MICHAEL ABAKHAN LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last filed for 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-20 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-06
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-18.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£11M
-2.6% vs 2024
Employees
287
-14.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£201K
-148.6% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,081,004 | £17,264,136 | |
| Operating profit | £240,414 | -£272,903 | |
| Profit before tax | £412,819 | -£200,821 | |
| Net profit | £344,485 | -£155,871 | |
| Cash | £1,568,662 | £1,284,664 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,362,952 | £11,849,600 | |
| Net assets | £11,557,158 | £11,260,110 | |
| Equity | £11,557,160 | £11,260,110 | |
| Average employees | 337 | 287 | |
| Wages | £4,138,395 | £4,143,760 |
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 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.6% | -1.6% | |
| Net margin | 2.3% | -0.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.9% | -2.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 17.9% | 19.7% | |
| Current ratio | 4.15x | 3.32x | |
| Interest cover | 5.39x | -35.43x |
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
- Edwards, Rowley & Co
- 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. Our evaluation of the directors' assessment of the entity's ability to continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting included reviewing and assessing the validity of budgets and projections for future trading, discussions with directors and an assessment of the strength of the balnce sheet especially in relation to bank balances. 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 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
- MICHAEL ABAKHAN LIMITED · parent
- Abakhan Fabrics Eesti Limited 66.73%
- Gildi House OU 100%
- TXN Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year the company completed the acquisition of TXN Limited, a competitor in the sector, and undertook a restructure of its online operations to align cost base and capability with current trading conditions, this was ongoing at the year, and was due for completion within the next 12 months.”
- “Borrowings have decreased by £250,878 during the year, partly due to overpaying existing loans.”
- “The Group's cash position has decreased by £283,999 during the year.”
- “These movements have contributed to a decrease in Net Assets of £297,049.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABAKHAN, William Loudon | Secretary | 2020-09-16 | — | — |
| ABAKHAN, Beth Irina | Director | 2012-03-30 | Aug 1980 | British |
| ABAKHAN, George | Director | — | Jul 1941 | Canadian |
| ABAKHAN, Susan Elizabeth | Director | — | Dec 1950 | British |
| ABAKHAN, William Loudon | Director | 2015-06-11 | Oct 1984 | British |
| BOUCH, David Gwyn | Director | 2020-09-16 | Jan 1969 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORDELL, David Malcolm | Secretary | 2004-06-30 | 2014-12-10 |
| HENDY, Christopher James | Secretary | 2014-12-10 | 2020-09-15 |
| MANSLEY, John Richard | Secretary | — | 2004-05-26 |
| ABAKHAN, Antoinette | Director | — | 2023-09-02 |
| ABAKHAN, Nicholas | Director | — | 2014-10-24 |
| CORDELL, David Malcolm | Director | 1999-12-17 | 2019-12-31 |
| GRAHAME, Amanda Jane | Director | 2009-12-10 | 2024-05-20 |
| HENDY, Christopher James | Director | 1994-06-30 | 2020-09-15 |
| MANSLEY, John Richard | Director | 1994-06-30 | 2004-05-26 |
| POWELL, Nicholas Charles | Director | — | 2023-05-05 |
| WILKINSON, Allan | Director | 1994-06-30 | 1999-12-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beth Abakhan | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr William Loudon Abakhan | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 149 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-11-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-11-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-09-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2020-09-15 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2020-09-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-08-19 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended |
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.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-01-31 vs 2024-01-31
-
Turnover
+14.5%
£15,081,004 £17,264,136
-
Cash
-18.1%
£1,568,662 £1,284,664
-
Net assets
-2.6%
£11,557,158 £11,260,110
-
Employees
-14.8%
337 287
-
Operating profit
-213.5%
£240,414 -£272,903
-
Profit before tax
-148.6%
£412,819 -£200,821
-
Wages
+0.1%
£4,138,395 £4,143,760
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