MONARCH KNITTING MACHINERY (U.K.) LIMITED
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Cash
£3.9M
+6.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£20M
+0.6% vs 2023
Employees
28
+3.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£1.1M
-248.6% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,239,998 | £8,156,360 | -38.4% | |
| Operating profit | £761,818 | -£1,063,021 | -239.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £713,347 | -£1,059,950 | -248.6% | |
| Net profit | £698,124 | -£452,549 | -164.8% | |
| Cash | £3,671,530 | £3,913,985 | +6.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £21,364,335 | £21,019,186 | -1.6% | |
| Net assets | £20,259,172 | £20,374,460 | +0.6% | |
| Equity | £20,259,172 | £20,374,460 | +0.6% | |
| Average employees | 27 | 28 | +3.7% | |
| Wages | £1,820,632 | £1,805,801 | -0.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £573,649 | £509,532 | -11.2% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.8% | -13.0% | |
| Net margin | 5.3% | -5.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.6% | -5.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 18.3% | 10.9% | |
| Current ratio | 5.64x | 8.67x | |
| Interest cover | 8.58x | -17.89x |
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
- Mark J Rees LLP Chartered Accountants
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the group's forecasts and projections, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Group structure
- MONARCH KNITTING MACHINERY (U.K.) LIMITED · parent
- Monarch Monitoring Systems Limited 100%
- Monarch Turkey 100%
Significant events
- “This year has seen the growth of the group with the inclusion of the Monarch Turkey to go alongside the existing portfolio.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARLOW, Joanne Marie | Secretary | 2025-02-07 | — | — |
| BRUNTON, David John | Director | 1995-01-01 | Feb 1961 | British |
| BRUNTON, Matthew | Director | 2022-09-01 | Jan 1994 | British |
| PERNICK, Craig Daniel | Director | 2015-05-13 | Aug 1986 | American |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHILIP J HAMMOND & SONS | Corporate Secretary | — | 2025-02-07 |
| BRUNTON, Frances Elizabeth | Director | — | 2001-08-16 |
| BRUNTON, Norman Alan | Director | — | 2001-08-16 |
| FRIEDMAN, Jill | Director | — | 2006-12-05 |
| PERNICK, Bruce | Director | — | 2014-08-14 |
| PERNICK, David | Director | — | 2000-04-04 |
| PERNICK, Frances | Director | — | 2000-04-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Craig Daniel Pernick | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 105 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-25 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-02-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-02-14 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-02-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- 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.