CANDLE SHACK LIMITED
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Cash
£37K
-64% vs 2024
Net assets
-£1.2M
+10.4% vs 2024
Employees
65
-15.6% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£168K
+437.6% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £13,498,436 | £12,424,081 | -8% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £62,270 | £286,629 | +360.3% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£49,680 | £167,737 | +437.6% | |
| Net profit | — | -£1,145,720 | £7,530 | £135,669 | +1,701.7% | |
| Cash | £195,756 | £14,478 | £102,559 | £36,948 | -64% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £799,438 | -£354,618 | -£680,206 | -£782,939 | -15.1% | |
| Net assets | £495,618 | — | -£1,306,746 | -£1,170,594 | +10.4% | |
| Equity | £495,618 | -£1,234,466 | -£1,306,746 | -£1,170,594 | +10.4% | |
| Average employees | 80 | 103 | 77 | 65 | -15.6% | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,359,909 | £2,117,586 | -10.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £168,333 | £223,333 | +32.7% |
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 | 2021-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 0.5% | 2.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 0.1% | 1.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.72x | 0.69x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 0.56x | 2.41x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- AAB Audit & Accountancy Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors, in their consideration of whether the group is a going concern, have reviewed the group and company cash flow forecasts and revenue projections which have been prepared on the basis of market knowledge, past experience and current trading conditions... After taking all of these factors into account, the directors are of the opinion that the group has, and will have, adequate financial resources to continue its activities for at least 12 months from when the accounts are approved and hence the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year end the group launched a new unified online sales platform, consolidating from four separate storefronts into one. This simplifies operations and reduces administrative complexity, whilst delivering an improved customer experience through easier navigation and a more streamlined purchasing journey.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACLEAN, Duncan | Secretary | 2010-07-30 | — | — |
| CHRISTIAANSE, Anthony Martin | Director | 2024-06-13 | May 1962 | Dutch |
| MACLEAN, Cheryl Louise | Director | 2010-07-30 | Oct 1974 | British |
| MACLEAN, Duncan | Director | 2010-07-30 | Jul 1974 | British |
| ROBERTSON, Alan William | Director | 2021-09-07 | Oct 1981 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SKELTON, James Samuel | Director | 2010-07-30 | 2014-10-16 |
| SKELTON, Natasha Anne | Director | 2010-07-30 | 2014-10-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candle Shack Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100% | 2021-09-07 | Active |
| Mr Duncan Maclean | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mrs Cheryl Louise Maclean | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 68 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-09-15 MA Memorandum articles
- 2021-09-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-17 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-05-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-12-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2021-09-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-09-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-09-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-09-09 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-09-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-09-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-09-02 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.