MREF IV COLCHESTER OPERATIONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-03 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-20
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£458K
-64.2% vs 2023
Net assets
-£511K
+18.6% vs 2023
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£117K
+119.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-07-20 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £546,000 | £2,243,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£27,000 | -£607,000 | £108,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£27,000 | -£601,000 | £117,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£601,000 | £117,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | £1,280,000 | £458,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | -£27,000 | -£628,000 | -£511,000 | |
| Net assets | — | -£27,000 | -£628,000 | -£511,000 | |
| Equity | — | -£27,000 | -£628,000 | -£511,000 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| 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. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+310.8%
£546,000 £2,243,000
-
Cash
-64.2%
£1,280,000 £458,000
-
Net assets
+18.6%
-£628,000 -£511,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
+117.8%
-£607,000 £108,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+119.5%
-£601,000 £117,000
highest in 3 filed years
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 | 2021-07-20 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -111.2% | 4.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -110.1% | 5.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 100.0% | 96.7% | -21.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.68x | 0.61x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- 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 Company will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. In assessing the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, the Directors have reviewed the trading and cash flow forecasts of the Company against the available financing facilities and covenants which include the Directors' assessment of the impact of economic environment. The Company manages a student accommodation property and entered into a management agreement with a third-party operations platform. The construction development of the property finished in July 2023 and property became operational in September 2023. The Directors have assessed the financial forecast of the Company as part of the going concern consideration. There is no further funding requirement from the parent debt and all obligations under the agreement will be met. The Directors believe that there is sufficient revenue generated from the 23/24 academic year and reservations for the 24/25 academic year to maintain profitability for at least the next 12 months. The Directors have given consideration as to the ability of the parent company and ultimate controlling parties to continue as a going concern and the ability of the parent to continue to provide such support as is necessary. The ultimate controlling parties, MREF IV "A" Limited Partnership, MREF IV "B" Limited Partnership and MREF IV "PC" Limited Partnership and MREF IV Lux GP Sarl on behalf of MREF IV "C" SCSp have a combined total of Investor capital of £203,000,000 as at 31 December 2023 which is then used to fund the Company through intercompany debt. For the reasons set out above the Directors believe that the 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.”
Significant events
- “The construction development of the property finished in July 2023 and property became operational in September 2023.”
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 | 2021-07-21 | Oct 1978 | British |
| GILBARD, Marc Edward Charles | Director | 2021-07-21 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mref Iv Colchester Property Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-07-21 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 15 of 15 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-09-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-09-27 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-25 | 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 | |
| 2023-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-09-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-07 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2021-07-21 | NEWINC | incorporation | Incorporation company |
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.