MARLEY LIMITED
Operating under the well-known Marley brand, the company manufactures concrete roofing and construction products and is a subsidiary of the listed building materials group Marshalls plc.
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Cash
£13m
-36.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£166m
+6.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
497
+2.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£49m
+18.3% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £155,198,000 | £152,704,000 | £145,174,000 | -4.9% | |
| Operating profit | £32,082,000 | £37,153,000 | £32,626,000 | -12.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £35,648,000 | £41,190,000 | £48,729,000 | +18.3% | |
| Net profit | £25,245,000 | £29,394,000 | £39,489,000 | +34.3% | |
| Cash | £20,829,000 | £20,783,000 | £13,283,000 | -36.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £169,021,000 | £163,568,000 | £173,779,000 | +6.2% | |
| Net assets | £157,074,000 | £156,483,000 | £165,976,000 | +6.1% | |
| Equity | £157,074,000 | £156,483,000 | £165,976,000 | +6.1% | |
| Average employees | 510 | 486 | 497 | +2.3% | |
| Wages | £20,430,000 | £20,381,000 | £21,558,000 | +5.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £95,000 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £34,000 | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £95,000 | — |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 20.7% | 24.3% | 22.5% | |
| Net margin | 16.3% | 19.2% | 27.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 19.0% | 22.7% | 18.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 20.7% | 4.3% | 4.5% | |
| Current ratio | 4.42x | 3.49x | 4.87x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- MARLEY LIMITED 2018-10-19 → present
- MARLEY UK HOLDING LIMITED 2018-08-15 → 2018-10-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have prepared profit and cash forecasts for the Company for the 24-month period ending 31 December 2027 and have considered the effects of the challenging UK construction market against the opportunities within the renewables sector. These forecasts indicate that the Company will have sufficient funds to meet its liabilities as they fall due. Furthermore the Company has net current assets of £105.1 million at 31 December 2025 and is forecasting operational cash inflows throughout the going concern period. Additionally, the company is a subsidiary of Marshalls pic and is supported by the group through their overall Marshalls plc financing and cash pooling arrangements.”
Group structure
- MARLEY LIMITED · parent
- Viridian Solar Limited 100%
- Viridian Solar B.V 100%
- Tayvin 410 Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 31 October 2025, the Company declared an interim dividend of £20,000,000 and on 14 December 2025, the Company declared a final dividend of £10,000,000, both to its immediate parent company, Marshalls Group Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIBAL, Shiv | Secretary | 2022-05-03 | — | — |
| BOURNE, Simon Gerald | Director | 2023-07-10 | Oct 1973 | British |
| LOCKWOOD, Justin Ashley | Director | 2022-05-03 | Jan 1970 | British |
| WILCOCK, Jack David | Director | 2025-04-07 | Mar 1989 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEVIN, Mark | Secretary | 2021-09-22 | 2021-09-22 |
| COFFEY, Martyn | Director | 2022-05-03 | 2024-02-29 |
| PULLEN, Matthew Grant | Director | 2024-01-08 | 2025-11-27 |
| REED, Paul Gregory | Director | 2023-12-22 | 2025-02-14 |
| REED, Paul Gregory | Director | 2018-08-15 | 2022-05-03 |
| SPEAKMAN, David | Director | 2018-08-15 | 2023-12-22 |
| STAINIER, Benoit Jean Paul Marie Albert | Director | 2018-08-15 | 2019-08-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshalls Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2026-03-26 | Active |
| Mr Simon Gerald Bourne | Individual | Significant influence | 2026-01-19 | Ceased 2026-03-26 |
| Marshalls Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-12-14 | Ceased 2026-02-05 |
| Monty Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-08-30 | Ceased 2022-12-14 |
| Marley Eternit Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-08-15 | Ceased 2019-08-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 60 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-31 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-26 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-21 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-18 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-08 | RP04TM01 | officers | Second filing of director termination with name | |
| 2024-03-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.