CARLISLE REFRIGERATION LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-17 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-03
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£86K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£8M
Equity attributable
Employees
106
Average over period
Profit before tax
£1M
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-04-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £14,432,573 | £20,098,862 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,234,518 | £1,146,311 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,291,770 | £1,060,549 | |
| Net profit | — | £958,307 | £773,517 | |
| Cash | — | £250,804 | £85,887 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £19,348,728 | £8,703,353 | |
| Net assets | — | £18,243,855 | £7,716,449 | |
| Equity | £17,318,951 | £18,243,855 | £7,716,449 | |
| Average employees | — | 101 | 106 | |
| Wages | — | £3,069,784 | £4,833,682 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £47,598 | £118,300 |
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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-04-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 8.6% | 5.7% | |
| Net margin | — | 6.6% | 3.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 6.4% | 13.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | 6.55x | 2.68x | |
| Interest cover | — | 59.23x | 12.69x |
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)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate financial and other resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- CARLISLE REFRIGERATION LIMITED · parent
- Thermo King Northern Limited 100%
- Criocabin (U.K.) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the company since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MURRAY, Orla | Secretary | 2026-02-02 | — | — |
| HAMPSEY, David | Director | 2026-02-02 | Feb 1970 | British |
| MEECHAN, Ronald | Director | 2026-02-02 | Sep 1975 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARR, Thomas Neil | Secretary | — | 1997-01-01 |
| NAUDE, Eileen May | Secretary | 1997-01-01 | 1999-10-07 |
| THOMPSON, David Robert | Secretary | 1999-10-07 | 2022-04-01 |
| CARR, Thomas Neil | Director | — | 1997-01-01 |
| HANCOCK, Benjamin David | Director | 2023-09-05 | 2026-02-02 |
| IRVINE, George Herbert | Director | — | 2003-03-31 |
| LOWE, David Eric | Director | — | 2023-09-05 |
| LOWE, Heather Joan | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2023-09-05 |
| SWATTS, George Stephen | Director | — | 2011-06-03 |
| SWATTS, Mark Stephen | Director | 2023-09-05 | 2026-02-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Heather Joan Lowe | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-02-24 | Ceased 2017-02-24 |
| David Eric Lowe | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Carlisle Refrigeration Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 158 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-25 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-02-12 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-26 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-09-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-19 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 17
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.