MERO GROUP LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-11-30 (in 6mo)
Last filed for 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-12 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-29
Watchouts
Cash
£57K
-64.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£5M
-24.4% vs 2024
Employees
95
-24.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£2M
-1,026.6% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
As set out in the Post balance sheet events note, since the balance sheet date, the group's primary trading subsidiary, Barry M. Cosmetics Limited has entered administration. In addition, the directors of another subsidiary, Barry M Commercial Limited have taken the decision to market the subsidiary's property for sale and subsequently cease that subsidiary's trade. The financial statements have therefore been prepared on a basis other than that of a going concern.
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Unclassified median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2025-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2020-02-29 | 2020-03-01 | 2021-02-28 | 2021-03-01 | 2022-02-28 | 2022-03-01 | 2023-02-28 | 2023-03-01 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £17,441,114 | £14,587,459 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £316,466 | -£1,429,890 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £170,203 | -£1,577,161 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £170,203 | -£1,577,161 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £158,813 | £56,638 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £300 | — | £300 | — | £300 | — | £300 | — | £10,900,785 | £8,876,949 | |
| Net assets | £300 | — | £300 | — | £300 | — | £300 | — | £6,451,829 | £4,874,538 | |
| Equity | £300 | £300 | £300 | £300 | £300 | £300 | £300 | £300 | £6,451,829 | £4,874,538 | |
| Average employees | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 126 | 95 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £3,297,904 | £3,117,018 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £352,095 | £238,231 |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-02-28 vs 2024-02-29
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Turnover
-16.4%
£17,441,114 £14,587,459
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Cash
-64.3%
£158,813 £56,638
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Net assets
-24.4%
£6,451,829 £4,874,538
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Employees
-24.6%
126 95
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Operating profit
-551.8%
£316,466 -£1,429,890
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Profit before tax
-1,026.6%
£170,203 -£1,577,161
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Wages
-5.5%
£3,297,904 £3,117,018
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-02-29 | 2020-03-01 | 2021-02-28 | 2021-03-01 | 2022-02-28 | 2022-03-01 | 2023-02-28 | 2023-03-01 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.8% | -9.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0% | -10.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.9% | -16.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.67x | 1.17x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.10x | -9.70x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- MERO GROUP LTD 2022-06-16 → present
- BARRY M LTD. 1990-08-08 → 2022-06-16
- 'BARRY M' LTD. 1990-07-05 → 1990-08-08
- BRANBOND PRODUCTS LIMITED 1990-06-12 → 1990-07-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Adler Shine LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“As set out in the Post balance sheet events note, since the balance sheet date, the group's primary trading subsidiary, Barry M. Cosmetics Limited has entered administration. In addition, the directors of another subsidiary, Barry M Commercial Limited have taken the decision to market the subsidiary's property for sale and subsequently cease that subsidiary's trade. The financial statements have therefore been prepared on a basis other than that of a going concern.”
Group structure
- MERO GROUP LTD · parent
- Barry M. Cosmetics Limited 100%
- Barry M Commercial Limited 100%
- Barry M Beauty Limited 100%
- Barry M Cosmetics Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Since the balance sheet date, the group's subsidiary Barry M. Cosmetics Limited ('BMCL') entered into administration. The Warpaint London Plc group ('Warpaint') acquired the Barry M brand, including its IP, stock and order book out of administration for a consideration of £1.4m. Subsequently, the directors of Barry M Commercial Limited ('Commercial'), a subsidiary company, have made the group's property available for sale. Once the property is sold, Commercial will effectively cease trading.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERO, Maxine | Secretary | — | — | British |
| MERO, Dean | Director | 2008-12-01 | Apr 1973 | British |
| MERO, Maxine | Director | — | Jul 1949 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MERO, Barry | Director | — | 2014-05-22 |
| MERO, Joanna | Director | 2008-12-01 | 2018-12-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Dean Mero | Individual | ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-50-to-75-percent-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mrs Maxine Mero | Individual | Shares 25–50%, ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent-as-trust, Voting 25–50%, voting-rights-50-to-75-percent-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 116 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-06-16 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-06 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-06 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-30 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-02-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-11-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-06-16 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2021-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-08-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-02-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-02-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-02-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.