CHARPAK LIMITED
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Cash
£1.9K
-98.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£1.9M
+18% vs 2023
Employees
115
+8.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£67K
+87.3% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,740,236 | £15,364,356 | +11.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£262,043 | £211,741 | +180.8% | |
| Profit before tax | -£528,074 | -£67,138 | +87.3% | |
| Net profit | -£503,963 | -£133,292 | +73.6% | |
| Cash | £171,013 | £1,867 | -98.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,247,160 | £3,286,042 | +1.2% | |
| Net assets | £1,605,674 | £1,893,915 | +18% | |
| Equity | £1,605,674 | £1,893,915 | +18% | |
| Average employees | 106 | 115 | +8.5% | |
| Wages | £3,748,721 | £4,245,157 | +13.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £338,863 | £388,451 | +14.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.9% | 1.4% | |
| Net margin | -3.7% | -0.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | -8.1% | 6.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.83x | 0.85x | |
| Interest cover | -0.98x | 0.76x |
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
- CHARPAK LIMITED 1986-06-25 → present
- FIRCIRCA LIMITED 1981-10-02 → 1986-06-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Audit for Business Development and Solutions Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have not disclosed in the financial statements any identified material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt about the company's ability to continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting for a period of at least twelve months from the date when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The business has successfully started to trade in new markets, such as pharmaceutical and automotive, whilst continuing to grow their business within the food sector, with larger, longer running contracts with customers who appreciate Charpak's excellent service levels.”
- “This diversification remains a strategic objective, with new business and larger contracts, and is progressing well. Charpak is growing and will continue to grow and to diversify with the resources already in place to maintain this growth and improved profitability into 2025 and 2026.”
- “The directors continue to invested in capital assets and production improvements, with a stable and committed workforce during 2024. They are therefore optimistic about servicing increasing turnover from both new and existing customers, which will improve business profitability going forward.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEMPSON, Justin | Director | 2008-09-05 | May 1963 | British |
| SMITH, Gary Conway | Director | — | Apr 1964 | British |
| SMITH, Paul Andrew | Director | — | Mar 1966 | English |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Maureen Margaret | Secretary | 2005-02-23 | 2010-12-09 |
| SMITH, Maureen Margaret | Secretary | — | 2001-06-26 |
| WASS, Julia Jeanne | Secretary | 2001-06-26 | 2005-02-11 |
| DUNLOP, Arron Jamie | Director | 2010-06-09 | 2016-12-31 |
| SMITH, David Edwin | Director | — | 2023-01-31 |
| SMITH, Maureen Margaret | Director | 2010-12-02 | 2023-01-31 |
| SMITH, Maureen Margaret | Director | — | 2001-06-26 |
| SUTTON, Barry James | Director | 1994-05-01 | 2007-03-31 |
| WEST, Michael Simeon | Director | 2005-08-15 | 2021-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Gary Conway Smith | Individual | Significant influence | 2026-03-12 | Active |
| Mr Gary Conway Smith | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-03-12 |
| Mr David Edwin Smith | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-01-31 |
| Mrs Maureen Margaret Smith | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-01-31 |
| Mr Justin Kempson | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-10-28 |
| Dmgp Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Paul Andrew Smith | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 151 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-13 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-28 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-28 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-28 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-28 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-08-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.