CARBON3 LTD
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Cash
£1.4m
+6.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£4.3m
+28.6% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
82
+17.1% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.9m
-41.6% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-10-15.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £16,223,342 | £15,779,548 | -2.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £3,196,078 | £1,881,528 | -41.1% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £3,191,176 | £1,862,345 | -41.6% | |
| Net profit | — | £163,467 | £675,181 | £2,185,163 | £2,392,469 | £1,386,168 | -42.1% | |
| Cash | £455,432 | £375,248 | £1,150,569 | £2,070,842 | £1,343,594 | £1,432,129 | +6.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £543,881 | £553,992 | £911,982 | £2,391,075 | £3,821,816 | £4,786,371 | +25.2% | |
| Net assets | £498,416 | £517,129 | £869,750 | £2,212,316 | £3,343,899 | £4,300,558 | +28.6% | |
| Equity | £498,416 | £517,129 | £869,750 | £2,212,316 | £3,343,899 | £4,300,558 | +28.6% | |
| Average employees | 8 | 19 | 23 | 38 | 70 | 82 | +17.1% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,606,983 | £3,593,292 | +37.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £227,018 | £321,800 | +41.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | — | £47,218 | £11,270 | -76.1% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | — | £98,218 | £77,500 | -21.1% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 19.7% | 11.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 14.7% | 8.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 83.6% | 39.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 28.2% | 45.6% | 73.4% | 53.6% | 49.4% | 40.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.17x | 2.71x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 69.34x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Levicks Audit Services Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group and parent company have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- CARBON3 LTD · parent
- NRGbase Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRADBURY, Paul | Director | 2019-11-18 | Sep 1986 | British |
| COLLINS, Samuel John | Director | 2021-02-01 | Feb 1986 | British |
| CURTIS, Julian Laver | Director | 2020-10-02 | May 1970 | British |
| GOLDING, Andrew Neil | Director | 2020-01-15 | Jun 1962 | English |
| RANSOM, Ian Robert | Director | 2019-11-18 | Nov 1984 | British |
| SHIPP, Michael Kevin | Director | 2019-11-18 | Feb 1985 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel John Collins | Individual | Significant influence | 2021-01-01 | Active |
| Mr Paul Bradbury | Individual | Significant influence | 2020-01-16 | Active |
| Mr Michael Kevin Shipp | Individual | Significant influence | 2020-01-16 | Active |
| Mr Ian Robert Ransom | Individual | Significant influence | 2020-01-16 | Active |
| Mr Michael Kevin Shipp | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-11-18 | Ceased 2020-01-15 |
| Mr Paul Bradbury | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-11-18 | Ceased 2020-01-15 |
| Mr Ian Robert Ransom | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-11-18 | Ceased 2020-01-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 35 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-03-27 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-20 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-20 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-20 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-09-19 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-11-22 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-11-19 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-11-19 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-11-19 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-10-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-04-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.