CARVER (WOLVERHAMPTON) LIMITED
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Cash
£4.3m
-8.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£29m
+1.5% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
219
+1.4% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£696k
-46.1% lowest in 6 filed years
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 | £43,289,839 | £56,601,630 | £55,974,865 | £47,508,346 | £43,310,671 | £44,123,065 | +1.9% | |
| Operating profit | £2,722,746 | £5,540,139 | £4,927,932 | £1,485,547 | £1,061,857 | £652,258 | -38.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,713,778 | £5,556,850 | £4,943,588 | £1,632,980 | £1,291,782 | £696,386 | -46.1% | |
| Net profit | £2,132,373 | £4,285,732 | £4,001,037 | £1,362,060 | £1,048,018 | £432,196 | -58.8% | |
| Cash | £1,531,537 | £3,521,615 | £3,963,973 | £5,158,047 | £4,684,422 | £4,295,149 | -8.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £18,153,526 | £22,426,242 | £26,348,075 | £27,809,255 | £29,183,525 | £29,504,001 | +1.1% | |
| Net assets | £17,156,964 | £21,442,696 | £25,443,733 | £27,453,041 | £28,501,059 | £28,933,255 | +1.5% | |
| Equity | £17,156,964 | £21,442,696 | £25,443,733 | £27,453,041 | £28,501,059 | £28,933,255 | +1.5% | |
| Average employees | 213 | 216 | 218 | 217 | 216 | 219 | +1.4% | |
| Wages | £4,964,707 | £5,427,005 | £5,743,285 | £5,468,768 | £5,804,179 | £6,339,596 | +9.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £637,665 | £896,381 | £790,284 | £726,896 | £647,740 | £594,898 | -8.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £17,036 | £10,371 | £17,812 | +71.7% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £255,019 | £145,085 | £145,735 | +0.4% |
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 | 6.3% | 9.8% | 8.8% | 3.1% | 2.5% | 1.5% | |
| Net margin | 4.9% | 7.6% | 7.1% | 2.9% | 2.4% | 1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.0% | 24.7% | 18.7% | 5.3% | 3.6% | 2.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 29.8% | 27.3% | 20.7% | 14.7% | 18.2% | 18.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 5.03x | 3.62x | 3.52x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 18.07x | 8.83x |
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
- WR Partners
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operation existence for the foreseeable future. The Company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Group structure
- CARVER (WOLVERHAMPTON) LIMITED · parent
- SJ Dixon Carver Limited 100%
- Carver Gases Limited 100%
- South Ribble Timber Co. Limited 100%
- Black & Gold Holdings Limited 100%
- Engineered Timber Solutions Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRABAZON, Andrew | Secretary | 2025-01-31 | — | — |
| BOULT, Richard David | Director | 2008-12-01 | Oct 1969 | British |
| BRABAZON, Andrew Dennis | Director | 2025-01-31 | Dec 1976 | British |
| CARVER, Henry James | Director | — | Jun 1959 | British |
| CARVER, Jack William | Director | 2023-08-07 | Aug 1993 | British |
| DINHAM, Andrell Evrol | Director | 2008-12-01 | Aug 1969 | British |
| MOORE, Steve | Director | 2008-12-01 | Jan 1966 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DALTON, Howard Geoffrey | Secretary | — | 1996-08-02 |
| KENDRICK, Robert Neil | Secretary | 1996-08-02 | 2025-01-31 |
| CARVER, David John Oliver | Director | — | 2019-02-04 |
| CARVER, John Desborough | Director | — | 2001-03-25 |
| CARVER, Roy Michael | Director | — | 2000-03-10 |
| KENDRICK, Robert Neil | Director | 1997-04-03 | 2025-01-31 |
| MCKAY, Michael William Hoy | Director | 2001-01-17 | 2020-01-22 |
| PURSLOW, Bryan Robert | Director | 2000-08-01 | 2024-10-29 |
| SAVAGE, Ivan Lewis | Director | 1994-09-01 | 2008-11-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carver Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2019-02-04 | Active |
| Mr Henry James Carver | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-02-04 |
| Mr David John Oliver Carver | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-02-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 164 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-09 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-31 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-01-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
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.