E.A. CLARE & SON LIMITED
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Cash
£4.3M
-1.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£9.8M
+9.9% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
44
+4.8% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.5M
-3.5% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £8,251,923 | £8,259,024 | +0.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,452,563 | £1,350,727 | -7% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £1,521,988 | £1,468,261 | -3.5% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £1,140,651 | £1,099,849 | -3.6% | |
| Cash | £2,874,810 | £4,083,223 | £3,929,004 | £4,409,570 | £4,329,705 | -1.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,709,633 | £7,475,473 | £8,421,909 | £9,020,870 | £10,019,867 | +11.1% | |
| Net assets | £6,666,367 | £7,430,125 | £8,389,909 | £8,925,805 | £9,806,447 | +9.9% | |
| Equity | £6,666,367 | £7,430,125 | £8,389,909 | £8,925,805 | £9,806,447 | +9.9% | |
| Average employees | 43 | 43 | 41 | 42 | 44 | +4.8% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 17.6% | 16.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 13.8% | 13.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 16.1% | 13.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 8.45x | 9.58x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR, Paul Christopher | Secretary | 2022-08-01 | — | — |
| CLARE, Peter Norman | Director | — | Jan 1949 | British |
| EGGINGTON, Michael John | Director | 2004-04-19 | Jul 1969 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EGGINGTON, Peter John Terence | Secretary | — | 2011-07-21 |
| FELTON, Christopher Alec | Secretary | 2011-07-21 | 2022-07-31 |
| BROPHY, Thomas | Director | 1994-05-18 | 2013-03-28 |
| CRAIL, Peter Edwin | Director | — | 2012-08-31 |
| EGGINGTON, Peter John Terence | Director | — | 2011-07-21 |
| FELTON, Christopher Alec | Director | 1994-05-18 | 2022-07-31 |
| PADMORE, Gordon Edgar George | Director | — | 2020-08-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clare Leisure Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 119 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-24 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-12-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-17 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-08-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-15 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-02-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-08-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-01-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-01-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.