MELBA PRODUCTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-10 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-26
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-27.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£26M
+15.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
221
+2.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£5M
+11.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £23,316,850 | — | — | £29,603,615 | £29,821,156 | |
| Operating profit | — | £3,496,879 | — | — | £4,726,260 | £5,132,038 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £3,324,945 | — | — | £4,680,716 | £5,229,230 | |
| Net profit | — | £2,769,945 | — | — | £3,500,437 | £3,839,087 | |
| Cash | — | £1,471,528 | — | — | £3,253,946 | £2,345,251 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £18,690,839 | — | — | £25,161,594 | £29,784,842 | |
| Net assets | — | £14,470,412 | — | — | £22,163,942 | £25,590,488 | |
| Equity | £12,038,467 | £14,470,412 | — | — | £22,163,942 | £25,590,488 | |
| Average employees | — | 205 | — | — | 216 | 221 | |
| Wages | — | £5,706,311 | — | — | £7,939,855 | £8,680,123 |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 15.0% | — | — | 16.0% | 17.2% | |
| Net margin | — | 11.9% | — | — | 11.8% | 12.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 18.7% | — | — | 18.8% | 17.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 28.1% | 26.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.79x | 3.03x | |
| Interest cover | — | 20.31x | — | — | 54.52x | 243.48x |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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
- MELBA PRODUCTS LIMITED · parent
- Melba Swintex Limited 100%
- Swintex Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Since the year end the company has continued to build on it's new site in Rossendale, Lancashire and is expecting to begin utilising the site in the near future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARRISON, Paul Lee | Secretary | 2008-12-11 | — | British |
| BOWDLER, James Alexander | Director | 2019-03-07 | Nov 1970 | English |
| DAWSON, Jonathan Gregg | Director | 1998-04-01 | May 1970 | English |
| HARRISON, Paul Lee | Director | 2008-12-11 | Jul 1960 | British |
| TODD, Michael Shaun | Director | 2018-01-08 | Nov 1973 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAWSON, Matthew Brett | Secretary | 1998-04-01 | 2008-12-11 |
| DAWSON, Peter John | Secretary | 1996-11-08 | 1998-03-31 |
| KIRKHAM, Ian Ashworth | Secretary | 1996-07-11 | 1996-11-08 |
| PRYCE, Melvyn Stuart | Secretary | — | 1996-07-11 |
| ASHWORTH, Arnold | Director | 1998-06-01 | 2003-04-28 |
| CLEGG, David | Director | 1998-06-01 | 2011-06-17 |
| DAWSON, John | Director | — | 1998-03-31 |
| DAWSON, Matthew Brett | Director | 2014-01-02 | 2016-05-03 |
| DAWSON, Matthew Brett | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2008-12-11 |
| HEY, Lynne | Director | 2003-05-01 | 2018-01-01 |
| HYMAN, Phillip Roger | Director | 2018-01-08 | 2026-04-30 |
| KIRKHAM, Ian Ashworth | Director | 1996-07-11 | 1996-11-08 |
| MAKIN, Michael Duncan | Director | 1998-11-01 | 2001-08-24 |
| MAKIN, Michael Duncan | Director | 1996-11-08 | 1998-01-27 |
| MCNAMEE, Patrick Andrew | Director | — | 1996-08-07 |
| PRYCE, Melvyn Stuart | Director | — | 1996-07-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jonathan Gregg Dawson | Individual | Voting 75–100% | 2016-05-03 | Ceased 2016-05-03 |
| Melba Products Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 177 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-27 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-11-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-07-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+0.7%
£29,603,615 £29,821,156
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-27.9%
£3,253,946 £2,345,251
-
Net assets
+15.5%
£22,163,942 £25,590,488
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+2.3%
216 221
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+8.6%
£4,726,260 £5,132,038
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+11.7%
£4,680,716 £5,229,230
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+9.3%
£7,939,855 £8,680,123
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