MARBEC MEATS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last filed for 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-21 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-07
Watchouts
Cash
£600K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£3M
Equity attributable
Employees
74
highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£41K
first positive since 2021
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2025-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-05-01 | 2020-04-30 | 2020-05-01 | 2021-04-30 | 2021-05-01 | 2022-04-30 | 2022-05-01 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £10,453,717 | — | £5,982,088 | — | £11,304,586 | — | £14,822,169 | £16,705,098 | £12,020,984 | |
| Operating profit | — | £146,336 | — | -£363,955 | — | £282,049 | — | £732,039 | £1,152,139 | £63,298 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £86,642 | — | -£423,825 | — | £217,606 | — | £658,326 | £1,123,928 | £40,992 | |
| Net profit | — | £45,397 | — | -£379,820 | — | £172,646 | — | £534,104 | £814,205 | -£138,948 | |
| Cash | £144,175 | £109,541 | £109,541 | £35,582 | £35,582 | £2,372 | -£275,400 | £43,441 | £645,628 | £600,168 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £2,602,537 | — | £2,314,164 | — | £2,198,218 | — | £2,712,140 | £3,119,156 | £3,323,418 | |
| Net assets | — | £1,825,759 | — | £1,441,939 | — | £1,610,585 | — | £2,140,689 | £2,954,894 | £2,815,946 | |
| Equity | — | £1,825,759 | — | £1,441,939 | — | £1,610,585 | — | £2,140,689 | £2,954,894 | £2,815,946 | |
| Average employees | — | 68 | — | 62 | — | 63 | — | 65 | 70 | 74 | |
| Wages | — | £1,614,206 | — | £1,484,867 | — | £1,644,679 | — | £1,767,854 | £2,133,163 | £1,825,792 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £11,000 | — | £11,000 | — | £11,000 | — | £11,000 | £8,250 | £7,525 |
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 2025-01-31 vs 2024-04-30
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-05-01 | 2020-04-30 | 2020-05-01 | 2021-04-30 | 2021-05-01 | 2022-04-30 | 2022-05-01 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 1.4% | — | -6.1% | — | 2.5% | — | 4.9% | 6.9% | 0.5% | |
| Net margin | — | 0.4% | — | -6.3% | — | 1.5% | — | 3.6% | 4.9% | -1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 5.6% | — | -15.7% | — | 12.8% | — | 27.0% | 36.9% | 1.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39.4% | 47.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.87x | 1.77x | |
| Interest cover | — | 2.38x | — | -6.08x | — | 4.38x | — | 9.89x | 40.84x | 2.84x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- 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 financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “During the period, the Company shortened its year end. As a result these financial statements are drawn up for the 9 month period to 31 January 2025, whilst the comparative amounts are for the 12 month period to 30 April 2024. As a result the comparative amounts presented in the financial statements are not directly comparable.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISHFAQ, Mohammed | Secretary | 2024-06-27 | — | — |
| BECKWORTH, Alexander | Director | 2014-03-07 | Mar 1973 | British |
| BECKWORTH, Martin | Director | 2014-03-07 | Mar 1949 | British |
| HUSSEY, Trevor Paul | Director | 2024-06-27 | Apr 1952 | British |
| ISHFAQ, Mohammed | Director | 2024-06-27 | Jan 1971 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Burden Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-06-27 | Active |
| Mr Martin Beckworth | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-06-27 |
| Mr Alexander Beckworth | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-06-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 37 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-02-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-18 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-07-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-07-01 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2024-07-01 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no 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.