CARD FACTORY PLC

Active
Company number 09002747Public limited companyIncorporated 2014

Key figures

£354,500,000+2.2%
Net assets 2025/26
+11.4%
Average annual growth 2020/21–2025/26
0100 m200 m300 m400 m2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/252025/26

CARD FACTORY PLC files its accounts at Companies House on paper. The figures here are for the whole group, taken from its annual financial report in the structured ESEF format (published on the FCA National Storage Mechanism, collected by filings.xbrl.org).

Ratios

2025/26

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).

Turnover£582,700,000
Higher than 96% · median £182,552 among 521 that publish turnover
Net assets£354,500,000
Higher than 99% · median £3,877
Total assets£660,900,000
Higher than 99% · median £37,440
Cash£17,400,000
Higher than 99% · median £12,657
Company age12.6 years
Older than 83% · 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: CARD FACTORY PLC

What kind of company is it?

CARD FACTORY PLC is a public limited company registered with Companies House under company number 09002747. It was incorporated on 17 Apr 2014. Its status is active. The registered office is in Wakefield (WF2). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is other retail sale in non-specialised stores (47190).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025/26 (period ending 31 Jan 2026); the company files group accounts. Turnover was £582,700,000. Profit for the year was £31,200,000. Net assets were £354,500,000, up 2.2% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £17,400,000. Total assets were £660,900,000 and total liabilities £306,400,000. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2020/21–2025/26).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 28,260 active companies whose first SIC code is 47190: By turnover it ranks higher than 96% of the 521 that publish turnover (median £182,552). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £3,877). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £37,440). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £12,657). It is older than 83% of them (median age 3.5 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly printed matter, paper and paperboard, machinery. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly paper and paperboard, printed matter, toys, games and sports goods. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 6 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

3 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 1 May 2027.

Dividends

from the accounts
2025/26

Dividends paid in the financial year: £17,200,000 (55% of the profit for the year).

History
2025/26£17,200,000
2024/25£19,800,000
2023/24£0
2022/23£0
2021/22£0
2020/21£0
Filed accounts2020/21–2025/26
2021/222022/232023/242024/252025/26
Turnover364,400,000463,400,000510,900,000542,500,000582,700,000
Profit for the year8,100,00044,200,00049,500,00047,800,00031,200,000
Cash at bank and in hand38,300,0009,900,00011,100,00016,500,00017,400,000
Total assets536,000,000537,200,000552,100,000615,600,000660,900,000
Total liabilities316,400,000269,000,000236,300,000268,700,000306,400,000
Net assets / total equity219,600,000268,200,000315,800,000346,900,000354,500,000
Dividends paid00019,800,00017,200,000

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.

Statutory reporting

Modern slavery statements6
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2023
Statement registered · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
Earlier years (3)
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2020
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 7 of the last 12 months on record, most recently May 2026. Main goods: printed matter, paper and paperboard, machinery and toys, games and sports goods.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: paper and paperboard, printed matter, toys, games and sports goods, cocoa and chocolate and ceramics.

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

9 events
  1. Financial year 2025/26 endedAccounts: turnover £582.7m, net assets £354.5m
  2. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £542.5m, net assets £346.9m
  3. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £510.9m, net assets £315.8m
  4. Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: turnover £463.4m, net assets £268.2m
  5. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: turnover £364.4m, net assets £219.6m
  6. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: turnover £285.1m, net assets £206.5m
  7. Name changed to CF LISTCO LIMITEDPreviously CARD FACTORY LIMITED
  8. Name changed to CARD FACTORY PLCPreviously CF LISTCO LIMITED
Earlier events (1)
  1. Company incorporatedPublic 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.