KARAN RETAIL LTD
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Cash
£4.1M
+82.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£30M
+39.4% vs 2024
Employees
39
+39.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£5.7M
-14.5% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £166,293,687 | £194,862,442 | +17.2% | |
| Operating profit | £8,358,286 | £8,428,589 | +0.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £6,646,031 | £5,685,043 | -14.5% | |
| Net profit | £5,203,627 | £4,127,367 | -20.7% | |
| Cash | £2,250,344 | £4,108,765 | +82.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £46,255,479 | £65,070,755 | +40.7% | |
| Net assets | £21,360,451 | £29,768,051 | +39.4% | |
| Equity | £21,360,451 | £29,768,051 | +39.4% | |
| Average employees | 28 | 39 | +39.3% | |
| Wages | £903,556 | £930,007 | +2.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £21,070 | £23,096 | +9.6% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.0% | 4.3% | |
| Net margin | 3.1% | 2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.1% | 13.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 66.7% | 65.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.64x | 0.69x | |
| Interest cover | 4.65x | 3.01x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Param & Company Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Director is confident that the company has adequate resources to continue operational existence for the foreseeable future. In consideration of going concern, the Director continually review the Company's future cashflow forecasts and profit projections, on both a base case and sensitized basis, considering the principal risks and uncertainties that may arise. These forecasts have been prepared based on market data, experience trading within the sector and anticipated future trading. There is nothing to indicate from these forecasts, that the Company would not be able to continue successfully as a Going Concern in the future.”
Group structure
- KARAN RETAIL LTD · parent
- HOUGHTON SERVICE STATION HOLDINGS LIMITED 100%
- HOUGHTON SERVICE STATION LIMITED 100%
- A.BLACK (BENDERLOCH) LIMITED 100%
- AD SECURITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 100%
Significant events
- “The company acquired the following seven freehold property.”
- “On 27th June 25, the company completed the purchases of Peggy white service station, Edinburgh road, Newhouse, Motherwell, ML1 5SY, for the sum of £5,500,000.”
- “On 15th October 25, the company completed the purchases of East Port Garage, Cupar road, Newburgh, KY14 6HA, for the sum of £503,660.”
- “On 31st October 25, the company completed the purchases of Piccadilly Service Station, A38 Chelston, Wellington, TA2 9HY, for the sum of £1,641,589.”
- “On 3rd November 25, the company completed the purchases of Glencairn filling station, Low Glencairn Street, Kilmarnock, for the sum of £1,077,453.”
- “On 6th November 25, the company completed the purchases of Eastwoods Service Station, Ashby Road, Stapleton, Leicester LE9 8JE, for the sum of £2,637,714.”
- “On 28th November 25, the company completed the purchases of Hele Bay Garage, Watermouth Road, Ilfracombe, EX34 9QY, for the sum of £1,510,282.”
- “On 3rd December 25, the company completed the purchases of Old Mill Service Station, Glasgow Road, Hardgate, Clydebank, G81 6AU, for the sum of £3,004,980.”
- “During the year, the company acquired a controlling interest in AD Securities (UK) Limited on 31 October 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUTHAKARAN, Kiriyagini | Secretary | 2007-02-15 | — | British |
| SUTHAKARAN, Sivasubramaniam | Director | 2007-02-15 | Sep 1982 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2007-02-12 | 2007-02-13 |
| FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 2007-02-12 | 2007-02-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Kiriyagini Suthakaran | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-03-31 | Active |
| Mrs Kiriyagini Suthakaran | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2021-10-14 | Ceased 2023-03-01 |
| Mr Sivasubramaniam Suthakaran | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 115 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-24 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-11-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- 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.