MARLBOROUGH FUND MANAGERS LTD.
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-13 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-30
Watchouts
Cash
£58K
-90.2% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£107K
-97.9% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
3
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£269K
+1,503.1% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The company is no longer trading and the directors have no intention to recommence trade. As such, the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern, but this will have no practical impact on the valuation or presentation of figures in the financial statements.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- MARLBOROUGH FUND MANAGERS LTD. 1990-02-26 → present
- FORSHAW WATSON UNIT TRUST MANAGERS LTD. 1987-03-19 → 1990-02-26
- DUALIFE LIMITED 1986-10-03 → 1987-03-19
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2018-09-30 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £47,133,037 | £51,583,900 | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £9,509,734 | £9,575,456 | — | -£1,637 | -£7,657 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £9,559,403 | £9,633,789 | £1,105,870 | £16,810 | £269,480 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £7,678,602 | £7,734,661 | £1,176,061 | £67,181 | £263,883 | |
| Cash | — | — | £20,420,808 | £21,567,264 | £10,789,509 | £584,761 | £57,510 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £17,705,128 | £25,439,789 | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £5,183,031 | £107,414 | |
| Equity | £28,748,759 | £19,488,105 | £17,705,128 | £25,439,789 | £15,615,850 | £5,183,031 | £107,414 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 152 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |
| Wages | — | — | £4,278,852 | £4,554,132 | — | — | — |
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 | 2018-09-30 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 20.2% | 18.6% | — | — | — | |
| Net margin | — | — | 16.3% | 15.0% | — | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 53.7% | 37.6% | — | — | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 68.53x | 20.53x |
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
- Barlow Andrews LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The company is no longer trading and the directors have no intention to recommence trade. As such, the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern, but this will have no practical impact on the valuation or presentation of figures in the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Marlborough Fund Managers Ltd did not trade during the year. Its regulatory permissions were removed during the year following an application by the company.”
- “During the year, the company declared dividends of £5.3m to distribute assets relating to the company's former trade to its parent company.”
- “Following a group restructure, the company ceased trading on 26th November 2021 and all trade was transferred to its fellow subsidiaries, Marlborough Investment Management Limited and Investment Fund Services Limited. The company had its regulatory permissions withdrawn in the current year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLARKE, Dom | Director | 2014-04-01 | Nov 1983 | British |
| DERBYSHIRE, Helen | Director | 2015-10-15 | Oct 1982 | British |
| HAMER, Allan | Director | 2006-10-01 | Jan 1976 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARBER, Ryan Peter | Secretary | 2017-04-06 | 2019-05-17 |
| CLARKE, Dom | Secretary | 2014-04-01 | 2017-04-06 |
| HITCHIN, Geoffrey Robert | Secretary | — | 1998-04-01 |
| LEYLAND, Bernard John | Secretary | 1998-04-01 | 2014-04-01 |
| YOUNG, Chris | Secretary | 2019-07-25 | 2021-08-24 |
| BARNARD, Michael David | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2004-05-25 |
| COOLING, Nicholas Francis John | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2022-03-28 |
| EDWARDS, Raymond Brunton | Director | 1998-07-06 | 2001-05-31 |
| EYRE, Colin Frederick | Director | 1998-07-04 | 2001-01-22 |
| GOODALL, Richard Arthur | Director | 2018-12-07 | 2022-03-28 |
| GREEN, Wayne Daniel | Director | 2011-10-06 | 2022-03-28 |
| HEAP, John Richard | Director | 2004-04-29 | 2017-02-09 |
| HITCHIN, Geoffrey Robert | Director | — | 2021-11-30 |
| KIDDIE, David Graham | Director | 2018-12-14 | 2022-03-28 |
| LEYLAND, Bernard John | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2017-02-09 |
| MAWSON, David Stanley | Director | — | 1993-01-28 |
| OUNSWORTH, Keith | Director | 2001-09-04 | 2017-04-06 |
| PEASTON, Sarah Bonnie, Ms. | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2022-03-28 |
| SEARS, Guy Russell William | Director | 2017-04-10 | 2022-03-28 |
| STALEY, Andrew | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2022-03-28 |
| WEBSTER, Richard Graham | Director | 1993-01-28 | 1998-04-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlborough Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2018-03-31 | Active |
| Mr Nicholas Francis John Cooling | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-05-31 |
| Ufc Fund Management Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-03-31 |
| Mr Andrew Staley | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 162 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-08-24 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
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Turnover
—
Not reported
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Cash
-90.2%
£584,761 £57,510
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
-97.9%
£5,183,031 £107,414
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Employees
0%
3 3
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Operating profit
-367.7%
-£1,637 -£7,657
lowest in 4 filed years
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Profit before tax
+1,503.1%
£16,810 £269,480
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