MARTON GEOTECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-29 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-15
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£226K
-65.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£5M
-15.4% vs 2024
Employees
69
+1.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£730K
-197.7% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- MARTON GEOTECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED 1990-05-11 → present
- MERGEDEEP LIMITED 1990-03-15 → 1990-05-11
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-04-30 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £17,720,055 | £15,430,995 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £857,263 | -£606,384 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £746,936 | -£729,880 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £528,643 | -£667,442 | |
| Cash | -£383,108 | £43,948 | £386,858 | £281,175 | — | £660,906 | £225,911 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £6,401,309 | £5,917,419 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £5,848,696 | £4,949,382 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £5,108,797 | £5,512,881 | £5,848,696 | £4,949,382 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | 69 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £2,426,226 | £2,350,861 |
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 | 2019-04-30 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 4.8% | -3.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0% | -4.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 13.4% | -10.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.63x | 1.47x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 7.28x | -4.55x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services Limited, trading as Ensors
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the Directors have reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- MARTON GEOTECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- Agru Environmental Technology Limited 100%
- Geothermal Supplies Limited 100%
- Lionteam Limited 100%
- MGS Europe GmbH 100%
- Vaston Limited 100%
- Thermal E Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Company implemented a series of targeted actions to protect profitability and enhance operational resilience. These included tighter control of overhead expenditure, a renewed focus on margin optimisation, and continued investment in expanding inhouse manufacturing capabilities. The Company also resolved to close its site in the Northeast of England upon expiry of the lease in December 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OSBORNE, Anthony Malcolm | Secretary | — | — | British |
| CLEGG, Martin Alexander | Director | — | Dec 1954 | British |
| OSBORNE, Anthony Malcolm | Director | — | Aug 1955 | British |
| STUPAK, Anthony Leo | Director | 2021-12-01 | Jul 1984 | American |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Anthony Malcolm Osborne | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Martin Alexander Clegg | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 102 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-26 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2025-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-19 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-09-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-11-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
-
Turnover
-12.9%
£17,720,055 £15,430,995
-
Cash
-65.8%
£660,906 £225,911
-
Net assets
-15.4%
£5,848,696 £4,949,382
-
Employees
+1.5%
68 69
-
Operating profit
-170.7%
£857,263 -£606,384
-
Profit before tax
-197.7%
£746,936 -£729,880
-
Wages
-3.1%
£2,426,226 £2,350,861
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