CRANE ELECTRONICS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-20 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-06
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£326K
-49.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5M
+17.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
65
+8.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£770K
-15.4% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-11-30 | 2020-11-30 | 2021-11-30 | 2022-11-30 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £5,084,228 | £5,610,821 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £847,571 | £774,699 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £241,765 | £910,275 | £770,200 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £312,413 | £809,189 | £677,194 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £1,164,789 | £641,017 | £325,791 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £3,039,453 | £4,055,444 | £4,674,069 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £3,039,453 | £3,848,642 | £4,525,836 | |
| Equity | £3,817,145 | £1,951,369 | £2,727,040 | £3,039,453 | £3,848,642 | £4,525,836 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 52 | 60 | 65 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £1,564,146 | £1,882,231 | £2,226,695 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £354,069 | £296,506 | £333,353 |
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
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-11-30 vs 2023-11-30
-
Turnover
+10.4%
£5,084,228 £5,610,821
-
Cash
-49.2%
£641,017 £325,791
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+17.6%
£3,848,642 £4,525,836
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+8.3%
60 65
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-8.6%
£847,571 £774,699
-
Profit before tax
-15.4%
£910,275 £770,200
-
Wages
+18.3%
£1,882,231 £2,226,695
highest in 3 filed years
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-11-30 | 2020-11-30 | 2021-11-30 | 2022-11-30 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 16.7% | 13.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 15.9% | 12.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 20.9% | 16.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.48x | 2.57x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 32.52x |
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
- Spencer Gardner Dickins (Audit Services) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe that it is appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements. The directors have prepared monthly cash flow forecasts for the company to 31 July 2026 and tested these for reasonably possible alternative scenarios. Based on this, the company will have sufficient liquidity to meet its liabilities as they fall due and the directors believe that it remains appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- CRANE ELECTRONICS LIMITED · parent
- Crane Electronics Inc 100%
- Crane Electronics GmbH 100%
Significant events
- “Crane Electronics Ltd delivered continued growth in 2024 with sales up 10% on last year. The gross profit margin on those sales also improved, generating a 12% increase in Gross Profit. During the year Crane GmbH in Germany grew its operations providing Service and Calibration facilities in Europe with the focus firmly on increased sales activity. The company is maintaining an extensive program of research and development and has invested further to build the strength of the Engineering and R&D functions.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOURANT, Michael Rupert John | Secretary | 2018-05-16 | — | — |
| BEVAN, Christopher John | Director | 2026-03-23 | Jan 1974 | British |
| BREEN, Alexander Peter | Director | 2024-12-04 | Jul 1993 | British |
| DUFFIN, Adrian James | Director | 1998-12-03 | Nov 1964 | British |
| EVERITT, Peter William | Director | 2004-07-01 | Aug 1967 | British |
| GYNANE, Sean | Director | 2023-12-07 | Jan 1990 | British |
| JAYNE, Paul Darryl | Director | 2025-08-29 | Aug 1970 | British |
| MOURANT, Michael Rupert John | Director | 2018-05-16 | Nov 1964 | British |
| THEINERT, Andreas | Director | 2023-03-01 | Apr 1966 | German |
| WALKER, Christopher Mark | Director | 2011-12-01 | Jun 1976 | British |
| WEEKS, David Spencer | Director | 2025-08-29 | Apr 1964 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORBY, David Charles | Secretary | 1998-12-03 | 2018-05-16 |
| CORBY, David Charles | Secretary | 1993-09-22 | 1995-10-25 |
| DUFFIN, Adrian James | Secretary | 1995-10-25 | 1998-12-03 |
| NICHOLS, Susan Ann | Secretary | 1993-01-20 | 1993-09-22 |
| TRYE, John Michael Norwood | Secretary | — | 1993-01-19 |
| ANDRAE, Michael Anton | Director | 1993-01-20 | 1997-11-26 |
| BONAS, Ian George | Director | — | 2001-11-29 |
| CRANE, David Ogilvie | Director | — | 2007-02-20 |
| DAWSON, David Alan | Director | 2002-01-23 | 2012-02-10 |
| EGGER, Gordon Herbert | Director | 2020-10-29 | 2021-12-10 |
| GOLDING, Ian Barry | Director | — | 1994-11-25 |
| MCDONALD, Neil Andrew | Director | 2011-12-01 | 2022-03-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crane Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 163 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-19 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2025-09-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-12-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-12-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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.