CAMIRA FABRICS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.4m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£13m
-41.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
224
-6.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£11m
+1,713.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-28
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 | 2025-12-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £57,043,163 | £54,273,854 | £52,707,779 | -2.9% | |
| Operating profit | £457,746 | -£511,627 | £1,248,519 | +344% | |
| Profit before tax | £554,269 | -£686,928 | £11,085,492 | +1,713.8% | |
| Net profit | £494,880 | -£509,111 | £10,809,979 | +2,223.3% | |
| Cash | £1,540,029 | — | £1,363,315 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £23,197,115 | £22,523,071 | £13,453,139 | -40.3% | |
| Net assets | £22,429,257 | £21,920,146 | £12,730,125 | -41.9% | |
| Equity | £22,429,257 | £21,920,146 | £12,730,125 | -41.9% | |
| Average employees | 245 | 239 | 224 | -6.3% | |
| Wages | £8,713,641 | £8,661,514 | £8,704,943 | +0.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £923,530 | £1,056,785 | £837,212 | -20.8% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 | 2025-12-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.8% | -0.9% | 2.4% | |
| Net margin | 0.9% | -0.9% | 20.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.0% | -2.3% | 9.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 77.6% | 78.8% | 89.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.07x | 1.07x | 0.96x | |
| Interest cover | 1.19x | -2.92x | 7.66x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- CAMIRA FABRICS LIMITED 2006-05-09 → present
- INTERFACE FABRICS LIMITED 1998-10-30 → 2006-05-09
- CAMBORNE FABRICS LIMITED 1989-07-01 → 1998-10-30
- FLYING MAGIC LIMITED 1988-02-01 → 1989-07-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The directors consider this to be appropriate for the following reasons. As the company is reliant on the continued support of the Group, due to the way the intra-group funding structure is managed...”
Group structure
- CAMIRA FABRICS LIMITED · parent
- Camira Limited 100%
- UAB Camira Fabrics 100%
- Holmfirth Dyers Holdings Limited 100%
- Flying Magic Limited 100%
- Holmfirth Dyers Limited 100%
- Camira Fabrics Turkey Tekstil Limited Sirketi 100%
- Camira Yarns Limited 100%
- Natural Fibre Tex Limited 100%
- iinouiio Limited 51%
Significant events
- “In July 2026, the Group refinanced its senior debt, totalling £19.8m, with its long-standing banking partner, HSBC. The senior debt expires in July 2031. The junior debt remains with the incumbent investors and has been extended to January 2032.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CROALL, Anthony Stuart | Secretary | 2013-01-11 | — | — |
| BARNARD, Paul Michael | Director | 2019-11-21 | Jun 1961 | British |
| CROALL, Anthony Stuart | Director | 2014-11-03 | Sep 1969 | British |
| GRAY, Benjamin David | Director | 2025-07-07 | Mar 1983 | British |
| RUSSELL-SMITH, William | Director | 2024-07-26 | Jan 1984 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Alan Lloyd | Director | 2007-06-18 | Jul 1972 | British |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Nicholas Andrew | Secretary | 2006-04-21 | 2010-11-23 |
| CROALL, Anthony Stuart | Secretary | 1999-11-01 | 2006-04-21 |
| GOODALL, Christopher Paul | Secretary | 1993-12-01 | 1999-11-01 |
| WORTON, Nicholas John | Secretary | 2010-11-23 | 2013-01-11 |
| BOLTON, Lucy Caroline | Director | 2019-02-01 | 2024-07-26 |
| BOMFORD, Abigail Lesley | Director | 2017-05-30 | 2019-07-30 |
| BROADLEY, Robert | Director | 1996-07-01 | 1998-08-01 |
| BROWN, Nicholas Andrew | Director | 1999-02-01 | 2019-04-23 |
| CHRIST, John Frederick | Director | — | 1991-07-12 |
| CROALL, Anthony Stuart | Director | 2005-05-01 | 2006-04-20 |
| DEMOURA, Brian | Director | 1997-06-30 | 2003-07-14 |
| EDWARDS, Brian | Director | — | 1996-07-12 |
| EITEL, Charles Roy | Director | 1997-06-30 | 1999-07-27 |
| GOODALL, Christopher Paul | Director | — | 2010-08-27 |
| HARKER, Norman Benedict | Director | 1993-09-22 | 2001-01-01 |
| HENDRIX, Daniel Thomas | Director | 1997-06-30 | 2006-04-21 |
| KINDNESS, Cheryl | Director | 2001-01-15 | 2015-04-24 |
| KVALVIK, Leif | Director | 1996-07-01 | 1999-12-01 |
| LARRABEE, Larissa Ann | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2006-04-21 |
| LENG, Martin | Director | 1996-07-01 | 1999-12-01 |
| MURRAY, Kevin | Director | 1996-07-01 | 1998-12-16 |
| PEDDER, Michael Joseph | Director | 1999-12-01 | 2001-11-16 |
| RICHARD, Christopher John | Director | 2003-07-30 | 2006-04-21 |
| ROBERTS, Nigel Jeremy | Director | — | 1993-12-01 |
| ROBERTS, Nigel Jeremy | Director | — | 1998-08-01 |
| RUSSELL, Grant Lindon | Director | 2017-05-30 | 2019-11-21 |
| SCHOFIELD, Andrew Mark | Director | 1996-07-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| STOCKWELL, Michael Anthony | Director | — | 1999-11-24 |
| THATCHER, Gavin Charles Howe | Director | 2023-11-20 | 2025-01-31 |
| THORNTON, Trevor William | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2005-08-26 |
| WILLIAMS, Alan Lloyd | Director | 2005-02-01 | 2006-04-20 |
| WILLOCH, Raymond Scott | Director | 1997-06-30 | 2006-04-21 |
| YOUNG, Mark Terence | Director | 2018-01-22 | 2020-10-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camborne Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 234 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-11-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-07 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2022-11-07 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2022-11-07 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2022-11-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.