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CANFORD AUDIO LIMITED

#01385727 · Active · Incorporated 1978-08-25 (47y 11m) · Last filing 2026-03-03 (4mo ago)
Technology · SIC 26110 · C Manufacturing · Full accounts
Accounts due 2027-07-31 (in 1y) · Confirmation due 2027-02-02 (in 7 months) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£963K

+182.5% vs 2024

Net assets

£3.3M

+14.5% vs 2024

Employees

118

-11.3% vs 2024

Profit before tax

£1.3M

-13.4% vs 2024

Accounts

2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31

Metric Trend 2024-10-312025-10-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £20,369,914£18,371,684 -9.8%
Operating profit £1,502,560£1,300,759 -13.4%
Profit before tax £1,458,946£1,263,660 -13.4%
Net profit £1,145,166£944,998 -17.5%
Cash £340,834£962,860 +182.5%
Total assets less current liabilities £3,443,693£3,765,539 +9.3%
Net assets £2,896,067£3,316,450 +14.5%
Equity £2,896,067£3,316,450 +14.5%
Average employees 133118 -11.3%
Wages £4,181,955£3,748,828 -10.4%
Directors' remuneration £349,799£336,560 -3.8%

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 2024-10-312025-10-31
Operating margin 7.4%7.1%
Net margin 5.6%5.1%
Return on capital employed 43.6%34.5%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 54.9%57.9%
Current ratio 2.08x1.85x
Interest cover 34.34x34.43x

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

  1. CANFORD AUDIO LIMITED 2019-08-14 → present
  2. CANFORD AUDIO PLC 1978-08-25 → 2019-08-14

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
UNW LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

Group structure

  1. CANFORD AUDIO LIMITED · parent
    1. Canford Audio SARL 100% · France · sale and distribution of professional audio equipment across Europe.

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

7 active · 22 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
FRANCIS, John Stuart Secretary 1994-01-24 — British
ARNOLD, Christopher John Director 2020-10-12 Dec 1956 British
BRINDLEY, Mark Director 2021-11-24 Apr 1969 British
BYERS, Graeme David Director 2019-09-25 Jan 1973 British
DRAKE, Gavin Anthony Director 2021-11-24 Jan 1967 British
FRANCIS, John Stuart Director 2004-03-24 Nov 1952 British
WILSON, Alan Raymond Director 2021-11-24 Jan 1984 British
Show 22 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
ELLIOTT, Iain Stewart Secretary — 1994-01-24
HINDMARSH, Mark Secretary 1996-06-27 1999-11-30
ROBSON, Oran Kenneth Hindhaugh Secretary 2004-03-24 2016-07-11
BACHMANN, Werner, Herr Director 2016-07-01 2022-08-11
BOOTH, Vernon Edward Hartley, Dr Director 2010-11-25 2012-03-31
BOOTH, Vernon Edward Hartley Director — 1999-03-22
BROWN, Durwin John Director 2010-11-25 2012-10-19
BUCKLE, Philip Director 2000-07-04 2003-05-13
ELLIOTT, Iain Stewart Director 2000-06-28 2021-12-29
ELLIOTT, Iain Stewart Director — 1999-09-24
FRANCIS, John Stuart Director 1994-01-24 1999-03-22
FRIESTAD, Leif John Director 2011-03-01 2012-08-03
HENRIKSEN, Bent Director — 1999-03-22
HINDMARSH, Mark Director 1997-11-06 1999-11-30
HOLLOWAY, David John Director 2010-11-25 2012-10-19
JACKSON, Lawrence Director 1999-12-23 2000-06-30
KELLEY, Richard Maurice Director 1997-11-06 2000-06-22
KENNEDY, Charles Director — 2011-03-01
MORGAN WILLIAMS, Hugh Richard Vaughan Director — 2012-08-01
REVELS, William Barry Director 2002-03-01 2003-07-07
ROBSON, Oran Kenneth Hindhaugh Director 2000-12-20 2016-07-11
SLIDER, John Alexander Director 2012-08-06 2021-09-22

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Canford Group Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100% 2016-06-30 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 190 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-03-03 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2026-01-27 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-03-07 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-01-29 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-02-13 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-01-20 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-03-07 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-01-20 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-08-12 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2022-02-09 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-01-25 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-01-08 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2021-11-25 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2021-11-25 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2021-11-25 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2021-10-08 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2021-06-09 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2021-01-19 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2020-11-04 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2020-02-03 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
2

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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