MSA (BRITAIN) LIMITED
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Cash
£1.4m
-4.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£4.3m
+16.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
26
+8.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£537k
-2.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £19,359,000 | £19,274,000 | £14,889,000 | -22.8% | |
| Operating profit | £658,000 | £627,000 | £527,000 | -15.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £560,000 | £553,000 | £537,000 | -2.9% | |
| Net profit | £465,000 | £412,000 | £621,000 | +50.7% | |
| Cash | £1,615,000 | £1,446,000 | £1,379,000 | -4.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,372,000 | £4,011,000 | £4,713,000 | +17.5% | |
| Net assets | £3,270,000 | £3,682,000 | £4,303,000 | +16.9% | |
| Equity | £3,270,000 | £3,682,000 | £4,303,000 | +16.9% | |
| Average employees | 22 | 24 | 26 | +8.3% | |
| Wages | £1,776,000 | £1,713,000 | £1,891,000 | +10.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | £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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.5% | |
| Net margin | 2.4% | 2.1% | 4.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 19.5% | 15.6% | 11.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 62.7% | 47.9% | 28.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.57x | 2.12x | 4.02x | |
| Interest cover | 5.88x | 4.82x | 25.10x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- MSA (BRITAIN) LIMITED 1981-12-31 → present
- MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES COMPANY LIMITED 1947-06-26 → 1981-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The preparation of the financial statements on a going concern basis assumes that the company will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANNHARDT, Heather | Director | 2025-07-16 | Feb 1982 | American |
| DAUGHERTY, James Michael | Director | 2017-02-27 | Aug 1969 | American |
| KARR, Kimberly | Director | 2024-06-13 | Feb 1987 | American |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOLDER, Gail | Secretary | 2007-09-19 | 2020-11-30 |
| HAY, Robert | Secretary | 1997-08-01 | 2000-11-15 |
| HOLLAND, William Robert | Secretary | — | 1997-07-31 |
| INGRAM, Grahame | Secretary | 2004-05-01 | 2005-11-30 |
| MACLACHLAN, Robert | Secretary | 2000-11-15 | 2004-04-30 |
| MAK, Frank Olaf | Secretary | 2005-12-01 | 2007-09-19 |
| BAILLIE, James H | Director | 1999-02-09 | 2007-09-19 |
| CHRISTEN, Werner Erich | Director | — | 2000-01-31 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Douglas Harry Charles | Director | — | 1998-02-27 |
| EVERTSE, Jan Gerrit | Director | 2007-09-19 | 2010-08-02 |
| GOLDER, Gail | Director | 2011-01-14 | 2013-07-15 |
| HERRING, Ronald Nelson | Director | 2013-07-15 | 2015-09-17 |
| HEUSINKVELD, Craig John | Director | 2009-05-10 | 2013-07-15 |
| KRAUSE, Kenneth Dwayne | Director | 2015-09-17 | 2017-02-27 |
| KRISHNAPPA, Ravindar | Director | 2015-09-17 | 2017-02-27 |
| LEENEN, Bob Willem | Director | 2013-07-15 | 2015-09-17 |
| LUCIDO, Eleni | Director | 2024-06-13 | 2025-04-30 |
| MAK, Frank Olaf | Director | 2007-09-19 | 2011-01-14 |
| MOORE, Kimberly Seaton | Director | 2017-02-27 | 2024-03-29 |
| PLOKKER, Leendert | Director | 2013-07-15 | 2015-09-17 |
| RISK, Thomas Neilson, Sir | Director | — | 1998-03-19 |
| RODA, Richard William | Director | 2015-09-17 | 2024-06-13 |
| RYAN III, John Thomas | Director | — | 2009-05-10 |
| SCOTT, Ronald Malcolm | Director | — | 2000-11-15 |
| SHORT JR, Leo Napoleon | Director | — | 1997-08-20 |
| THOW, David Henry, Dr | Director | — | 1995-01-03 |
| TRODD, Nigel James Bendict | Director | 1996-04-01 | 2000-02-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Msa Europe Gmbh | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-14 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 164 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-01-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-13 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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