MERLIN CYCLES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-21 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-07
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£959K
+15.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£16M
+17.1% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
37
+2.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£3M
+148.7% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £28,609,113 | £36,273,877 | — | £29,368,090 | £25,432,477 | £24,500,863 | |
| Operating profit | £1,256,074 | £2,948,943 | — | £4,394,248 | £1,102,909 | £2,695,151 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,207,098 | £2,897,436 | £4,919,065 | £4,557,579 | £1,249,804 | £3,108,208 | |
| Net profit | £947,516 | £2,287,963 | — | £3,807,440 | £955,689 | £2,330,530 | |
| Cash | £473,383 | £3,473,665 | £4,527,954 | £609,819 | £831,967 | £958,961 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,713,606 | £6,015,831 | £9,537,754 | £12,715,690 | £13,661,868 | £15,991,251 | |
| Net assets | £3,690,863 | £5,518,826 | £8,891,824 | £12,699,264 | £13,654,953 | £15,985,483 | |
| Equity | £3,690,863 | £5,518,826 | £8,891,824 | £12,699,264 | £13,654,953 | £15,985,483 | |
| Average employees | 46 | 45 | 40 | 33 | 36 | 37 | |
| Wages | £910,630 | £1,035,791 | £959,196 | £1,009,393 | £949,451 | £966,674 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £9,692 | £9,918 | £8,819 | £57,938 | £91,709 | £91,709 |
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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-3.7%
£25,432,477 £24,500,863
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Cash
+15.3%
£831,967 £958,961
-
Net assets
+17.1%
£13,654,953 £15,985,483
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+2.8%
36 37
-
Operating profit
+144.4%
£1,102,909 £2,695,151
-
Profit before tax
+148.7%
£1,249,804 £3,108,208
-
Wages
+1.8%
£949,451 £966,674
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 | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.4% | 8.1% | — | 15.0% | 4.3% | 11.0% | |
| Net margin | 3.3% | 6.3% | — | 13.0% | 3.8% | 9.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 33.8% | 49.0% | — | 34.6% | 8.1% | 16.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 8.99x | 8.65x | |
| Interest cover | 25.52x | 56.51x | — | 182.08x | 666.41x | 3588.75x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PM+M Solutions for Business LLP
- 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 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.”
Significant events
- “Following the year-end, a significant dividend is planned by the directors. The intention of group management is that the proceeds from the dividend can be used to offset and effectively settle a substantial proportion of the intercompany group debtor balance (included in other debtors), this is a non adjusting event. This action is expected to lead to a substantial reduction in the net assets of the company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLDHAM, Andrew | Director | 2022-04-07 | Jun 1971 | British |
| CYCLEFUSION GMBH | Corporate Director | 2022-04-07 | — | — |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOSS, Deborah | Secretary | 1993-06-11 | 2022-04-07 |
| PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-06-11 | 1993-06-11 |
| MOSS, John Alan | Director | 1993-06-11 | 2022-04-07 |
| PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-06-11 | 1993-06-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merlin Cycles Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-08-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 99 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-05-19 CC04 Statement of companys objects
- 2022-05-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-05-12 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-10-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-06-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-05-19 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2022-05-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-05-12 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-04-08 | AP02 | officers | Appoint corporate director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-07 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2022-04-07 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-03-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-02-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.