MELBA PRODUCTS LIMITED
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Cash
£568k
-75.8% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£27m
+4.8% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
226
+2.3% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.4m
-53.2% vs 2025
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £23,316,850 | £26,546,499 | £29,603,615 | £29,821,156 | £30,289,839 | +1.6% | |
| Operating profit | £3,496,879 | £2,274,742 | £4,726,260 | £5,132,038 | £2,478,732 | -51.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,324,945 | £2,133,972 | £4,680,716 | £5,229,230 | £2,445,315 | -53.2% | |
| Net profit | £2,769,945 | £1,514,802 | £3,500,437 | £3,839,087 | £1,539,647 | -59.9% | |
| Cash | £1,471,528 | £927,144 | £3,253,946 | £2,345,251 | £567,551 | -75.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £18,690,839 | £20,506,866 | £25,161,594 | £29,784,842 | £31,379,678 | +5.4% | |
| Net assets | £14,470,412 | £15,455,664 | £22,163,942 | £25,590,488 | £26,821,535 | +4.8% | |
| Equity | £14,470,412 | £15,455,664 | £22,163,942 | £25,590,488 | £26,821,535 | +4.8% | |
| Average employees | 205 | 217 | 216 | 221 | 226 | +2.3% | |
| Wages | £5,706,311 | £6,313,622 | £7,939,855 | £8,680,123 | £9,354,692 | +7.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £722,019 | £965,946 | £942,502 | -2.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £54,176 | £63,678 | £59,208 | -7% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £443,800 | £719,195 | £715,387 | -0.5% |
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 15.0% | 8.6% | 16.0% | 17.2% | 8.2% | |
| Net margin | 11.9% | 5.7% | 11.8% | 12.9% | 5.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.7% | 11.1% | 18.8% | 17.2% | 7.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 40.8% | 44.2% | 28.1% | 26.6% | 28.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.79x | 3.03x | 2.17x | |
| Interest cover | 20.31x | 16.15x | 54.52x | — | 35.04x |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing...”
Group structure
- MELBA PRODUCTS LIMITED · parent
- MelbaSwintex Limited 100%
- Swintex Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARRISON, Paul Lee | Secretary | 2008-12-11 | — | British |
| BOWDLER, James Alexander | Director | 2019-03-07 | Nov 1970 | English |
| DAWSON, Jonathan Gregg | Director | 1998-04-01 | May 1970 | English |
| HARRISON, Paul Lee | Director | 2008-12-11 | Jul 1960 | British |
| HYMAN, Nicholas Phillip | Director | 2026-06-01 | Mar 1988 | British |
| TODD, Michael Shaun | Director | 2018-01-08 | Nov 1973 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAWSON, Matthew Brett | Secretary | 1998-04-01 | 2008-12-11 |
| DAWSON, Peter John | Secretary | 1996-11-08 | 1998-03-31 |
| KIRKHAM, Ian Ashworth | Secretary | 1996-07-11 | 1996-11-08 |
| PRYCE, Melvyn Stuart | Secretary | — | 1996-07-11 |
| ASHWORTH, Arnold | Director | 1998-06-01 | 2003-04-28 |
| CLEGG, David | Director | 1998-06-01 | 2011-06-17 |
| DAWSON, John | Director | — | 1998-03-31 |
| DAWSON, Matthew Brett | Director | 2014-01-02 | 2016-05-03 |
| DAWSON, Matthew Brett | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2008-12-11 |
| HEY, Lynne | Director | 2003-05-01 | 2018-01-01 |
| HYMAN, Phillip Roger | Director | 2018-01-08 | 2026-04-30 |
| KIRKHAM, Ian Ashworth | Director | 1996-07-11 | 1996-11-08 |
| MAKIN, Michael Duncan | Director | 1998-11-01 | 2001-08-24 |
| MAKIN, Michael Duncan | Director | 1996-11-08 | 1998-01-27 |
| MCNAMEE, Patrick Andrew | Director | — | 1996-08-07 |
| PRYCE, Melvyn Stuart | Director | — | 1996-07-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jonathan Gregg Dawson | Individual | Voting 75–100% | 2016-05-03 | Ceased 2016-05-03 |
| Melba Products Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 179 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-27 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-11-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-07-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.