CRANE WORLDWIDE UK LIMITED
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Cash
£272k
+721.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£8.9m
+3.5% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
183
+22% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£5.8m
+127.2% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £120,198,728 | £77,415,794 | £69,332,207 | £63,280,963 | -8.7% | |
| Operating profit | £4,886,973 | £2,800,567 | £2,569,710 | £5,835,716 | +127.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,598,253 | £2,662,617 | £2,558,108 | £5,811,395 | +127.2% | |
| Net profit | £3,857,664 | £2,027,099 | £1,878,888 | £4,304,700 | +129.1% | |
| Cash | £1,171,385 | £1,458,835 | £33,050 | £271,556 | +721.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,860,297 | £6,911,912 | £8,886,159 | £9,128,598 | +2.7% | |
| Net assets | £4,709,574 | £6,736,673 | £8,615,561 | £8,920,261 | +3.5% | |
| Equity | £4,709,574 | £6,736,673 | £8,615,561 | £8,920,261 | +3.5% | |
| Average employees | 125 | 150 | 150 | 183 | +22% | |
| Wages | £6,529,274 | £7,062,639 | £7,685,590 | £8,982,125 | +16.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.1% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 9.2% | |
| Net margin | 3.2% | 2.6% | 2.7% | 6.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 100.5% | 40.5% | 28.9% | 63.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 80.1% | 56.9% | 58.9% | 59.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.71x | 1.64x | 1.65x | |
| Interest cover | 16.93x | 20.30x | — | — |
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 1 time since incorporation
- CRANE WORLDWIDE UK LIMITED 2008-09-12 → present
- LEDGE 1048 LIMITED 2008-07-30 → 2008-09-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- AAB Audit & Accountancy Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors, having made due and careful enquiry, are of the opinion that the company has adequate working capital to execute its operations over the next 12 months.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LC SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-07-30 | — | — |
| BURCK, David Allan | Director | 2024-02-01 | Jan 1977 | British |
| CRANE, Jared James | Director | 2024-02-01 | Dec 1982 | American |
| FORD, Michelle Lynn | Director | 2026-04-15 | Aug 1968 | American |
| SLAUGHTER, Michael David | Director | 2008-09-08 | Mar 1966 | American |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOLMEL, Guastavo | Director | 2008-09-08 | 2009-12-31 |
| RICE, Brian Patrick | Director | 2018-03-22 | 2024-02-01 |
| ROSS, Dylan Morgan | Director | 2024-02-01 | 2026-03-31 |
| RYAN, Gerard | Director | 2009-12-09 | 2018-03-22 |
| TAYLOR, Chad Richard | Director | 2018-03-22 | 2024-02-01 |
| WINTERS, Keith William | Director | 2008-09-08 | 2018-03-22 |
| LEDGE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2008-07-30 | 2008-09-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr James R. Crane | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-07-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 61 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-06-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-05 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-09-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.