CLARION DEFENCE (UK) LIMITED

Active
Company number 01062758Private limited companyIncorporated 1972
⚠ Accounts overdue. The next accounts were due on 31 Oct 2026 and had not been filed when the register was last updated.

Key figures

£90,989,000+40.4%
Net assets 2025/26
+40.4%
Average annual growth 2024/25–2025/26
025 m50 m75 m100 m2024/252025/26

† CLARION DEFENCE (UK) 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

2025/26

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£60,610,000
Higher than 98% · median £24,117 among 152 that publish turnover
Net assets£90,989,000
Higher than 99% · median £3,968
Total assets£120,969,000
Higher than 99% · median £28,099
Company age54.3 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 DEFENCE (UK) LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

CLARION DEFENCE (UK) LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01062758. It was incorporated on 25 Jul 1972. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (SE1). 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 2025/26 (period ending 31 Jan 2026); the company files audit-exempt subsidiary. Turnover was £60,610,000. Profit for the year was £26,171,000. Net assets were £90,989,000, up 40.4% on the previous year. Total assets were £120,969,000 and total liabilities £29,981,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024/25–2025/26).

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 98% of the 152 that publish turnover (median £24,117). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £3,968). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £28,099). 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 2 public contract award notices from 2 public sector buyers since 2021. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £306.9k.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 1 of 20 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 10 Apr 2027.

Filed accounts2024/25–2025/26
2024/25 †2025/26 †
Turnover224,00060,610,000
Profit for the year3,677,00026,171,000
Total assets103,176,000120,969,000
Total liabilities38,359,00029,981,000
Net assets / total equity64,818,00090,989,000
Average number of employees12—

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

2 contracts

CLARION DEFENCE (UK) LIMITED is named as a supplier in 2 public contract award notices from 2 public sector buyers since 2021. Their combined published value is £306.9k.

Contracts per year
Main buyers2
Department for Business & Trade
1 contract · £294k
Department for International Trade
1 contract · £12.9k
Contracts
  1. Defence and Security Equipment International Exhibition UK 2025 (DSEI UK 2025)Department for Business & Trade · £294,000 · 2 lots
  2. UKDSE attendance at DSEI Japan 2022‡Department for International Trade · £12,851

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.

History

5 events
  1. Financial year 2025/26 endedAccounts: turnover £60.6m, net assets £91m
  2. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £224k, net assets £64.8m, 12 employees
  3. Clarion Defence And Security Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Name changed to CLARION DEFENCE (UK) LIMITEDPreviously SPEARHEAD EXHIBITIONS LIMITED
  5. 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.