CHARIOT OFFICE SUPPLIES LIMITED

Active
Company number 01329301Private limited companyIncorporated 1977

Key figures

£57,137-30.9%
Net assets 2024/25
-16.0%
Average annual change 2019/20–2024/25
050 k100 k150 k200 k2019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25

Like most small UK companies, CHARIOT OFFICE SUPPLIES LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 47190

Where the company stands among the 28,260 active companies whose first SIC code is 47190 (Other retail sale in non-specialised stores).

Net assets£57,137
Higher than 80% · median £3,877
Total assets£428,486
Higher than 88% · median £37,440
Cash£76,180
Higher than 75% · median £12,657
Employees13
Higher than 93% · median 1
Company age49.2 years
Older than 98% · median 3.5 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. MARKS AND SPENCER P.L.C.£5.2bn
  2. MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP P.L.C.£3.2bn
  3. JOHN LEWIS PLC£1.8bn
  4. T. J. MORRIS LIMITED£1.5bn
  5. SELFRIDGES RETAIL LIMITED£921.6m
  6. SREL RETAIL EUROPE LIMITED£520.9m
  7. ARGOS LIMITED£503.5m
  8. CARD FACTORY PLC£354.5m
  9. BOING ACQUISITIONS LIMITED£320m
  10. FENWICK,LIMITED£314.8m

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 28,260. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: CHARIOT OFFICE SUPPLIES LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

CHARIOT OFFICE SUPPLIES LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01329301. It was incorporated on 8 Sep 1977. Its status is active. The registered office is in Manchester (M11). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is other retail sale in non-specialised stores (47190), retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised stores (47620), retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet (47910).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Oct 2025); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £57,137, down 30.9% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £76,180. The company had an average of 13 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2019/20–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 28,260 active companies whose first SIC code is 47190: By net assets it ranks higher than 80% of them (median £3,877). By total assets it ranks higher than 88% of them (median £37,440). By cash it ranks higher than 75% of them (median £12,657). By number of employees it ranks higher than 93% of them (median 1). It is older than 98% of them (median age 3.5 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as the supplier in one public contract award notice, from The Manchester College.

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Skilled Worker).

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 3 current directors. One person with significant control is registered. 1 of 3 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Jul 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 25 May 2027.

Filed accounts2019/20–2024/25
2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
Cash at bank and in hand111,137160,62549,40070,35176,180
Total assets439,534579,383428,561427,359428,486
Total liabilities—————
Net assets / total equity137,711179,44698,83882,72057,137
Average number of employees1312131213

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

1 contract

CHARIOT OFFICE SUPPLIES LIMITED is named as a supplier in 1 public contract award notice from The Manchester College.

Contract
  1. MISCELLANEOUS FURNITURE REQUIREMENT‡The Manchester College

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.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Route
Skilled Worker

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

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

16 events
  1. Mr Michael Bernard Carter registered as a person with significant control
  2. Mrs Christine Margaret Carter ceased to be a person with significant control
  3. Mr Hedley Bernard Carter ceased to be a person with significant control
  4. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £57.1k, 13 employees
  5. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £82.7k, 12 employees
  6. Christine Margaret CARTER resignedSecretary
  7. Hedley Bernard CARTER resignedDirector
  8. Hedley CARTER appointedSecretary
Earlier events (8)
  1. Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £98.8k, 13 employees
  2. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £179.4k, 12 employees
  3. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £137.7k, 13 employees
  4. Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: net assets £136.7k, 13 employees
  5. Mrs Christine Margaret Carter registered as a person with significant control
  6. Mr Hedley Bernard Carter registered as a person with significant control
  7. Michael Bernard CARTER appointedDirector
  8. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.