{"name":"CERDIC FOUNDRIES LIMITED","company_number":"00975764","status":"Active","type":"Private Limited Company","incorporated":"1970-03-26","dissolved":null,"registered_office":"Cerdic Foundries Limited, Beeching Close, Chard, England, TA20 1BB","postcode":"TA20 1BB","sic_codes":[{"code":24510,"description":"Casting of iron"}],"principal_activity":"The principal activity of the company is the manufacture of ferrous and non-ferrous castings","previous_names":[],"warnings":[],"accounts":{"category":"Small","year_end":"31 December","last_made_up_to":"2025-12-31","next_due":"2027-09-30"},"employees":{"count":66,"accounts_date":"2025-12-31"},"financials":[{"financial_date":"2025-12-31","net_assets":1059,"cash":39,"average_employees":66},{"financial_date":"2024-12-31","net_assets":866,"cash":36,"average_employees":60},{"financial_date":"2023-12-31","net_assets":1077000,"cash":115000},{"financial_date":"2014-12-31","net_assets":808312,"cash":43001},{"financial_date":"2013-12-31","net_assets":736145,"cash":4066}],"officers":{"current":7,"resigned":12,"complete":true,"note":"Names and details of individual officers are on the People page (subscriber-only on this site) and free at Companies House."},"charges":{"total":4,"outstanding":4},"gazette_notices":[],"insolvency_outcome":null,"ai_summary":"Cerdic Foundries possesses genuine strategic differentiation through its Lloyds accreditation and metallurgical range, operating in a market where domestic capacity continues to contract in its favour. The FY2025 return to profitability and 22% net asset growth confirms the business model's viability, but critically thin cash reserves (£39K), extreme debtor concentration (82% of current assets), and declining tangible assets signal that the company is profitable but financially fragile. The immediate strategic imperative is working capital optimisation—specifically accelerating cash collection and managing debtor risk—whilst leveraging its accreditation and material capabilities to capture displaced demand from exiting competitors and pursue value-grade upsell opportunities that improve margins without requiring significant capital investment.","website":"https://www.cerdicfoundries.co.uk/","links":{"page":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/cerdic-foundries","people":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/cerdic-foundries/people","filing_history":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/cerdic-foundries/filing-history","companies_house":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00975764","financials":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/cerdic-foundries/financial","control":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/cerdic-foundries/control","charges":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/cerdic-foundries/charges","ai_analysis":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/cerdic-foundries/analysis"},"source":"CompaniesInTheUK, from Companies House, The Gazette and other public registers (see /support/about). Cite as: CompaniesInTheUK, https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/cerdic-foundries"}