IRONMONGERYDIRECT LIMITED
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Cash
£4.6M
+57.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£12M
+18.5% vs 2024
Employees
148
-13.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.4M
+165.4% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-27 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £49,307,805 | £44,064,756 | £43,007,476 | -2.4% | |
| Operating profit | £6,073,726 | £880,267 | £2,321,217 | +163.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £6,080,802 | £897,625 | £2,382,619 | +165.4% | |
| Net profit | £5,228,272 | £652,262 | £1,798,051 | +175.7% | |
| Cash | £5,074,354 | £2,919,130 | £4,594,403 | +57.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,677,963 | £10,808,594 | £12,669,321 | +17.2% | |
| Net assets | £13,524,965 | £9,741,639 | £11,539,690 | +18.5% | |
| Equity | £13,524,965 | £9,741,639 | £11,539,690 | +18.5% | |
| Average employees | 207 | 171 | 148 | -13.5% | |
| Wages | £5,810,297 | £6,226,127 | £5,295,462 | -14.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £375,426 | £462,571 | £563,108 | +21.7% |
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 | 2020-09-27 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.3% | 2.0% | 5.4% | |
| Net margin | 10.6% | 1.5% | 4.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 44.4% | 8.1% | 18.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 42.4% | 38.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | 2.52x | 2.83x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- IRONMONGERYDIRECT LIMITED 2010-08-18 → present
- IRONMONGERY DIRECT LIMITED 2004-12-30 → 2010-08-18
- ESSEX FITTINGS LIMITED 1995-11-02 → 2004-12-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have undertaken a thorough assessment of the Company's financial forecasts and performance, considering the impact of the current global economic issues. After modelling a number of scenarios, the Directors have concluded that it is appropriate to adopt a going concern basis in the preparation of these financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIAL, Pierre-Olivier, Monsieur | Director | 2013-07-12 | Apr 1973 | French |
| COULSON, David Robert Edward | Director | 2024-02-01 | Jun 1973 | British |
| GUICHARD, Xavier Emmanuel | Director | 2013-07-12 | Jan 1973 | French |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATTERMOLE, Glen Allister | Secretary | 1995-11-02 | 2007-11-19 |
| HUNT, Paul Anthony | Secretary | 2007-11-19 | 2016-03-07 |
| NORRIS, Mark Frederick James | Secretary | 2016-03-07 | 2021-06-11 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-11-02 | 1995-11-02 |
| ALLAN, John William Robertson | Director | 2006-11-14 | 2013-07-12 |
| AUFFRET, Brigitte | Director | 2013-07-12 | 2023-09-30 |
| BASS, Christopher George | Director | 1995-11-02 | 2013-07-12 |
| BASS, Reginald | Director | 1995-11-02 | 2004-04-08 |
| BASS, Susan Mary | Director | 1995-11-02 | 2004-04-08 |
| CATTERMOLE, Glen Allister | Director | 2002-02-01 | 2007-11-19 |
| HUNT, Paul Anthony | Director | 2006-11-21 | 2016-03-07 |
| LYSAGHT-MASON, Wayne Vernon | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2020-01-06 |
| NORRIS, Mark Frederick James | Director | 2016-03-07 | 2021-06-11 |
| PORTER, David John | Director | 2002-02-01 | 2013-07-12 |
| SANDFORD, Dominick Romain Ellis | Director | 2021-10-01 | 2023-09-13 |
| VERDONKSCHOT, Marcus Bernardus | Director | 2020-01-06 | 2026-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manutan Traders Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 130 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-12-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-14 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-06-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.