C SPARKS & SONS LIMITED
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Cash
£189k
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£1.3m
lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
118
lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.6m
Period ending 2025-07-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-07-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,347,897 | £16,258,895 | £19,159,148 | £17,991,204 | £21,498,483 | — | |
| Operating profit | -£339,728 | £821,198 | £1,086,083 | £311,939 | -£1,048,444 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£662,843 | £538,082 | £849,868 | -£13,441 | -£1,584,358 | — | |
| Net profit | -£662,843 | £788,082 | £1,149,549 | -£12,572 | -£2,290,177 | — | |
| Cash | £413,672 | £148,828 | £175,050 | £182,982 | £188,813 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,258,777 | £3,289,685 | £1,876,509 | £3,190,909 | £346,775 | — | |
| Net assets | -£989,593 | -£201,511 | £1,010,050 | £997,478 | -£1,292,699 | — | |
| Equity | -£989,593 | -£201,511 | £1,010,050 | £997,478 | -£1,292,699 | — | |
| Average employees | 173 | 145 | 148 | 141 | 118 | — | |
| Wages | £5,193,550 | £4,992,416 | £5,620,247 | £5,327,861 | £6,635,344 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £173,591 | £187,358 | £288,629 | £117,299 | £180,582 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 18 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -2.2% | 5.1% | 5.7% | 1.7% | -4.9% | |
| Net margin | -4.3% | 4.8% | 6.0% | -0.1% | -10.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -8.0% | 25.0% | 57.9% | 9.8% | -302.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.89x | 0.87x | 0.58x | |
| Interest cover | -1.05x | 2.90x | 4.59x | 0.96x | -1.96x |
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
- Forrester Boyd Limited
- 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 original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “On 29 September 2025, the company's immediate and ultimate parent company, Sparks Warehousing Limited, disposed of its entire shareholding in the company. As a result, the company ceased to be a member of the Sparks Warehousing Limited Group. Subsequently investment by European Vehicle Sales Group has seen this become the ultimate parent company and its shareholders the new ultimate controlling party.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPARKS, Adrian Cyril | Director | — | Feb 1946 | British |
| SPARKS, Jonathan David | Director | 2013-12-28 | Feb 1971 | British |
| SPARKS, Tristan Charles | Director | 2018-10-09 | Jan 1979 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPARKS, Adrian Cyril | Secretary | — | 2012-12-16 |
| SPARKS, Adrian Cyril | Director | 2013-12-28 | 2013-12-28 |
| SPARKS, David John | Director | — | 2006-06-30 |
| SPARKS, Jonathan David | Director | 2006-06-30 | 2013-12-28 |
| SPARKS, Shirley Ann | Director | 2013-12-28 | 2013-12-28 |
| SPARKS, Shirley Ann | Director | — | 2016-07-13 |
| SPARKS, Stephanie | Director | — | 2006-06-30 |
| SUMMERS, Stuart Leonard | Director | 2018-10-09 | 2019-12-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jonathan Sparks | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2025-09-29 | Active |
| Mr Tristan Charles Sparks | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2025-09-29 | Active |
| C Sparks & Sons Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-09-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 149 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-07-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-07-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-07-16 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-07-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-07-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-07-16 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-07-16 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-07-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-07-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-07-14 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-07-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-10 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2025-10-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-10 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-10 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- 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.