MERCH TRAFFIC LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-24 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-10
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£17M
+22.5% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£15M
+60.8% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
19
+11.8% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£8M
+16.6% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £116,265,980 | £96,310,009 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £6,452,768 | £7,024,643 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £6,491,682 | £7,572,008 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £309,789 | — | £4,964,511 | £5,678,636 | |
| Cash | £381,166 | £538,852 | — | £1,094,166 | — | £13,743,630 | £16,836,013 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £9,332,654 | £15,011,290 | |
| Net assets | £10,975 | £74,219 | — | £384,008 | — | £9,332,654 | £15,011,290 | |
| Equity | £10,975 | £74,219 | £74,219 | £384,008 | £4,368,143 | £9,332,654 | £15,011,290 | |
| Average employees | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 17 | 19 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £1,366,709 | £1,563,673 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £241,250 | £308,181 |
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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-17.2%
£116,265,980 £96,310,009
-
Cash
+22.5%
£13,743,630 £16,836,013
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+60.8%
£9,332,654 £15,011,290
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+11.8%
17 19
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+8.9%
£6,452,768 £7,024,643
-
Profit before tax
+16.6%
£6,491,682 £7,572,008
-
Wages
+14.4%
£1,366,709 £1,563,673
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 5.6% | 7.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 4.3% | 5.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 69.1% | 46.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.75x | 2.62x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 662.43x | 936.00x |
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
- MGR Weston Kay LLP
- 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.”
Significant events
- “Turnover levels decreased 17% on the prior year, primarily due to our touring business as 2023 was an exceptionally good year for our touring artists. Conversely in 2024 our online ecommerce business grew by 27%.”
- “The company is a member of the Live Nation Entertainment Group.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENNETT, Thomas | Director | 2017-09-11 | May 1960 | British |
| COLE, Paul Spencer Lee | Director | 2017-09-11 | Dec 1970 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2020-01-21 | Active |
| Mr Thomas Bennett | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-09-11 | Ceased 2020-01-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 29 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-03-03 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type small | |
| 2023-01-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-02-07 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2022-02-04 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-02-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-09-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-01-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-01-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2020-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.