CRA INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£5.9m
-59% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£15m
-19.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
205
-6.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£11m
+27.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-03
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 | 2026-01-03 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £87,950,186 | £82,396,636 | £98,056,369 | +19% | |
| Operating profit | £6,421,745 | £8,294,581 | £10,578,034 | +27.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £6,432,334 | £8,297,728 | £10,556,126 | +27.2% | |
| Net profit | £4,794,604 | £5,974,319 | £7,960,302 | +33.2% | |
| Cash | £17,936,396 | £14,383,413 | £5,902,026 | -59% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £22,664,992 | £20,765,426 | £16,939,215 | -18.4% | |
| Net assets | £21,177,952 | £19,152,271 | £15,450,465 | -19.3% | |
| Equity | £21,177,952 | £19,152,271 | £15,450,465 | -19.3% | |
| Average employees | 452 | 219 | 205 | -6.4% | |
| Wages | £42,290,992 | £42,805,568 | £45,578,363 | +6.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 | 2026-01-03 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.3% | 10.1% | 10.8% | |
| Net margin | 5.5% | 7.3% | 8.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 28.3% | 39.9% | 62.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 61.9% | 66.0% | 73.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.58x | 1.45x | 1.32x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- CRA INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED 2005-05-10 → present
- CHARLES RIVER ASSOCIATES LIMITED 2000-07-14 → 2005-05-10
- ALNERY NO.2038 LIMITED 2000-06-05 → 2000-07-14
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Looking forward, whilst the unpredictable nature of the global economic outlook means there is uncertainty surrounding future trading activity, the Company does not expect demand for its services to be materially impacted. However, the Company prepared and reviewed forecasts to 31 August 2027, including a sensitised downside scenario and management test, to ensure that the level of utilisation of personnel and cash available to meet demands would be met. Management concluded that the scenarios modelled that could give rise to concerns about the impact of the Company’s ability to continue were not considered probable and therefore do not believe that a material uncertainty exists in relation to the Company’s ability to remain a going concern for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approving these financial statements.”
Group structure
- CRA INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED · parent
- CRA International (Norway) AS 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLMES, Chad Michael | Secretary | 2025-04-11 | — | — |
| HOLMES, Chad Michael | Director | 2015-03-04 | Dec 1972 | American |
| MALEH, Paul Abraham, Mr. | Director | 2010-03-12 | Feb 1964 | American |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAIRD, Frederick Thomas | Secretary | 2006-01-25 | 2007-07-13 |
| CLELLAND, Jonathan Charles | Secretary | 2008-10-24 | 2009-03-24 |
| GHOBADIAN, Hamedeh | Secretary | 2009-06-18 | 2010-05-20 |
| JOSEPH, Kevin | Secretary | 2010-05-27 | 2012-02-09 |
| LASLETT, Robert Alden | Secretary | 2001-08-01 | 2003-11-17 |
| MAHONEY, Daniel Kenneth | Secretary | 2021-09-26 | 2025-04-11 |
| MILLER, Douglas Charles | Secretary | 2019-09-19 | 2020-10-30 |
| MORRISON, Laurel Elaine | Secretary | 2000-07-19 | 2001-04-27 |
| PAKENHAM, Jeremy Edwin Montague | Secretary | 2007-07-24 | 2008-09-16 |
| RICE, William Robert | Secretary | 2015-03-04 | 2019-08-30 |
| WALKER, Michael Robert Slade | Secretary | 2003-11-18 | 2006-01-25 |
| ALNERY INCORPORATIONS NO 1 LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-06-05 | 2000-07-19 |
| BAIRD, Frederick Thomas | Director | 2006-02-01 | 2008-07-16 |
| BURROWS, James Christian | Director | 2001-01-15 | 2010-03-12 |
| COOPER, Jerome Phillip | Director | 2000-07-19 | 2006-04-12 |
| DOYLE, Christopher | Director | 2001-01-15 | 2002-03-04 |
| FISHER, Franklin Marvin | Director | 2001-01-15 | 2006-01-25 |
| JOHNSTON, John Stewart | Director | 2002-11-08 | 2006-01-25 |
| LASLETT, Robert Alden | Director | 2001-01-15 | 2003-11-17 |
| LOWENSTEIN, Arnold Joel | Director | 2003-11-17 | 2017-03-28 |
| MACKIE, Wayne Douglas | Director | 2006-02-01 | 2015-03-04 |
| MAHONEY, Daniel Kenneth | Director | 2020-07-29 | 2025-04-11 |
| MATHEWSON, Gilbert Franklin | Director | 2003-11-17 | 2006-01-25 |
| NOETHER, Monica Gail | Director | 2001-09-26 | 2013-03-11 |
| PAKENHAM, Jeremy Edwin Montague | Director | 2007-07-24 | 2008-09-16 |
| PRICHARD, John Robert Stobo, Professor Of Law & President Emeritus | Director | 2001-01-15 | 2001-07-10 |
| SALOP, Steven Charles | Director | 2001-01-15 | 2006-01-25 |
| WALKER, Michael Robert Slade | Director | 2001-01-15 | 2006-01-25 |
| ALNERY INCORPORATIONS NO 1 LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-06-05 | 2000-07-19 |
| ALNERY INCORPORATIONS NO 2 LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-06-05 | 2000-07-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cra International, Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 173 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-11 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-04-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-11 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-12 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-12-30 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
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