THE MALVERN COLLECTION LTD
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Cash
£6.6M
-5.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£12M
-0.2% vs 2024
Employees
128
+2.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.8M
+30.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £19,363,803 | £19,173,986 | £22,668,964 | +18.2% | |
| Operating profit | £2,069,462 | £1,654,190 | £2,614,937 | +58.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,419,455 | £2,121,493 | £2,765,151 | +30.3% | |
| Net profit | £1,886,655 | £1,694,655 | £2,263,322 | +33.6% | |
| Cash | £7,825,283 | £6,997,121 | £6,627,323 | -5.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,468,150 | £11,106,067 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £13,084,796 | £11,593,784 | £11,568,605 | -0.2% | |
| Equity | £13,084,796 | £11,593,784 | £11,568,605 | -0.2% | |
| Average employees | 127 | 125 | 128 | +2.4% | |
| Wages | £4,422,809 | £4,510,316 | £4,934,317 | +9.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £430,963 | £410,943 | £449,528 | +9.4% |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 10.7% | 8.6% | 11.5% | |
| Net margin | 9.7% | 8.8% | 10.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.6% | 14.9% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 24.6% | 28.0% | 31.1% | |
| Current ratio | 3.22x | 2.93x | 2.58x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 50.48x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- THE MALVERN COLLECTION LTD 2017-09-26 → present
- MPB GARDEN BUILDINGS LTD 2000-02-15 → 2017-09-26
- POUND'S GARDEN BUILDINGS LIMITED 1995-01-11 → 2000-02-15
- D.W. POUND GARDEN BUILDINGS LIMITED 1979-12-31 → 1995-01-11
- FOUR ACRES CARAVANS LIMITED 1972-11-29 → 1979-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors believe there are no material uncertainties that call into doubt the Company's ability to continue as a going concern and the accounts have therefore been prepared on the basis that the Company is a going concern. In the short term cash holdings are sufficient to ensure adequate cashflow for the foreseeable future. In the medium to long term plans for, and the structure of, The Malvern Collection Limited remain extant and will continue to be reviewed regularly.”
Significant events
- “The Company became aware of the 2023 ruling in the Virgin Media vs NTL Pension Trustee case and subsequent court of appeal ruling published in July 2024. On 1 September 2025, the Government published a list of amendments to the Pension Schemes Bill, which included changes to address issues arising from the Virgin Media ruling.”
- “The Company is party to a multilateral guarantee in connection with a group banking arrangement. The potential liability at 30 September 2025 was £1,677,435 (2024 - £4,841,050).”
- “The Company is party to a multi-employer defined benefit pension scheme. This pension scheme is now closed but is subject to an agreed deficit payment schedule. The Company is liable for the deficit payments of other group companies in case of default by other group companies.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUSS, Stephen | Secretary | — | — | British |
| IRWIN, Lee Thomas | Director | 1996-04-19 | Jun 1963 | British |
| JONES, Anthony Christopher | Director | 2004-10-04 | Jun 1964 | British |
| KERR, Peter William | Director | 2002-06-21 | Jul 1961 | English |
| PALMER, Richard Hendley | Director | 2015-09-22 | Sep 1963 | British |
| RUSS, Stephen | Director | 2012-07-16 | Sep 1966 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANSON, John Francis | Director | — | 2004-01-14 |
| BOXLEY, Beryl | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| BOXLEY, Beryl | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| BUBB, Clare Hillary | Director | 2008-09-16 | 2020-01-31 |
| GRIFFITHS, Simon Wilson | Director | 1994-11-30 | 2002-11-15 |
| HICKMAN, Adrian Richard | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2015-12-14 |
| HORAN, Steven Russell | Director | 1994-11-30 | 1996-09-19 |
| LANE, Gareth Hugh | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2002-04-23 |
| MILLMAN, Paul | Director | 2019-02-28 | 2020-12-31 |
| MYATT, Timothy John | Director | 2002-06-21 | 2009-01-30 |
| POUND, Douglas William Wilson | Director | — | 1994-11-30 |
| POUND, Jean | Director | — | 1994-11-30 |
| TOLLEY, Dean | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2003-07-04 |
| WHITEHOUSE, Keith John | Director | 1994-11-30 | 2002-11-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmer Timber Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 164 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-02-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-02-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2019-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.