CLARION INTERPRETING LIMITED
Company number 04401314 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Clarion Interpreting Limited presents a paradox: as a standalone entity, it exhibits strong financial health with net assets of £1.32M, consistent profitability, and a healthy current ratio of 2.76x. However, the company is financially tethered to a wider group carrying significant debt (£24.5M+ term loan) and reporting losses, with £1.28M — representing 97% of shareholders' funds — owed by group undertakings on an unsecured, interest-free basis. The dramatic 77% decline in cash from £1.17M to £267K over two years, concurrent with rising intercompany balances, strongly suggests this profitable subsidiary is being used to support the broader group. While the company itself is not currently in distress, its financial wellness is materially dependent on the group's ability to manage its substantial debt obligations and return to profitability.
Shareholders' funds
£1,317,813
Balance sheet as at 2024-12-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2002-03-22
- Employees
- 19 (2024 accounts · was 22 in 2024)
- Registered office
- Suite U2, Ground Floor Arlington Business Centre, White Rose Park, Leeds, England, LS11 0PA
- Postcode
- LS11 0PA
- Capital
- 57 GBP
- Accounts category
- Small
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-12-31
- Next due by
- 2026-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-03-22
- Next due by
- 2027-04-05
Nature of business (SIC)
- 96090 Other service activities not elsewhere classified
Officers 3 current · 3 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by THEBIGWORD BSL UK LIMITED — since 2024-03-13
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Public contracts won 3
£11,474,000 total awarded value where published.
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Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 3 MORLEYS PLACE, SAWSTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB22 3TG | 2015-10-01 |
| 115C MILTON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, C841XE | 2011-07-20 |
| NEWTON HALL, TOWN STREET NEWTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 5PE | 2010-05-26 |
| 8 ROMSEY TERRACE, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE CB1 3NH | 2004-04-28 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 808 similar companies in LS
Among the biggest employers among its local peers (19 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 2002.
Competitors Leeds
This company ranks 23 among other service activities not elsewhere classified in Leeds.
The class of 2002
37%
of the 2,351 companies in this sector incorporated in 2002 are still active today; 61% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.