MORTIMER CHILDE LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-28 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-14
Watchouts
Cash
£1M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£27K
Equity attributable
Employees
263
Average over period
Profit before tax
£18
Period ending 2024-09-30
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-04-30 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £55,848,241 | £25,498,813 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£100,421 | -£51,847 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£30,050 | £18 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | -£30,050 | £18 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £1,865,420 | £1,438,907 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £60,679 | — | — | — | £26,829 | £26,847 | |
| Net assets | £59,229 | — | — | — | £26,829 | £26,847 | |
| Equity | £59,229 | £99,683 | £66,544 | £56,879 | £26,829 | £26,847 | |
| Average employees | 168 | — | — | — | 366 | 263 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £49,270,862 | £22,442,100 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £17,000 | £12,000 |
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 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-04-30 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -0.2% | -0.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -0.1% | 0.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -374.3% | -193.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 99.3% | 99.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.00x | 1.01x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -3586.46x | -785.56x |
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
- R J Francis & Co
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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.”
Significant events
- “The turnover of the company has decreased significantly in the current year directly as a result of the loss of one customer, however this has led to an increase in the gross margin achieved as this customer was a high turnover/low margin generator. The cost base for the company has reduced on a pro-rata basis, this mainly owing to the lower turnover and lower resources needed to support this. There was also some expenditure in the year incurred to support future operations of the company. The outlook for 2025 is positive despite the general economic climate and ongoing uncertainties due to Brexit and the lasting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The company has invested in business development in the current year which it expects to result in higher turnover and overall profitability.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PELSTER, Sam | Director | 2025-06-02 | Apr 1978 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAZIER, Linda Margaret | Director | 2014-02-11 | 2025-09-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Sam Pelster | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-08-22 | Active |
| Mrs Linda Margaret Brazier | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-08-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 35 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-01 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-23 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2023-04-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2022-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type micro entity | |
| 2021-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-03-18 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.