MARL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
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Cash
£3.7m
highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£5.7m
highest in 6 filed years
Employees
58
lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.2m
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £4,296,278 | £8,511,756 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £948,716 | £2,214,387 | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £931,714 | £2,197,985 | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £941,245 | £1,034,070 | £2,166,176 | — | |
| Cash | £987,778 | £804,193 | £894,758 | £598,074 | £543,759 | £3,691,428 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,277,146 | £2,733,077 | £2,981,079 | £3,077,020 | £3,715,398 | £5,792,073 | — | |
| Net assets | £1,521,649 | £2,034,639 | £2,470,640 | £2,638,082 | £3,511,352 | £5,677,528 | — | |
| Equity | £1,521,649 | £2,034,639 | £2,470,640 | £2,638,082 | £3,511,352 | £5,677,528 | — | |
| Average employees | 68 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 59 | 58 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £739,084 | £1,285,740 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £118,861 | £188,298 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | — | £5,752 | £98,194 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 7 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 22.1% | 26.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 24.1% | 25.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 25.5% | 38.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 67.6% | 56.8% | 59.5% | 45.3% | 39.0% | 42.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.33x | 2.19x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 42.71x | — |
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 1 time since incorporation
- MARL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1980-12-31 → present
- MARL ASSOCIATES LIMITED 1973-04-25 → 1980-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis. The directors monitor actual results against the annual budget and forecasts and continually analyse the company's operating environment and allocate resources accordingly.”
Significant events
- “On 9 July 2026, subsequent to the year end, Marl International Limited acquired 100% of the issued ordinary share capital of Consolite Technology Limited, a UK specialist in specialised military lighting and optical communication systems, for an initial consideration of £3,750,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORTON, Nathan James | Director | 2010-11-16 | Aug 1973 | British |
| SIM, Douglas John Elliot | Director | 2021-01-04 | Mar 1974 | British |
| SODERBERG, Erik Viktor | Director | 2024-08-12 | Mar 1982 | Swedish |
| STRANDEN, Tommy | Director | 2024-08-12 | May 1977 | Norwegian |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AINLEY, Brian | Secretary | 1992-07-20 | 1993-05-01 |
| FORD, David John | Secretary | 1993-05-01 | 2014-02-28 |
| RAWLINSON, Adrian Harold Roderick | Secretary | — | 1992-07-20 |
| WOODALL, David William Elliott | Secretary | 2014-02-28 | 2018-05-23 |
| AINLEY, Brian | Director | — | 2017-06-15 |
| ASHBURNER, Gary Michael | Director | 1998-10-05 | 2003-01-31 |
| FORD, David John | Director | 2003-02-11 | 2014-02-28 |
| GILL, Richard John | Director | 1996-08-09 | 2002-08-16 |
| HUNT, David Edward | Director | 2024-08-12 | 2026-04-30 |
| LOGAN, Philip Malcolm | Director | 2003-02-24 | 2004-08-31 |
| MAGUIRE, Edward David | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2006-09-30 |
| MARSDEN, Malcolm Euan | Director | 2003-02-11 | 2005-02-28 |
| MAY, William Wallace | Director | — | 1995-08-04 |
| MCDERMOTT-ROE, Paul James | Director | 2013-06-01 | 2015-11-13 |
| MOORHOUSE, David Michael | Director | 2005-02-01 | 2013-10-14 |
| RAWLINSON, Adrian | Director | 1999-01-04 | 2024-08-12 |
| RAWLINSON, Adrian Harold Roderick | Director | — | 1995-08-22 |
| RAWLINSON, Adrian Harold Roderick | Director | — | 1992-07-20 |
| RAWLINSON, Trevor Michael Thomas | Director | 1993-07-26 | 1994-09-27 |
| ROBINSON, Philip Edward | Director | 1995-07-18 | 1999-07-30 |
| ROUND, Graham William | Director | 2014-06-01 | 2016-06-01 |
| ROUND, Graham William | Director | 1993-07-27 | 2000-06-01 |
| WOODALL, David William Elliott | Director | 2010-11-16 | 2016-06-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marl International Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 203 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2025-05-19 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-02-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2025-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-04-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.