CARTOR SECURITY PRINTERS LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
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Equity attributable
Employees
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Average over period
Profit before tax
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Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,484,971 | £13,281,229 | £9,551,661 | — | |
| Operating profit | £413,495 | -£1,115,504 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £167,340 | -£1,377,454 | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£1,206 | -£1,049,287 | — | — | |
| Cash | £99,617 | £370,918 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,543,456 | £3,589,191 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £2,792,577 | £1,743,290 | — | — | |
| Equity | £2,792,577 | £1,743,290 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 67 | 66 | — | — | |
| Wages | £2,316,076 | £2,881,345 | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 15 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.3% | -8.4% | — | |
| Net margin | -0.0% | -7.9% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.3% | -31.1% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 74.0% | 82.5% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.91x | 0.63x | — | |
| Interest cover | 1.68x | -4.26x | — |
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
- CARTOR SECURITY PRINTERS LIMITED 2022-01-26 → present
- WALSALL SECURITY PRINTERS LIMITED 1966-01-31 → 2022-01-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIGHAM, Andrew George Henderson | Director | 2020-10-01 | Jan 1990 | British |
| BRIGHAM, Ian Richard Henderson | Director | 2006-01-06 | Jun 1955 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAGBEE, Nigel William | Secretary | — | 2005-01-26 |
| FRENCH, Martin John | Secretary | 2005-01-26 | 2023-12-21 |
| ASPINALL, Adrian Peter | Director | 1976-04-01 | 2006-06-14 |
| ASPINALL, Colin | Director | 1966-01-31 | 1986-01-01 |
| ASPINALL, Jack | Director | — | 1996-07-02 |
| ASPINALL, John | Director | — | 2006-06-14 |
| BANNISTER, Andrew Stuart | Director | 2020-10-01 | 2022-07-22 |
| BRIGHAM, Ian Richard Henderson | Director | 1995-07-25 | 2000-05-31 |
| BROADHURST, John Douglas Stewart | Director | — | 1994-09-02 |
| FRENCH, Martin John | Director | 2008-12-15 | 2026-05-27 |
| HARRIGAN, Patrick Laurence | Director | 1998-08-04 | 2002-03-28 |
| HIGGINS, Geoffrey Allan | Director | — | 2001-12-18 |
| WHITE, Paul Timothy | Director | 1995-07-25 | 2018-12-13 |
| WILSON, Paul Alan | Director | — | 2006-06-14 |
| WRIGHT, Thomas William | Director | 2003-01-21 | 2003-04-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartor Security Print Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-11-28 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 174 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-02 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-04-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-01-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-03-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.