P R MARRIOTT DRILLING LIMITED
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Cash
£6.4m
-30.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£19m
-19.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
101
-38.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£3.1m
-167.1% 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 | £73,722,550 | £50,108,952 | £22,401,138 | -55.3% | |
| Operating profit | £6,074,429 | £5,999,907 | -£2,832,164 | -147.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,995,631 | £4,596,821 | -£3,083,394 | -167.1% | |
| Net profit | £1,100,812 | £1,877,558 | -£4,359,845 | -332.2% | |
| Cash | £12,726,575 | £9,233,021 | £6,449,819 | -30.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £41,777,963 | £43,739,530 | £38,631,042 | -11.7% | |
| Net assets | £21,957,221 | £23,787,842 | £19,084,309 | -19.8% | |
| Equity | £21,957,221 | £23,787,842 | £19,084,309 | -19.8% | |
| Average employees | 214 | 164 | 101 | -38.4% | |
| Wages | £13,625,439 | £12,425,326 | £5,505,698 | -55.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £447,270 | £458,625 | £455,000 | -0.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £24,000 | £164,000 | £25,321 | -84.6% | |
| Highest paid director | £139,749 | £132,609 | £120,000 | -9.5% |
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 | 8.2% | 12.0% | -12.6% | |
| Net margin | 1.5% | 3.7% | -19.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.5% | 13.7% | -7.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 68.7% | 56.9% | 57.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.10x | 1.78x | 2.09x | |
| Interest cover | 2.92x | 4.25x | -11.27x |
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
- P R MARRIOTT DRILLING LIMITED 1993-01-26 → present
- P.R. MARRIOTT GEOTECHNICAL LIMITED 1991-03-18 → 1993-01-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Hollis and Co Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the date of this report, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company and the Group have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- P R MARRIOTT DRILLING LIMITED · parent
- Marriott Drilling Africa Limited 75%
- Marriott Drilling Mauritius 100%
- Marriott Drilling Mozambique Lda 100%
- Marriott Geotechnical Drilling Limited 79.02%
- Marriott Well Engineering and Management Services Limited 100%
- Marriott Drilling Europe Limited 100%
- PT Marriott Drilling Indonesia 100%
- Marriott Drilling Spain S.L 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRETT, David James | Director | 2026-08-03 | Aug 1983 | British |
| DILLON, Michael Kevin | Director | 2022-12-02 | Jun 1987 | Irish |
| HOBDAY, Jonathan William | Director | 2007-01-04 | Dec 1972 | British |
| MAGOR, David Lawrence | Director | 2023-05-01 | Dec 1954 | British |
| MARRIOTT, Richard Paul | Director | 2025-01-06 | Mar 1989 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOBDAY, Jonathan William | Secretary | 2016-09-26 | 2018-12-27 |
| HOBDAY, Jonathan William | Secretary | 2007-01-04 | 2011-03-18 |
| HOBDAY, Wendy Ruth | Secretary | 2005-12-19 | 2012-08-08 |
| JONES, David Ivor | Secretary | 2018-07-06 | 2022-11-29 |
| MARRIOTT, Julie | Secretary | 1991-03-18 | 2006-09-07 |
| PROCTOR, Katrina | Secretary | 2014-04-28 | 2016-09-26 |
| THOMSON, Lee | Secretary | 2012-08-08 | 2014-04-28 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-03-18 | 1991-03-18 |
| BESWICK, Andrew John | Director | 2009-05-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| DOYLE, Denis Thomas | Director | 2007-09-10 | 2009-05-01 |
| JONES, David Ivor | Director | 2022-11-29 | 2026-07-31 |
| JONES, Marcus | Director | 1991-03-18 | 1993-01-08 |
| MARRIOTT, Julie | Director | 1996-03-27 | 2006-09-07 |
| MARRIOTT, Paul Richard | Director | 1991-03-18 | 2009-12-01 |
| PROCTOR, Katrina | Director | 2016-01-16 | 2016-09-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul Richard Marriott | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-01-01 | Active |
| Mr Jonathan William Hobday | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 159 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-08-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-30 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-31 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-31 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-08 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2025-03-04 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2025-02-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-05-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.