E.A. CLARE & SON LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
E.A. CLARE & SON LIMITED does not disclose its turnover in its latest accounts; the profit for the year is as stated in the accounts.
Ratios
2024/25Sector comparison
SIC 32300Where the company stands among the 1,921 active companies whose first SIC code is 32300 (Manufacture of sports goods).
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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 1,921. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: E.A. CLARE & SON LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
E.A. CLARE & SON LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01189168. It was incorporated on 1 Nov 1974. Its status is active. The registered office is in Merseyside (L3). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of sports goods (32300), non-specialised wholesale trade (46900), retail sale of sports goods, fishing gear, camping goods, boats and bicycles (47640).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Mar 2025); the company files full accounts. Profit for the year was £1,099,849. Net assets were £9,806,447, up 9.9% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £4,329,705. Total assets were £11,022,826 and total liabilities £1,002,959. The company had an average of 0 employees. Figures are available for 5 financial years (2019/20–2024/25).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 1,921 active companies whose first SIC code is 32300: By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £2,207). By total assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £27,230). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £17,370). By number of employees it ranks lower than 65% of them (median 1). It is older than 98% of them (median age 4.3 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly toys, games and sports goods, wool, leather goods and bags. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly toys, games and sports goods, plastics.
Who runs and controls the company?
The company has 2 current directors. One person with significant control is registered. 4 of 6 registered charges are outstanding.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 3 Dec 2026.
Dividends
from the accountsDividends paid in the financial year: £146,700 (23% of the profit for the year).
Filed accounts2019/20–2024/25
| 2019/20 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 5,977,619 | — | — | — | — |
| Profit for the year | 637,535 | — | — | — | 1,099,849 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 2,771,629 | 4,083,223 | 3,929,004 | 4,409,570 | 4,329,705 |
| Total assets | 7,267,609 | 8,462,100 | 9,602,634 | 9,213,927 | 11,022,826 |
| Total liabilities | — | 1,009,187 | 1,180,725 | 1,090,624 | 1,002,959 |
| Net assets / total equity | 6,639,432 | 7,430,125 | 8,389,909 | 8,925,805 | 9,806,447 |
| Average number of employees | 53 | 43 | 41 | 42 | 0 |
| Average pay (per year) | 32,609 | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends paid | 146,700 | — | — | — | — |
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.
Principal activity
Accounts 2025The principal activity of the company continued to be that of manufacturing and retail of sporting goods.
As described in the company's latest filed accounts.
Registers and licences
Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: toys, games and sports goods, wool, leather goods and bags, wood and footwear.
Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: toys, games and sports goods and plastics.
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
19 events- Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £9.8m, 0 employees
- Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £8.9m, 42 employees
- Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £8.4m, 41 employees
- Paul Christopher TAYLOR appointedSecretary
- Christopher Alec FELTON resignedSecretary
- Christopher Alec FELTON resignedDirector
- Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £7.4m, 43 employees
- Gordon Edgar George PADMORE resignedDirector
Earlier events (11)
- Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: turnover £6m, net assets £6.6m, 53 employees
- Clare Leisure Limited registered as a person with significant control
- Thomas BROPHY resignedDirector
- Peter Edwin CRAIL resignedDirector
- Peter John Terence EGGINGTON resignedSecretary
- Peter John Terence EGGINGTON resignedDirector
- Christopher Alec FELTON appointedSecretary
- Michael John EGGINGTON appointedDirector
- Thomas BROPHY appointedDirector
- Christopher Alec FELTON appointedDirector
- 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.