MERTRUX LIMITED
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Cash
£4.1M
-51.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£14M
-23% vs 2024
Employees
199
-1.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3.1M
-42.9% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £131,766,000 | £122,526,000 | -7% | |
| Operating profit | £6,147,000 | £3,531,000 | -42.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,474,000 | £3,127,000 | -42.9% | |
| Net profit | £4,188,000 | £2,343,000 | -44.1% | |
| Cash | £8,456,000 | £4,097,000 | -51.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £18,682,000 | £14,837,000 | -20.6% | |
| Net assets | £18,481,000 | £14,229,000 | -23% | |
| Equity | £18,481,000 | £14,229,000 | -23% | |
| Average employees | 202 | 199 | -1.5% | |
| Wages | £8,879,000 | £8,695,000 | -2.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.7% | 2.9% | |
| Net margin | 3.2% | 1.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 32.9% | 23.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 56.6% | 67.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.71x | 1.39x | |
| Interest cover | 9.15x | 8.74x |
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
- MERTRUX LIMITED 1998-03-20 → present
- MERTRUX (DERBY) LIMITED 1984-04-10 → 1998-03-20
- PENTAGON INVESTMENTS LIMITED 1984-01-23 → 1984-04-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Bates Weston Audit Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Auditors confirmed the director's use of the going concern basis is appropriate and found no material uncertainties casting significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “Truck sales increased by 10%, van sales decreased by 12%, resulting in overall sales decrease of 7% in the year.”
- “An interim dividend of £32.97609 per share was paid on 1 August 2025.”
- “Vehicles with proceeds of £119,833 (2024: £210,049) were sold to directors during the year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARSHALL, Ian Edward | Director | 1999-04-01 | Jul 1963 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROBYN, Ruth Margaret | Secretary | 2006-03-31 | 2008-06-17 |
| BROBYN, Ruth Margaret | Secretary | — | 2006-03-31 |
| MARSHALL, Edward Donald | Director | — | 2011-11-18 |
| MELLOR, Ronald David | Director | — | 1994-12-08 |
| O'REILLY, Joseph Michael | Director | 1994-12-08 | 2007-05-16 |
| SMITH, Norman | Director | 1994-12-08 | 2009-06-06 |
| STOCK, Martin Philip | Director | 1994-12-08 | 2005-08-31 |
| WALDEN, Russell Henry | Director | 1994-12-08 | 2007-12-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Judith Ann Wright | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-11-16 | Ceased 2016-11-16 |
| Mr Ian Edward Marshall | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-11-16 | Ceased 2016-11-16 |
| Mr Matthew Edward Marshall | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-11-16 | Ceased 2016-11-16 |
| Mrs Sarah Ann Robson | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-11-16 | Ceased 2016-11-16 |
| Pentagon Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-11-16 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 135 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-05 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-11 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-02-11 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-02-11 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.