THE MORTAR AND SCREED COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£3.2K
-84.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3M
-10.4% vs 2023
Employees
64
+1.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£194K
-140.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-06-25.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,224,560 | £14,102,884 | £13,684,912 | -3% | |
| Operating profit | — | £753,577 | £116,230 | -84.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £881,734 | £475,518 | -£194,471 | -140.9% | |
| Net profit | £703,464 | £318,656 | -£172,131 | -154% | |
| Cash | £289,822 | £20,633 | £3,230 | -84.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,884,850 | £7,761,113 | £7,461,285 | -3.9% | |
| Net assets | £1,685,009 | £3,332,227 | £2,985,096 | -10.4% | |
| Equity | £1,685,009 | £3,332,227 | £2,985,096 | -10.4% | |
| Average employees | 53 | 63 | 64 | +1.6% | |
| Wages | £1,861,330 | £2,316,371 | £2,326,683 | +0.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 5.3% | 0.8% | |
| Net margin | 6.9% | 2.3% | -1.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 9.7% | 1.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.85x | 0.90x | |
| Interest cover | — | 2.71x | 0.37x |
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 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- CBSL Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PADFIELD, Anthony Philip | Director | 2026-03-30 | Jun 1987 | British |
| PADFIELD, Michael Allen | Director | 2026-03-30 | Dec 1992 | British |
| PADFIELD, Philip | Director | 2014-02-03 | Nov 1958 | British |
| PARTON, Richard Mark | Director | 2014-02-03 | Mar 1964 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Philip Padfield | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Richard Mark Parton | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 33 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2019-02-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.