MARLBOROUGH MCDONALD LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-17 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-03
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£247
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£20K
Equity attributable
Employees
395
highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£270K
lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £16,848,696 | — | £20,728,195 | — | £24,496,441 | £32,446,342 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,188,255 | — | £316,321 | — | £545,336 | £297,672 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,188,146 | — | £315,300 | — | £546,602 | £270,310 | |
| Net profit | — | £954,151 | — | £263,641 | — | £399,623 | £212,326 | |
| Cash | — | £91,656 | — | £173,536 | — | -£46,730 | £247 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £2,014,136 | — | £1,871,161 | — | £1,766,121 | £1,681,502 | |
| Net assets | — | £44,521 | — | £8,162 | — | £7,785 | £20,111 | |
| Equity | £53,169 | £44,521 | £44,521 | £8,162 | £8,162 | £7,785 | £20,111 | |
| Average employees | — | 330 | — | 363 | — | 363 | 395 | |
| Wages | — | £13,680,573 | — | £17,645,006 | — | £20,846,638 | £27,973,905 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £392,841 | — | £829,636 | — | £1,244,908 | £1,695,103 |
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 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2023-12-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 7.1% | — | 1.5% | — | 2.2% | 0.9% | |
| Net margin | — | 5.7% | — | 1.3% | — | 1.6% | 0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 59.0% | — | 16.9% | — | 30.9% | 17.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.25x | 2.72x | |
| Interest cover | — | 10901.42x | — | 309.81x | — | — | 10.88x |
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
- Barnes Roffe Audit Limited
- 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 financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The company has achieved an increase in turnover from £24.49m to £32.44m, however pre tax profit decreased from £547k to £270k. Net assets increased from £7.7k to £20.8k.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLOSTONE, William David | Director | 2015-03-25 | Dec 1980 | British |
| REVELL, Joseph Anthony | Director | 2015-03-25 | Jul 1981 | British |
| REVELL, Matthew James | Director | 2015-03-25 | Aug 1978 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlborough Surfacing 2013 Ltd | Corporate entity | ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-50-to-75-percent-as-firm, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 36 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-05-21 MA Memorandum articles
- 2021-05-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2024-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-21 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2021-05-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-05-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-02-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.