CONTRACT CANDLES & DIFFUSERS LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-03 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-20
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£0
-100% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£3M
-27% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
209
-28.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1M
+10.8% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £35,573,060 | — | £31,788,142 | £26,545,133 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,195,617 | — | -£1,226,903 | -£738,918 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,172,120 | £392,609 | -£1,397,499 | -£1,246,461 | |
| Net profit | — | £950,700 | £228,399 | -£1,080,406 | -£1,022,056 | |
| Cash | — | £605,824 | £55,273 | £54,241 | £0 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £5,233,738 | £6,121,301 | £4,717,461 | £3,213,900 | |
| Net assets | — | £4,635,538 | £4,863,937 | £3,783,531 | £2,761,475 | |
| Equity | £3,684,838 | £4,635,538 | £4,863,937 | £3,783,531 | £2,761,475 | |
| Average employees | — | 334 | 416 | 291 | 209 | |
| Wages | — | £8,428,912 | £11,433,583 | £7,592,592 | £5,904,250 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £472,275 | £406,742 | £288,421 | £313,507 |
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
-
Turnover
-16.5%
£31,788,142 £26,545,133
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-100%
£54,241 £0
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-27%
£3,783,531 £2,761,475
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-28.2%
291 209
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+39.8%
-£1,226,903 -£738,918
-
Profit before tax
+10.8%
-£1,397,499 -£1,246,461
-
Wages
-22.2%
£7,592,592 £5,904,250
lowest in 4 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 3.4% | — | -3.9% | -2.8% | |
| Net margin | — | 2.7% | — | -3.4% | -3.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 22.8% | — | -26.0% | -23.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 75.7% | 83.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.13x | 1.04x | |
| Interest cover | — | 50.88x | — | -7.19x | -1.46x |
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
- CONTRACT CANDLES & DIFFUSERS LTD 2018-11-01 → present
- CONTRACT CANDLES LIMITED 2004-03-17 → 2018-11-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The company meets its day to day working capital requirements through cash generated from operations and external/group borrowings. The company's forecasts and projections for the next twelve months show that the company should be able to continue in operational existence for that period, taking into account reasonable possible changes in trading performance.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRAY, Lucy | Secretary | 2024-04-16 | — | — |
| GRAY, Lucy Elizabeth | Director | 2024-01-16 | Oct 1983 | British |
| GRIEVESON, Richard | Director | 2024-01-16 | Oct 1987 | British |
| HAMILTON-FOX, Fiona Louise | Director | 2013-06-17 | Aug 1961 | British |
| SYMES, Lawrence Maurice | Director | 2025-08-13 | Jun 1984 | British |
| THOMPSON, Allan | Director | 2011-01-01 | Mar 1958 | British |
| THOMPSON, Anne Louise | Director | 2016-03-14 | Sep 1963 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMILTON-FOX, Fiona Louise | Secretary | 2004-03-17 | 2013-06-16 |
| THOMPSON, Steven | Secretary | 2013-06-17 | 2024-04-16 |
| DORMER, Lee Alan | Director | 2018-05-26 | 2024-10-03 |
| FOWLER, Keith Robert | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2007-04-01 |
| HALES, Nicholas Rhys | Director | 2004-03-17 | 2016-01-22 |
| HAMILTON, Lewis | Director | 2018-05-26 | 2024-10-03 |
| HARRISON, Matthew | Director | 2018-05-26 | 2022-08-01 |
| KYLE, Ken | Director | 2018-05-26 | 2023-09-01 |
| MOODY, Benjamin Charles | Director | 2024-01-16 | 2025-04-30 |
| PROUDFOOT, Matthew Dean | Director | 2024-01-16 | 2024-05-31 |
| THOMPSON, Steven | Director | 2017-11-17 | 2024-04-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thf Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm | 2021-01-06 | Active |
| Mr Allan Thompson | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-01-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 122 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-25 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-12-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.