MARS HORSECARE UK LIMITED
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Cash
£153k
-59.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£9.4m
+2,731.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
102
+2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£586k
+238.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-27
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 | 2025-12-27 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £35,426,000 | £35,507,000 | £37,038,000 | +4.3% | |
| Operating profit | £1,077,000 | £207,000 | £1,076,000 | +419.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £446,000 | -£423,000 | £586,000 | +238.5% | |
| Net profit | £224,000 | -£244,000 | £781,000 | +420.1% | |
| Cash | £455,000 | £380,000 | £153,000 | -59.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £773,000 | £694,000 | £10,661,000 | +1,436.2% | |
| Net assets | -£115,000 | -£359,000 | £9,448,000 | +2,731.8% | |
| Equity | -£115,000 | -£359,000 | £9,448,000 | +2,731.8% | |
| Average employees | 95 | 100 | 102 | +2% | |
| Wages | £5,461,000 | £5,675,000 | £5,727,000 | +0.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £549,000 | £952,000 | £895,000 | -6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £25,000 | £42,000 | £82,000 | +95.2% | |
| Highest paid director | £316,000 | £366,000 | £288,000 | -21.3% |
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 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 | 2025-12-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.0% | 0.6% | 2.9% | |
| Net margin | 0.6% | -0.7% | 2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 139.3% | 29.8% | 10.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 100.8% | 102.2% | 43.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.57x | 0.55x | 1.44x | |
| Interest cover | 1.70x | 0.33x | 2.20x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- MARS HORSECARE UK LIMITED 2007-08-13 → present
- EFFEM EQUINE LTD 2003-08-01 → 2007-08-13
- SPILLERS SPECIALITY FEEDS LIMITED 1998-07-20 → 2003-08-01
- OVAL (1321) LIMITED 1998-07-10 → 1998-07-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on this assessment, the directors are of the opinion that the Company has adequate resources to meet its financial obligations as they fall due and continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARFOOT, Clare Frances | Director | 2024-09-04 | Jul 1974 | British |
| CAYZER, Fiona Dawn | Director | 2017-09-07 | Jul 1981 | British |
| DAWSON, Sarah Helen | Director | 2024-09-04 | Feb 1977 | British |
| WOOD, Thomas Michael | Director | 2025-01-27 | Mar 1990 | British |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAMPBELL, Andrew Vincent Keith | Secretary | 1998-11-18 | 2002-12-31 |
| GUTHRIE-BROWN, Stuart | Secretary | 2002-12-31 | 2006-03-03 |
| JORDAN, Margaret Alison | Secretary | 2006-03-03 | 2012-07-06 |
| WILLIAMS, Carol | Secretary | 2012-07-06 | 2017-12-29 |
| OVALSEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-07-10 | 1998-11-18 |
| BRERETON, Jeremy Charles, Dr | Director | 1998-11-18 | 2019-12-18 |
| BRINDLEY, Paul | Director | 2001-09-21 | 2002-12-31 |
| BROCKMAN, Keith | Director | 2014-12-15 | 2016-05-25 |
| CAMPBELL, Andrew Vincent Keith | Director | 1998-11-18 | 2010-06-30 |
| CLEGG, Robert Peter | Director | 1999-07-29 | 2024-05-24 |
| CLEGG, Robert Peter | Director | 1998-11-18 | 1998-12-18 |
| ETHERINGTON, Catherine Lesley | Director | 1998-11-18 | 2001-03-16 |
| GUTHRIE-BROWN, Stuart | Director | 2002-12-31 | 2014-12-15 |
| HAINES, David James | Director | 2016-08-09 | 2019-08-14 |
| HEDLEY, Julie | Director | 2013-01-25 | 2017-07-14 |
| JENKINS, Dominic Alex | Director | 2015-07-22 | 2019-12-18 |
| JORDAN, Margaret Alison | Director | 2006-03-03 | 2012-07-06 |
| LACHAUD, Benjamin Hugues | Director | 2014-10-10 | 2016-03-14 |
| LANGER, Ian James | Director | 2014-12-15 | 2021-07-02 |
| MCCOMBE, Ruth Elizabeth Macdonald | Director | 1998-11-18 | 2012-06-18 |
| MERCER, Andrea | Director | 2001-09-21 | 2003-11-14 |
| PARTON, Andrew Richard | Director | 2016-08-09 | 2024-03-12 |
| PILKINGTON, Gareth Mark | Director | 1998-11-18 | 2015-07-31 |
| RADVAN, David Martin | Director | 2008-03-09 | 2011-07-01 |
| ROBINSON, Tim David | Director | 2010-07-01 | 2012-10-12 |
| ROWE, Ellis B. | Director | 2006-10-23 | 2008-03-09 |
| SAWYER, Robert Anthony | Director | 2002-12-31 | 2004-02-26 |
| SMITH, Gordon Stuart | Director | 2020-01-07 | 2025-01-27 |
| WILLIAMS, Carol | Director | 2012-07-06 | 2017-12-29 |
| ZANCAN, Stefano | Director | 2004-02-26 | 2006-09-01 |
| OVAL NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-07-10 | 1998-11-18 |
| OVALSEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-07-10 | 1998-11-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Manufacturers (G.B. Company) | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-02-15 | Active |
| Mars Horsecare Holdings Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-02-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 199 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-07-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-06 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-07-06 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2026-07-06 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2026-07-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-10 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 3
- 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.