H. MARCEL GUEST, LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-06-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-12 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-29
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
+16.6% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£14M
+9.2% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
199
+0.5% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
+14.3% vs 2024
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2020-10-01 | 2021-09-30 | 2021-10-01 | 2022-09-30 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-30 | 2023-10-01 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £26,251,319 | £27,747,264 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £2,066,994 | £2,333,547 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £2,140,875 | £2,447,736 | |
| Net profit | £567,306 | — | £510,471 | — | £606,837 | — | £244,300 | — | £1,732,445 | £1,798,752 | |
| Cash | £344,490 | — | £513,374 | — | £555,932 | — | £479,422 | — | £3,400,691 | £3,966,487 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,951,976 | — | £3,032,447 | — | £3,352,555 | — | £3,256,855 | — | £13,736,687 | £15,026,379 | |
| Net assets | £2,951,976 | — | £3,032,447 | — | £3,352,555 | — | £3,256,855 | — | £13,104,840 | £14,305,306 | |
| Equity | £2,951,976 | £2,951,976 | £3,032,447 | £3,032,447 | £3,352,555 | £3,352,555 | £3,256,855 | £3,256,855 | £13,104,840 | £14,305,306 | |
| Average employees | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 198 | 199 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £6,608,513 | £7,542,555 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £149,826 | £302,595 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-09-30 vs 2024-09-30
-
Turnover
+5.7%
£26,251,319 £27,747,264
-
Cash
+16.6%
£3,400,691 £3,966,487
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
+9.2%
£13,104,840 £14,305,306
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+0.5%
198 199
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
+12.9%
£2,066,994 £2,333,547
-
Profit before tax
+14.3%
£2,140,875 £2,447,736
-
Wages
+14.1%
£6,608,513 £7,542,555
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2020-10-01 | 2021-09-30 | 2021-10-01 | 2022-09-30 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-30 | 2023-10-01 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.9% | 8.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.6% | 6.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15.0% | 15.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.65x | 2.65x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 722.47x | 235.47x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Hurst Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- H. MARCEL GUEST, LIMITED · parent
- HMG Paints Limited 100%
- Cadulac Chemicals Limited 100%
- HMG Coatings (London) Limited 100%
- W.H. Screeton Associates Limited 100%
- HMG Paints (Europe) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “As a recognition of this, transfers of ownership to that next generation have been planned during the year (and have been executed early in financial year 2025/26).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEST, Katherine Jane | Secretary | 2012-02-14 | — | — |
| FALDER, Christine Jane | Director | 2017-03-14 | Nov 1960 | British |
| FALDER, Jane Elizabeth | Director | 2017-03-14 | Oct 1955 | British |
| FALDER, John Stuart | Director | — | Jun 1955 | British |
| FALDER, Stephen Brian | Director | — | Jul 1960 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FALDER, Beryl | Secretary | — | 2012-02-14 |
| FALDER, Brian | Director | — | 2019-09-19 |
| MOORE, Lionel Hall | Director | 1995-11-27 | 2000-07-26 |
| WEBSTER, James | Director | 1995-11-27 | 2000-07-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Katherine Jane Falder | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-07-15 |
| Mr Brian Falder | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-09-19 |
| Mr John Stuart Falder | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Stephen Brian Falder | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 120 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-12-01 MA Memorandum articles
- 2021-12-19 MA Memorandum articles
- 2021-12-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-15 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-12-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-01 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-11-27 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-11-27 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-03-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-19 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2021-12-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-12-15 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2021-03-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-03-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.