MONARCH ACOUSTICS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-03 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-20
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£21K
-92.6% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£2M
+4.1% vs 2023
Employees
79
-6% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£130K
+134.6% first positive since 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- MONARCH ACOUSTICS LIMITED 1987-12-08 → present
- NO. 84 LEICESTER LIMITED 1987-10-09 → 1987-12-08
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £38,137,815 | £12,161,226 | — | £10,520,380 | £9,550,742 | |
| Operating profit | — | £9,326,632 | £790,444 | — | £61,660 | £622,438 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £12,027,040 | £920,543 | -£230,529 | -£375,256 | £129,675 | |
| Net profit | — | £10,282,780 | £805,957 | -£133,391 | -£315,813 | £85,087 | |
| Cash | — | £10,199,622 | £1,030,793 | £221,832 | £281,531 | £20,845 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £12,896,168 | £2,843,467 | £2,852,314 | £2,527,443 | £2,950,294 | |
| Net assets | — | £12,754,358 | £2,500,780 | £2,367,389 | £2,051,576 | £2,136,663 | |
| Equity | £2,471,578 | £12,754,358 | £2,500,780 | £2,367,389 | £2,051,576 | £2,136,663 | |
| Average employees | — | 80 | 82 | 98 | 84 | 79 | |
| Wages | — | £2,199,866 | £2,870,325 | £3,101,090 | £2,604,074 | £2,476,964 |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 24.5% | 6.5% | — | 0.6% | 6.5% | |
| Net margin | — | 27.0% | 6.6% | — | -3.0% | 0.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 72.3% | 27.8% | — | 2.4% | 21.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.36x | 1.62x | |
| Interest cover | — | 44.06x | 53.96x | — | 0.15x | 1.23x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Rogers Spencer
- 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 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.”
Significant events
- “2024 saw further contraction in the education furniture sector, all schools faced additional costs with increased salaries, energy costs. These had to be funded from existing budgets.”
- “Following a change in government in October 2024 there was an expectation that additional funds would be channeled to the education market. To date this is clearly not the case.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOPKIN, Sophie Marie | Secretary | 2021-01-01 | — | — |
| FROST, Gary John | Director | 2014-10-08 | Feb 1961 | British |
| HOPKIN, Stuart | Director | 2011-11-21 | Aug 1982 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARRHY, Trevor Andrew | Secretary | 2002-06-14 | 2013-02-22 |
| HELLIWELL, Colin | Secretary | 1998-03-31 | 1999-11-01 |
| HELLIWELL, Keith | Secretary | 1999-11-01 | 2001-09-06 |
| HELLIWELL, Keith | Secretary | — | 1998-03-31 |
| NEATH, Emma Michelle | Secretary | 2013-02-22 | 2021-01-08 |
| RAINS, John William | Secretary | 2001-10-19 | 2002-07-04 |
| BREWSTER, Douglas Harrington | Director | 2002-03-01 | 2004-01-21 |
| HARRHY, Michael Ronald | Director | 2002-03-01 | 2004-07-23 |
| HARRHY, Trevor Andrew | Director | 2001-10-02 | 2013-02-22 |
| HELLIWELL, Colin | Director | 1997-03-27 | 2000-09-18 |
| HELLIWELL, Colin | Director | — | 1992-06-16 |
| HELLIWELL, Gary | Director | — | 1992-06-16 |
| HELLIWELL, Keith | Director | 1998-08-20 | 2001-09-06 |
| HELLIWELL, Keith | Director | — | 1998-03-31 |
| HELLIWELL, Violet | Director | 1994-09-20 | 1998-03-31 |
| NEATH, Emma Michelle | Director | 2011-11-21 | 2021-01-08 |
| RAINS, John William | Director | 1997-08-01 | 2010-05-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monarch Acoustics (Spv) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 165 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-04-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-04-25 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-04-25 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-11-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-04-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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
-9.2%
£10,520,380 £9,550,742
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
-92.6%
£281,531 £20,845
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+4.1%
£2,051,576 £2,136,663
-
Employees
-6%
84 79
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+909.5%
£61,660 £622,438
-
Profit before tax
+134.6%
-£375,256 £129,675
first positive since 2023
-
Wages
-4.9%
£2,604,074 £2,476,964
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