M.A.T. DAVIES HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-29
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-06 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-23
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£9M
-12% vs 2023
Net assets
£84M
+5.2% vs 2023
Employees
400
+12.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£7M
-8.1% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-29
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £38,641,816 | £41,345,701 | |
| Operating profit | £7,746,320 | £7,172,378 | |
| Profit before tax | £7,401,300 | £6,801,135 | |
| Net profit | £5,175,154 | £4,959,304 | |
| Cash | £9,913,647 | £8,728,183 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £108,826,779 | £109,115,711 | |
| Net assets | £80,311,177 | £84,495,782 | |
| Equity | £80,311,177 | £84,495,782 | |
| Average employees | 355 | 400 | |
| Wages | £8,486,141 | £9,588,747 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £941,532 | £1,123,175 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-29 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+7%
£38,641,816 £41,345,701
-
Cash
-12%
£9,913,647 £8,728,183
-
Net assets
+5.2%
£80,311,177 £84,495,782
-
Employees
+12.7%
355 400
-
Operating profit
-7.4%
£7,746,320 £7,172,378
-
Profit before tax
-8.1%
£7,401,300 £6,801,135
-
Wages
+13%
£8,486,141 £9,588,747
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 20.0% | 17.3% | |
| Net margin | 13.4% | 12.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.1% | 6.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.99x | 0.83x | |
| Interest cover | 9.88x | 10.08x |
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
- M.A.T. DAVIES HOLDINGS LIMITED 1995-06-30 → present
- USUALEXCESS LIMITED 1993-04-05 → 1995-06-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Begbies Chartered Accountants
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- M.A.T. DAVIES HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- J T Davies & Sons Holdings Ltd
- J T D Finance Limited
- W H Brakspear & Sons Limited
- J T D Investments Limited
- J T Davies & Sons Limited
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the balance sheet date, the group successfully completed an exercise to increase bank borrowing by £25m. This additional funding enables the group to continue its strategic growth path through the acquisition of pubs and inns with multi-use events and outdoor spaces.”
- “In line with its expansion strategy, the group completed the acquisition of two significant-sized pubs with rooms and event spaces in April 2025. These acquisitions have almost doubled the size of our letting room estate and further strengthened the group's presence in the Cotswold area.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATHAN, David Gerald | Secretary | 2010-09-03 | — | — |
| DAVIES, Michael Anthony Trehearne | Director | 1993-06-08 | Feb 1953 | British |
| DAVIES, Thomas Anthony Trehearne | Director | 2010-05-12 | Feb 1980 | British |
| NATHAN, David Gerald | Director | 2010-05-12 | Jan 1970 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIDGMAN, Donald Alfred | Secretary | 2010-03-31 | 2010-09-03 |
| CHALLIS, Martin | Secretary | 1993-06-08 | 2005-03-31 |
| HILL, James Edward | Secretary | 2008-08-12 | 2010-03-31 |
| JEFFRIES, Brian | Secretary | 2005-04-01 | 2008-08-31 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-04-05 | 1993-06-08 |
| BRIDGMAN, Donald Alfred | Director | 2008-08-11 | 2010-09-03 |
| CHALLIS, Martin | Director | 1993-06-08 | 2005-03-31 |
| DAVIES, Elizabeth Ann Wilford | Director | 1995-08-04 | 2000-03-06 |
| HILL, James Edward | Director | 2008-08-11 | 2010-03-31 |
| JEFFRIES, Brian | Director | 2005-03-01 | 2008-08-31 |
| VEREY, Anthony Peter | Director | 2008-08-11 | 2010-04-30 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-04-05 | 1993-06-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Anthony Trehearne Davies | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2018-07-02 | Active |
| Mr Michael Anthony Trehearne Davies | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 114 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-19 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-21 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-21 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-04-08 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2018-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.