CRACKING ENTERPRISES LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
Like most small UK companies, CRACKING ENTERPRISES LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.
Ratios
2024/25Sector comparison
SIC 47789Where the company stands among the 9,899 active companies whose first SIC code is 47789 (Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)).
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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 9,899. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: CRACKING ENTERPRISES LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
CRACKING ENTERPRISES LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 03296361. It was incorporated on 24 Dec 1996. Its status is active. The registered office is in Bristol (BS2). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians) (47789), retail sale via stalls and markets of textiles, clothing and footwear (47820), retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet (47910), hospital activities (86101).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Mar 2025); the company files small company accounts. Net assets were −£55,149, down 3,816.2% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £479,815. The company had an average of 10 employees. Figures are available for 3 financial years (2019/20–2024/25).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 9,899 active companies whose first SIC code is 47789: By net assets it ranks lower than 93% of them (median £15,368). By total assets it ranks higher than 85% of them (median £84,279). By cash it ranks higher than 91% of them (median £27,240). By number of employees it ranks higher than 91% of them (median 2). It is older than 92% of them (median age 8.3 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly plastics, toys, games and sports goods.
Who runs and controls the company?
The company has 3 current directors. One person with significant control is registered. 1 of 1 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 7 Jan 2027.
Filed accounts2019/20–2024/25
| 2019/20 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash at bank and in hand | 327,120 | 218,596 | 479,815 |
| Total assets | 444,529 | 355,541 | 658,648 |
| Total liabilities | — | — | — |
| Net assets / total equity | 95,426 | 1,484 | -55,149 |
| Average number of employees | 15 | 13 | 10 |
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
Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 4 of the last 12 months on record, most recently June 2026. Main goods: plastics and toys, games and sports goods.
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
32 events- Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets −£55.1k, 10 employees
- Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £1,484, 13 employees
- Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: net assets £95.4k, 15 employees
- Wallace & Gromit's Children's Foundation registered as a person with significant control
- Name changed to CRACKING ENTERPRISES LIMITEDPreviously THE GRAND APPEAL MERCHANDISING LIMITED
- Sean Michael CLARKE resignedDirector
- Jocelyn Handley MOULE appointedDirector
- Ian Wilson HANNAH resignedDirector
Earlier events (24)
- Sean Michael CLARKE appointedDirector
- David Martin SIMONS resignedDirector
- Nicola Kim MASTERS resignedSecretary
- Thomas Peter DURIE resignedDirector
- William Barry STEVENS resignedDirector
- Anna Natasha Lois SHEPHERD appointedSecretary
- Simon Charles Bowden COOPER appointedDirector
- Nicola Kim MASTERS appointedDirector
- David Martin SIMONS appointedDirector
- Nicola Kim MASTERS appointedSecretary
- Thomas Peter DURIE appointedDirector
- Alan TAYLOR resignedSecretary
- David Martin SIMONS resignedDirector
- OVALSEC LIMITED resignedNominee secretary (corporate)
- OVAL NOMINEES LIMITED resignedNominee director (corporate)
- OVALSEC LIMITED resignedNominee director (corporate)
- Alan TAYLOR appointedSecretary
- Ian Wilson HANNAH appointedDirector
- David Martin SIMONS appointedDirector
- William Barry STEVENS appointedDirector
- OVALSEC LIMITED appointedNominee secretary (corporate)
- OVAL NOMINEES LIMITED appointedNominee director (corporate)
- OVALSEC LIMITED appointedNominee director (corporate)
- 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.