MILTONS (WALLPAPERS) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-10-30 (in 5mo)
Last filed for 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-19 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-05
Watchouts
Cash
£4K
+79.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£7M
-7.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
128
+6.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£514K
-9.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-01 | 2022-11-30 | 2022-12-01 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £6,268,508 | — | £7,923,052 | £6,994,250 | |
| Operating profit | — | £184,123 | — | -£467,818 | -£505,851 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £183,345 | — | -£467,818 | -£514,188 | |
| Net profit | — | £266,155 | — | -£431,189 | -£530,706 | |
| Cash | £466,598 | £12,365 | £2,418 | £2,065 | £3,700 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £7,878,781 | — | £7,426,748 | £6,912,560 | |
| Net assets | — | £7,745,537 | — | £7,314,348 | £6,783,642 | |
| Equity | £6,680,782 | £7,745,537 | £7,745,537 | £7,314,348 | £6,783,642 | |
| Average employees | — | 117 | — | 120 | 128 | |
| Wages | — | £1,685,709 | — | £2,280,392 | £2,069,134 |
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 | 2021-12-01 | 2022-11-30 | 2022-12-01 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 2.9% | — | -5.9% | -7.2% | |
| Net margin | — | 4.2% | — | -5.4% | -7.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 2.3% | — | -6.3% | -7.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 15.9% | 18.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.06x | 1.81x | |
| Interest cover | — | 234.25x | — | — | -60.68x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA Audit Services LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on these assessments and having regard to the resources available to the entity, the Directors have concluded that there is no material uncertainty and that they can continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.”
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year end, assets classified as held for sale at the balance sheet date were sold in October 2025 for £1.9m. As the sale relates to conditions arising after the year end, no adjustment has been made to the financial statements.”
- “Subsequent to the year end, the company completed the sale of a spare parcel of land which generated significant inflow of funds. This disposal has materially improved the company's cash position and provides additional liquidity to support the ongoing operations without the need for external debt.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR, Mark Edward | Director | 2005-06-01 | Apr 1971 | British |
| WILLS, Catherine Jane | Director | 2005-06-01 | Jan 1975 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR, Alice | Secretary | — | 2005-06-01 |
| TAYLOR, Michael Hayes | Secretary | 2005-06-01 | 2025-11-17 |
| TAYLOR, Alice | Director | — | 2005-06-01 |
| TAYLOR, Michael Hayes | Director | — | 2025-11-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael Hayes Taylor | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-01-01 | Ceased 2025-11-17 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 115 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-26 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-29 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-03 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2024-01-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-29 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2023-08-29 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-13 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2022-09-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-09-27 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-07-24 | 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
- 2
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-01-31 vs 2024-01-31
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Turnover
-11.7%
£7,923,052 £6,994,250
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Cash
+79.2%
£2,065 £3,700
-
Net assets
-7.3%
£7,314,348 £6,783,642
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+6.7%
120 128
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-8.1%
-£467,818 -£505,851
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-9.9%
-£467,818 -£514,188
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
-9.3%
£2,280,392 £2,069,134
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