MERRONBROOK LIMITED
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Cash
£2.4m
-39.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3.4m
-13% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
55
0% vs 2025
Profit before tax
-£335k
-182.3% lowest in 3 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
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,281,020 | £12,697,241 | £11,250,493 | -11.4% | |
| Operating profit | £647,172 | £320,779 | -£386,966 | -220.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £708,134 | £407,165 | -£334,911 | -182.3% | |
| Net profit | £526,133 | £342,523 | -£254,483 | -174.3% | |
| Cash | £3,391,826 | £3,930,788 | £2,391,488 | -39.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,247,894 | £4,110,865 | £3,547,333 | -13.7% | |
| Net assets | £4,099,399 | £3,957,422 | £3,443,033 | -13% | |
| Equity | £4,099,399 | £3,957,422 | £3,443,033 | -13% | |
| Average employees | 55 | 55 | 55 | 0% | |
| Wages | £2,944,138 | £2,951,234 | £2,390,286 | -19% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £719,007 | £800,068 | £420,665 | -47.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £22,500 | £50,900 | £27,900 | -45.2% | |
| Highest paid director | £184,237 | £212,521 | £112,788 | -46.9% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.9% | 2.5% | -3.4% | |
| Net margin | 4.0% | 2.7% | -2.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.2% | 7.8% | -10.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 39.8% | 48.0% | 42.5% | |
| Current ratio | 2.30x | 1.90x | 2.12x |
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
- Menzies LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COWDERY, Graham Sydney | Secretary | — | — | British |
| DUFF, Alexander | Director | 2004-04-01 | Feb 1975 | British |
| DUFF, Philip | Director | 2021-04-01 | Nov 1977 | British |
| GIBSON, Andy | Director | 2021-04-01 | Feb 1974 | British |
| ILNICKI, Paul | Director | 2021-04-01 | Jul 1978 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BATTEN, Elizabeth Eileen | Director | 1993-04-01 | 2004-09-06 |
| COWDERY, Graham Sydney | Director | — | 2007-04-01 |
| DUFF, Keith Henry | Director | — | 2007-04-01 |
| LINGE, Steven John | Director | — | 2021-04-01 |
| STRONG, Alistair Hallett | Director | 2007-04-01 | 2021-04-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Keith Henry Duff | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-03-31 |
| Mr Graham Sydney Cowdery | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Alexander Duff | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 120 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-11 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-09-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-04-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-04-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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.