MRA SEARCH LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-20 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-05-06
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
+87.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
+64% vs 2023
Employees
58
+18.4% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
+117.3% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £7,171,417 | £11,802,855 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £750,792 | £1,646,440 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £756,636 | £1,643,794 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £474,501 | £1,082,745 | |
| Cash | £2,882,343 | £2,768,438 | £6,405,358 | £1,938,378 | £3,634,066 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,166,454 | — | — | £1,742,255 | £2,826,649 | |
| Net assets | £2,164,224 | £2,039,780 | £4,446,728 | £1,713,749 | £2,810,649 | |
| Equity | £2,164,224 | £2,039,780 | £4,446,728 | £1,713,749 | £2,810,649 | |
| Average employees | 26 | 37 | 43 | 49 | 58 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £4,784,827 | £7,782,565 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £431,719 | £526,915 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+64.6%
£7,171,417 £11,802,855
-
Cash
+87.5%
£1,938,378 £3,634,066
-
Net assets
+64%
£1,713,749 £2,810,649
-
Employees
+18.4%
49 58
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+119.3%
£750,792 £1,646,440
-
Profit before tax
+117.3%
£756,636 £1,643,794
-
Wages
+62.7%
£4,784,827 £7,782,565
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 10.5% | 13.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 6.6% | 9.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 43.1% | 58.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 43.1% | 42.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.25x | 2.30x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 120.84x |
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
- MRA SEARCH LIMITED 2016-05-06 → present
- MACRAE ROXBURGH APPLEBY LIMITED 2009-07-02 → 2016-05-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Streets Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have assessed the Balance Sheet and likely future cash flows at the date of approving these financial statements. The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence and to meet its financial obligations as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- MRA SEARCH LIMITED · parent
- MRA Search Private Limited 100%
- MRA Search Ltd 100%
- MRA Search GmbH 75%
- MRA Search Pty Limited 100%
Significant events
- “opening an office in Dubai in 2025 and expect significant expansion in the North America and Australasia markets.”
- “Following the end of the reporting period, one additional subsidiary has been incorporated. This additional subsidiary is MRA Search Employment Agency Limited in Dubai.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEFTON, Warren | Director | 2016-04-18 | Jan 1981 | British |
| ROXBURGH, Paul | Director | 2009-07-02 | Jun 1970 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPLEBY, Gillian | Director | 2009-07-02 | 2016-04-19 |
| MACRAE, Jonathan Stuart | Director | 2009-07-02 | 2016-04-19 |
| STEPHENS, Graham Robertson | Director | 2009-07-02 | 2009-07-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Warren Lefton | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-19 | Active |
| Paul Roxburgh | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-03-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 69 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-29 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-07 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2019-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.