MARSH PLANT HIRE LIMITED
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Cash
£4.8k
-99.2% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£5m
+2.3% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
74
+1.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£162k
-69.2% first positive since 2022
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,766,099 | £6,327,447 | £6,778,599 | £7,907,231 | £8,315,333 | £8,019,665 | -3.6% | |
| Operating profit | -£417,373 | -£198,475 | £1,749 | £563,352 | £960,322 | £721,347 | -24.9% | |
| Profit before tax | -£537,778 | -£283,544 | -£131,519 | £253,304 | £525,489 | £161,956 | -69.2% | |
| Net profit | -£462,138 | -£193,505 | -£420,137 | £210,065 | £390,723 | £111,952 | -71.3% | |
| Cash | £1,335,326 | £898,617 | £501,693 | £267,372 | £589,516 | £4,769 | -99.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,845,308 | £11,865,838 | £11,414,534 | £12,899,166 | £15,871,399 | £16,620,068 | +4.7% | |
| Net assets | £4,869,458 | £4,675,953 | £4,255,816 | £4,465,881 | £4,856,604 | £4,968,556 | +2.3% | |
| Equity | £4,869,458 | £4,675,953 | £4,255,816 | £4,465,881 | £4,856,604 | £4,968,556 | +2.3% | |
| Average employees | 82 | 76 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 74 | +1.4% | |
| Wages | £2,752,373 | £2,637,726 | £2,612,702 | £2,974,204 | £3,212,445 | £3,094,604 | -3.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £76,389 | £86,639 | £88,267 | £95,137 | £106,058 | £119,799 | +13% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £25,472 | £24,728 | £26,507 | +7.2% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -7.2% | -3.1% | 0.0% | 7.1% | 11.5% | 9.0% | |
| Net margin | -8.0% | -3.1% | -6.2% | 2.7% | 4.7% | 1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | -3.2% | -1.7% | 0.0% | 4.4% | 6.1% | 4.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 68.8% | 68.2% | 69.5% | 71.8% | 76.1% | 74.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.61x | 0.43x | 0.37x | |
| Interest cover | -3.46x | -2.33x | 0.01x | 1.82x | 2.21x | 1.29x |
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
- TC Group
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “Arranged a £500,000 overdraft, extended to February 2026.”
- “Started talks with Lloyd's bank on 11th December 2025 which became effective from 9th June 2026.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WALTERS, Caroline Louise | Secretary | 2018-05-01 | — | — |
| HONEYWELL, Andrew George | Director | 2001-09-17 | Mar 1966 | British |
| MARSH, Geoffrey Esmond | Director | — | Jul 1939 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUNT, Richard Michael Penn | Secretary | — | 2018-04-30 |
| CHAMBERS, Douglas Alexander | Director | — | 1993-02-15 |
| COWELL, David William | Director | — | 2001-03-31 |
| GODDARD, Arthur Ralph | Director | — | 1996-03-29 |
| HILLCOAT, Anthony | Director | — | 1997-06-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marsh Plant Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 133 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-06-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-06-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-06-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.