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MOUCHEL LIMITED

#01686040 · Active · Incorporated 1982-12-10 (43y 5m) · Last filing 2025-12-11 (5mo ago)
Industrials · SIC 74909 · M Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities · Full accounts

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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-12-20 (in 7mo)

Last made up 2025-12-06

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£89K

-77.9% vs 2023

Net assets

£6M

+13.3% vs 2023

Employees

7

-36.4% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£848K

+208.4% vs 2023

Name history

Renamed 6 times since incorporation

  1. MOUCHEL LIMITED 2008-02-01 → present
  2. MOUCHEL PARKMAN SERVICES LIMITED 2004-03-31 → 2008-02-01
  3. MOUCHEL PARKMAN UK LIMITED 2003-10-16 → 2004-03-31
  4. MOUCHEL CONSULTING LIMITED 1997-01-01 → 2003-10-16
  5. L G MOUCHEL & PARTNERS LIMITED 1990-01-24 → 1997-01-01
  6. MOUCHEL HOLDINGS LIMITED 1984-02-22 → 1990-01-24
  7. DE SAINT LUCE ORGANISATION (U.K.) LIMITED 1982-12-10 → 1984-02-22

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31
Turnover £336,000£464,000
Operating profit -£939,000£796,000
Profit before tax -£782,000£848,000
Net profit -£703,000£753,000
Cash £403,000£89,000
Total assets less current liabilities £5,221,000£5,915,000
Net assets £5,221,000£5,915,000
Equity £5,221,000£5,915,000
Average employees 117
Wages £684,000£574,000

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 2023-12-312024-12-31
Operating margin -279.5%171.6%
Net margin -209.2%162.3%
Return on capital employed -18.0%13.5%
Current ratio 1.29x1.69x
Interest cover —8.94x

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 Reduced Disclosure Framework
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The Company's intermediate parent company, WSP UK Limited, has agreed to provide financial support to allow the Company to meet its obligations as they fall due for a period of not less than twelve months from the date of signing the financial statements.”

Group structure

  1. MOUCHEL LIMITED · parent
    1. WSP Ireland Consulting Limited 100% · Republic of Ireland · Consulting engineering services
    2. Mouchel Middle East Limited 100% · Hong Kong · Dormant

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

4 active · 72 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
PILSWORTH, Hannah Frances Secretary 2025-03-06 — —
BARNARD, Miles Lawrence Director 2013-07-30 May 1966 British
MCGRAIL, Dean Kevin Director 2021-07-22 Mar 1976 British
THOMPSON, Ciaran Michael Director 2024-12-16 Feb 1969 British
Show 72 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
COBDEN, Nicky Secretary 2012-05-02 2013-08-29
ENGMANN, Catherine Secretary 2006-04-21 2009-05-22
HAMES, Victoria Elizabeth Secretary 2005-01-14 2006-03-01
HARDING, James Albert Secretary — 1996-10-01
HART, Rosemary Helen Secretary 1996-10-01 2003-09-23
LEE, Kelly Secretary 2009-05-26 2010-07-30
MARSH, Helen Kathryn Secretary 2014-07-18 2015-11-12
MASSIE, Amanda Jane Emilia Secretary 2004-10-18 2013-03-08
MELGES, Bethan Secretary 2015-12-02 2016-10-12
PREECE, Richard Alec Secretary 2003-09-23 2004-10-18
SEWELL, Karen Anne Secretary 2016-10-12 2025-03-06
SHAW, Christine Ann Secretary 2011-06-17 2012-05-02
SJOGREN, Carl Secretary 2010-07-30 2012-04-27
ALLAN, David Russell Director — 1995-04-30
APSEY, Craig Steven Director 2013-07-30 2016-05-31
BINNS, David John Director 1997-08-01 2004-05-10
BLACK, Stuart John Director 2001-10-15 2004-10-16
BOOTY, David Reece Director — 2002-08-31
CAMPBELL, Mark Kenneth Director 2008-04-22 2009-05-31
CLARK, Piers Benedict, Dr Director 2005-11-01 2009-12-31
COACKLEY, Richard James Director 2004-05-10 2005-10-31
COULSON, Colin Robert Director — 1999-11-30
CUTHBERT, Richard Harry Director 2004-05-10 2011-10-05
CUTHBERT, Richard Harry Director 2004-05-10 2011-10-05
DAVIES, Stephen John Director 2016-04-08 2016-10-12
DRIVER, Paul Adrian Director 1993-08-01 2001-01-12
ENGLAND, Paul David Director 2011-10-06 2013-08-08
FOSTER, Steven James Director 2010-09-30 2011-09-28
GOLDER, Maurice Henry Director — 1992-12-31
HARDING, James Albert Director — 2003-09-18
HARRIS, Rodney Hewer Director 2011-06-17 2013-01-25
HILLS, David William Alexander Director 2007-01-23 2008-10-01
INGRAM, Timothy Charles Director 2000-11-09 2004-05-10
INGRAM, Timothy Charles Director — 1993-10-01
JACKSON, Keith Charles Director 1998-08-01 2016-10-12
KANE, Gregory Director 2016-10-12 2021-07-22
KNIGHT, John Richard Director 1994-09-01 2000-07-31
KNIGHT, John Richard Director — 1993-10-01
KUBRYCHT, Stefan Alexander Director 1995-02-01 2004-08-03
LOHN, Michael Barrington Director — 2000-12-31
MALPASS, John Stuart Director 1997-05-16 1998-01-15
MANSER, Ian Director 2005-08-01 2006-04-30
MANSER, Ian Director 1999-02-01 2004-05-10
MASSIE, Amanda Jane Emilia Director 2004-10-18 2013-03-08
MEASURES, James Thornton Director — 2010-08-20
MORRIS, Jeffrey Michael Director 1997-02-01 2004-12-31
MORRISS, Stephen James Director 2008-04-22 2010-12-10
MUNDY, Ruth Director 2004-10-18 2015-09-29
MURRAY, John Henderson Director — 1996-02-16
NAYSMITH, Mark William Director 2016-10-12 2024-12-16
NISBET, John Andrew Director 1997-07-01 1999-03-19
NOBLE, Andrew Christopher John Director 2016-10-12 2017-03-05
NUTT, Gareth William Director 2005-09-01 2010-01-08
PEARCE, Christopher Director — 1993-03-01
PREECE, Richard Alec Director 2004-05-10 2004-10-18
QUICK, Nigel John Director — 1995-04-30
RAYNER, Paul Adrian Director 2013-01-31 2015-06-08
ROGERSON, Michael Patrick Director 2017-03-05 2021-08-27
ROWE, Thomas James Wharton Director 2010-09-30 2011-01-17
RUMBLES, Grant Director 2011-11-21 2015-06-08
SHADLOCK, Gail Lesley Director 2004-05-10 2007-05-13
STOKES, Michael John Director — 1992-12-31
TAYLOR, Malcolm James Director 1998-08-01 2001-11-30
TERRY, Peter David Director 1997-11-01 1998-08-01
THOMPSON, David Beddoe Director — 2003-12-31
TILSTON, David Frank Director 2010-09-13 2011-06-17
VIRDEN, David Richard Director 2013-07-30 2016-04-05
WHITWELL, Michael John Director — 1996-06-07
WILLIAMS, Jeremy Mark Director 2016-04-08 2016-10-12
WRAY, Jeremy Francis Director 2004-05-10 2018-02-16
WYLEY, William John Director 1994-09-01 2001-06-30
YOUNG, Kevin Andrew Director 1998-10-05 2010-08-31

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Wsp European Holdings Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2016-12-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 323 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2021-10-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
Date Type Category Description
2025-12-11 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-09-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-03-11 AP03 officers Appoint person secretary company with name date PDF
2025-03-11 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2024-12-18 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2024-12-18 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-12-16 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-08-21 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-04-03 AD04 address Move registers to registered office company with new address PDF
2023-12-12 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-09-02 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-04-17 AD02 address Change sail address company with old address new address PDF
2023-04-17 AD03 address Move registers to sail company with new address PDF
2022-12-08 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-08-09 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2021-12-06 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2021-10-12 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2021-10-06 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2021-09-28 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2021-08-31 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
2

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

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

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers

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