MA BUSINESS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-30 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-30 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-16
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-37.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£11M
+8.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
135
+4.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
+20.1% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £13,180,853 | £12,482,056 | £12,325,921 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,182,173 | £1,411,593 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £2,024,132 | £1,175,407 | £1,411,593 | |
| Net profit | — | £1,484,518 | £672,192 | £868,816 | |
| Cash | — | £2,104,743 | £2,795,459 | £1,754,827 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | £9,095,111 | £9,767,303 | £10,636,119 | |
| Equity | £7,610,593 | £9,095,111 | £9,767,303 | £10,636,119 | |
| Average employees | — | 128 | 129 | 135 | |
| Wages | — | — | £5,443,262 | £5,849,412 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £519,015 | £571,132 |
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
-
Turnover
-1.3%
£12,482,056 £12,325,921
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-37.2%
£2,795,459 £1,754,827
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+8.9%
£9,767,303 £10,636,119
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+4.7%
129 135
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+19.4%
£1,182,173 £1,411,593
-
Profit before tax
+20.1%
£1,175,407 £1,411,593
-
Wages
+7.5%
£5,443,262 £5,849,412
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 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 9.5% | 11.5% | |
| Net margin | — | 11.3% | 5.4% | 7.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.54x | 0.60x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 173.49x | — |
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
- MA BUSINESS LIMITED 2016-03-30 → present
- FINDLAY MEDIA LIMITED 2008-12-24 → 2016-03-30
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
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue”
Group structure
- MA BUSINESS LIMITED · parent
- Miles Publishing Limited 100%
- The Airports Publishing Network Limited 100%
- Unity Exhibitions Limited 100%
- Unity Media Limited 100%
- Mark Allen Engineering Limited 100%
- MA Aviation and Auto International Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The company purchased three Road Transport Media titles and a Road Transport Expo from DVV Media Group in December 2025”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, Benjamin Mark | Secretary | 2014-04-11 | — | — |
| ALLEN, Benjamin Mark | Director | 2014-04-11 | Feb 1975 | British |
| ALLEN, Mark Charles | Director | 2014-04-11 | Oct 1944 | British |
| ALLEN, Susan Margaret | Director | 2021-02-23 | Aug 1945 | British |
| BENSON, Jonathan | Director | 2016-04-01 | Sep 1978 | British |
| DANIELLI, Darryl Dante | Director | 2017-03-31 | Dec 1970 | British |
| GOODRIDGE, Brian William | Director | 2014-04-11 | Jun 1961 | British |
| HAMSHERE, Richard Anthony | Director | 2024-04-01 | Nov 1970 | British |
| LAWSON, Helen Jenifer | Director | 2021-02-23 | Feb 1967 | Zimbabwean |
| TOUMBA, Katina | Director | 2014-04-11 | Jan 1957 | British |
| WATT, Andrew | Director | 2021-02-23 | May 1977 | British |
| WISE, Claire | Director | 2023-03-01 | Apr 1984 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FINDLAY, Robert John | Secretary | 2008-12-24 | 2014-04-11 |
| BAKER, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2009-01-13 | 2009-04-30 |
| FANNING, Paul | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2022-11-30 |
| FINDLAY, Maureen Parker | Director | 2009-01-22 | 2014-04-11 |
| FINDLAY, Robert John | Director | 2008-12-24 | 2014-04-11 |
| GALE, Timothy James | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2017-02-24 |
| JOHNSON, Graham David | Director | 2022-10-02 | 2025-05-20 |
| KNUTTON, Peter Charles | Director | 2008-12-24 | 2017-03-31 |
| TRANTER, Edward John | Director | 2009-01-13 | 2018-11-30 |
| WEBSTER, Luke | Director | 2017-03-31 | 2020-06-10 |
| YOUNG, Marc | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2024-11-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Allen Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2024-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Mark Charles Allen | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-04-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 94 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-07-08 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-07-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-09 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-20 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-08 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-07-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.