M. MARCUS LIMITED
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Cash
£3.2m
-21.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£11m
-1.1% vs 2024
Employees
74
-9.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£5.3m
-10.2% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £14,360,483 | £17,395,733 | £16,215,466 | -6.8% | |
| Operating profit | £2,779,297 | £5,416,412 | £5,159,815 | -4.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,800,023 | £5,847,690 | £5,252,916 | -10.2% | |
| Net profit | £2,264,139 | £4,432,048 | £3,930,682 | -11.3% | |
| Cash | £4,650,709 | £4,098,230 | £3,207,182 | -21.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,603,221 | £10,893,920 | £10,774,602 | -1.1% | |
| Net assets | — | £10,874,975 | £10,755,657 | -1.1% | |
| Equity | £9,603,221 | £10,874,975 | £10,755,657 | -1.1% | |
| Average employees | 88 | 82 | 74 | -9.8% | |
| Wages | £2,101,210 | £2,526,869 | £2,457,090 | -2.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £120,000 | £120,000 | £120,000 | 0% |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 19.4% | 31.1% | 31.8% | |
| Net margin | 15.8% | 25.5% | 24.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 28.9% | 49.7% | 47.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 15.8% | 7.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | 5.37x | 11.85x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KLSA LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have made an assessment of the company's ability to continue as a going concern, based on the company's cash resources, rental income, committed capital and other expenditure and dividend distributions.”
Significant events
- “The company's turnover for the year was £16.21m (2024: £17.39m) and profit after tax of £3.93m (2024: £4.43m) including revaluation of properties and income from investments.”
- “The results for the year under review and the financial position at the year end were considered to be satisfactory by the directors.”
- “The company's objective is to achieve sustainable rates of growth and return through organic growth.”
- “The directors remain cautious about the inflation and impact on the company's profitability.”
- “The company expects its operational costs to increase as it aims to reduce its environment impact by reducing its carbon emissions.”
- “The management continuously monitors the exchange rates for US Dollars and Euros as these have an impact on product pricings. The Sterling Pound fluctuated against the above currencies during the period which impacted the purchase price of the company's products.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KARNANI, Pankaj | Secretary | 1995-01-28 | — | British |
| KARNANI, Narendra Kumar | Director | — | Sep 1955 | British |
| KARNANI, Pankaj | Director | — | Feb 1960 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GARRETT, William Leslie | Secretary | — | 1995-01-28 |
| GARRETT, William Leslie | Director | — | 1995-01-28 |
| KARNANI, Kanta | Director | — | 2015-10-01 |
| KARNANI, Viswanath | Director | — | 2004-11-09 |
| MONTAG, Robert | Director | — | 1992-08-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Pankaj Karnani | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-06-01 | Active |
| Mr Narendra Kumar Karnani | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-06-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 107 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-12-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2018-09-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2017-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2017-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.