MA EDUCATION & MUSIC LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-30 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-09 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-26
Watchouts
Cash
£557K
+52.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£10M
+3.4% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
69
+30.2% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£464K
-46.3% lowest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £6,965,543 | £7,327,105 | £6,589,292 | £8,961,627 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £867,014 | £463,510 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,835,602 | £1,436,914 | £863,721 | £463,510 | |
| Net profit | — | £1,500,437 | £1,130,914 | £627,447 | £327,953 | |
| Cash | — | £900,842 | £856,370 | £365,094 | £556,614 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | £7,888,670 | £9,019,584 | £9,647,031 | £9,974,984 | |
| Equity | £6,388,233 | £7,888,670 | £9,019,584 | £9,647,031 | £9,974,984 | |
| Average employees | — | 54 | 56 | 53 | 69 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £2,448,714 | £3,519,343 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £358,802 | £430,681 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
+36%
£6,589,292 £8,961,627
highest in 4 filed years
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Cash
+52.5%
£365,094 £556,614
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Net assets
+3.4%
£9,647,031 £9,974,984
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+30.2%
53 69
highest in 4 filed years
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Operating profit
-46.5%
£867,014 £463,510
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Profit before tax
-46.3%
£863,721 £463,510
lowest in 4 filed years
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Wages
+43.7%
£2,448,714 £3,519,343
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 13.2% | 5.2% | |
| Net margin | — | 21.5% | 15.4% | 9.5% | 3.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 4.14x | 3.46x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 263.29x | — |
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
- MA EDUCATION & MUSIC LIMITED 2024-04-06 → present
- MA EDUCATION LIMITED. 2003-03-31 → 2024-04-06
- MARKALLENGROUP.COM LIMITED 2000-05-26 → 2003-03-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Sterlings Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having considered the company s forecasts, latest results and cash reserves, and after making enquiries the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence and meet its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future, being a period of at least twelve months from the date these financial statements were approved Accordingly they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements”
Group structure
- MA EDUCATION & MUSIC LIMITED · parent
- Step Forward Publishing Limited 100%
- Hopscotch Educational Publishing Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “The company changed its name from MA Education Limited to MA Education & Music Limited effective from 1 April 2024”
- “The publishing assets of MA Music, Leisure & Travel Ltd were transferred into MA Education & Music Limited on 1 April 2024”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
15 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, Benjamin Mark | Secretary | 2005-09-05 | — | British |
| ALLEN, Benjamin Mark | Director | 2005-09-05 | Feb 1975 | British |
| ALLEN, Mark Charles | Director | 2000-05-26 | Oct 1944 | British |
| ALLEN, Susan Margaret | Director | 2000-05-26 | Aug 1945 | British |
| BENSON, Jonathan | Director | 2013-04-01 | Sep 1978 | British |
| CHANDIRAMANI, Ravi Manik | Director | 2014-01-02 | Aug 1973 | British |
| CIANFARANI, Matthew Paul | Director | 2013-04-01 | Oct 1973 | British |
| CULLINGFORD, Martin James | Director | 2024-04-01 | Aug 1978 | British |
| CURTISS, Thomas | Director | 2018-05-02 | Mar 1985 | British |
| GALLAGHER, Sally | Director | 2024-04-01 | Apr 1962 | British |
| GAPP, Keith | Director | 2024-04-01 | Oct 1964 | British |
| GOODRIDGE, Brian William | Director | 2012-05-01 | Jun 1961 | British |
| HILL, Antony | Director | 2024-04-01 | Apr 1975 | British |
| SHARMAN, Katie | Director | 2023-02-28 | Apr 1988 | British |
| TOUMBA, Katina | Director | 2000-05-26 | Jan 1957 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS, Howard | Nominee Secretary | 2000-05-26 | 2000-05-26 |
| TOUMBA, Katina | Secretary | 2000-05-26 | 2005-09-05 |
| BENSON, Jonathan | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2009-07-07 |
| GOVETT, Matthew Keith | Director | 2006-04-01 | 2021-11-26 |
| GREENING, Debra | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| HENSHAW, Peter | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2013-03-31 |
| JONES, Anthony Michael | Director | 2012-06-10 | 2014-10-27 |
| KEMP, David Richard | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2012-04-30 |
| LINSSEN, Rebecca Claire Margaret | Director | 2005-06-15 | 2024-03-15 |
| POLLARD, Tom | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2024-04-01 |
| POPAT, Ashvinkumar Chunilal | Director | 2001-05-15 | 2004-03-31 |
| TESTER, William Andrew Joseph | Nominee Director | 2000-05-26 | 2000-05-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Allen Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2024-07-03 | Active |
| Mr Mark Charles Allen | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-07-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 117 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-04-06 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
- 2022-07-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-03 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-06 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-20 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
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.