CARTER ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£2.3M
-23.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.6M
-23.4% vs 2024
Employees
33
+32% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2.6M
+21.1% vs 2024
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
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £16,348,824 | £26,878,636 | +64.4% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £2,090,699 | £2,597,298 | +24.2% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £2,143,543 | £2,595,734 | +21.1% | |
| Net profit | — | £323,449 | £779,507 | £661,738 | £1,587,324 | £1,939,832 | +22.2% | |
| Cash | £1,800,952 | £960,735 | £1,113,326 | £1,027,210 | £2,986,473 | £2,276,831 | -23.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,338,885 | £1,444,929 | £1,509,732 | £1,562,687 | £2,143,055 | £1,641,277 | -23.4% | |
| Net assets | £1,322,197 | £1,429,446 | £1,482,932 | £1,529,387 | £2,111,662 | £1,618,494 | -23.4% | |
| Equity | £1,322,197 | £1,429,446 | £1,482,932 | £1,529,387 | £2,111,662 | £1,618,494 | -23.4% | |
| Average employees | 36 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 33 | +32% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,018,645 | £1,396,324 | +37.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £21,667 | £25,140 | +16% |
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 12.8% | 9.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 9.7% | 7.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 97.6% | 158.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 64.0% | 79.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.54x | 1.25x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 79.24x |
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
- DJH Audit Limited
- 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.”
Significant events
- “On the 1 October 2024 Carriage House Group limited sold 65% of the share capital of the company to Gravenhunger Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUDSON, Nicola Jane | Secretary | 2024-07-02 | — | — |
| CARTER, Darren | Director | 2001-09-17 | Dec 1967 | British |
| ROBINSON, Simon David | Director | 2020-04-28 | Aug 1980 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARTER, Alison Louise | Secretary | 2001-09-17 | 2024-07-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravenhunger Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2024-10-01 | Active |
| Carriage House Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2018-03-07 | Ceased 2024-10-01 |
| Mr Darren Carter | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-03-07 |
| Mrs Alison Louise Carter | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-03-07 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 85 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-10-07 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-10-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-09 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-09 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-09-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-10-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-10-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-07 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2024-10-07 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-10-06 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2024-10-02 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-07-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-07-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 3
- 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.