CHARPAK LIMITED
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Cash
£611k
+32,616.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.1m
+11.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
108
-6.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£366k
+645.7% highest in 3 filed years
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.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,740,236 | £15,364,356 | £15,398,589 | +0.2% | |
| Operating profit | -£262,043 | £211,741 | £630,210 | +197.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£528,074 | -£67,138 | £366,356 | +645.7% | |
| Net profit | -£503,963 | -£133,292 | £272,717 | +304.6% | |
| Cash | £171,013 | £1,867 | £610,822 | +32,616.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,247,160 | £3,286,042 | £3,378,907 | +2.8% | |
| Net assets | £1,605,674 | £1,893,915 | £2,116,632 | +11.8% | |
| Equity | £1,605,674 | £1,893,915 | £2,116,632 | +11.8% | |
| Average employees | 106 | 115 | 108 | -6.1% | |
| Wages | £3,748,721 | £4,245,157 | £3,995,003 | -5.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £338,863 | £305,769 | £255,444 | -16.5% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.9% | 1.4% | 4.1% | |
| Net margin | -3.7% | -0.9% | 1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | -8.1% | 6.4% | 18.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 78.7% | 76.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.83x | 0.85x | 0.93x | |
| Interest cover | -0.98x | 0.76x | 2.39x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- CHARPAK LIMITED 1986-06-25 → present
- FIRCIRCA LIMITED 1981-10-02 → 1986-06-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Numeric Audit 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 financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEMPSON, Justin | Director | 2008-09-05 | May 1963 | British |
| SMITH, Gary Conway | Director | — | Apr 1964 | British |
| SMITH, Paul Andrew | Director | — | Mar 1966 | English |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Maureen Margaret | Secretary | 2005-02-23 | 2010-12-09 |
| SMITH, Maureen Margaret | Secretary | — | 2001-06-26 |
| WASS, Julia Jeanne | Secretary | 2001-06-26 | 2005-02-11 |
| DUNLOP, Arron Jamie | Director | 2010-06-09 | 2016-12-31 |
| SMITH, David Edwin | Director | — | 2023-01-31 |
| SMITH, Maureen Margaret | Director | 2010-12-02 | 2023-01-31 |
| SMITH, Maureen Margaret | Director | — | 2001-06-26 |
| SUTTON, Barry James | Director | 1994-05-01 | 2007-03-31 |
| WEST, Michael Simeon | Director | 2005-08-15 | 2021-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Gary Conway Smith | Individual | Significant influence | 2026-03-12 | Active |
| Mr Gary Conway Smith | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-03-12 |
| Mr David Edwin Smith | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-01-31 |
| Mrs Maureen Margaret Smith | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-01-31 |
| Mr Justin Kempson | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-10-28 |
| Dmgp Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Paul Andrew Smith | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 153 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-13 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-28 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-28 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-28 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-28 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.