THE MELIORA GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£25k
-32.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£260k
-5.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
105
-9.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£52k
+91.8% vs 2025
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,177,839 | £13,728,087 | £12,668,830 | -7.7% | |
| Operating profit | £193,351 | -£682,612 | £87,401 | +112.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £231,303 | -£632,684 | -£51,950 | +91.8% | |
| Net profit | £172,013 | -£527,443 | -£18,155 | +96.6% | |
| Cash | £50,794 | £37,119 | £24,942 | -32.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,840,413 | £1,567,742 | £1,179,848 | -24.7% | |
| Net assets | £657,922 | £274,535 | £259,503 | -5.5% | |
| Equity | £657,922 | £274,535 | £259,503 | -5.5% | |
| Average employees | 123 | 116 | 105 | -9.5% | |
| Wages | £4,098,433 | £4,284,721 | £3,831,470 | -10.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £392,349 | £383,491 | £376,456 | -1.8% | |
| Highest paid director | £141,518 | £130,491 | £134,406 | +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 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.3% | -5.0% | 0.7% | |
| Net margin | 1.1% | -3.8% | -0.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.8% | -43.5% | 7.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 90.0% | 95.3% | 95.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.27x | 0.89x | 0.87x | |
| Interest cover | 1.94x | -4.65x | 0.62x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- THE MELIORA GROUP LIMITED 2021-10-08 → present
- THE DELGA GROUP LIMITED 2006-10-05 → 2021-10-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Barrons Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis.”
Group structure
- THE MELIORA GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Delga Press Limited 100%
- Delga Labels Limited 100%
- Collector Set Printers Limited 100%
- Martin Paper Sales Limited 100%
- Scarbutts Printers Limited 100%
- Boxable Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Group is pleased to report a marked recovery in trading performance this financial year, following the significant disruption experienced in the prior year as the Group absorbed the relocation of Collector Set Printers Limited into the Group headquarters at Scaplane House, Rochester.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONETTA, Ian Michael | Director | 2017-02-01 | Jul 1969 | British |
| GRIST, Samuel Hayden | Director | 2021-08-26 | May 1970 | British |
| MCLELLAN, Stuart Alexander | Director | 2021-08-26 | Sep 1975 | British |
| RIDGEWELL, Paul | Director | 2021-08-26 | Dec 1971 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRANKLIN, Viki Louise | Secretary | 2013-12-16 | 2019-12-04 |
| GRACE, David James | Secretary | 2006-10-05 | 2013-12-16 |
| GILLEY, Daryl | Director | 2020-05-22 | 2021-06-09 |
| GREGORY, Clive | Director | 2006-10-05 | 2021-10-08 |
| GREGORY, Debra | Director | 2010-12-03 | 2021-10-08 |
| KING, Steven Michael | Director | 2006-10-05 | 2016-10-28 |
| SAMUELS, Peter Trevor | Director | 2006-11-10 | 2021-10-08 |
| WELLS, Allan Brian | Director | 2006-10-05 | 2017-01-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ian Michael Conetta | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2021-10-05 | Active |
| Mr Clive Gregory | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-10-05 |
| Mr Allan Brian Wells | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-01-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 100 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-02-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-02-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-02-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-02-23 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2022-10-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-11-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-11-23 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2021-11-23 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2021-11-10 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-11-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-10-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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.