C & A SUPPLIES LIMITED

Active
Company number 03895992Private limited companyIncorporated 1999

Key figures

£5,290,392+6.8%
Net assets 2025/26
+14.8%
Average annual growth 2020–2025/26
02 m4 m6 m202020212023/242024/252025/26

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

Ratios

2025/26

Sector comparison

SIC 47910

Where the company stands among the 147,742 active companies whose first SIC code is 47910 (Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet).

Net assets£5,290,392
Higher than 99% · median £635
Total assets£5,977,408
Higher than 99% · median £7,486
Cash£532,679
Higher than 95% · median £4,347
Employees0
Lower than 55% · median 1
Company age26.9 years
Older than 99% · median 1.5 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. THE BEAUTY TECH GROUP PLC£300.6m
  2. J.D. WILLIAMS & COMPANY LIMITED£170.7m
  3. ASOS.COM LIMITED£164.5m
  4. QVC UK£126.5m
  5. GRATTAN PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY£121.2m
  6. MENWELL LIMITED£104m
  7. M AND M DIRECT LIMITED£101.5m
  8. IQ121.COM LIMITED£100m
  9. WORLD OF BOOKS LIMITED£93.5m
  10. JP BODEN (HOLDINGS) LIMITED£80.2m

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 147,742. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: C & A SUPPLIES LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

C & A SUPPLIES LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 03895992. It was incorporated on 17 Dec 1999. Its status is active. The registered office is in Maidstone (ME16). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet (47910).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025/26 (period ending 31 Jan 2026); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £5,290,392, up 6.8% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £532,679. Total assets were £5,977,408 and total liabilities £615,541. The company had an average of 0 employees. Figures are available for 5 financial years (2020–2025/26).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 147,742 active companies whose first SIC code is 47910: By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £635). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £7,486). By cash it ranks higher than 95% of them (median £4,347). By number of employees it ranks lower than 55% of them (median 1). It is older than 99% of them (median age 1.5 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly plastics.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 2 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 Oct 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 16 Sep 2027.

Filed accounts2020–2025/26
202020212023/242024/252025/26
Cash at bank and in hand1,438,492559,785448,352330,830532,679
Total assets3,437,5664,665,7085,202,5506,285,6885,977,408
Total liabilities599,254712,166388,5341,257,817615,541
Net assets / total equity3,048,1063,953,5424,747,2754,951,8835,290,392
Average number of employees24302100

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 4 of the last 12 months on record, most recently June 2026. Main goods: 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

18 events
  1. Financial year 2025/26 endedAccounts: net assets £5.3m, 0 employees
  2. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £5m, 0 employees
  3. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £4.7m, 21 employees
  4. Financial year 2021 endedAccounts: net assets £4m, 30 employees
  5. Financial year 2020 endedAccounts: net assets £3m, 24 employees
  6. Charles Arthur CANDLIN resignedDirector
  7. Darren Simon BEAUMONT appointedDirector
  8. Christopher CANDLIN appointedDirector
Earlier events (10)
  1. Mr Charles Arthur Candlin ceased to be a person with significant control
  2. Mr Christopher Candlin registered as a person with significant control
  3. Mr Charles Arthur Candlin registered as a person with significant control
  4. TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedNominee secretary (corporate)
  5. COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedNominee director (corporate)
  6. Christopher Andrew CANDLIN appointedSecretary
  7. TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedNominee secretary (corporate)
  8. Charles Arthur CANDLIN appointedDirector
  9. COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedNominee director (corporate)
  10. 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.