TOM MARTIN & COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£2m
+80.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£33m
+0.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
79
+5.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£4.5m
-23.2% 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 | £51,396,218 | £56,278,535 | £58,786,545 | +4.5% | |
| Operating profit | £6,347,053 | £5,408,480 | £4,119,569 | -23.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £6,493,691 | £5,900,578 | £4,533,748 | -23.2% | |
| Net profit | £5,387,892 | £4,717,569 | £3,554,898 | -24.6% | |
| Cash | £3,010,639 | £1,085,874 | £1,959,418 | +80.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £31,883,724 | £32,517,813 | £32,886,797 | +1.1% | |
| Net assets | £31,649,374 | £32,264,808 | £32,549,661 | +0.9% | |
| Equity | £31,649,374 | £32,264,808 | £32,549,661 | +0.9% | |
| Average employees | 71 | 75 | 79 | +5.3% | |
| Wages | £2,477,528 | £2,874,599 | £2,982,372 | +3.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £257,227 | £528,357 | £523,372 | -0.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £37,921 | £91,021 | £49,338 | -45.8% | |
| Highest paid director | £80,000 | £274,776 | £206,109 | -25% |
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 | 12.3% | 9.6% | 7.0% | |
| Net margin | 10.5% | 8.4% | 6.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 19.9% | 16.6% | 12.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 19.0% | 21.3% | 24.5% | |
| Current ratio | 5.23x | 4.65x | 4.03x |
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
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- 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.”
Group structure
- TOM MARTIN & COMPANY LIMITED · parent
- Tom Martin Polska SP.Z.o.o 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOWE, Christopher | Secretary | 2018-02-01 | — | — |
| BRETTLE, George Edward | Director | 2009-01-01 | Aug 1974 | British |
| LOWE, Christopher | Director | 2018-02-01 | Oct 1981 | British |
| MAXWELL, David | Director | 2022-11-23 | Dec 1981 | British |
| PERKINS, Mark | Director | 2022-11-11 | Feb 1982 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HALLINAN, Sean | Secretary | — | 2017-11-22 |
| AMID, Malcolm | Director | — | 1993-09-30 |
| CRAIG, Ian Charles Harvey | Director | — | 1996-04-01 |
| CZARNECKI, Robert Andrew | Director | 1994-01-01 | 2010-12-31 |
| HALLINAN, Sean | Director | 1994-01-01 | 2017-11-22 |
| MCLOUGHLIN, David | Director | — | 2007-12-31 |
| MCNEILL, Colin | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2022-11-11 |
| MEARS, Jeffrey | Director | — | 1993-06-28 |
| MUSIOL, Izabella | Director | 2022-11-11 | 2022-11-11 |
| RIDING, Frank | Director | 1994-01-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| SLATER, Alan | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2022-11-11 |
| TAMBERLIN, John | Director | 1996-04-01 | 1998-12-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Martin Metal Property Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-07-28 | Active |
| Tom Martin Metal Holdings 2011 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-07-26 | Ceased 2023-07-28 |
| Tom Martin Metal Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2018-12-19 | Ceased 2023-07-26 |
| Majormobile Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-11-22 | Ceased 2018-12-19 |
| Mr George Edward Brettle | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-11-11 |
| Mr Colin Mcneill | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-11-11 |
| Mr Alan Slater | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-11-11 |
| Mr Sean Hallinan | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-11-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 217 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-26 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part release with charge number | |
| 2024-02-26 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part release with charge number | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-20 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- 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.