MAN VS MACHINE LIMITED
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Cash
£6k
0% vs 2024
Net assets
£7.2m
+94.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
33
+6.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£4.7m
-17.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,526,210 | £13,737,000 | £15,315,000 | +11.5% | |
| Operating profit | £4,566,462 | £4,400,000 | £4,355,000 | -1% | |
| Profit before tax | £6,113,174 | £5,649,000 | £4,681,000 | -17.1% | |
| Net profit | £4,932,236 | £4,563,000 | £3,497,000 | -23.4% | |
| Cash | £5,467 | £6,000 | £6,000 | 0% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,759,753 | £3,757,000 | £7,204,000 | +91.7% | |
| Net assets | £3,732,641 | £3,696,000 | £7,193,000 | +94.6% | |
| Equity | £3,732,641 | £3,696,000 | £7,193,000 | +94.6% | |
| Average employees | 33 | 31 | 33 | +6.5% | |
| Wages | £2,508,904 | £2,714,000 | £2,761,000 | +1.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £116,900 | £112,000 | £102,000 | -8.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £4,200 | £4,000 | £5,000 | +25% | |
| Highest paid director | £116,900 | £112,000 | £102,000 | -8.9% |
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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 36.5% | 32.0% | 28.4% | |
| Net margin | 39.4% | 33.2% | 22.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 121.5% | 117.1% | 60.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 57.0% | 63.3% | 40.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.68x | 1.55x | 2.45x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least the next 12 months from the date of signing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- MAN VS MACHINE LIMITED · parent
- ManvsMachine, Inc. 100%
Significant events
- “After the year end, the Company paid a dividend of £6,880,000 to its shareholders. As the dividend was not declared before the reporting date, it has not been recognised as a liability in these financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPP GROUP (NOMINEES) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2015-10-23 | — | — |
| ALDERSON, Michael Joseph | Director | 2007-05-10 | Jul 1980 | British |
| BISHOP, Nicholas David Charles | Director | 2024-06-12 | Mar 1973 | British |
| GERAGHTY, Jane Patricia | Director | 2015-10-23 | Jun 1970 | British |
| LIGHTOLLER, Thomas Charles | Director | 2018-02-06 | Nov 1977 | British |
| SWIFT, Timothy James | Director | 2007-05-10 | Aug 1976 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWIFT, Timothy James | Secretary | 2007-05-10 | 2015-10-23 |
| CHALFEN SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2007-05-10 | 2007-05-10 |
| BRUCE, James | Director | 2015-10-23 | 2018-02-28 |
| JACOBS, Lois Alyson | Director | 2015-10-23 | 2017-12-31 |
| CHALFEN NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2007-05-10 | 2007-05-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wpp Group (Uk) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 85 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-29 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-09 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-06-11 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2021-06-11 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.