MANDARIN SLATE LIMITED
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Cash
£10m
-20.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£19m
+28.2% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
247
+5.6% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£5.7m
+1.2% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-10-20.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £26,754,000 | £38,381,000 | £43,917,000 | £44,819,000 | £49,836,000 | +11.2% | |
| Operating profit | £2,103,000 | £7,078,000 | £4,830,000 | £5,341,000 | £5,238,000 | -1.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,103,000 | £6,934,000 | £4,887,000 | £5,589,000 | £5,657,000 | +1.2% | |
| Net profit | £1,664,000 | £5,518,000 | £3,754,000 | — | £4,235,000 | — | |
| Cash | £8,637,000 | £14,586,000 | £8,282,000 | £12,694,000 | £10,124,000 | -20.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,657,000 | £13,910,000 | £12,623,000 | £17,053,000 | £21,217,000 | +24.4% | |
| Net assets | £8,240,000 | £12,455,000 | £10,853,000 | £15,030,000 | £19,263,000 | +28.2% | |
| Equity | £8,240,000 | £12,455,000 | £10,853,000 | £15,030,000 | £19,263,000 | +28.2% | |
| Average employees | 171 | 199 | 225 | 234 | 247 | +5.6% | |
| Wages | £5,206,000 | £5,974,000 | £7,596,000 | £7,849,000 | £8,518,000 | +8.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £697,000 | £689,000 | £763,000 | £768,000 | £833,000 | +8.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £23,000 | £23,000 | £477,000 | +1,973.9% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £166,000 | £138,000 | £142,000 | +2.9% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.9% | 18.4% | 11.0% | 11.9% | 10.5% | |
| Net margin | 6.2% | 14.4% | 8.5% | — | 8.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 21.8% | 50.9% | 38.3% | 31.3% | 24.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 55.6% | 54.7% | 45.9% | 42.1% | 37.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.22x | 2.39x | 2.70x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- MANDARIN SLATE LIMITED 1990-02-19 → present
- TRIDENT (WEST) LIMITED 1989-02-03 → 1990-02-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- UHY Hacker Young
- 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 the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENTHAM, Tracey | Director | 2018-06-01 | May 1957 | British |
| HANDLEY, Ben | Director | 2019-04-01 | Jan 1982 | British |
| MORGAN, Louisa Elizabeth | Director | 2007-05-31 | Nov 1978 | British |
| PICK, Robin James | Director | 2015-06-26 | Nov 1971 | British |
| RYAN, Carl | Director | 2007-05-31 | Jul 1975 | British |
| SMALL, Alma Lesley | Director | — | Feb 1953 | British |
| SMALL, Ella Catherine | Director | 2007-05-31 | Aug 1981 | British |
| SMALL, Samuel William | Director | 2011-10-01 | May 1985 | British |
| SMALL, Stephen John Cameron | Director | 1997-03-31 | Jan 1954 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARRIS, Edward Allan | Secretary | — | 1992-10-12 |
| HURD, Samantha Jane | Secretary | 1997-03-31 | 2007-06-30 |
| PREECE, Alana Jane | Secretary | 2007-06-30 | 2017-09-30 |
| SMALL, Stephen John Cameron | Secretary | 1993-08-01 | 1997-03-31 |
| GALLOWAY, John Albert | Director | 1997-03-31 | 1997-08-07 |
| HARRIS, Edward Allan | Director | — | 1992-10-12 |
| PREECE, Alana Jane | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2017-09-30 |
| STROUD, Chris | Director | 2007-07-16 | 2008-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandarin Stone Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2022-04-02 | Active |
| Mrs Alma Lesley Small | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 143 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-02-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-02-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-02-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-02-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-02-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-02-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-02-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-29 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-05-02 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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