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Other manufacturing n.e.c. · Axminster, Devon

Arada

Arada Limited

Turnover down 22%Staff down 31%Back in profitActiveLatest figures: 2025Company only38 years on the register

Private limited company registered in Axminster, classed under “Other manufacturing n.e.c.”.

Headline figures

FY to Apr 2025 · Company only

Turnover

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Profit after tax

£148k

Net assets

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Cash

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Employees

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Retained reserves

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What the numbers say

4 findings from the figures, in plain English

Written by rules from the figures on this page. Not a forecast or a credit opinion.

History

Pro
£20242025
Profit after tax£148k
Turnover
Net assets
Cash
Employees
Retained reserves
Dividends paid

Every figure for all 2 years

“—” means we did not find the figure in a source; it is never filled with an estimate.

Balance sheet and ratios

From the filed balance sheets · £

Balance sheet20242025
Fixed assets
Current assets
of which debtors
of which cash
Creditors due within a year
Net current assets
Net assets
Ratios
Profit marginProfit after tax as a share of turnover
Return on equityProfit after tax as a share of net assets
Dividends to profitDividends paid as a share of profit after tax, in a year with a profit
Current ratioCurrent assets for every £1 owed within a year
Cash ratioCash for every £1 owed within a year
Creditors to assetsEverything owed to creditors as a share of fixed plus current assets
Turnover per employeeTurnover divided by average staff
Debtor daysDays of turnover owed by customers at the year end

7 balance-sheet lines and 8 ratios, every year

A ratio appears only for years where every line it needs was filed. Lines are as tagged in the accounts; nothing is added up or estimated.

Timeline

Checked 2026-10-19

  1. Accounts
    Full accounts made up to 30 April 2025
  2. Charges
    Registration of charge 022851190014, created on 3 June 2025
  3. Accounts
    Full accounts made up to 30 April 2024
  4. Charges
    Satisfaction of charge 022851190012 in full
  5. Charges
    Satisfaction of charge 022851190011 in full
  6. Charges
    Satisfaction of charge 022851190010 in full
  7. Accounts
    Full accounts made up to 30 April 2023
  8. Accounts
    Full accounts made up to 30 April 2022
  9. Accounts
    Full accounts made up to 30 April 2021
  10. Accounts
    Full accounts made up to 30 April 2020
  11. Accounts
    Full accounts made up to 30 April 2019
  12. Charges
    Registration of charge 022851190013, created on 31 October 2019
  13. 25 earlier
    1. Filing
      Resolutions (and 4 more like it since 10 July 2013)
    2. Charges
      Registration of charge 022851190012, created on 31 October 2019
    3. Ownership
      Notification of Arada Holdings Limited as a person with significant control on 31 October 2019
    4. Ownership
      Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement on 1 November 2019
    5. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Elaine Rosemary Read as a secretary on 31 October 2019
    6. Charges
      Registration of charge 022851190011, created on 31 October 2019
    7. Accounts
      Full accounts made up to 30 April 2018
    8. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Andrew Michael Maynard as a director on 26 July 2018
    9. Accounts
      Full accounts made up to 30 April 2017
    10. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Jonathon Matthew Butterworth as a director on 3 January 2017
    11. Accounts
      Full accounts made up to 30 April 2016
    12. Charges
      Satisfaction of charge 022851190008 in full
    13. Accounts
      Full accounts made up to 30 April 2015
    14. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Andrew Michael Maynard as a director on 18 December 2015
    15. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Vanessa Ann Smith as a director on 18 December 2015
    16. Shares
      Cancellation of shares. Statement of capital on 15 September 2015 · GBP 900 (and 1 more like it since 22 September 2014)
    17. Shares
      Purchase of own shares (and 1 more like it since 22 September 2014)
    18. Accounts
      Full accounts made up to 30 April 2014
    19. Shares
      Sub-division of shares on 3 September 2014
    20. Filing
      Second filing of AR01 previously delivered to Companies House made up to 31 December 2013
    21. Charges
      Satisfaction of charge 6 in full
    22. Charges
      Satisfaction of charge 7 in full
    23. Charges
      Registration of charge 022851190010
    24. Charges
      Registration of charge 022851190009
    25. Accounts
      Full accounts made up to 30 April 2013

From the Companies House filing history. Routine confirmation statements are left out, and a run of the same filing is shown once.

Questions people ask

›What does Arada do?

Private limited company registered in Axminster, classed under “Other manufacturing n.e.c.”.

›How much turnover does Arada make?

Answered in the full report

›Is Arada profitable?

Yes: it made a profit after tax of £148k in the year to 30 April 2025, its latest filed accounts.

›How many people work at Arada?

Answered in the full report

›Who runs and owns Arada?

Answered in the full report

›Where is Arada based?

Its registered office is The Fireworks Weycroft Avenue, Millwey Rise Industrial Estate, Axminster, Devon, EX13 5HU, in Axminster, Devon.

›When was Arada founded?

Arada Limited was incorporated on 8 August 1988.

›Is Arada still trading?

The register lists Arada Limited as active.