CLARION EVENTS LIMITED

Active
Company number 00454826Private limited companyIncorporated 1948
⚠ Accounts overdue. The next accounts were due on 31 Oct 2026 and had not been filed when the register was last updated.

Key figures

−£23,225,000+27.6%
Net assets 2024/25
-40 m-30 m-20 m-10 m02023/242024/25

† CLARION EVENTS LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 82301

Where the company stands among the 4,394 active companies whose first SIC code is 82301 (Activities of exhibition and fair organisers).

Turnover£74,473,000
Higher than 97% · median £24,117 among 152 that publish turnover
Net assets−£23,225,000
Lower than 99% · median £3,968
Total assets£547,428,000
Higher than 99% · median £28,099
Cash£5,717,000
Higher than 99% · median £22,885
Employees297
Higher than 99% · median 1
Company age78.4 years
Older than 99% · median 2.4 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. INFORMA MARKETS LIMITED£230.7m
  2. MACK-BROOKS EXHIBITIONS LIMITED£148.9m
  3. CLOSERSTILL MEDIA LIMITED£101.3m
  4. CLARION DEFENCE (UK) LIMITED£91m
  5. HYVE EURASIAN EXHIBITIONS LIMITED£66.5m
  6. TARSUS EXHIBITIONS & PUBLISHING LIMITED£42.9m
  7. HYVE EVENTS SOUTH AFRICA HOLDCO LIMITED£38.1m
  8. REGENT EXHIBITIONS LIMITED£29.2m
  9. HYVE EVENTS S.A. LIMITED£17.1m
  10. PARTNERSHIP NETWORK EVENTS LIMITED£16.8m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 4,394. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: CLARION EVENTS LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

CLARION EVENTS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00454826. It was incorporated on 1 Jun 1948. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (SW6). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is activities of exhibition and fair organisers (82301).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Jan 2025); the company files audit-exempt subsidiary. Turnover was £74,473,000. Loss for the year was £23,291,000. Net assets were −£23,225,000, up 27.6% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £5,717,000. Total assets were £547,428,000 and total liabilities £570,653,000. The company had an average of 297 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 4,394 active companies whose first SIC code is 82301: By turnover it ranks higher than 97% of the 152 that publish turnover (median £24,117). By net assets it ranks lower than 99% of them (median £3,968). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £28,099). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £22,885). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 1). It is older than 99% of them (median age 2.4 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 4 public contract award notices from 2 public sector buyers since 2023. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £93.5k. Its most frequent buyer is Department for Business & Trade (3 contracts).

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, International Sportsperson, Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly machinery, live plants and flowers, printed matter. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly vehicles, plastics, leather goods and bags. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 35 days to pay suppliers, and 14% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 21.7% lower than for men.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 1 of 27 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Oct 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 23 Jun 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover—74,473,000
Profit for the year—-23,291,000
Cash at bank and in hand3,492,0005,717,000
Total assets577,299,000547,428,000
Total liabilities609,374,000570,653,000
Net assets / total equity-32,075,000-23,225,000
Average number of employees334297

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

4 contracts

CLARION EVENTS LIMITED is named as a supplier in 4 public contract award notices from 2 public sector buyers since 2023. Their combined published value is £93.5k.

Contracts per year
Main buyers2
Department for Business & Trade
3 contracts · £61.5k
Department for International Trade
1 contract · £32k
Contracts
  1. ITC Europe 2025 Space Only Package‡Department for Business & Trade · £12,000
  2. DSEI Japan 2025 Stand Exhibition Space Contract‡Department for Business & Trade · £19,714
  3. DBT requirement SOF Week 2025‡Department for Business & Trade · £29,787
  4. SOF Week 2023 exhibition space‡Department for International Trade · £32,000

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Feb 2021 – 31 Jul 2021
Average time taken to pay invoices
35 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
14%
Standard payment terms
0–60 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 50%
  • 31 to 60 days 40%
  • After 60 days 10%
Earlier periods (5)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Jan 2021
35
55%
14%
31 Jul 2020
39
44%
18%
31 Jan 2020
36
49%
18%
31 Jul 2019
41
43%
21%
31 Jan 2019
46
44%
30%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 21.7% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 23.2% lower
Median bonus pay
women 43% lower
Employer size
500 to 999 employees
Lower pay quarter60% womenLower middle58.3% womenUpper middle47.5% womenUpper pay quarter38.7% women
Earlier years (7)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 28.5% lower
women 24.8% lower
2023/24
women 19.8% lower
women 24.9% lower
2022/23
women 27.1% lower
women 34.3% lower
2021/22
women 25.3% lower
women 26.9% lower
2020/21
women 23.1% lower
women 30.1% lower
2018/19
women 6.3% lower
women 17.6% lower
2017/18
women 1% lower
women 21.6% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Routes
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, International Sportsperson, Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 5 of the last 12 months on record, most recently June 2026. Main goods: machinery, live plants and flowers, printed matter and iron and steel articles.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 5 of the last 12 months on record, most recently February 2026. Main goods: vehicles, plastics, leather goods and bags, other textile articles and ceramics.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

4 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £74.5m, net assets −£23.2m, 297 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets −£32.1m, 334 employees
  3. Fintry 3 Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.