R G CARTER SOUTHERN LIMITED
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Cash
£7.7m
+6.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.5m
+4.8% vs 2024
Employees
80
+27% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£101k
+110.7% first positive since 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £37,988,000 | £35,832,000 | £27,062,000 | -24.5% | |
| Operating profit | £461,000 | -£1,199,000 | -£80,000 | +93.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £601,000 | -£944,000 | £101,000 | +110.7% | |
| Net profit | £450,000 | -£649,000 | £70,000 | +110.8% | |
| Cash | £7,193,000 | £7,251,000 | £7,729,000 | +6.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,558,000 | £2,401,000 | £2,296,000 | -4.4% | |
| Net assets | £2,104,000 | £1,455,000 | £1,525,000 | +4.8% | |
| Equity | £2,104,000 | £1,455,000 | £1,525,000 | +4.8% | |
| Average employees | 69 | 63 | 80 | +27% | |
| Wages | £3,270,000 | £3,078,000 | £4,057,000 | +31.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £118,000 | £153,000 | £156,000 | +2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £11,000 | £15,000 | £15,000 | 0% |
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 | 1.2% | -3.3% | -0.3% | |
| Net margin | 1.2% | -1.8% | 0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.0% | -49.9% | -3.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 86.4% | 88.5% | 89.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.29x | 1.22x | 1.18x |
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
- R G CARTER SOUTHERN LIMITED 2015-04-21 → present
- R G CARTER IPSWICH LIMITED 2007-01-11 → 2015-04-21
- BLACKBURNS (HARLESTON) LIMITED 2003-07-01 → 2007-01-11
- LEGISLATOR 1637 LIMITED 2003-05-18 → 2003-07-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the Directors are confident that the Company will have access to sufficient funds, via the group banking arrangement, to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- R G CARTER SOUTHERN LIMITED · parent
- RG Carter Colchester Limited 100%
- RG Carter Ipswich Limited 100%
- Blackburns (Harleston) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “As at 31 December 2025 the aggregate overdraft balances within the Group were £14,123,000 (2024 - £10,314,000) however due to the right of set off, there was no net overdrawn balance at the period end (2024 - £Nil).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALFLATT, Robert John | Secretary | 2018-06-07 | — | — |
| FORD, John Richard | Director | 2026-03-18 | Jan 1966 | British |
| SCOTT, Simon Andrew | Director | 2006-12-22 | Jan 1967 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALFLATT, Robert John | Secretary | 2013-12-31 | 2018-06-06 |
| DANIELS, Gerald William Victor | Secretary | 2003-07-02 | 2013-12-31 |
| GIBBINS, Jonathan Martin | Secretary | 2018-06-06 | 2018-06-07 |
| POOLEY, Maureen | Nominee Secretary | 2003-05-18 | 2003-07-02 |
| FARROW, Alan Desmond | Director | 2011-02-16 | 2017-05-31 |
| FELTHAM, Emma Rachel | Nominee Director | 2003-05-18 | 2003-07-02 |
| HARRINGTON, Robert Arthur | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2012-08-31 |
| HUMPHREY, Saul David | Director | 2012-01-03 | 2016-12-08 |
| HUMPHREY, Saul David | Director | 2006-12-22 | 2010-11-01 |
| IRONS, John Marcus | Director | 2015-09-30 | 2022-12-31 |
| JAY, Phillip Andrew | Director | 2011-02-16 | 2016-06-24 |
| KEYS, Grant John | Director | 2018-06-06 | 2020-05-14 |
| NEALE, Brian Henry | Director | 2003-07-02 | 2006-12-22 |
| POOLEY, Maureen | Nominee Director | 2003-05-18 | 2003-07-02 |
| WILSON, James Duncan | Director | 2011-02-16 | 2026-03-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R.G. Carter Construction Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 95 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-05-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-03-24 | 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
- 1
- 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.