CARDEL LIMITED
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Cash
£933K
+27.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£2.6M
+249.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
36
-2.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.9M
+5,158.3% 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 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £8,256,696 | £8,523,528 | +3.2% | |
| Operating profit | — | £870,788 | £1,108,606 | +27.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £648,005 | -£37,096 | £1,876,433 | +5,158.3% | |
| Net profit | £615,415 | -£28,387 | £1,844,522 | +6,597.8% | |
| Cash | £1,627,626 | £733,673 | £932,713 | +27.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,942,923 | £11,379,011 | £10,614,859 | -6.7% | |
| Net assets | £769,009 | £740,622 | £2,585,144 | +249.1% | |
| Equity | £769,009 | £740,622 | £2,585,144 | +249.1% | |
| Average employees | 33 | 37 | 36 | -2.7% | |
| Wages | £1,252,085 | £1,522,477 | £1,606,266 | +5.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £326,516 | £392,259 | £432,400 | +10.2% |
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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 10.5% | 13.0% | |
| Net margin | — | -0.3% | 21.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 7.7% | 10.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | 16.16x | 15.27x | |
| Interest cover | — | 0.55x | — |
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
- CARDEL LIMITED 1997-07-28 → present
- CARD-EL LIMITED 1996-01-31 → 1997-07-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors are satisfied that it remains appropriate to prepare Financial Statements on a Going Concern basis.”
Group structure
- CARDEL LIMITED · parent
- Platin GmbH 100%
- VTT Verschleissteiltechnik GmbH 100%
Significant events
- “Following the fire at the company's indirect subsidiary, VTT Verschleissteiltechnik GmbH, on 1 January 2025 which destroyed that company's premises, alternative premises and replacement equipment were obtained and they returned to production in June 2025. They will continue to operate from temporary premises until a return to a new purpose-built facility in 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVANS, Richard James | Secretary | 2021-07-09 | — | — |
| EVANS, Richard James | Director | 2021-07-09 | Jun 1978 | British |
| HALDANE, Marshall Thomas | Director | 2016-05-01 | Mar 1962 | British |
| RUSSELL, David | Director | 2024-08-12 | Dec 1974 | British |
| VINCENT, Ivan | Director | 2024-05-31 | Apr 1976 | Swedish |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Susan Patricia | Secretary | 1997-09-01 | 2015-05-01 |
| KENNEDY, Gary Andrew | Secretary | 2018-08-01 | 2021-07-09 |
| LAMB, William Elliot | Secretary | 1996-01-31 | 1997-09-01 |
| SILVER, Maximilian George | Secretary | 2015-05-01 | 2017-05-30 |
| HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-01-31 | 1996-01-31 |
| BHALA, Rajiv | Director | 2015-05-01 | 2017-05-30 |
| BROWN, Susan Patricia | Director | 1999-02-01 | 2015-05-01 |
| COLES, Martin | Director | 2017-11-21 | 2018-07-13 |
| COOKE, John Paul | Director | 2018-02-02 | 2021-07-09 |
| FREEMAN, Dale | Director | 2021-07-09 | 2022-02-18 |
| KENNEDY, Gary Andrew | Director | 2018-08-01 | 2021-07-09 |
| LAMB, Elliot James | Director | 1996-01-31 | 2015-05-01 |
| MENDELSOHN, Lorna Kathleen | Director | 2024-05-31 | 2026-03-23 |
| RUSSELL, David | Director | 2023-01-23 | 2024-05-31 |
| SILVER, Maximilian George | Director | 2015-05-01 | 2017-05-30 |
| HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-01-31 | 1996-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardel Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-05-30 | Active |
| Euston Capital Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-05-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 131 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-06-07 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-06-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-06-04 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-06-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-06-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-04 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2024-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-26 | 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
- 1
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.