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CARTOR SECURITY PRINT GROUP LIMITED

#05071039 · Active · Incorporated 2004-03-11 (22y 7m) · Last filing 2026-09-29 (1mo ago)
Industrials · SIC 18129 · C Manufacturing · Full accounts
Accounts due 2027-09-30 (in 11 months) · Confirmation due 2027-03-20 (in 5 months) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£48k

lowest in 3 filed years

Net assets

£4.4m

highest in 3 filed years

Employees

2

Average over period

Profit before tax

£35k

Period ending 2025-12-31

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-09-302024-12-312025-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £350,290£470,004£360,273 —
Operating profit £88,297£71,475£44,915 —
Profit before tax £64,422£38,799£34,964 —
Net profit £51,348£38,740£34,600 —
Cash £50,434£60,920£47,743 —
Total assets less current liabilities £4,501,434£4,451,598£4,426,991 —
Net assets £4,279,213£4,317,953£4,352,553 —
Equity £4,279,213£4,317,953£4,352,553 —
Average employees 222 —
Wages £159,340£192,861£176,773 —
Directors' remuneration ——— —

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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 15 months prior. About these numbers

Ratios

Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest

Ratio Trend 2023-09-302024-12-312025-12-31
Operating margin 25.2%15.2%12.5%
Net margin 14.7%8.2%9.6%
Return on capital employed 2.0%1.6%1.0%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 16.4%13.9%7.3%
Current ratio 2.33x2.48x4.07x
Interest cover 3.69x2.19x2.38x

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

  1. CARTOR SECURITY PRINT GROUP LIMITED 2021-08-23 → present
  2. INTERNATIONAL SECURITY PRINTERS LIMITED 2004-03-11 → 2021-08-23

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102 §1A
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
Crowe U.K. LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The Company meets its working capital requirements through its bank facilities. The Directors prepare annual budgets and forecasts to ensure that they have sufficient facilities in place and that they comply with the terms and conditions of the bank facilities.”

Group structure

  1. CARTOR SECURITY PRINT GROUP LIMITED · parent
    1. Cartor Security Printers Limited 100% · England and Wales
    2. Cartor Security Printers SA 100% · France

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

1 active · 9 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
BRIGHAM, Ian Richard Henderson Director 2006-01-06 Jun 1955 British
Show 9 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
BAGBEE, Nigel William Secretary 2004-03-11 2005-01-26
FRENCH, Martin John Secretary 2005-01-26 2023-12-21
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED Corporate Nominee Secretary 2004-03-11 2004-03-11
ASPINALL, Adrian Peter Director 2004-03-11 2006-06-14
ASPINALL, John Director 2004-03-11 2006-06-14
FRENCH, Martin John Director 2008-12-15 2026-05-27
LE BAUD, Gilles Director 2004-06-10 2006-02-23
WHITE, Paul Timothy Director 2004-11-22 2018-12-13
WILSON, Paul Alan Director 2004-03-11 2006-06-14

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Cartor Holdings Ltd Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Appoints directors 2023-12-21 Active
B&W Holdings Ltd Corporate entity Shares 75–100% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2023-12-21

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 88 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2021-08-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution PDF
Date Type Category Description
2026-09-29 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2026-08-10 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2026-03-06 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-09-03 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-03-11 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-08-02 AA01 accounts Change account reference date company current extended PDF
2024-04-06 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-03-20 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2024-01-09 PSC02 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2024-01-09 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2024-01-09 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2023-11-29 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2023-11-29 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2023-03-29 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-03-13 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-06-08 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-03-25 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-08-23 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution PDF
2021-03-12 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-02-26 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
3

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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