MARLBOROUGH COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
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Cash
£18m
+38.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£11m
+1,045.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
52
+2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.8m
-64.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | 2026-04-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £29,980,000 | £47,773,000 | £31,012,000 | -35.1% | |
| Operating profit | £3,593,000 | £7,247,000 | £2,279,000 | -68.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,561,000 | £7,924,000 | £2,833,000 | -64.2% | |
| Net profit | £2,551,000 | £6,167,000 | £2,344,000 | -62% | |
| Cash | £11,426,000 | £13,318,000 | £18,499,000 | +38.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,010,000 | £10,552,000 | £11,961,000 | +13.4% | |
| Net assets | £10,138,000 | £982,000 | £11,247,000 | +1,045.3% | |
| Equity | £10,138,000 | £982,000 | £11,247,000 | +1,045.3% | |
| Average employees | 48 | 51 | 52 | +2% | |
| Wages | £3,252,000 | £3,860,000 | £3,893,000 | +0.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £485,000 | £413,000 | £287,000 | -30.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £11,000 | £9,000 | £10,000 | +11.1% | |
| Highest paid director | £485,000 | £413,000 | £287,000 | -30.5% |
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 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | 2026-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.0% | 15.2% | 7.3% | |
| Net margin | 8.5% | 12.9% | 7.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 32.6% | 68.7% | 19.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 37.2% | 95.3% | 56.6% | |
| Current ratio | 2.82x | 1.51x | 1.50x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 55.59x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the directors consider to be appropriate for the following reasons. The Company had net current assets of £6,996k (2025: £5,295k) including cash at bank and in hand of £18,499k as at 30 April 2026 (2025: £13,318k).”
Group structure
- MARLBOROUGH COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED · parent
- Interactive Technical Solutions Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Auditor, RSM UK Audit LLP, will step down from next financial year and Ernst & Young LLP have indicated their willingness to take office.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAYBURY, Helen | Secretary | 2021-11-22 | — | — |
| KING, Claire | Director | 2024-05-20 | Mar 1979 | British |
| THOMIS, Andrew Stephen | Director | 2014-07-08 | Aug 1964 | British |
| WALTHER, Simon Robert | Director | 2014-07-08 | Jul 1967 | — |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BILKHU, Sarita | Secretary | 2017-05-01 | 2021-11-22 |
| ELCOCK, David Lawrence | Secretary | — | 2004-10-01 |
| LYDIATE, Stephen James | Secretary | 2004-10-01 | 2017-05-01 |
| ALLERY, Darren Charlton | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2019-02-04 |
| ELCOCK, David Lawrence | Director | — | 2011-09-29 |
| HOLDER, Simon Richard | Director | 2009-08-03 | 2017-05-01 |
| JACKSON, Mervyn Neil | Director | 1996-06-18 | 1999-05-07 |
| KNIGHT, Shane Alexander | Director | 2018-08-22 | 2024-05-03 |
| KNIGHT, Shane Alexander | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2017-05-01 |
| LYDIATE, Stephen James | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2017-05-01 |
| PATRICK, Adrian Ronald | Director | — | 2011-09-29 |
| PICKETT, Carole Lilian | Director | — | 1996-10-01 |
| PICKETT, Roger | Director | — | 1997-09-30 |
| REEVES, Kevin Richard | Director | 1996-12-23 | 2017-05-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cohort Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Marlborough Communications (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 169 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-07-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-07-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-07-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-07-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-21 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-07-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-07-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.