CENTRAL TRUST SYNDICATE NUMBER ONE LIMITED
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Cash
£1.1M
-74.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£29M
-4.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£2.1M
-4.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £6,274,000 | £6,062,000 | £5,770,000 | -4.8% | |
| Operating profit | £3,281,000 | £2,859,000 | £2,364,000 | -17.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,266,000 | £2,157,000 | £2,064,000 | -4.3% | |
| Net profit | £1,733,000 | £1,617,000 | £1,548,000 | -4.3% | |
| Cash | £1,349,000 | £4,405,000 | £1,125,000 | -74.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £33,494,000 | £30,111,000 | £28,659,000 | -4.8% | |
| Equity | £33,494,000 | £30,111,000 | £28,659,000 | -4.8% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 52.3% | 47.2% | 41.0% | |
| Net margin | 27.6% | 26.7% | 26.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 51.3% | 51.3% | |
| Current ratio | 78.93x | 78.00x | 78.29x | |
| Interest cover | — | 1.50x | 1.04x |
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
- CENTRAL TRUST SYNDICATE NUMBER ONE LIMITED 2011-09-01 → present
- CENTRAL LENDING SYNDICATE NUMBER ONE LIMITED 2009-09-16 → 2011-09-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Lovewell Blake LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The last of the interest rate swap arrangements matured during the year, and an additional swap agreement was entered into during December 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CROSS, Tara | Secretary | 2024-11-01 | — | — |
| AFFLECK, Graeme John | Director | 2025-08-11 | May 1985 | British |
| BURTON, Debbie Carol | Director | 2015-02-05 | Jun 1971 | British |
| HOLLANDER, Paul Joseph | Director | 2017-01-19 | Sep 1980 | British |
| MCMAHON, Jane Elizabeth | Director | 2016-10-19 | Oct 1954 | British |
| TURNER, Andrew Clive | Director | 2009-09-17 | Jun 1958 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| POOLEY, Maureen | Secretary | 2009-09-16 | 2009-09-17 |
| RICHARDSON, Anthony | Secretary | 2009-09-17 | 2024-11-01 |
| ASTLEY, Carl Daniel | Director | 2021-09-27 | 2025-06-19 |
| BAKER, Stephen Paul | Director | 2017-07-01 | 2020-04-23 |
| BURTON, Debbie Carol | Director | 2010-01-27 | 2013-02-12 |
| CARTWRIGHT, Brian Stephen | Director | 2016-01-26 | 2016-02-29 |
| COLLINS, Stephen Geoffrey | Director | 2011-08-08 | 2012-09-14 |
| EKE, Graham Charles | Director | 2011-06-28 | 2017-01-19 |
| HEAPHY, Mark Andrew | Director | 2014-02-04 | 2014-07-04 |
| KEEN, Emma Rachel | Director | 2009-09-16 | 2009-09-17 |
| MASDING, Jeremy John | Director | 2009-09-17 | 2009-11-12 |
| OWEN, Robert John | Director | 2013-03-20 | 2014-07-18 |
| PAINTER, Jonathan David | Director | 2009-09-17 | 2016-09-19 |
| POOLEY, Maureen | Director | 2009-09-16 | 2009-09-17 |
| ROWETT, Charles Francis Sam | Director | 2009-11-26 | 2011-01-07 |
| SHARIFF, Aftab Mohamed Hassanali | Director | 2014-02-25 | 2015-06-26 |
| TOLFREE-DART, Buster Zak | Director | 2014-02-04 | 2014-07-04 |
| TRAVIS, Warren Anthony | Director | 2017-01-19 | 2021-07-31 |
| WARD, Maeve | Director | 2020-12-17 | 2024-01-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk Capital Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Central Trust Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 250 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-05-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-02-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-11-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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.