MANCHESTER CENTRAL CONVENTION COMPLEX LIMITED
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Cash
£16m
+12.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£37m
+5.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
264
+17.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.5m
-13.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £27,206,000 | £30,100,000 | £31,390,000 | +4.3% | |
| Operating profit | £3,500,000 | £3,710,000 | £3,156,000 | -14.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,787,000 | £4,050,000 | £3,502,000 | -13.5% | |
| Net profit | £2,007,000 | £2,199,000 | £1,802,000 | -18.1% | |
| Cash | £11,994,000 | £13,869,000 | £15,647,000 | +12.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £42,060,000 | £43,731,000 | £45,014,000 | +2.9% | |
| Net assets | £33,176,000 | £35,375,000 | £37,177,000 | +5.1% | |
| Equity | £33,176,000 | £35,375,000 | £37,177,000 | +5.1% | |
| Average employees | 203 | 224 | 264 | +17.9% | |
| Wages | £5,825,000 | £7,377,000 | £7,741,000 | +4.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £215,000 | £331,000 | £240,000 | -27.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £24,000 | £45,000 | £27,000 | -40% | |
| Highest paid director | £215,000 | £196,000 | £240,000 | +22.4% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.9% | 12.3% | 10.1% | |
| Net margin | 7.4% | 7.3% | 5.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.3% | 8.5% | 7.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 40.4% | 39.7% | 35.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.34x | 1.32x | 1.47x | |
| Interest cover | 15.35x | 21.20x | 30.94x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- MANCHESTER CENTRAL CONVENTION COMPLEX LIMITED 2007-01-15 → present
- G-MEX LIMITED 1993-04-06 → 2007-01-15
- CENTRAL STATION PROPERTIES LIMITED 1979-12-31 → 1993-04-06
- GEORGE ROBINSON(MANCHESTER)LIMITED 1969-05-01 → 1979-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the directors are confident that the Company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “During the year ended 31 March 2026, NCP entered administration, giving rise to uncertainty over the recoverability of the outstanding balance due to the Company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 43 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAIRLAMB, Neil Christopher | Director | 2026-07-21 | Mar 1976 | British |
| HOINKES, Lori | Director | 2024-05-13 | Aug 1972 | British |
| MCARDLE, Samantha Leanne | Director | 2025-10-23 | Oct 1982 | British |
| WOODROOFE, Chris | Director | 2025-07-31 | Oct 1977 | British |
Show 43 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DYER, Faye Laura | Secretary | 2013-07-24 | 2018-10-17 |
| MC CREERY, Terence Richard | Secretary | — | 2005-09-29 |
| MANCHESTER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2005-10-14 | 2013-07-24 |
| ACTON, David, Councillor | Director | 1997-06-20 | 2004-12-08 |
| BARTOLI, Patricia | Director | 2014-01-09 | 2026-07-21 |
| BATTYE, John Bernard | Director | — | 2000-06-30 |
| BERNSTEIN, Howard, Sir | Director | 2005-06-09 | 2005-10-14 |
| BYRNE, John | Director | 1993-07-30 | 2006-06-12 |
| CLIFTON, Alan Henry | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2005-06-09 |
| CORNISH, Charles Thomas | Director | 2015-09-14 | 2025-05-08 |
| CULLEY, Carol Ann | Director | 2016-06-01 | 2024-03-31 |
| DIXON, Gavin William | Director | 2005-04-01 | 2005-06-09 |
| DYER, Faye Laura | Director | 2017-07-01 | 2018-10-17 |
| EADIE, Frank Henry | Director | 1993-07-30 | 1995-08-25 |
| EARLY, John Dalton | Director | 2005-10-12 | 2016-09-26 |
| FORSHAW, Thomas Carlton | Director | 2024-05-01 | 2025-03-03 |
| HACKING, John | Director | 2023-04-27 | 2026-05-21 |
| HAMILTON, Irene | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2022-04-30 |
| HINDS, Charles William Victor | Director | — | 2005-07-29 |
| HINDS, Shaun Charles | Director | 2017-06-05 | 2024-05-24 |
| HUGHES, Beverley June, Rt. Hon. Baroness | Director | 1995-08-25 | 1997-05-20 |
| LEESE, Richard Charles, Sir | Director | 2012-01-26 | 2014-01-09 |
| LEESE, Richard Charles, Sir | Director | 1997-04-25 | 2009-03-24 |
| LINBOURN, John | Director | — | 2005-06-09 |
| NELSON, Ian Stewart | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2005-03-31 |
| OLDHAM, Samuel Roy | Director | 1989-08-31 | 2005-07-29 |
| ORRELL, Susan Ann | Director | 2005-06-09 | 2005-10-14 |
| PALMER, Alan Henry | Director | 1999-04-01 | 2005-06-09 |
| PAVER, Richard | Director | 2005-06-09 | 2016-05-31 |
| PRIEST, Bernard, Dr | Director | 2015-05-15 | 2023-03-13 |
| PRIEST, Bernard, Dr | Director | 2009-03-24 | 2011-06-16 |
| READMAN, John Peter Abercromby | Director | — | 2003-06-30 |
| ROBERTS, David Edward Glyn | Director | — | 2003-06-30 |
| ROBERTS, Peter Lewis, Councillor | Director | 2000-06-23 | 2004-12-08 |
| ROBINSON, Angela Bridie | Director | 2005-10-12 | 2017-06-02 |
| ROWEN, Paul John | Director | 2004-12-08 | 2005-07-18 |
| SMITH, Jeffrey | Director | 2011-06-16 | 2015-05-07 |
| STOKES, Andrew John | Director | 2005-10-12 | 2015-09-25 |
| STRINGER, Graham Eric | Director | — | 1997-04-25 |
| TOMLINSON, Lesley Ann | Director | 2007-06-14 | 2013-05-21 |
| WHETTON, Michael Peter | Director | 2004-12-08 | 2010-03-26 |
| WILKINSON, Thomas Paul | Director | 2024-04-01 | 2025-10-23 |
| WILLIAMS, Susan Frances Marie, Baroness | Director | 2005-10-12 | 2007-05-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destination Manchester Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 244 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-13 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-05-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.