MARLA TUBE FITTINGS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last filed for 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-02 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£9M
+42.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£52M
+1.3% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
70
-1.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£8M
+56.1% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-10-31 | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £36,603,003 | £30,353,678 | — | £43,011,331 | £55,343,730 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £439,824 | £185,555 | — | £4,348,054 | £6,276,133 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £712,510 | £1,115,906 | £2,209,813 | £4,927,105 | £7,692,460 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £536,437 | £856,546 | £1,907,051 | £3,744,921 | £5,669,472 | |
| Cash | — | — | £6,899,289 | £9,586,746 | £6,945,186 | £6,206,887 | £8,841,885 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £48,377,766 | £49,256,584 | £49,703,895 | £50,895,872 | £51,647,311 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £48,339,712 | £49,196,258 | £49,603,309 | £50,848,230 | £51,517,702 | |
| Equity | £54,026,468 | £50,803,275 | £48,339,712 | £49,196,258 | £49,603,309 | £50,848,230 | £51,517,702 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 78 | 67 | 64 | 71 | 70 | |
| Wages | — | — | £3,241,234 | £3,103,011 | £3,247,985 | £3,858,769 | £4,088,879 |
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 | 2018-10-31 | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 1.2% | 0.6% | — | 10.1% | 11.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 1.5% | 2.8% | — | 8.7% | 10.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 0.9% | 0.4% | — | 8.5% | 12.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 7.86x | 5.22x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 28.19x | 62.79x | — | 306.29x | 382.46x |
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
- Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- MARLA TUBE FITTINGS LIMITED · parent
- Marla (Alcester) Limited 100%
- Pressure Fittings Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year turnover has increased from £43m to £55.3m, an increase of 28.7%. The increase is attributable to fluctuations in the level of activity in international petrochemical projects which are predominantly driven by oil prices. Overall, the company has achieved an operating profit of £6.3m compared to £4.3m in the previous year.”
- “The directors believe that the company's strong liquidity will enable it to take advantage of trading opportunities as the market improves and as the company continues to look for growth opportunities, both organic and by acquisition of suitable target companies. The policy of maintaining strong liquidity has also enabled the company to participate in a number of global contracts with major multinationals, which has resulted in significant export sales, which would not otherwise have been achieved. It has also enabled the company to continue its policy of continual investment in fixed assets and stock ranges.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARNES, Leslie Clifton | Secretary | 2020-01-07 | — | — |
| BARNES, Leslie Clifton | Director | 2004-11-01 | Aug 1956 | British |
| PREEDY, Simon John | Director | — | Jul 1960 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PREEDY, James Robert | Secretary | — | 2020-01-07 |
| FAULKNER, Steven Robert | Director | 1998-11-04 | 2017-12-15 |
| MARSH, David John | Director | — | 2020-03-31 |
| PREEDY, Peter Rosslyn | Director | — | 1997-11-09 |
| PREEDY, Sheila Agnes | Director | — | 2014-07-16 |
| THOMPSON, Stephen | Director | — | 2006-08-24 |
| WARING, Peter Thomas | Director | — | 2004-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mtf Holding Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 124 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-30 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-01-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2020-01-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2019-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-10-31 vs 2023-10-31
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Turnover
+28.7%
£43,011,331 £55,343,730
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
+42.5%
£6,206,887 £8,841,885
-
Net assets
+1.3%
£50,848,230 £51,517,702
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
-1.4%
71 70
-
Operating profit
+44.3%
£4,348,054 £6,276,133
highest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+56.1%
£4,927,105 £7,692,460
highest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
+6%
£3,858,769 £4,088,879
highest in 5 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