MORRIS & CO. (HANDLERS) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-07-01 (in 2mo)
Last filed for 2024-10-01
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-27 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-13
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£137K
-82.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5M
-14.5% vs 2023
Employees
61
-1.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
-51.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-10-01
| Metric | Trend | 2018-10-01 | 2019-10-01 | 2020-10-01 | 2021-10-01 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-10-01 | 2024-10-01 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £36,026,363 | — | — | £46,308,161 | £44,503,384 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £3,001,611 | — | — | £2,916,012 | £1,801,952 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £2,781,587 | — | — | £2,389,533 | £1,158,952 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £2,200,807 | — | — | £1,790,018 | £701,799 | |
| Cash | — | — | £217,684 | — | — | £800,753 | £136,994 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £8,136,880 | — | — | £9,798,772 | £9,165,622 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £3,732,187 | — | — | £5,774,036 | £4,934,585 | |
| Equity | £2,401,553 | £2,421,380 | £3,732,187 | £4,095,298 | £5,230,893 | £5,774,036 | £4,934,585 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 58 | — | — | 62 | 61 | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,745,644 | — | — | £2,448,409 | £2,498,171 |
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 | 2018-10-01 | 2019-10-01 | 2020-10-01 | 2021-10-01 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-10-01 | 2024-10-01 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 8.3% | — | — | 6.3% | 4.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 6.1% | — | — | 3.9% | 1.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 36.9% | — | — | 29.8% | 19.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 79.9% | 80.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.83x | 0.77x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 13.30x | — | — | 5.44x | 2.76x |
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
- Kingswood Allotts Limited
- 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 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
- MORRIS & CO. (HANDLERS) LIMITED · parent
- Morris & Co (Netherlands) B.V. 100%
Significant events
- “During the year the company entered into hire purchase and finance lease arrangements in respect of assets with a total capital value at the inception of the leases of pound1,434,050 (2023: pound1,324,345).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORRIS, Daniel Scott | Secretary | 2022-04-28 | — | — |
| MORRIS, Alan Edwin | Director | — | Dec 1951 | British |
| MORRIS, Daniel Scott | Director | 2019-06-14 | Apr 1984 | British |
| MORRIS, Samuel Alan | Director | 2009-10-30 | May 1980 | British |
| MORRIS, Thomas Edwin | Director | 2009-10-30 | Jun 1982 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MORRIS, Alan Edwin | Secretary | — | 2006-05-02 |
| MORRIS, Barbara Ann | Secretary | 2007-05-02 | 2022-04-28 |
| MORRIS, Anthony Derrek | Director | — | 2006-05-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Samuel Alan Morris | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2018-08-03 | Active |
| Mr Thomas Edwin Morris | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2018-08-03 | Active |
| Mr Alan Edwin Morris | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-08-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 159 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-07-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-07-11 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-07-11 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-02-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-02-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-07-11 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-07-11 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2022-07-08 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2022-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-24 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-05-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-05-24 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-04-28 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
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 2024-10-01 vs 2023-10-01
-
Turnover
-3.9%
£46,308,161 £44,503,384
-
Cash
-82.9%
£800,753 £136,994
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
-14.5%
£5,774,036 £4,934,585
-
Employees
-1.6%
62 61
-
Operating profit
-38.2%
£2,916,012 £1,801,952
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-51.5%
£2,389,533 £1,158,952
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+2%
£2,448,409 £2,498,171
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