MICHAEL BROUGHTON LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-14 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-39.6% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£2M
+138.9% vs 2024
Employees
60
+3.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2M
+28.4% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £14,394,239 | £15,256,597 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,354,288 | £1,669,706 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £9,671,107 | £8,175,197 | £1,245,117 | £1,599,245 | |
| Net profit | — | £7,992,039 | £6,427,731 | £1,164,292 | £1,237,252 | |
| Cash | — | £16,574,621 | £1,524,709 | £2,007,092 | £1,212,348 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £26,047,721 | £1,157,081 | £890,807 | £2,128,059 | |
| Net assets | — | £26,047,718 | £1,157,079 | £890,807 | £2,128,059 | |
| Equity | £24,902,206 | £26,047,718 | £1,157,079 | £890,807 | £2,128,059 | |
| Average employees | — | 154 | 156 | 58 | 60 | |
| Wages | — | £7,741,978 | £8,180,738 | £3,543,552 | £3,886,381 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £763,832 | £726,631 | £100,821 | £625,057 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+6%
£14,394,239 £15,256,597
-
Cash
-39.6%
£2,007,092 £1,212,348
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+138.9%
£890,807 £2,128,059
-
Employees
+3.4%
58 60
-
Operating profit
+23.3%
£1,354,288 £1,669,706
-
Profit before tax
+28.4%
£1,245,117 £1,599,245
-
Wages
+9.7%
£3,543,552 £3,886,381
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 9.4% | 10.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 8.1% | 8.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 152.0% | 78.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.11x | 1.38x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 10.60x | 15.50x |
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
- MICHAEL BROUGHTON LIMITED 1983-06-06 → present
- BROUGHTON (THERMAL INSULATION) LIMITED 1973-04-30 → 1983-06-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services Limited, trading as Ensors
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- MICHAEL BROUGHTON LIMITED · parent
- Broughton (Thermal Insulation) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The company voted and paid dividends totalling £400,000 (2024: £Nil) after the statement of financial position date but prior to the date of approval of the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROUGHTON, Michael | Secretary | 2024-03-02 | — | — |
| BROUGHTON, Matthew Edward | Director | 2006-06-01 | Aug 1968 | British |
| BROUGHTON, Michael Arthur | Director | 1997-07-01 | Apr 1967 | British |
| HENCHLIFF, Richard Arthur | Director | 2024-04-01 | Aug 1979 | British |
| MCCALLAN, Ciaran | Director | 2024-04-01 | Nov 1968 | Irish |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROUGHTON, Carol Joan | Secretary | — | 2020-04-30 |
| BROUGHTON, Michael Arthur | Secretary | 2020-05-01 | 2022-04-30 |
| LEWIS, Danielle Lorraine | Secretary | 2022-05-01 | 2024-03-01 |
| MCCALLAN, Ciaran | Secretary | 2024-03-01 | 2024-03-02 |
| BRAMPTON, Mark James | Director | 1997-07-01 | 2002-06-11 |
| BROUGHTON, Carol Joan | Director | — | 2020-04-30 |
| BROUGHTON, Michael Edward | Director | — | 2020-09-28 |
| CLARK, Norman Frederick | Director | — | 2008-02-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Broughton (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-08-01 | Active |
| Michael Broughton Properties Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-07-21 | Ceased 2023-08-01 |
| Lifco Ab | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-03-02 | Ceased 2023-03-02 |
| Matthew Edward Broughton | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-02-02 | Ceased 2023-07-21 |
| Mr Michael Arthur Broughton | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-02-02 | Ceased 2023-07-21 |
| Mr Michael Arthur Broughton | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-02-02 | Ceased 2023-03-02 |
| Jo-Anne Carol Broughton | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-02-02 | Ceased 2023-03-02 |
| Matthew Edward Broughton | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-02-02 | Ceased 2023-03-02 |
| Michael Edward Broughton | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-02-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 168 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-08-07 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-08-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-14 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-14 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-03-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-14 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-03-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-08-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-08-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-08-07 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2023-08-07 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2023-08-02 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.