C R TOOLS LIMITED

Active
Company number 09495927Private limited companyIncorporated 2015

Key figures

£40,704-19.0%
Net assets 2024/25
-17.7%
Average annual change 2019/20–2024/25
050 k100 k150 k2019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25

Like most small UK companies, C R TOOLS 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 28490

Where the company stands among the 490 active companies whose first SIC code is 28490 (Manufacture of other machine tools).

Net assets£40,704
Lower than 66% · median £112,043
Total assets£298,551
Higher than 51% · median £286,914
Employees7
Higher than 75% · median 2
Company age11.6 years
Younger than 71% · median 20.1 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. NOVANTA TECHNOLOGIES UK LIMITED£151.5m
  2. YAMAZAKI MAZAK U.K. LIMITED£112.8m
  3. INDEPENDENT TOOL CONSULTANTS LIMITED£37.1m
  4. AIXTRON LIMITED£34.5m
  5. XYZ MACHINE TOOLS LIMITED£23.5m
  6. ATLANTA TRUST LIMITED£16m
  7. HURCO EUROPE LIMITED£16m
  8. COLCHESTER MACHINE TOOL SOLUTIONS LTD£13.1m
  9. ESPRIT AUTOMATION LIMITED£11.7m
  10. HELLER MACHINE TOOLS LIMITED£10m

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 490. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: C R TOOLS LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

C R TOOLS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 09495927. It was incorporated on 18 Mar 2015. Its status is active. The registered office is in Sheffield (S12). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of other machine tools (28490).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Mar 2025); the company files micro-entity accounts. Net assets were £40,704, down 19% on the previous year. Total assets were £298,551 and total liabilities £132,116. The company had an average of 7 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2019/20–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 490 active companies whose first SIC code is 28490: By net assets it ranks lower than 66% of them (median £112,043). By total assets it ranks higher than 51% of them (median £286,914). By number of employees it ranks higher than 75% of them (median 2). It is younger than 71% of them (median age 20.1 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly tools and cutlery. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly machinery, tools and cutlery.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 2 current directors. 2 persons with significant control are registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 1 Apr 2027.

Filed accounts2019/20–2024/25
2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
Total assets239,171248,717258,868302,370298,551
Total liabilities74,63866,16678,822160,014132,116
Net assets / total equity90,08396,21894,90550,25840,704
Average number of employees67777

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 3 of the last 12 months on record, most recently July 2026. Main goods: tools and cutlery.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 3 of the last 12 months on record, most recently July 2026. Main goods: machinery 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

11 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £40.7k, 7 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £50.3k, 7 employees
  3. Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £94.9k, 7 employees
  4. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £96.2k, 7 employees
  5. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £90.1k, 6 employees
  6. Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: net assets £108.1k, 6 employees
  7. Mr Richard Gerald Cowley registered as a person with significant control
  8. Mr Melvyn John Cowley registered as a person with significant control
Earlier events (3)
  1. Melvyn John COWLEY appointedDirector
  2. Richard Gerald COWLEY appointedDirector
  3. 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.