MARKETPLACE DIRECT LIMITED
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Cash
£1.5M
-62% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.3M
+236.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
940
-27.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.4M
+175.1% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £51,563,702 | £41,047,478 | -20.4% | |
| Operating profit | — | £521,492 | £1,435,797 | +175.3% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £520,864 | £1,432,792 | +175.1% | |
| Net profit | — | £380,777 | £1,065,781 | +179.9% | |
| Cash | — | £3,823,637 | £1,454,429 | -62% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £100 | £410,250 | £1,337,988 | +226.1% | |
| Net assets | — | £397,515 | £1,337,988 | +236.6% | |
| Equity | £100 | £397,515 | £1,337,988 | +236.6% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 1,295 | 940 | -27.4% | |
| Wages | — | £38,016,647 | £26,770,896 | -29.6% | |
| 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 | 2020-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 1.0% | 3.5% | |
| Net margin | — | 0.7% | 2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 127.1% | 107.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.12x | 1.34x |
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
- Auditor
- Watergates Ltd (Statutory Auditor)
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the director believes that the company has sufficient financial resources to continue operating and to meet its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if it were unable to continue as a going concern. After considering all relevant uncertainties, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the entity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Following the year end, the company has been notified that it is subject to an enquiry by HMRC covering all taxation matters, including but not limited to corporation tax, VAT, PAYE and associated matters, relating to historical periods. The enquiry remains ongoing at the date of approval of these financial statements.”
- “After the year end, but prior to the signing of the financial statements, the company operations and contractual activities were significantly scaled down, due to the main contract being discontinued without replacement. This led to a substantial reduction in the company's revenue levels and employee headcount subsequent to the reporting date.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHAHATA, Makarious George | Director | 2015-05-26 | Aug 1986 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEASLEY, Charlotte Rose | Director | 2015-05-26 | 2016-03-03 |
| SINGH, Balvinder | Director | 2015-05-26 | 2016-02-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Makarious George Shahata | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-05-26 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 32 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-02-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type dormant | |
| 2021-03-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-03-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type dormant | |
| 2019-06-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-02-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type dormant | |
| 2018-12-11 | EH02 | officers | Elect to keep the directors residential address register information on the public register | |
| 2018-12-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.