CARMEL CLOTHING LIMITED
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Cash
£476k
USD 641,973
-28.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£9.3m
USD 12,522,281
-14.8% vs 2024
Employees
159
+5.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£452k
USD 608,886
+117% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £67,737,613 | £26,143,115 | -61.4% | |
| Operating profit | -£877,469 | £971,250 | +210.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,664,855 | £451,863 | +117% | |
| Net profit | -£2,636,667 | £565,069 | +121.4% | |
| Cash | £667,510 | £476,418 | -28.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,910,332 | £10,203,582 | -6.5% | |
| Net assets | £10,910,332 | £9,292,973 | -14.8% | |
| Equity | £10,910,332 | £9,292,973 | -14.8% | |
| Average employees | 151 | 159 | +5.3% | |
| Wages | £7,467,284 | £6,158,003 | -17.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £3,745,454 | £1,722,979 | -54% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £2,607 | £2,431 | -6.8% | |
| Highest paid director | £1,699,519 | £965,998 | -43.2% |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.742 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.3% | 3.7% | |
| Net margin | -3.9% | 2.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | -8.0% | 9.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 61.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.75x | 1.67x | |
| Interest cover | -0.58x | 1.82x |
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
- Melinek Fine LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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.”
Group structure
- CARMEL CLOTHING LIMITED · parent
- Carmel Clothing Europe Limited 100%
- Carmel Brands Limited 100%
Significant events
- “HM Revenue and Customs has at the date of approval of the financial statements concluded its inquiry and the financial statements reflect the final liability arising from the inquiry.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIAS, Reuben | Secretary | 1998-08-11 | — | British |
| ADSHEAD, Cory Paul | Director | 2019-01-01 | Aug 1976 | New Zealander |
| BLAYNE, Simon Lee | Director | 2007-07-01 | Apr 1970 | British |
| EDWARDS, Deborah Elizabeth | Director | 2017-10-01 | Jun 1969 | British |
| ELIAS, Reuben Edward | Director | 1998-08-11 | Aug 1971 | British |
| FOX, Howard | Director | 2024-12-11 | Feb 1953 | British |
| JACOBS, Darren | Director | 2014-10-01 | Apr 1982 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEMKEN LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-08-11 | 1998-08-11 |
| ECCLES, Corinne | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2021-09-01 |
| ELIAS, Raymond | Director | 1998-08-11 | 2012-12-31 |
| MARLOW, Esther Yael | Director | 2001-06-25 | 2024-12-11 |
| POTTS, John | Director | 2007-11-14 | 2017-10-04 |
| RAHIMZADEH, Daniella-Lillian | Director | 2025-01-01 | 2025-07-15 |
| SHELLIM, Regina | Director | 1998-08-11 | 2011-03-23 |
| WEENER, Warren Jacob Charles | Director | 2007-07-01 | 2008-04-14 |
| LUFMER LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-08-11 | 1998-08-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmel Clothing Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-07-29 | Active |
| Mr Reuben Elias | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-10-04 | Ceased 2025-07-29 |
| Mr Simon Lee Blayne | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-10-04 | Ceased 2025-07-29 |
| Mrs Esther Yael Marlow | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-10-04 | Ceased 2025-07-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 184 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-15 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-31 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part release with charge number | |
| 2025-10-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge part | |
| 2025-08-12 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2025-07-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 17
- 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.