MAINLINE (1982) LIMITED
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Cash
£1.8m
+119.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£17m
+9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
45
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.9m
-32.4% 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 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,062,086 | £12,534,802 | £12,440,526 | -0.8% | |
| Operating profit | £3,017,341 | £2,922,445 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £3,017,820 | £2,813,343 | £1,900,768 | -32.4% | |
| Net profit | £2,300,934 | £2,107,807 | £1,429,565 | -32.2% | |
| Cash | £418,118 | £825,562 | £1,812,760 | +119.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £18,727,730 | £20,499,328 | +9.5% | |
| Net assets | £13,723,943 | £15,831,750 | £17,261,315 | +9% | |
| Equity | £13,723,943 | £15,831,750 | £17,261,315 | +9% | |
| Average employees | 45 | 45 | 45 | 0% | |
| Wages | £2,018,659 | £2,098,829 | £2,193,049 | +4.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £141,600 | £165,865 | £166,306 | +0.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £3,498 | £3,665 | £4,200 | +14.6% | |
| Highest paid director | £141,600 | £165,865 | £166,306 | +0.3% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 25.0% | 23.3% | — | |
| Net margin | 19.1% | 16.8% | 11.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 15.6% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 25.3% | 31.3% | 31.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.05x | 1.12x | 1.09x | |
| Interest cover | — | 25.37x | — |
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
- MAINLINE (1982) LIMITED 2010-11-16 → present
- MAINLINE TOOL AND PLANT HIRE LIMITED 1990-03-30 → 2010-11-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on this review the directors are satisfied that the company will be in a position to meet their obligations as they fall due for a period of not less than twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements and that these financial statements can be prepared on the going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHAW, Siobhan | Secretary | 2020-12-16 | — | — |
| MAHON, Ciaran | Director | 2020-12-16 | Mar 1967 | Irish |
| MULLEY, Scott John | Director | 2022-07-11 | Oct 1966 | British |
| PITT, Gavin John | Director | 2020-12-16 | Mar 1968 | English |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| POYNTON, Carole Vivien | Secretary | — | 2020-12-16 |
| LOW, David Griffin | Director | 2012-09-05 | 2016-06-08 |
| POYNTON, Carole Vivien | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2022-12-01 |
| STITCHMAN, John Adam | Director | 2017-02-10 | 2018-06-29 |
| WILLIAMS, Carole Vivien | Director | 1992-02-24 | 2012-10-01 |
| WILLIAMS, Keith Idris | Director | — | 2022-12-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aer Rents Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-12-16 | Active |
| Mr Keith Idris Williams | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-16 |
| Mrs Carole Vivien Poynton | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 130 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-03-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-06-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-06-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-05-28 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
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
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