MARTIN MATHEW & CO. LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-06-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-14 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
-1.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£28M
+19.8% vs 2024
Employees
44
+2.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£4M
+35% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £63,603,620 | £57,694,364 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £3,002,070 | £4,112,028 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £3,140,219 | £4,238,872 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £2,280,526 | £3,076,573 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £5,442,217 | £5,362,344 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £24,286,343 | £29,515,120 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £23,114,179 | £27,693,805 | |
| Equity | £9,688,799 | £10,516,814 | £11,347,425 | £13,810,757 | £16,562,858 | £23,114,179 | £27,693,805 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 44 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £2,609,878 | £1,952,470 |
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 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 4.7% | 7.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 3.6% | 5.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 12.4% | 13.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.11x | 2.64x |
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
- Trevor Jones & Partners Ltd
- 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.”
Group structure
- MARTIN MATHEW & CO. LIMITED · parent
- East Coast Storage (Handling) Ltd 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DONNELLY, Martin Spencer | Director | 1996-08-30 | Nov 1969 | British |
| DONNELLY, Matthew James | Director | 1996-08-30 | Mar 1972 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DONNELLY, James Philip | Secretary | 2008-02-14 | 2013-05-10 |
| DONNELLY, Matthew James | Secretary | 1993-02-04 | 2008-02-14 |
| WATERFALL REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | — | 1993-02-04 |
| DONNELLY, James Philip | Director | — | 2000-09-01 |
| GREATHEAD, John David | Director | — | 1993-12-17 |
| LIPAROTI, Massimo | Director | — | 1996-05-31 |
| SMITH, Malcolm William | Director | 2000-12-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| WILSON, Michael | Director | — | 1995-12-31 |
| WINTER, Jeffrey | Director | — | 2013-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Matthew James Donnelly | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2023-12-31 | Active |
| Mr Martin Spencer Donnelly | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2023-12-31 | Active |
| Mr James Philip Donnelly | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-12-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 156 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-17 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-17 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-04-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-01-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-01-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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 2025-09-30 vs 2024-09-30
-
Turnover
-9.3%
£63,603,620 £57,694,364
-
Cash
-1.5%
£5,442,217 £5,362,344
-
Net assets
+19.8%
£23,114,179 £27,693,805
-
Employees
+2.3%
43 44
-
Operating profit
+37%
£3,002,070 £4,112,028
-
Profit before tax
+35%
£3,140,219 £4,238,872
-
Wages
-25.2%
£2,609,878 £1,952,470
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