MAKRO LIMITED
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Cash
£11m
+864.8% vs 2022
Net assets
£408k
+104.8% vs 2022
Employees
2
0% vs 2022
Profit before tax
-£9.6m
-779.7% vs 2022
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Annual accounts overdue
Due 2025-12-31.
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-06-25.
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Material uncertainty over going concern
As a result of this decision the financial statements have been prepared on a non-going concern basis as described in note 2.2.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2023-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£1,042,000 | -£9,160,000 | -779.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,091,000 | -£9,598,000 | -779.7% | |
| Net profit | -£1,091,000 | -£9,598,000 | -779.7% | |
| Cash | £1,137,000 | £10,970,000 | +864.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£8,460,000 | £408,000 | +104.8% | |
| Net assets | -£8,460,000 | £408,000 | +104.8% | |
| Equity | — | £408,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 2 | 2 | 0% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 721.6% | 96.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.14x | 1.04x | |
| Interest cover | -21.27x | -20.91x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- MAKRO LIMITED 2001-06-07 → present
- MAKRO (UNITED KINGDOM) HOLDING COMPANY LIMITED 1998-04-14 → 2001-06-07
- SHV (UNITED KINGDOM) HOLDING COMPANY LIMITED 1946-05-28 → 1998-04-14
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Smailes Goldie
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“As a result of this decision the financial statements have been prepared on a non-going concern basis as described in note 2.2.”
Group structure
- MAKRO LIMITED · parent
- Makro Pension Trustees Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the prior year, the directors of the Company decided to execute a complete pension fund buy-out...”
- “On 30 March 2023, the Trustee entered into a further bulk annuity policy with Rothesay Life to cover all remaining non-insured members of the Scheme. The premium of ~£34.1m was paid to Rothesay on 12 April 2023...”
- “On 15 December 2023, the company issued one ordinary share of £1 at a price of £10,330,000 to Makro Cash and Carry UK Holding Limited. This resulted in an addition to share premium of £10,329,999.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTEFISCH, Imke | Director | 2018-03-26 | Jun 1970 | German |
| SCHWARZE, Juergen | Director | 2011-10-04 | Oct 1967 | German |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HENNELL, Andrew Charles | Secretary | 1997-01-31 | 2005-03-14 |
| KÖPPEN, Jens, Dr | Secretary | 2012-08-02 | 2018-03-01 |
| SHEPHERD, William John | Secretary | — | 1997-01-31 |
| WILSON, David Paul | Secretary | 2005-03-14 | 2012-08-02 |
| BLAN, Stephen Albert | Director | 2012-01-04 | 2013-04-22 |
| DAUTZENBERG, Philipp Ludwig, Dr | Director | 2004-02-05 | 2007-01-02 |
| DE KAT, Dirk Robbart | Director | — | 1994-07-01 |
| FENTENER VAN VLISSINGEN, Paul | Director | 1994-07-01 | 1995-11-20 |
| FLOTO, Hans Adolf Friedrich | Director | 2007-01-11 | 2011-06-10 |
| HAMILTON, Ian Mackenzie | Director | 1996-04-01 | 2001-04-01 |
| HEENAN, John Joseph | Director | 2001-04-01 | 2003-09-18 |
| HENNELL, Andrew Charles | Director | 1997-01-31 | 2005-03-31 |
| HESSE, Stefan Heinrich | Director | 2005-05-03 | 2011-06-10 |
| KÖPPEN, Jens | Director | 2011-06-10 | 2018-03-01 |
| LINZBACH, Peter | Director | 2003-09-18 | 2004-02-05 |
| MURPHY, Daniel | Director | 2011-06-10 | 2012-01-13 |
| RIJNVIS, Drs Arie Johannes | Director | — | 1994-07-01 |
| RÄTTIG, Klaus Peter, Dr | Director | 2011-06-10 | 2012-01-13 |
| SCHUMACHER, Martin Arnold Benedikt | Director | 2011-06-10 | 2012-01-04 |
| SHEPHERD, William John | Director | 1995-11-20 | 1997-01-31 |
| STEELE, Anthony Lionel | Director | 1995-11-17 | 1996-04-01 |
| VISSER, Jan | Director | — | 1995-11-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makro Cash & Carry Uk Holding Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% (as firm), Voting 75–100% (as firm), Appoints directors (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 159 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-11-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-24 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2026-03-03 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2025-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-13 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2024-03-12 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2024-01-12 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-03-11 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2022-03-08 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2021-11-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-06-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-12 | 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.