MICHELMERSH BRICK HOLDINGS PLC
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Cash
£6M
-45.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£96M
+3.3% vs 2023
Employees
437
-3.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£8M
-36.1% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £77,338,000 | £70,107,000 | -9.3% | |
| Operating profit | £12,338,000 | £8,171,000 | -33.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £12,458,000 | £7,960,000 | -36.1% | |
| Net profit | £9,662,000 | £6,104,000 | -36.8% | |
| Cash | £10,958,000 | £6,004,000 | -45.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £108,949,000 | £109,615,000 | +0.6% | |
| Net assets | £92,844,000 | £95,931,000 | +3.3% | |
| Equity | £92,844,000 | £95,931,000 | +3.3% | |
| Average employees | 452 | 437 | -3.3% | |
| Wages | £18,489,000 | £18,208,000 | -1.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,603,000 | £1,968,000 | +22.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 16.0% | 11.7% | |
| Net margin | 12.5% | 8.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.3% | 7.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 25.1% | 20.8% | |
| Current ratio | 2.86x | 3.06x | |
| Interest cover | 20.09x | 17.65x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- CLA Evelyn Partners Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 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
- MICHELMERSH BRICK HOLDINGS PLC · parent
- Blockleys Brick Limited 100%
- Carlton Main Brickworks Limited 100%
- Charnwood Forest Brick Limited 100%
- Dunton Brothers Limited 100%
- Floren & Cie NV 100%
- Freshfield Lane Brickworks Limited 100%
- Michelmersh Brick and Tile Company Limited 100%
- Michelmersh Brick UK Limited 100%
- New Acres Limited 100%
- Truchot Trustees Limited 100%
- FabSpeed Holdings Limited 100%
- FabSpeed UK Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Board has recommended a final dividend for the year of 3.00 pence per share, to be paid on 9 July 2025.”
- “Frank Hanna, Joint Chief Executive Officer, left to join Brickability Group in 2024.”
- “Martin Warner, co-founder, retired as Chair in May 2024.”
- “Peter Sharp, CEO, announced his proposed retirement in 2024.”
- “Ryan Mahoney, CFO, was appointed as Peter Sharp's replacement as CEO in 2024.”
- “In 2024 Michelmersh announced the use of bioplastics within the manufacturing process and supply chain.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRISM COSEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2020-11-23 | — | — |
| HAY-PLUMB, Paula Maria | Director | 2020-06-18 | Mar 1960 | British |
| MAHONEY, Ryan | Director | 2021-06-03 | Sep 1979 | British |
| MORRIS, Anthony John | Director | 2020-11-23 | Jan 1981 | British |
| WATERS, Darren Andrew | Director | 2025-11-01 | Mar 1965 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRICKMORE, Nicola Jane | Secretary | 1997-12-08 | 2003-06-06 |
| MORGAN, Stephen Huw Perrott | Secretary | 2010-08-01 | 2011-11-23 |
| ROBINSON, Craig William | Secretary | 2003-06-06 | 2010-08-01 |
| WARNER, Martin Russell | Secretary | 1997-11-03 | 1997-12-08 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-11-03 | 1997-11-03 |
| BELLAMY, Stephen Gerard | Director | 2018-02-01 | 2019-04-25 |
| CARLTON PORTER, Robert William | Director | 2004-05-19 | 2021-06-03 |
| FENWICK, Robert Raymond | Director | 2023-08-01 | 2024-07-05 |
| GADSDEN, Eric John Spencer | Director | 1997-11-03 | 2017-05-10 |
| HANNA, Francis John | Director | 2010-03-24 | 2024-03-26 |
| HARDY, Alan Ronald Geoffrey | Director | 2010-03-24 | 2015-10-01 |
| MORGAN, Stephen Huw Perrott | Director | 2010-11-09 | 2021-06-03 |
| ROBINSON, Craig William | Director | 2004-05-19 | 2010-08-01 |
| SHARP, Peter Nigel | Director | 2011-05-16 | 2025-09-02 |
| WARNER, Martin Russell | Director | 1997-11-03 | 2024-05-16 |
| WARREN, Rachel Jane | Director | 2025-09-02 | 2026-03-24 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-11-03 | 1997-11-03 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-11-03 | 1997-11-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Eric John Spencer Gadsden | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-06-26 | Ceased 2019-02-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 326 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-04-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-13 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-03-18 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-02-25 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-02-10 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-01-29 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-01-13 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-12-30 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-12-15 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-12-03 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-11-25 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-11-19 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-11-13 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-11-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-27 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-10-06 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-10-06 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-09-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 16
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.