CASTONS CONSULTING LIMITED
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Cash
£3.1m
-27.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£9.8m
-9.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
64
-1.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£651k
-66.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-06-28 | 2023-12-29 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £11,004,109 | £13,299,224 | £14,163,601 | +6.5% | |
| Operating profit | — | £2,064,499 | £1,734,364 | £469,847 | -72.9% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £2,187,365 | £1,918,731 | £651,262 | -66.1% | |
| Net profit | — | £1,458,510 | £1,340,413 | £248,613 | -81.5% | |
| Cash | — | £7,480,357 | £4,312,293 | £3,139,401 | -27.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £10,933,641 | £11,109,054 | £10,082,479 | -9.2% | |
| Net assets | — | £10,933,641 | £10,874,054 | £9,822,667 | -9.7% | |
| Equity | — | £10,933,641 | £10,874,054 | £9,822,667 | -9.7% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 68 | 65 | 64 | -1.5% | |
| Wages | — | £2,934,214 | £2,902,075 | £3,084,331 | +6.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £96,254 | £143,750 | +49.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £10,492 | £11,018 | +5% |
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 | 2022-06-28 | 2023-12-29 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 18.8% | 13.0% | 3.3% | |
| Net margin | — | 13.3% | 10.1% | 1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 18.9% | 15.6% | 4.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 41.3% | 33.5% | 41.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.31x | 1.67x | 1.49x |
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
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared cash flow forecasts to 31 December 2026 and have considered a further period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements, which indicate that the Company has sufficient resources available to meet its liabilities”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOLEY, Nikki | Secretary | 2024-03-21 | — | — |
| DAY, Mark Bernard | Director | 2024-03-21 | May 1961 | British |
| NORMAN, Matthew Paul | Director | 2024-08-01 | Sep 1969 | British |
| PAILHES, Sebastien Patrick Nicolas | Director | 2026-01-01 | May 1973 | French |
| TOMPKINS, Tim | Director | 2026-01-01 | Jul 1982 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DRING, Peter Geoffrey | Director | 2022-06-29 | 2024-03-21 |
| NORMAN, Matthew Paul | Director | 2022-06-29 | 2024-03-21 |
| PIGOT, Antoine | Director | 2024-03-21 | 2025-12-31 |
| SAHOTAY, Gurdeep Kaur | Director | 2024-03-21 | 2025-09-13 |
| WOOD, Colin Neil | Director | 2024-03-21 | 2024-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Peter Geoffrey Dring | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2022-06-29 | Ceased 2024-03-21 |
| Mr Matthew Paul Norman | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2022-06-29 | Ceased 2024-03-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 35 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-03-28 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-03-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-05-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-04-22 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-03-28 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-03-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-03-22 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-03-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.