MOTHERCARE GLOBAL BRAND LIMITED
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Cash
£2.5m
-1.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£9.6m
+22.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
96
-15% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£110k
-99.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-10-17.
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Material uncertainty over going concern
As at the date of approval of these financial statements, the Company has moved to a new lender in February 2026 from Gordon Brothers to CTM which is a related party who is also a shareholder. The Company has breached its liquidity financial covenant on its loan facility and are in discussion with the current lender who have not given any indication that they would seek repayment as at this time. The Trustee have currently agreed to defer the payment of pension contributions due to March 2027, with a new schedule of contributions to be put in place no later than 31 March 2027 at a time and level that the Trustee considers to be affordable to the Company.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-28
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-30 | 2025-03-29 | 2026-03-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £54,202,000 | £37,004,000 | £22,403,000 | -39.5% | |
| Operating profit | £6,508,000 | £16,325,000 | £2,352,000 | -85.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,461,000 | £12,189,000 | £110,000 | -99.1% | |
| Net profit | £1,101,000 | £11,563,000 | £716,000 | -93.8% | |
| Cash | £4,280,000 | £2,514,000 | £2,487,000 | -1.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£14,352,000 | £17,503,000 | £11,093,000 | -36.6% | |
| Net assets | -£38,552,000 | -£12,396,000 | -£9,606,000 | +22.5% | |
| Equity | — | -£12,396,000 | -£9,606,000 | +22.5% | |
| Average employees | 129 | 113 | 96 | -15% | |
| Wages | £5,982,000 | £4,766,000 | £4,228,000 | -11.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 2024-03-30 | 2025-03-29 | 2026-03-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.0% | 44.1% | 10.5% | |
| Net margin | 2.0% | 31.2% | 3.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 93.3% | 21.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 296.4% | 146.4% | 139.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.79x | 0.85x | 1.46x | |
| Interest cover | 1.67x | 3.93x | 0.78x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RPGCC
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“As at the date of approval of these financial statements, the Company has moved to a new lender in February 2026 from Gordon Brothers to CTM which is a related party who is also a shareholder. The Company has breached its liquidity financial covenant on its loan facility and are in discussion with the current lender who have not given any indication that they would seek repayment as at this time. The Trustee have currently agreed to defer the payment of pension contributions due to March 2027, with a new schedule of contributions to be put in place no later than 31 March 2027 at a time and level that the Trustee considers to be affordable to the Company.”
Group structure
- MOTHERCARE GLOBAL BRAND LIMITED · parent
- Mothercare Europe Global Brand Limited 100%
- Mothercare Finance (2) Limited 100%
- Gurgle Limited 100%
- Mothercare International (Hong Kong) Limited 100%
- Mothercare Commercial (Shanghai) Co Limited 100%
- Mothercare Sourcing India Private Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Refinancing of debt facilities in February 2026.”
- “Additional funding of £1,540k raised after year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDINI, Lynne Samantha | Secretary | 2019-10-04 | — | — |
| COOK, Andrew | Director | 2020-01-28 | Mar 1963 | British |
| MEDINI, Lynne Samantha | Director | 2019-10-30 | Nov 1967 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUGHES, William Glyn Lawrence | Director | 2019-10-04 | 2020-06-30 |
| RUSLING, Kevin Jonathan | Director | 2019-10-04 | 2023-04-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mothercare Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-10-04 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 40 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-08 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-03-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-02-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-11 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part release with charge number | |
| 2025-01-11 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part release with charge number | |
| 2024-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-07-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-07-21 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-11-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.