MAGNA SPECIALIST CONFECTIONERS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.1M
+1,315.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£60M
+32.7% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
518
+1% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£20M
+14.3% highest in 5 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2021-05-01 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £111,726,094 | £122,352,745 | £152,112,664 | £183,738,509 | +20.8% | |
| Operating profit | — | £10,529,462 | £13,857,790 | £18,789,718 | £20,097,085 | +7% | |
| Profit before tax | £6,531,329 | £9,684,495 | £13,183,177 | £17,857,007 | £20,408,013 | +14.3% | |
| Net profit | £4,588,912 | £8,059,687 | £8,995,353 | £12,476,400 | £15,278,365 | +22.5% | |
| Cash | -£2,138,096 | £4,836,017 | £60,063 | £76,614 | £1,084,202 | +1,315.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £52,465,074 | £57,577,956 | £67,270,740 | £84,762,627 | +26% | |
| Net assets | — | £43,516,909 | £43,491,028 | £45,183,303 | £59,954,272 | +32.7% | |
| Equity | £35,610,091 | £43,516,909 | £43,491,028 | £45,183,303 | £59,954,272 | +32.7% | |
| Average employees | 496 | 496 | 514 | 513 | 518 | +1% | |
| Wages | £11,697,338 | £13,417,986 | £15,221,278 | £16,605,696 | £19,402,192 | +16.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £824,606 | £857,197 | £841,624 | £889,862 | £959,337 | +7.8% |
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 | 2021-05-01 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 9.4% | 11.3% | 12.4% | 10.9% | |
| Net margin | — | 7.2% | 7.4% | 8.2% | 8.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 20.1% | 24.1% | 27.9% | 23.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 52.5% | 52.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.35x | 1.23x | |
| Interest cover | — | 12.46x | 20.54x | 13.79x | 9.84x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- MAGNA SPECIALIST CONFECTIONERS LIMITED 1985-09-19 → present
- MAGNA FOODS LIMITED 1978-12-31 → 1985-09-19
- FOSKETT & SONS (SALOP) LIMITED 1972-04-18 → 1978-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Fraser Russell Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. In drawing this conclusion, the directors have considered the forecasts for the foreseeable future and any likely sensitivity that could be reasonably expected to occur. In addition, they have considered the funding available to them and believe that there is sufficient headroom provided through existing cash and facilities.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOULD-GRIFFITHS, Andrea Jane | Secretary | 2006-11-22 | — | British |
| FOSKETT, Beryl Irene | Director | — | Oct 1944 | British |
| FOSKETT, Robert Benjamin | Director | 2003-04-30 | Jan 1967 | British |
| MCHALE, Alice Rebecca | Director | 2003-04-30 | Dec 1965 | British |
| MCHALE, Philip Thomas | Director | 1993-09-23 | Jun 1961 | British |
| WHITEFIELD, Robert Henry | Director | — | Jan 1937 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAWLA, Surjit Singh | Secretary | — | 1997-09-30 |
| GREEN, Timothy Roy | Secretary | 1997-10-01 | 2006-05-15 |
| MCHALE, Alice Rebecca | Secretary | 2006-05-15 | 2006-11-22 |
| FOSKETT, Robert Frank | Director | — | 1996-10-22 |
| LAW, Brian Ratcliffe | Director | — | 1999-05-02 |
| STAPLES, Colin Geoffrey | Director | 1995-06-01 | 2003-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Philip Thomas Mchale | Individual | Significant influence | 2026-05-01 | Active |
| Blackladies Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2024-09-24 | Active |
| Alice Rebecca Mchale | Legal person | Significant influence (as trust) | 2019-07-25 | Active |
| Robert Benjamin Foskett | Legal person | Significant influence (as trust) | 2019-07-25 | Active |
| Philip Thomas Mchale | Legal person | Significant influence (as trust) | 2019-07-25 | Active |
| Mrs Beryl Irene Foskett | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-05-01 |
| Mrs Alice Rebecca Mchale | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-07-25 |
| Mr Philip Thomas Mchale | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-07-25 |
| Mr Robert Benjamin Foskett | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-07-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 153 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-05-17 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-05-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-06 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-12 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-03 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-01 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-08-31 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-07-21 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-07-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-05-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-05-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.