C.R. LAURENCE OF EUROPE, LTD

Active
Company number 01208342Private limited companyIncorporated 1975

Key figures

£21,677,493+5.9%
Net assets 2024
+5.9%
Average annual growth 2023–2024
010 m20 m30 m20232024

† C.R. LAURENCE OF EUROPE, LTD 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

Sector comparison

SIC 46620

Where the company stands among the 760 active companies whose first SIC code is 46620 (Wholesale of machine tools).

Net assets£21,677,493
Higher than 99% · median £66,833
Total assets£24,855,932
Higher than 97% · median £234,182
Cash£642,127
Higher than 81% · median £73,973
Employees45
Higher than 97% · median 2
Company age51.6 years
Older than 96% · median 9.4 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. CMT EQUIPMENT LIMITED£27.2m
  2. FYFES VEHICLE AND ENGINEERING SUPPLIES LTD£23.3m
  3. C.R. LAURENCE OF EUROPE, LTD£21.7m
  4. E. MCINTYRE & SONS LIMITED£20m
  5. GEO. KINGSBURY MACHINE TOOLS LIMITED£18.9m
  6. EVOLUTION POWER TOOLS LTD£18.3m
  7. MATSUURA MACHINERY LIMITED£16.4m
  8. J.R. WEBSTER AND COMPANY LIMITED£14.3m
  9. JOHN SYLVESTER ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED£11.9m
  10. NIKKEN KOSAKUSHO EUROPE LIMITED£9.8m

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 760. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: C.R. LAURENCE OF EUROPE, LTD

What kind of company is it?

C.R. LAURENCE OF EUROPE, LTD is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01208342. It was incorporated on 18 Apr 1975. Its status is active. The registered office is in Rochdale (OL16). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is wholesale of machine tools (46620), wholesale of other machinery and equipment (46690), wholesale of wood, construction materials and sanitary equipment (46730), wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies (46740).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024 (period ending 31 Dec 2024); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £15,459,890. Profit for the year was £1,216,989. Net assets were £21,677,493, up 5.9% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £642,127. Total assets were £24,855,932 and total liabilities £3,168,041. The company had an average of 45 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023–2024).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 760 active companies whose first SIC code is 46620: By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £66,833). By total assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £234,182). By cash it ranks higher than 81% of them (median £73,973). By number of employees it ranks higher than 97% of them (median 2). It is older than 96% of them (median age 9.4 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly plastics, stone, plaster and cement articles, tools and cutlery. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly soaps and waxes, plastics, stone, plaster and cement articles.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 25 Jun 2027.

Filed accounts2023–2024
2023 †2024 †
Turnover17,172,55315,459,890
Profit for the year1,099,8691,216,989
Cash at bank and in hand1,476,718642,127
Total assets23,708,61724,855,932
Total liabilities3,228,9813,168,041
Net assets / total equity20,460,50421,677,493
Average number of employees4645

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.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: plastics, stone, plaster and cement articles, tools and cutlery, miscellaneous metal articles and machinery.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: soaps and waxes, plastics, stone, plaster and cement articles, aluminium and tools and cutlery.

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

6 events
  1. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £15.5m, net assets £21.7m, 45 employees
  2. Financial year 2023 endedAccounts: turnover £17.2m, net assets £20.5m, 46 employees
  3. C.R. Laurence Uk, Ltd registered as a person with significant control
  4. Name changed to C.R. LAURENCE OF EUROPE, LTDPreviously C.R. LAURENCE EUROPE, LTD.
  5. Name changed to C.R. LAURENCE EUROPE, LTD.Previously EBOR EQUIPMENT LIMITED
  6. 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.