CARLISLE BRASS LIMITED
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Cash
£3.3m
-76% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£17m
-42.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
136
-0.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£4.5m
-15.3% lowest 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 Consumer Discretionary 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 | £44,153,000 | £44,162,000 | £46,142,000 | +4.5% | |
| Operating profit | £6,903,000 | £4,752,000 | £4,046,000 | -14.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,778,000 | £5,312,000 | £4,499,000 | -15.3% | |
| Net profit | £5,825,000 | £3,965,000 | £3,348,000 | -15.6% | |
| Cash | £11,275,000 | £13,720,000 | £3,292,000 | -76% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £26,380,000 | £30,291,000 | £17,590,000 | -41.9% | |
| Net assets | £26,025,000 | £29,990,000 | £17,338,000 | -42.2% | |
| Equity | £26,025,000 | £29,990,000 | £17,338,000 | -42.2% | |
| Average employees | 136 | 137 | 136 | -0.7% | |
| Wages | £4,569,000 | £4,786,000 | £5,272,000 | +10.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £486,000 | £469,000 | £491,000 | +4.7% |
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 | 15.6% | 10.8% | 8.8% | |
| Net margin | 13.2% | 9.0% | 7.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 26.2% | 15.7% | 23.0% | |
| Current ratio | 3.64x | 4.50x | 2.62x |
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
- CARLISLE BRASS LIMITED 1997-08-19 → present
- DEMOGUIDE LIMITED 1986-05-27 → 1997-08-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have concluded that, if required, ASSA ABLOY Limited will be able to provide financial support to the Company until the end of the going concern period, being 31 December 2027, noting the financial position of the Group. Accordingly, the Directors are satisfied that they have a reasonable basis upon which to conclude the Company is able to meet its liabilities as they fall due in the foreseeable future and it remains appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- CARLISLE BRASS LIMITED · parent
- Carlisle Brass Ironmongery Trading LLC 100%
Significant events
- “With effect from 18 December 2025, the Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Assa Abloy Limited, previous to this the Company was a wholly owned subsidiary of Arran Isle Holdings Limited which was made dormant in the year. The structural change has no impact to the day-to-day operations of the Company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARTIN, Neil James | Secretary | 2025-02-25 | — | — |
| BROMLEY, Richard Graham | Director | 2022-06-17 | Dec 1965 | British |
| BROWNING, Christopher David | Director | 2022-06-17 | Jun 1965 | British |
| GRANT, Angus | Director | 2016-08-26 | Jun 1980 | British |
| MCFARLAND, Jeanette | Director | 2022-06-17 | Apr 1961 | British |
| ROCKE, James Christopher | Director | 2023-04-21 | Sep 1991 | British |
| WALLIS, Mark | Director | 2002-02-18 | Jan 1964 | British |
| WARRENDER, Harry John | Director | 2022-06-17 | Feb 1978 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALBI, Rachel Helen | Secretary | 2018-04-10 | 2025-02-25 |
| DALLIMORE, Peter Geoffrey | Secretary | — | 1991-12-31 |
| HEWITSON, Ian Walter | Secretary | 1992-01-08 | 1996-06-26 |
| LITTLE, John | Secretary | 1996-08-01 | 2006-10-03 |
| WILD, Mark Steven | Secretary | 2006-10-03 | 2018-04-10 |
| WILD, Mark | Secretary | 2006-10-03 | 2008-07-08 |
| ANDERSON, Jason Mark | Director | 2006-10-03 | 2013-02-01 |
| ATTWOOD, Rachel | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2018-03-31 |
| BALBI, Rachel Helen | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2022-06-17 |
| BARR, Robert George Anthony | Director | 2006-10-03 | 2016-04-04 |
| BUCKLEY, Michael Edward | Director | 1997-06-01 | 1999-02-28 |
| CRISP, Charlotte | Director | 2018-09-03 | 2023-04-14 |
| FENNA, David Geoffrey | Director | 2007-04-02 | 2013-07-31 |
| GRAHAM, Robin George | Director | — | 2008-03-31 |
| HEWITSON, Ian Walter | Director | 1992-01-08 | 1996-06-26 |
| RICHARDS, Michael James Russell | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2022-06-17 |
| ROSS, Martin Alexander | Director | 2012-05-29 | 2016-01-15 |
| STAPLES, Richard | Director | 2002-02-18 | 2008-10-16 |
| WARDHAUGH, Martin | Director | 2013-02-01 | 2022-06-17 |
| WHITING, Richard Antony | Director | 2006-10-03 | 2007-09-06 |
| WILD, Mark Steven | Director | 2006-10-03 | 2020-01-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assa Abloy Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-12-19 | Active |
| Arran Isle Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-12-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 242 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-12 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-26 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-02-25 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.