ELMWOOD DESIGN LIMITED

1. ELMWOOD DESIGN LIMITED 2000-07-04 → present
2. WHO SHAVES THE BARBER? LIMITED 1992-09-28 → 2000-07-04
3. CASTLECO (178) LIMITED 1989-03-13 → 1992-09-28

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Grant Thornton UK LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The directors believe that it is appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements. The going concern period assessed covers the period up to 31 August 2026. The current funding is also held up until at least 31 August 2026, implicit within this is that the Group has sufficient resources to pay all debts as they fall due for the period up until at least 31 August 2026. As such, these financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”

Significant events

• “Collaboration opportunities within the Elmwood international business and the wider MSQ Group are helping to drive revenue growth, despite challenging macro-economic conditions.”
• “acquisition of Ensco 1314 Ltd and subsidiary companies during the prior year”
• “On 6 June 2023, Marvel Bidco Limited entered into a group banking facility with a consortium of banks (HSBC UK Bank plc, Siemens Bank GmbH (London branch), Barclays Bank plc and Investec Bank plc).”
• “Marvel Bidco Limited entered into an additional group banking facility in September 2024 which was restated and amended in November 2024 with National Westminster Bank plc being added to the consortium.”
• “A fixed and floating charge over the assets of Elmwood Design Limited was entered into as part of these banking arrangements.”

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

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.

• Turnover

  +20.8%

  £11,629,199 → £14,049,940

• Cash

  +174.6%

  £587,029 → £1,611,789

• Net assets

  +25.4%

  £4,730,130 → £5,933,159

• Employees

  +21.7%

  69 → 84

• Operating profit

  +35.4%

  £908,776 → £1,230,512

• Profit before tax

  +34.4%

  £915,037 → £1,229,990

• Wages

  +24.6%

  £4,787,750 → £5,963,292

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