MARKEN LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-01 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-17
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£6M
+141.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£126M
-36.8% vs 2023
Employees
756
+3.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£20M
-37.4% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- MARKEN LIMITED 1980-12-31 → present
- MASTEREND LIMITED 1980-03-13 → 1980-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £272,130,000 | £284,473,000 | |
| Operating profit | £35,855,000 | £19,724,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £31,184,000 | £19,514,000 | |
| Net profit | £24,572,000 | £15,811,000 | |
| Cash | £2,675,000 | £6,454,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £205,961,000 | £131,948,000 | |
| Net assets | £199,665,000 | £126,205,000 | |
| Equity | £199,665,000 | £126,205,000 | |
| Average employees | 732 | 756 | |
| Wages | £33,282,000 | £30,966,000 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 13.2% | 6.9% | |
| Net margin | 9.0% | 5.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.4% | 14.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 17.1% | 49.5% | |
| Current ratio | 4.60x | 1.40x | |
| Interest cover | 2.93x | 1.68x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte Ireland LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have reviewed the forecasts for the company for at least 12 months from the signing date of these financial statements, are confident that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company is profitable, has net assets of £125m and cash generative nonetheless, consistent with previous years, a letter of support has been obtained from United Parcel Service Inc, the parent company, confirming that it will provide the financial support necessary to permit the company to continue operating and liquidating its liabilities in the normal course of business for at least the period of twenty months after the date of signing the financial statements. United Parcel Services Inc is a profitable group with a significant net asset position. The directors do not foresee any circumstances which could impact the group's ability to meet this commitment.”
Group structure
- MARKEN LIMITED · parent
- Marken Time Critical Express (Beijing) Limited 1%
- Marken Switzerland AG 1%
- Marken Time Critical Express GmbH 1%
- Marken Korea LLC 1%
- Marken LLC (Russia) 1%
- Marken Taiwan Limited 1%
- Marken Japan Holdings Limited 1%
- Marken Canada 1%
- Marken Germany GmbH 1%
- Marken Time Critical Express Limited 1%
- Marken (South America) Limited 1%
- Marken Ukraine LLC 1%
- Marken Japan Kabushiki Kaisha 1%
Significant events
- “During the year, the company has declared and paid dividends to immediate parent company De Facto 1341 Limited for the year ended 31 December 2024 of £93m (2023: £nil).”
- “On 24 March 2024, Marken Limited increased its share capital holding for Marken Canada by £0.7m.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 38 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COURT, James Mark | Director | 2023-09-11 | Oct 1967 | British |
| FATHALLAH, Doaa Abdel | Director | 2012-09-05 | Dec 1970 | American |
| VAN STRIEN, Ariette | Director | 2020-01-20 | Jun 1967 | American |
Show 38 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUELLER, Simon | Secretary | 2006-03-16 | 2011-04-05 |
| POWELL, Kenneth John | Secretary | — | 1997-11-24 |
| WALLS, Kenneth Charles | Secretary | 1997-11-24 | 2000-12-15 |
| EXEL SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-12-15 | 2006-03-16 |
| ABASCAL, Marion Jacqueline Michelle | Director | 2013-04-11 | 2014-12-11 |
| ABASCAL, Marion Jacqueline Michelle | Director | 2011-12-16 | 2012-09-05 |
| ADAMS, Mark Leonard | Director | — | 1999-10-31 |
| ARRIAGA ARIAS, Luis | Director | 2016-12-22 | 2017-04-01 |
| BAILEY, James David | Director | 2013-04-11 | 2013-09-10 |
| BAILEY, James David | Director | 2011-04-05 | 2012-09-05 |
| COGHLAN, John Bernard | Director | 2003-03-03 | 2006-03-16 |
| CORRWAY, Brian | Director | 2013-12-11 | 2014-05-09 |
| CRAIG, Bruce Timothy | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2010-06-15 |
| DUNSTAN, Peter Kingsley | Director | 2016-12-22 | 2017-04-01 |
| ELLIS, Robert Keith | Director | 2012-05-31 | 2014-01-31 |
| EVANS, Douglas George | Director | 2003-03-03 | 2006-03-16 |
| FIRESTONE, Jeffrey David | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2022-08-12 |
| GRAVATT, Andrew Scott | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2023-08-18 |
| GULLAN, Alan Graham Hugh | Director | 2013-07-22 | 2014-04-30 |
| HOWSE, Christopher John | Director | 2000-01-04 | 2001-08-06 |
| MCDONALD, Tarquin | Director | 2011-04-05 | 2011-12-16 |
| MENZIES, Steve John | Director | 2014-07-11 | 2016-12-22 |
| MOZZALI, Joseph | Director | 2018-09-30 | 2021-09-01 |
| MUELLER, Simon | Director | 2002-03-05 | 2011-04-05 |
| MYERS, Clare Suzanne | Director | 1998-12-14 | 2001-07-06 |
| O'CONNELL, Christopher John | Director | 2012-05-17 | 2013-07-22 |
| O'DRISCOLL, Finian Noel | Director | 2006-08-30 | 2011-04-05 |
| PEARCE, Christopher | Director | 1998-09-01 | 1998-12-30 |
| PORTER, Melvin Robert | Director | 1997-05-22 | 1999-12-17 |
| POWELL, Kenneth John | Director | — | 2006-03-19 |
| SANFORD JOHNSON, Emily | Director | 2022-08-12 | 2024-09-26 |
| SILVERNALE, Daniel Joseph | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2018-09-30 |
| SIMPSON, Lindsey Paige | Director | 2023-09-11 | 2024-10-01 |
| SMITH, Ian Richard | Director | 2000-01-04 | 2003-03-19 |
| STEUER, Yifat | Director | 2014-12-11 | 2016-11-11 |
| STEWARDSON, Peter Raoul | Director | 2016-12-22 | 2017-04-01 |
| WHEELER, Wesley Potter | Director | 2011-07-11 | 2020-01-20 |
| YOUNG, Stuart Anthony | Director | 1997-05-22 | 1999-12-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Facto 1341 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 286 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-12-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-28 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2026-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-24 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2025-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-14 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2021-12-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+4.5%
£272,130,000 £284,473,000
-
Cash
+141.3%
£2,675,000 £6,454,000
-
Net assets
-36.8%
£199,665,000 £126,205,000
-
Employees
+3.3%
732 756
-
Operating profit
-45%
£35,855,000 £19,724,000
-
Profit before tax
-37.4%
£31,184,000 £19,514,000
-
Wages
-7%
£33,282,000 £30,966,000
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