MEYER GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-03 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-19
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+48.3% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£14M
+180% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
89
+7.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£2M
+50.1% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- MEYER GROUP LIMITED 2004-12-22 → present
- MEYER PRESTIGE LIMITED 2000-01-05 → 2004-12-22
- MEYER (U.K.) LIMITED 1979-08-14 → 2000-01-05
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £20,666,000 | £21,920,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -£3,058,000 | -£1,272,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -£3,615,000 | -£1,803,000 | |
| Net profit | -£2,766,000 | — | -£1,451,000 | — | -£2,415,000 | — | -£3,648,000 | — | -£3,952,000 | -£2,144,000 | |
| Cash | £56,000 | — | £659,000 | — | £1,507,000 | — | £2,159,000 | — | £2,204,000 | £3,269,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,445,000 | — | £3,994,000 | — | £19,603,000 | — | £15,605,000 | — | £4,863,000 | £21,953,000 | |
| Net assets | £5,445,000 | — | £3,994,000 | — | £10,150,000 | — | £6,502,000 | — | £4,836,000 | £13,543,000 | |
| Equity | £5,445,000 | £5,445,000 | £3,994,000 | £3,994,000 | £10,150,000 | £10,150,000 | £6,502,000 | £6,502,000 | £4,836,000 | £13,543,000 | |
| Average employees | 76 | — | 92 | — | 84 | — | 87 | — | 83 | 89 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £3,769,000 | £3,733,000 |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -14.8% | -5.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -19.1% | -9.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -62.9% | -5.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.72x | 1.71x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -5.22x | -2.02x |
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
- Hurst Accountants 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”
Group structure
- MEYER GROUP LIMITED · parent
- JWP Limited 100%
- Ruffoni SRL 73%
- Gloryfair Limited 100%
- Kitchenware Express Limited 100%
- Meyer Kitchenware Europe Limited 100%
Significant events
- “revenue rose by 6% to £21.92m, gross profit increased by 16% to £7.06m, and EBIT loss (Earnings Before Interest & Taxation) reduced by 58% to £1.27m.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSON, Barry | Secretary | 2022-03-21 | — | — |
| KAVANAGH, Adam John | Director | 2020-07-01 | Jul 1982 | British |
| WHALLEY-LIVESEY, Claire | Director | 2019-09-30 | Apr 1983 | British |
| WRIGHT, Carl James | Director | 2017-07-01 | Apr 1979 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURKE, Paul | Secretary | 2012-01-20 | 2022-03-21 |
| CROWTHER, Simon Adrian Valetine | Secretary | 2009-07-01 | 2012-01-20 |
| THOMAS, Michael | Secretary | — | 2009-06-30 |
| BALL, Martin David | Director | 1997-09-08 | 2009-03-18 |
| BAUMANN, Mark Pierre | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2018-07-20 |
| BURKE, Paul | Director | 2013-08-05 | 2020-06-15 |
| CHENG, Stanley Kin-Sui | Director | — | 2010-07-01 |
| CROWTHER, Simon Adrian Valetine | Director | 1994-08-01 | 2012-01-20 |
| GORST, Geoffrey Thomas | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2020-06-30 |
| HARRISON, Robert Joseph | Director | 2000-01-05 | 2015-01-30 |
| IVORY, Mark Rossiter | Director | 2018-03-26 | 2023-12-01 |
| PEACE, David Robert | Director | — | 2006-12-31 |
| PRIEST, Sean Cameron | Director | 2018-07-02 | 2021-03-31 |
| SENIOR, Alison Melinda | Director | 2010-08-01 | 2012-06-30 |
| SINGH, Gina-Maria | Director | 2021-05-24 | 2022-08-15 |
| SLATER, David | Director | 2010-08-01 | 2017-09-04 |
| THOMAS, Michael | Director | — | 2009-06-30 |
| WRIGHT, Paul Howard | Director | — | 2018-05-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mark Rossiter Ivory | Individual | Appoints directors | 2018-03-26 | Ceased 2021-12-14 |
| Mr Paul Howard Wright | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-04-17 | Ceased 2018-03-26 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 199 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-18 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-08-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-05-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-05 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-01-20 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2021-12-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 1
- 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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+6.1%
£20,666,000 £21,920,000
-
Cash
+48.3%
£2,204,000 £3,269,000
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
+180%
£4,836,000 £13,543,000
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+7.2%
83 89
-
Operating profit
+58.4%
-£3,058,000 -£1,272,000
-
Profit before tax
+50.1%
-£3,615,000 -£1,803,000
-
Wages
-1%
£3,769,000 £3,733,000
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