MATTHEW INVESTMENTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-22 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-08
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
+191% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£6M
+22.9% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£2M
-83.9% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- MATTHEW INVESTMENTS LIMITED 1979-12-31 → present
- FORTSHAM LIMITED 1978-08-31 → 1979-12-31
Profit before tax
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £143,716 | £158,261 | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £423,231 | £10,146,713 | £476,197 | £9,017,468 | £9,303,812 | £1,502,412 | |
| Net profit | £388,892 | £10,107,913 | £431,795 | £8,866,402 | £9,038,484 | £1,187,434 | |
| Cash | £539,286 | £2,074,228 | £2,517,721 | £1,498,329 | £1,885,908 | £5,487,623 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,740,262 | £4,848,175 | £5,279,970 | £4,146,372 | £5,184,856 | £6,372,290 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Equity | £4,740,262 | £4,848,175 | £5,279,970 | £4,146,372 | £5,184,856 | £6,372,290 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 3.0% | 3.3% | — | — | — | — | |
| Interest cover | 2.35x | 285.15x | — | — | — | — |
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.
People
7 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GALLAGHER, Daniel Paul | Secretary | 2002-05-09 | — | Irish |
| BAILEY, Yvonne Mary | Director | — | Oct 1956 | Irish |
| GALLAGHER, Avril Marie | Director | 2001-10-30 | Feb 1966 | Irish |
| GALLAGHER, Charles Hubert | Director | — | Oct 1959 | Irish |
| GALLAGHER, Daniel Paul | Director | — | Apr 1964 | Irish |
| GALLAGHER, David Andrew | Director | — | Oct 1960 | Irish |
| HUTCHINSON, Neville William | Director | — | Jun 1941 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GALLAGHER, Charles Hubert | Secretary | — | 2002-05-09 |
| GALLAGHER, Charles | Director | — | 1993-05-15 |
| GALLAGHER, Ellen Pauline | Director | — | 2023-05-12 |
| REEVE, Timothy John Peter | Director | 2002-05-09 | 2013-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallagher Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 115 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-15 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-01-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-04-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-08-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-01-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-08-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-08-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2018-02-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
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Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+191%
£1,885,908 £5,487,623
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
—
Not reported
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Profit before tax
-83.9%
£9,303,812 £1,502,412
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