CARPENTERS LIMITED
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Cash
£4.5M
+89,340% vs 2023
Net assets
£32M
+7.3% vs 2023
Employees
1,069
+19.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2.8M
+122.9% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £56,330,000 | £64,609,000 | +14.7% | |
| Operating profit | £1,095,000 | £2,332,000 | +113% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,253,000 | £2,793,000 | +122.9% | |
| Net profit | £1,158,000 | £2,137,000 | +84.5% | |
| Cash | £5,000 | £4,472,000 | +89,340% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £29,672,000 | £32,368,000 | +9.1% | |
| Net assets | £29,380,000 | £31,517,000 | +7.3% | |
| Equity | £29,380,000 | £31,517,000 | +7.3% | |
| Average employees | 893 | 1,069 | +19.7% | |
| Wages | £31,045,000 | £35,919,000 | +15.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £767,112 | £759,155 | -1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.9% | 3.6% | |
| Net margin | 2.1% | 3.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.7% | 7.2% | |
| Current ratio | 2.73x | 2.21x | |
| Interest cover | 9.78x | 15.34x |
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
- DJH Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “Turnover increased compared to the previous year from £56.3m to £64.6m, with the Company's making an operating profit of £2.3m (2023 profit: £1.1m). The increase in turnover is a reflection of new sources of work being a mix of new contracts and the transfer of two insurer ABS's files and people during the period.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARPENTER, John David | Secretary | 2008-04-07 | — | British |
| CARPENTER, John David | Director | 2008-04-07 | Oct 1948 | British |
| RICHARDS, Donna Marie | Director | 2015-10-09 | Apr 1964 | British |
| SCULLY, Donna Marie | Director | 2008-04-07 | Nov 1964 | Irish |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-03-12 | 2008-03-12 |
| RWL DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2008-03-12 | 2008-03-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John David Carpenter | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Ms Donna Marie Scully | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mrs Donna Marie Richards | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Alan Hayes | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 67 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-30 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-30 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-30 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-01-30 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- 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.