PETER MARSH & SONS,LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-18 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-04
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+37.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£6M
+6.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
58
-7.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£551K
+71.7% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £8,917,897 | £8,795,149 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £301,365 | £480,600 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £321,028 | £551,353 | |
| Net profit | £772,235 | £177,251 | — | £287,192 | £437,593 | |
| Cash | £794,376 | — | — | £1,522,932 | £2,087,711 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,796,220 | — | — | £5,409,821 | £5,883,896 | |
| Net assets | £3,719,695 | — | — | £5,304,984 | £5,668,625 | |
| Equity | £3,719,695 | — | £4,127,736 | £5,304,984 | £5,668,625 | |
| Average employees | 46 | 44 | — | 63 | 58 | |
| Wages | £1,226,880 | — | — | £1,725,362 | £1,909,926 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 3.4% | 5.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 3.2% | 5.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 5.6% | 8.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 3.15x | 3.54x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 1298.99x | — |
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
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Lonsdale & Marsh
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- PETER MARSH & SONS,LIMITED · parent
- Excalibur PMP Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 31 January 2025, Peter Marsh & Sons Limited sold its investment in its subsidiary Excalibur PMP Limited.”
- “On 16 June 2025, Excalibur PMP Limited changed its name from Peter Marsh Packaging Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERTSON, Diane | Secretary | 2022-06-01 | — | — |
| DAVIS, Caroline Elizabeth Ridge | Director | 2022-01-21 | Dec 1965 | British |
| HINTON, Nicholas James | Director | 2008-01-01 | Dec 1969 | British |
| KEHOE, Tina Marie | Director | 2026-01-01 | Jul 1979 | British |
| MARLOW, Christopher Roderick James | Director | — | Sep 1949 | British |
| MARSH, Benjamin Atkin | Director | — | Feb 1949 | British |
| MARSH, Peter Halsey | Director | 2000-05-26 | May 1968 | British |
| MORTON, Daniel John | Director | 2022-06-01 | Jul 1982 | British |
| TROTMAN, Hannah Jane | Director | 2025-01-17 | Aug 1983 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIXON, Michael Anthony | Secretary | 1992-04-08 | 1999-12-08 |
| HUGHES, Alan David | Secretary | 2004-11-25 | 2020-09-30 |
| MARSH, Peter Halsey | Secretary | 1999-12-08 | 2004-11-25 |
| MARSH, Simon Peter | Secretary | — | 1992-04-08 |
| CLARK, James Orpin | Director | — | 2006-04-28 |
| DIXON, Michael Anthony | Director | 1995-12-01 | 2000-06-30 |
| DURRANCE, Philip Walter | Director | — | 2018-07-31 |
| EWEN, David | Director | 2003-01-02 | 2014-12-31 |
| HUGHES, Alan David | Director | 2003-01-02 | 2020-09-30 |
| JONES, Diane | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2022-06-01 |
| KENNEDY, Alan Robert | Director | — | 1994-01-01 |
| MARSH, Simon Peter | Director | — | 2022-09-23 |
| REYNOLDS, Francis George | Director | — | 1994-12-24 |
| THOMAS, Wayne Anthony | Director | 1995-12-01 | 2009-03-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Benjamin Atkin Marsh | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-10-01 | Active |
| Mr Peter Halsey Marsh | Individual | Voting 50–75% | 2022-09-26 | Active |
| Mr Simon Peter Marsh | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-12-18 | Ceased 2022-09-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 163 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-04 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-10 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-05-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-03-23 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2023-03-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-03-23 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-1.4%
£8,917,897 £8,795,149
-
Cash
+37.1%
£1,522,932 £2,087,711
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+6.9%
£5,304,984 £5,668,625
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
-7.9%
63 58
-
Operating profit
+59.5%
£301,365 £480,600
-
Profit before tax
+71.7%
£321,028 £551,353
-
Wages
+10.7%
£1,725,362 £1,909,926
highest in 3 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers