MARITIME + ENGINEERING COLLEGE NORTH WEST
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Cash
£209k
-11.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.1m
+0.3% vs 2025
Employees
48
+6.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2026-03-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £2,237,064 | £2,425,801 | £2,800,518 | +15.4% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | £12,462 | £5,435 | £3,265 | -39.9% | |
| Cash | £350,188 | £237,401 | £209,131 | -11.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,221,710 | £1,197,958 | £1,263,829 | +5.5% | |
| Net assets | £1,110,451 | £1,115,886 | £1,119,151 | +0.3% | |
| Equity | £1,110,451 | £1,115,886 | £1,119,151 | +0.3% | |
| Average employees | 45 | 45 | 48 | +6.7% | |
| Wages | £1,385,341 | £1,450,519 | £1,591,532 | +9.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 21.4% | 22.6% | 28.0% | |
| Current ratio | 5.36x | 4.08x | 3.64x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- MARITIME + ENGINEERING COLLEGE NORTH WEST 2008-07-30 → present
- MARITIME + ENGINEERING COLLEGE NORTH WEST 2008-04-07 → 2008-07-30
- MARITIME & ENGINEERING COLLEGE NORTH WEST 2008-04-04 → 2008-04-07
- THE LAIRD FOUNDATION 1998-02-18 → 2008-04-04
- THE LAIRD FOUNDATION LIMITED 1998-02-13 → 1998-02-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- DJH Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the Trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting In preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- MARITIME + ENGINEERING COLLEGE NORTH WEST · parent
- MEC North West (Enterprises) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEATHERALL, John Stuart | Secretary | 2019-05-24 | — | — |
| BARKER, Madina | Director | 2019-12-18 | Mar 1977 | British |
| EVANS, Alan | Director | 2020-01-07 | Dec 1977 | Welsh |
| HIGBY, Ian Clinton | Director | 2009-01-23 | Jan 1955 | British |
| HILL, Michael | Director | 2022-07-15 | Jan 1980 | British |
| LAVELLE, Colin Anthony Peter | Director | 2018-09-21 | Feb 1975 | British |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KELLY, Christopher | Secretary | 2005-11-08 | 2009-04-30 |
| RICHARDSON, Norman | Secretary | 1998-02-13 | 2003-12-21 |
| TEASDALE, James | Secretary | 2007-09-06 | 2019-05-24 |
| TEASDALE, James | Secretary | 2004-01-01 | 2005-11-08 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-02-13 | 1998-02-13 |
| BAILEY, Richard Trevor | Director | 1998-02-13 | 2010-09-01 |
| CATON, Richard James | Director | 2021-07-02 | 2022-03-07 |
| COOPER, Howard Peter | Director | 2003-02-11 | 2007-06-20 |
| CRACKNELL, John Roger | Director | 1998-02-13 | 2006-06-30 |
| CUTHBERT, Veronica Patricia | Director | 2001-05-11 | 2002-10-15 |
| DAVIES, Phillip Leslie, Councillor | Director | 2003-02-11 | 2021-06-21 |
| HOLT, Beryl | Director | 2002-05-08 | 2007-06-20 |
| JONES, Martin Lloyd | Director | 1998-02-13 | 2002-03-29 |
| KENNY, Brian, Councillor | Director | 2011-05-04 | 2015-12-01 |
| KINGHORN MOON, Robert | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2011-12-06 |
| LEWIS, Derek Alfred | Director | 1998-02-13 | 2000-07-20 |
| MADDOCKS, Elizabeth Ann | Director | 1999-06-07 | 2000-11-28 |
| MALAM, Thomas John | Director | 1998-02-13 | 2003-02-11 |
| MORAN, Michael Joseph | Director | 1999-11-23 | 2001-08-31 |
| OST, David | Director | 2003-02-11 | 2007-06-20 |
| PODMORE, Kathryn | Director | 2017-07-01 | 2023-07-31 |
| PORTER, Raymond Thomas | Director | 1998-02-13 | 2001-12-05 |
| RENNIE, Lesley Ann | Director | 2010-06-01 | 2023-10-01 |
| RICE, Christopher John | Director | 1998-02-13 | 2002-12-04 |
| STAPLETON, Jean Victoria | Director | 2017-07-01 | 2021-01-31 |
| SYVRET, John Raymond | Director | 2007-06-20 | 2021-01-31 |
| SYVRET, John Raymond | Director | 1998-02-13 | 1999-11-23 |
| TEASDALE, James | Director | 2004-06-10 | 2019-05-24 |
| VOGIATZIS, Pauline | Director | 1998-02-13 | 2002-05-08 |
| WESTON, Terence George | Director | 2009-05-05 | 2012-03-31 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-02-13 | 1998-02-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard James Caton | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust), Significant influence (as firm) | 2021-07-02 | Ceased 2021-07-02 |
| Wirral Borough Council | Legal person | Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust), Significant influence (as firm) | 2020-05-15 | Ceased 2022-12-01 |
| Mr Alan Evans | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust), Significant influence (as firm) | 2020-01-07 | Ceased 2020-01-07 |
| Ms Madina Barker | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust), Significant influence (as firm) | 2019-12-18 | Ceased 2019-12-18 |
| Mr Colin Anthony Peter Lavelle | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust), Significant influence (as firm) | 2018-09-21 | Ceased 2018-09-21 |
| Ms Kathryn Podmore | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust), Significant influence (as firm) | 2017-07-01 | Ceased 2017-07-01 |
| Councillor Philip Leslie Davies | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-06-21 |
| Terry Weston | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-04-06 |
| John Raymond Syvret | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-01-31 |
| Mr James Teasdale | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-05-24 |
| Lesley Ann Rennie | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Ian Clinton Higby | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 154 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-12-19 MA Memorandum articles
- 2021-12-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-21 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2022-12-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-07-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-03-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-19 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2021-12-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-11-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-11-23 | PSC03 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-11-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.