CARLINGO LTD
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-18 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-04
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2K
-99.6% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£4M
-10.8% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
42
+50% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£489K
+25.4% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £17,766,376 | £25,066,267 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£496,531 | -£298,486 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£655,307 | -£489,052 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | -£655,307 | -£489,052 | |
| Cash | £5,092,725 | £6,734,090 | — | — | £505,039 | £2,178 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,090,225 | £10,230,528 | — | — | £6,223,666 | £5,547,676 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £4,517,172 | £4,028,195 | |
| Equity | £5,090,225 | £10,230,528 | — | — | £4,517,172 | £4,028,195 | |
| Average employees | 3 | 3 | — | — | 28 | 42 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £957,288 | £1,573,928 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £40,000 | £105,000 |
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 2024-04-30
-
Turnover
+41.1%
£17,766,376 £25,066,267
-
Cash
-99.6%
£505,039 £2,178
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-10.8%
£4,517,172 £4,028,195
-
Employees
+50%
28 42
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+39.9%
-£496,531 -£298,486
-
Profit before tax
+25.4%
-£655,307 -£489,052
-
Wages
+64.4%
£957,288 £1,573,928
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 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -2.8% | -1.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -3.7% | -2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -8.0% | -5.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.56x | 0.88x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -2.75x | -1.48x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- CARLINGO LTD 2021-05-03 → present
- PURE MOTORS TRADE LIMITED 2020-11-27 → 2021-05-03
- THE CAR BUYING SERVICE LIMITED 2012-08-22 → 2020-11-27
- FRIARS 676 LIMITED 2012-04-30 → 2012-08-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Auditor
- Buckle Barton Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have considered the Going Concern assumption given the uncertainties around the economic climate and have formed the conclusion that there is a reasonable expectation that the company will continue to operate in the foreseeable future. The Directors have considered the company forecasts and the finance available to the company in forming this judgment.”
Significant events
- “The company has acquired 3 acres of adjacent land.”
- “Investment in the site expansion at the heart of the company's plans.”
- “Investment in people and technology, alongside process efficiency gains in the preparation centre, are core pillars of the company's strategy.”
- “Carlingo was also awarded Autotrader's "Highly Rated for Customer Service" award for 2024 and 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYROM, Gillian Ann | Secretary | 2012-04-30 | — | — |
| CARNELL, Jonathan Paul | Director | 2019-11-22 | Dec 1985 | British |
| CARNELL, Nicholas James | Director | 2024-11-11 | Nov 1982 | British |
| CARNELL, Paul James | Director | 2012-04-30 | Aug 1954 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLBONES, Jonathan James | Director | 2012-04-30 | 2017-11-06 |
| CARNELL, Martyn Dennis | Director | 2012-04-30 | 2021-07-27 |
| CARNELL, Nicholas James | Director | 2012-04-30 | 2016-01-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Nicholas James Carnell | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2024-12-11 | Active |
| Mr Jonathan Carnell | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2019-11-22 | Active |
| Mr Martyn Dennis Carnell | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-04-01 | Ceased 2021-07-27 |
| Mr Paul James Carnell | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 50–75% | 2017-04-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 83 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-17 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-12-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-06-23 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-06-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-12-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-12-12 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-12 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-12 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-06-23 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-06-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-05-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-05-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.