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M-B TRUCK AND VAN (NI) LIMITED

#NI020402 · Active · Incorporated 1987-04-15 (39y 3m) · Last filing 2026-06-08 (1mo ago)
Consumer Discretionary · SIC 45111 · G Wholesale & Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles · Full accounts
Accounts due 2027-09-30 (in 1y) · Confirmation due 2026-09-15 (in 2 months) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£1.8M

+1,244.7% highest in 4 filed years

Net assets

£5.4M

+4.8% highest in 4 filed years

Employees

129

+1.6% highest in 4 filed years

Profit before tax

£465K

-54.5% lowest in 4 filed years

Accounts

4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric Trend 2022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £38,861,521£47,593,406£48,663,267£53,462,142 +9.9%
Operating profit £1,758,516£2,551,402£2,533,946£1,789,555 -29.4%
Profit before tax £1,135,260£1,391,356£1,021,977£464,576 -54.5%
Net profit —£1,043,875£709,556£244,906 -65.5%
Cash £585,845£343,822£133,087£1,789,638 +1,244.7%
Total assets less current liabilities £12,331,141£12,563,038£15,428,127£17,516,784 +13.5%
Net assets £3,400,627£4,444,502£5,154,058£5,398,964 +4.8%
Equity £3,400,627£4,444,502£5,154,058£5,398,964 +4.8%
Average employees 122123127129 +1.6%
Wages £3,705,017£3,897,297£4,277,851£4,321,879 +1%
Directors' remuneration £171,526£102,651£101,012£102,377 +1.4%

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 2022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating margin 4.5%5.4%5.2%3.3%
Net margin —2.2%1.5%0.5%
Return on capital employed 14.3%20.3%16.4%10.2%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) —81.0%81.1%—
Current ratio —0.89x0.91x1.08x
Interest cover 2.56x2.08x1.61x1.29x

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

  1. M-B TRUCK AND VAN (NI) LIMITED 2003-01-13 → present
  2. RENT-A-MERC LIMITED 1987-04-15 → 2003-01-13

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
Sumer AuditCo NI Limited
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The directors are confident that the company can continue to demonstrate its resilience. Prepared on a going concern basis as they are satisfied that the company has the ability to meet its liabilities as and when they fall due for a period of not less than 12 months from the date of this report.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

3 active · 6 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
MCKEATING, Pauline Marie Secretary 1987-04-15 — British
MCKEATING, Pauline Marie Director 2009-12-17 Apr 1976 British
MCKIBBEN, Neil Director 2001-05-25 Sep 1962 British
Show 6 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
BROWN, Julian William Director 2008-03-01 2019-03-08
HASSARD, David Wesley Jason Director 2001-05-01 2004-09-30
MCBRIDE, Norman Director 2009-01-01 2022-03-31
MCCOMISH, Angus Director 2001-08-01 2004-08-02
MCCOMISH, Angus Director 1987-04-15 2001-05-25
MCCOMISH, Colum Director 1987-04-15 2000-03-31

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Mr Leslie Neil Mckibbin Individual Significant influence, Significant influence (as firm) 2016-04-06 Ceased 2023-03-15
Inspired Business Investments Corporate entity Shares 75–100% 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 176 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-06-08 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2025-09-01 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-07-01 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2024-10-29 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-10-28 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2024-09-12 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2023-10-24 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-08-29 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-06-27 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2022-10-28 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-07-11 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2021-12-07 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2021-10-15 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2020-12-29 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2020-09-16 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2019-09-24 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2019-09-19 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2019-03-18 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2018-09-14 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2018-07-03 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
3

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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