheet through a debt to equity swap, converting intercompany debt into share capital/premium to the value of £1,300,000.”
- “Following the sale of the leak detection division within Carter Synergy Limited, the Parent Group had a significant cash inflow during May 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUFFLETT, Christopher Simon | Director | 2018-06-20 | Mar 1963 | British |
| KERRISON, Bernard Edward | Director | 2009-07-29 | Mar 1948 | British |
| LE-ROY, Martin Anthony Richard | Director | 2020-03-18 | Aug 1964 | British |
| MADELIN, Peter Richard | Director | 2021-09-13 | Mar 1969 | British |
| SCOTT, John Carter | Director | 1998-06-11 | Jan 1963 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SANTER, Andrew Timothy | Secretary | 1996-02-19 | 2019-09-27 |
| TENNANT, Frederick | Secretary | — | 1996-02-19 |
| ARKLEY, Derek Wilfred, Mt | Director | — | 2001-09-30 |
| CARTER, Cecilia Stella | Director | — | 2001-01-27 |
| EDWARDS, Christopher Kevin | Director | — | 2011-03-31 |
| EMMETT, John Arthur | Director | — | 2004-01-31 |
| GARDNER, Nicholas Alan | Director | 1999-08-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| GARVEY, Ian Robert | Director | 2008-03-01 | 2016-09-30 |
| GRAHAM MARTIN, John | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2009-03-31 |
| GREEN, Colin Michael | Director | 1998-10-01 | 2006-09-15 |
| HALL, John Henry | Director | 2001-10-11 | 2010-07-01 |
| HALL, Michael Paul | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2020-01-21 |
| HANSEN, Stig Valdermar | Director | 2015-05-27 | 2016-02-29 |
| HUNT, Alan Edward | Director | — | 1997-04-30 |
| LE-ROY, Martin Anthony Richard | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| MILLS, Paul Charles | Director | — | 1996-12-31 |
| NICHOLLS, Barry | Director | 1999-08-01 | 2012-08-24 |
| ORBELL, Robert John | Director | — | 2015-11-24 |
| PRICE, Susan | Director | 2018-02-21 | 2019-10-09 |
| REYNOLDS, Kevin | Director | 2004-04-08 | 2007-08-31 |
| ROLLASON, William Henry | Director | — | 1993-06-30 |
| RUSSELL, Darren | Director | 2016-10-26 | 2022-04-15 |
| SANTER, Andrew Timothy | Director | 1998-10-01 | 2019-09-27 |
| TAYLOR, Gordon John Richard | Director | 1995-01-01 | 1996-12-31 |
| TENNANT, Frederick | Director | — | 1998-06-11 |
| TURNER, Michael William Tarrant | Director | 1998-10-01 | 2005-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Thermal Industries Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 181 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-03-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-03-12 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-08-10 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-08-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-05-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-24 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-03-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-03-12 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-02-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-09-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.