MREF IV COLCHESTER PROPERTY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-01 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£2M
Equity attributable
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£6M
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-07-18 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £546,000 | — | £2,243,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £6,600,000 | — | -£5,031,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £5,063,000 | — | -£6,023,000 | |
| Net profit | — | -£916,000 | — | £3,384,000 | — | -£4,344,000 | |
| Cash | — | £152,000 | — | £1,321,000 | — | £1,443,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £7,998,000 | — | £17,477,000 | — | £11,443,000 | |
| Net assets | — | -£916,000 | — | £2,441,000 | — | -£1,903,000 | |
| Equity | — | -£916,000 | — | £2,441,000 | — | -£1,903,000 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2024-01-01
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-07-18 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | -193.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 37.8% | — | -44.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.08x | — | 0.09x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 4.84x | — | -4.24x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis which assumes that the Group and Company will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For the reasons set out above the Directors believe that the Group and Company have the ability to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of the approval of the financial statements and therefore consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- MREF IV COLCHESTER PROPERTY LIMITED · parent
- MREF IV Colchester Operations Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The construction development of the property finished in July 2023 and property became operational in September 2023.”
- “The Company has entered a £18.970m facility agreement with a third-party debt provider, of which £13.675m was drawn at 31/12/24. The facility has a 5-year term. The Borrower must ensure that the Loan to Value (LTV) does not exceed 60% and the Interest Cover Ratio (ICR) does not exceed 100%.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FERGUSON-DAVIE, Charles John | Director | 2021-07-19 | Oct 1978 | British |
| GILBARD, Marc Edward Charles | Director | 2021-07-19 | May 1962 | British |
| HALL, Steven | Director | 2024-10-01 | Jun 1977 | British |
| MALIM, Sadie Joanna | Director | 2024-10-01 | Mar 1980 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melberry Development Management Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2021-10-11 | Ceased 2022-04-04 |
| Mref Iv Colchester Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-07-19 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 22 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-09-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-09-27 MA Memorandum articles
- 2021-11-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2021-10-29 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-09-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-09-27 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-07-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-09-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-04-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-01-07 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2021-11-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-11-15 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-11-15 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-10-30 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2021-10-29 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
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.