CRAVENS LIMITED
Company number 02233109 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Cravens Limited presents a mixed financial picture; while the company is currently liquid and has successfully reduced its total liabilities by over half in the last year, there is a concerning multi-year trend of balance sheet erosion. The dramatic drop in trade debtors and retained earnings suggests either a significant contraction in business volume or substantial bad debt losses that warrant further investigation. The company remains solvent and compliant, but its shrinking equity base reduces its margin of safety for future operational challenges.
Shareholders' funds
£458,924
Balance sheet as at 2024-12-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1988-03-21
- Employees
- 33 (2024 accounts · was 36 in 2023)
- Registered office
- Cathedral Buildings 4th Floor, Cathedral Buildings, Dean Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, NE1 1PG
- Postcode
- NE1 1PG
- Capital
- 55,267 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 1 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
- 2026-08-17
- Next due by
- 2027-08-31
Nature of business (SIC)
- 73110 Advertising agencies
Officers 4 current · 16 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| CRAVENS ADVERTISING LIMITED | 2008-03-20 |
| PROFILEWARE LIMITED | 1988-07-27 |
Previous registered addresses 7
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 4TH FLOOR, CATHEDRAL BUILDINGS DEAN STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 1PJ, ENGLAND | 2015-12-17 |
| SPACEWORKS BENTON PARK ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE7 7LX | 2015-12-15 |
| 42 LEAZES PARK ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 4PL | 2013-09-24 |
| OAKTREES, WHITESIDE BANK, RIDING MILL, NORTHUMBERLAND NE4 46D | 1992-11-11 |
| 42 LEAZES PARK ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE14PL | 1988-08-18 |
| CROSS HOUSE, WESTGATE ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE99 1SB | 1988-06-21 |
| 2 BACHES STREET, LONDON, N1 6UB | 1988-04-21 |
Among its peers
Top 10%
by shareholders' funds, of 200 similar companies in NE
Among the biggest employers among its local peers (33 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1988.
No.15 of the largest advertising agencies companies in Newcastle Upon Tyne →
Competitors Newcastle Upon Tyne
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3. N21 LIMITED
This company ranks 15 among advertising agencies in Newcastle Upon Tyne.
The class of 1988
51%
of the 20,917 companies incorporated in 1988 are still active today; 43% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.