MEESONS A. I. LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-15 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£731K
lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£2M
Equity attributable
Employees
43
Average over period
Profit before tax
£3M
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £9,854,123 | £11,678,813 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,737,384 | £2,469,230 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,976,768 | £2,602,265 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £1,479,457 | £1,949,953 | |
| Cash | £758,699 | £1,659,808 | £2,396,733 | £1,481,302 | £1,308,777 | £730,820 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,468,370 | £2,253,199 | £2,338,821 | £3,076,182 | £1,429,274 | £1,557,222 | |
| Net assets | £1,408,333 | £1,725,720 | £2,164,941 | £3,045,041 | £1,405,142 | £1,555,095 | |
| Equity | £1,408,333 | £1,725,720 | £2,164,941 | £3,045,041 | £1,405,142 | £1,555,095 | |
| Average employees | 35 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 46 | 43 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,217,684 | £2,454,069 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £569,411 | £386,823 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 17.6% | 21.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 15.0% | 16.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 121.6% | 158.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.26x | 1.36x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- MEESONS A. I. LIMITED 1996-04-10 → present
- MEESONS ARCHITECTURAL IRONMONGERY LIMITED 1984-09-20 → 1996-04-10
- CHERRYFORD LIMITED 1982-05-04 → 1984-09-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have adopted the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. In assessing whether the going concern assumption is appropriate, the directors have taken into account all relevant information about the current status of the business operations. The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future and for at least 12 months following the approval of these financial statements.”
Group structure
- MEESONS A. I. LIMITED · parent
- Meesons Europe SAS 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAXTER, Deborah | Secretary | 2021-01-25 | — | — |
| BAIRAM, Jonathan | Director | 2022-09-08 | Apr 1976 | British,Irish |
| BAXTER, Deborah Jane | Director | 2022-09-08 | Jul 1969 | British |
| LOWE, Charles Richard | Director | 2023-12-14 | Jan 1984 | British |
| SHEEHAN, Kerry | Director | 2026-05-01 | Feb 1969 | British,Irish |
| TAYLOR, Jonathan | Director | 2026-05-01 | Jul 1990 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMER, Ronald | Secretary | 2004-10-28 | 2007-09-10 |
| TERRY, Avril | Secretary | 2007-09-10 | 2014-06-02 |
| TERRY, Diana Christine | Secretary | — | 2004-10-28 |
| CASTLE, Charles | Director | — | 1995-08-03 |
| CLARK, Michael | Director | 2021-01-25 | 2024-06-30 |
| HAMER, Ronald | Director | 1998-08-01 | 2008-04-11 |
| ROLLERSON, Neil Patrick | Director | 2000-04-01 | 2003-03-04 |
| SIMPSON-DENT, Jonathan Andrew | Director | 2023-03-24 | 2023-12-14 |
| TERRY, Diana Christine | Director | — | 2004-10-28 |
| TERRY, Jeremy James Nicholas | Director | 2003-07-17 | 2024-03-31 |
| TERRY, Nicholas David | Director | — | 2014-06-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jeremy James Nicholas Terry | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-03-24 |
| Meesons Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 138 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-06-18 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-06-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-06-17 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-03 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-11-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-18 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-06-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-06-17 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2024-06-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-19 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2023-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.