MUNTONS PLC
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Cash
£7.8M
+145.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£64M
+0.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
376
-0.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2.8M
-70% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-03
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 | 2026-01-03 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £177,877,000 | £154,542,000 | £137,080,000 | -11.3% | |
| Operating profit | £12,874,000 | £13,182,000 | £6,475,000 | -50.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £8,546,000 | £9,239,000 | £2,773,000 | -70% | |
| Net profit | £6,526,000 | £7,302,000 | £1,936,000 | -73.5% | |
| Cash | £2,399,000 | £3,160,000 | £7,762,000 | +145.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £84,480,000 | £84,652,000 | £93,702,000 | +10.7% | |
| Net assets | £58,462,000 | £63,641,000 | £64,229,000 | +0.9% | |
| Equity | £58,462,000 | £63,641,000 | £64,229,000 | +0.9% | |
| Average employees | 376 | 377 | 376 | -0.3% | |
| Wages | £17,043,000 | £16,404,000 | £16,511,000 | +0.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,476,000 | £1,727,000 | £1,975,000 | +14.4% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 | 2026-01-03 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.2% | 8.5% | 4.7% | |
| Net margin | 3.7% | 4.7% | 1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.2% | 15.6% | 6.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 55.0% | 55.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.40x | 1.39x | 1.49x | |
| Interest cover | 3.03x | 3.79x | 1.88x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- MUNTONS PLC 1996-01-01 → present
- MUNTON & FISON PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1982-04-19 → 1996-01-01
- MUNTON & FISON LIMITED 1957-03-29 → 1982-04-19
- MUNTONA LIMITED 1924-09-16 → 1957-03-29
- MUNTON & BAKER (BEDFORD) LIMITED 1921-09-27 → 1924-09-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Group's and the Parent Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- MUNTONS PLC · parent
- Muntons Malt Supply Chain Limited 97%
- Muntons Malted Ingredients Inc 100%
- Scotmalt Limited 100%
- Scotmalt Trading Limited 100%
- Muntons Ingredients Asia Private Limited 100%
- Muntons Pension Trustees Limited 100%
- Muntons Ingredients (Thailand) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In August 2025, the Group arranged an £8.6m secured loan with HSBC UK to allow the payoff of Thai borrowing facilities with Bangkok Bank and provide 10% funding for the Muntons Ingredients (Thailand) Ltd factory expansion.”
- “In November 2025, the Group arranged a £6.0m overdraft facility with HSBC UK as additional funding headroom pending an increase in the level of available drawdown against inventory, under the asset-based lending facility. The overdraft facility expires on 1 May 2026 and is not anticipated to renew.”
- “Also in November 2025, Muntons Ingredients (Thailand) Ltd entered into a five-year loan agreement with HSBC (Bangkok). The facility provides borrowings of up to THB 245.7m, expressly for the purposes of funding the local factory expansion.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLEIGHT, Alison | Secretary | 2026-06-19 | — | — |
| CROWTHER, Lucy Elizabeth | Director | 2025-04-01 | Feb 1967 | British |
| LOWN, Elizabeth | Director | 2024-01-02 | Oct 1969 | British |
| SLEIGHT, Alison | Director | 2026-02-09 | Dec 1974 | British |
| THOMAS, Christopher | Director | 2023-06-01 | Jan 1958 | British |
| TYLDESLEY, Mark Robert | Director | 2017-04-03 | Jul 1969 | British |
| WELLS, Nicholas Franey | Director | 2025-04-01 | Jun 1986 | British |
| WELLS, Peter John | Director | 2019-10-28 | Jun 1970 | British |
| WILDER, Emily Victoria | Director | 2020-09-01 | Mar 1980 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Bryn Lloyd | Director | 2025-02-03 | Dec 1969 | British |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUTCHER, Neil Martin | Secretary | 2019-04-29 | 2026-06-19 |
| CHAMBERLAIN, Paul Douglas | Secretary | 1996-06-20 | 2019-04-29 |
| FOSTER, James Ansell | Secretary | 1993-02-17 | 1996-06-20 |
| ASHWORTH, Roger | Director | 2004-10-28 | 2012-10-27 |
| BARKER, Roger William | Director | 1995-01-19 | 2008-02-27 |
| BLACKMORE, Andrew David | Director | 2008-04-24 | 2012-08-10 |
| BLUFF, Steven Roger | Director | 2013-03-01 | 2018-03-09 |
| COOK, Timothy James | Director | 2007-03-01 | 2013-08-07 |
| DAVIES, Nigel Leslie, Dr | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2020-04-01 |
| HARRISON, Jonathan James Hewetson | Director | — | 1993-02-18 |
| MILLER, Steven George | Director | 2018-08-13 | 2023-04-28 |
| MOSES, Laurence Richard | Director | — | 2002-09-30 |
| NEWTON, David Alexander | Director | 2003-06-19 | 2005-01-22 |
| OSMAN, Kenneth Robert Mark | Director | — | 1995-04-30 |
| PEARMAIN, Neil Andrew | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2025-04-07 |
| PRIOR, Gerald | Director | — | 2006-12-31 |
| RIDEALGH, Alan | Director | 1995-01-19 | 2018-08-07 |
| ROTHERY, Timothy Michael | Director | — | 1993-02-18 |
| RYAN, Joseph Edmond | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2017-05-05 |
| SEABROOK, Kelly Louise | Director | 2023-04-28 | 2026-01-05 |
| SHELLEY, Andrew Colin | Director | — | 1999-03-31 |
| SIMPSON, Andrew John | Director | 2018-03-19 | 2023-04-28 |
| SLIM, Mark William Rawdon, 3rd Viscount | Director | 2007-11-01 | 2020-05-31 |
| STONEHOUSE, Timothy John | Director | 1997-07-01 | 2025-08-31 |
| SUETT, Andrew David | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2013-03-18 |
| SUTCLIFFE, John Walter | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2023-08-31 |
| WELLS, John Hayward | Director | — | 2004-01-22 |
| WELLS, Paul Richard | Director | — | 2025-05-18 |
| WELLS, Thomas Franey | Director | — | 2013-04-19 |
| WEST, Colin John | Director | 1997-07-01 | 2004-10-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muntons (Holdings) Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 263 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-10-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-08-24 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-06-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-17 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2026-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-08-24 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-08-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.