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Next accounts due

2026-10-31 (in 5mo)

Last filed for 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-06-14 (in 1mo)

Last made up 2025-05-31

Watchouts

1 item

Cash

£712

-20% lowest in 6 filed years

Net assets

£795K

+121.7% highest in 6 filed years

Employees

56

+93.1% highest in 6 filed years

Profit before tax

£473K

+334.3% vs 2024

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Accounts

7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-01-31

Metric Trend 2020-10-312021-10-312022-10-312023-02-012023-10-312024-01-312025-01-31
Turnover £3,951,400£18,242,669
Operating profit £161,570£500,766
Profit before tax £108,848£472,766
Net profit £108,848£436,296
Cash £1,993£1,569£1,568£1,568£890£712
Total assets less current liabilities £154,740£152,101£151,394£149,672£358,521£794,817
Net assets £154,740£152,101£151,394£149,672£358,521£794,817
Equity £154,740£152,101£151,394£149,672£149,672£358,521£794,817
Average employees 11112956
Wages £18,691£1,654,807
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. About these numbers

Year-on-year

FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-01-31 vs 2024-01-31

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers

Ratios

Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest

Ratio Trend 2020-10-312021-10-312022-10-312023-02-012023-10-312024-01-312025-01-31
Operating margin 4.1%2.7%
Net margin 2.8%2.4%
Return on capital employed 45.1%63.0%
Current ratio 0.86x0.94x
Interest cover 1815.39x52.17x

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
Consolidated group
Auditor
Barnes Roffe Audit Limited
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The directors have considered the period ending 12 months from the approval of these financial statements. No material uncertainties that cast significant doubt about the ability of the Group to continue as a going concern have been identified by the directors.”

Group structure

  1. MERCHANTS ONLY LIMITED · parent
    1. LPB Homes Holdings Limited 0.875% · London, England, E11 1GA
    2. Upwood Distribution Limited 1% · London, England, E11 1GA
    3. LPB Homes Investments Limited 1% · London, England, E11 1GA
    4. Penny Pot Lettings Limited 1% · London, England, E11 1GA

Significant events

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

2 active · 2 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
CARTER, Harrison Director 2024-04-19 Dec 1987 British
PAYNE, Laurence David Director 2021-09-14 Jun 1961 British
Show 2 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
PAYNE, Maria Director 2021-06-28 2021-09-14
TODD, Terence James Director 2015-10-23 2021-06-28

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Russnick Group Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2025-11-01 Active
Mr Laurence David Payne Individual Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2021-09-14 Ceased 2025-11-01
Mrs Maria Payne Individual Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2021-06-28 Ceased 2021-09-14
Mr Terence James Todd Individual Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors 2016-04-06 Ceased 2021-06-28

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 40 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2025-11-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
  • 2021-09-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
Date Type Category Description
2026-01-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2025-11-20 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2025-11-13 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2025-11-13 PSC02 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2025-11-13 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2025-10-21 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type dormant PDF
2025-07-22 AA01 accounts Change account reference date company current shortened PDF
2025-06-09 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-07-29 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type total exemption full PDF
2024-06-14 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-05-07 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2023-10-27 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type total exemption full PDF
2023-06-08 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-07-28 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type total exemption full PDF
2022-06-08 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2021-09-15 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2021-09-15 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2021-09-15 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2021-09-15 PSC01 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2021-09-10 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
8

last 12 months

Capital events
1

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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