TRACEL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-10 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-26
Watchouts
Cash
£191K
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3M
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
82
lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£127K
Period ending 2025-04-30
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-02-29 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £11,050,977 | £9,362,700 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £361,994 | £329,551 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £103,294 | £127,439 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £88,503 | £127,439 | |
| Cash | £176,084 | — | — | — | £180,291 | £191,281 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,372,479 | — | — | — | £3,511,384 | £3,861,368 | |
| Net assets | £2,349,991 | — | — | — | £3,242,895 | £3,370,334 | |
| Equity | £2,349,991 | — | — | — | £3,242,895 | £3,370,334 | |
| Average employees | 84 | — | — | — | 91 | 82 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £3,447,157 | £3,883,169 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £323,750 | £503,139 |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-04-30 vs 2024-02-29
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-02-29 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 3.3% | 3.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 0.8% | 1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 10.3% | 8.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.01x | 2.16x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 1.39x | 1.61x |
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
- TRACEL LIMITED 2010-02-05 → present
- PLAYFAIR PRODUCTS LIMITED 2009-08-29 → 2010-02-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATHERON, Nicola Jayne | Director | 2018-05-25 | Aug 1972 | British |
| MATHERON, Steven | Director | 2009-08-29 | Jun 1967 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATHERON, Brian William | Director | 2009-08-29 | 2021-10-12 |
| MATHERON, Richard Anthony | Director | 2009-08-29 | 2021-10-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Nicola Jayne Matheron | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-03-07 | Active |
| Mr Steven Matheron | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 72 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-01 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2025-02-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-11-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-11-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-10-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2019-11-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2019-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2018-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.