CHARLES TAYLOR TRADING LTD
Get an alert when CHARLES TAYLOR TRADING LTD files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Cash
£890K
-46.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£3.5M
+2.2% vs 2024
Employees
63
+14.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2M
-23.3% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,383,770 | £13,084,356 | — | £10,239,395 | £9,796,542 | -4.3% | |
| Operating profit | £4,012,505 | £4,264,657 | — | £2,641,202 | £1,985,267 | -24.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,002,380 | £4,247,071 | £3,493,286 | £2,654,316 | £2,036,245 | -23.3% | |
| Net profit | £3,219,707 | £3,423,839 | £2,853,690 | £1,991,249 | £1,525,598 | -23.4% | |
| Cash | £3,126,081 | £3,758,217 | £872,511 | £1,653,159 | £890,204 | -46.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,755,635 | £7,065,115 | £3,725,220 | £3,579,878 | £3,698,411 | +3.3% | |
| Net assets | £4,755,635 | £6,611,474 | £3,465,164 | £3,456,413 | £3,532,011 | +2.2% | |
| Equity | £4,755,635 | £6,611,474 | £3,465,164 | — | £3,532,011 | — | |
| Average employees | 57 | 63 | 49 | 55 | 63 | +14.5% | |
| Wages | £1,575,017 | £1,600,029 | £1,241,826 | £1,877,495 | £2,147,619 | +14.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £149,905 | £152,270 | £154,222 | £200,478 | £252,128 | +25.8% |
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 35.2% | 32.6% | — | 25.8% | 20.3% | |
| Net margin | 28.3% | 26.2% | — | 19.4% | 15.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 84.4% | 60.4% | — | 73.8% | 53.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 33.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.64x | 1.95x |
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
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “No materially significant events have occurred since 31 March 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL, Richard | Director | 2013-03-14 | Jun 1973 | British |
| SUTTON, Neil | Director | 2013-03-14 | Oct 1967 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALL, Zoe Emma | Director | 2018-03-16 | 2019-04-24 |
| LEWIS, Sharon Elizabeth | Director | 2018-03-16 | 2019-04-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ctt Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-03-15 | Active |
| Mr Richard Michael Ball | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-03-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 50 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-05-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-05-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-05-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-04-06 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-04-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-01-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2021-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-03-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.