MOBUS FABRICS LIMITED
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Cash
£554k
+187.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£12m
+7.5% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
38
+2.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.3m
+61.6% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £20,747,541 | £23,994,252 | £22,038,511 | £20,283,839 | £20,116,466 | £23,867,692 | +18.6% | |
| Operating profit | £827,072 | £1,842,032 | £1,846,925 | £1,167,502 | £979,672 | £1,025,652 | +4.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £732,205 | £1,732,848 | £1,739,365 | £1,020,410 | £828,641 | £1,339,334 | +61.6% | |
| Net profit | £622,826 | £1,437,309 | £1,430,447 | £846,861 | £729,711 | £1,261,209 | +72.8% | |
| Cash | £555,891 | £457,347 | £518,614 | £506,784 | £192,731 | £553,534 | +187.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,755,409 | £9,821,325 | £10,995,367 | £11,406,997 | £11,662,642 | £12,423,274 | +6.5% | |
| Net assets | £8,639,000 | £9,687,221 | £10,792,155 | £11,216,297 | £11,495,432 | £12,357,875 | +7.5% | |
| Equity | £8,639,000 | £9,687,221 | £10,792,155 | £11,216,297 | £11,495,432 | £12,357,875 | +7.5% | |
| Average employees | 34 | 38 | 42 | 41 | 37 | 38 | +2.7% | |
| Wages | £880,623 | £1,022,510 | £1,092,465 | £1,141,729 | £1,107,275 | £1,230,579 | +11.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £174,891 | £162,860 | £128,863 | £114,576 | £166,255 | £220,696 | +32.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | — | £81,276 | £54,994 | -32.3% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | — | £71,226 | £100,664 | +41.3% |
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.0% | 7.7% | 8.4% | 5.8% | 4.9% | 4.3% | |
| Net margin | 3.0% | 6.0% | 6.5% | 4.2% | 3.6% | 5.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.4% | 18.8% | 16.8% | 10.2% | 8.4% | 8.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 47.7% | 49.0% | 39.1% | 43.8% | 50.2% | 50.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.96x | 1.95x | |
| Interest cover | 8.38x | 16.87x | 16.91x | 4.20x | 2.80x | 2.65x |
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
- Wheawill & Sudworth Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting”
Group structure
- MOBUS FABRICS LIMITED · parent
- Shaoxing Sian Flame Retardant Co Limited 31%
- Shaoxing Mobus Fabrics Co Limited 100%
- Hangzhou Mobus Fabrics Co Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOODY, Elliot Paul | Director | 2024-08-06 | Aug 1991 | British |
| PAXMAN, Lee | Director | 2012-03-01 | Nov 1982 | British |
| THORNBER, Samuel Luke | Director | 2024-02-03 | Dec 1991 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRESLEY, Michael Scott | Secretary | 1994-08-02 | 2024-08-06 |
| SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-08-02 | 1994-08-02 |
| BARNES, David Robert | Director | 2018-03-19 | 2026-03-31 |
| BOSTOCK, Ian | Director | 2005-02-01 | 2021-05-28 |
| DRAKE, John Stewart | Director | 2000-10-02 | 2004-08-31 |
| MCCONNELL, Grant Dean Russell | Director | 1994-08-02 | 2026-03-31 |
| PRESLEY, Julie Ann | Director | 1994-08-02 | 2003-05-23 |
| PRESLEY, Michael Scott | Director | 1994-08-02 | 2024-08-06 |
| PRESLEY, Sara Jane | Director | 2017-05-01 | 2017-10-01 |
| WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-08-02 | 1994-08-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobus Fabrics Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-03-19 | Active |
| Michael Scott Presley | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-03-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 127 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2024-08-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-07 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.