MERCANTILE LEASING COMPANY (NO.132) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-15 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
+5.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£4M
+4.1% vs 2023
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£190K
+4.4% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £6,000 | £6,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £182,000 | £190,000 | |
| Net profit | £139,000 | £143,000 | |
| Cash | £3,623,000 | £3,813,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | £3,497,000 | £3,640,000 | |
| Equity | £3,497,000 | £3,640,000 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | |
| Wages | — | — |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 2316.7% | 2383.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 99.9% | 99.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.44x | 1.01x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After evaluating the Company's business activities, financial position, capital, factors likely to affect its future development and performance, and its objectives and policies in managing the financial risks to which it is exposed, for at least the next 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements, the Company will be reliant on Barclays Bank PLC to meet its liabilities as they fall due for that period.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARCOSEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2001-09-13 | — | — |
| BEASTALL, Mark Francis | Director | 2016-12-15 | Jun 1978 | British |
| MACDONNELL, Francis Daniel | Director | 2020-02-05 | Sep 1978 | Canadian |
| WHITE, Christopher Simon | Director | 2018-02-19 | Apr 1978 | British |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEATHER, Jonathan Terence | Secretary | 2000-03-17 | 2001-09-13 |
| SHOOLBRED, Charles Frederick | Secretary | 1994-02-08 | 2000-03-17 |
| AKRAM, Mohammed | Director | 2012-05-02 | 2015-03-13 |
| BOOBYER, Christopher Leslie Richard | Director | 2002-08-12 | 2004-09-17 |
| BOX, Sarah | Director | 1996-03-31 | 1998-08-20 |
| CALLENDER, John Dalrymple | Director | 1994-02-08 | 2002-08-12 |
| CHAKU, Rohit | Director | 2016-12-15 | 2021-11-18 |
| CHAPELLE, Anne | Director | 2016-08-04 | 2017-06-30 |
| COLEMAN, Paul Anthony | Director | 2008-09-19 | 2010-07-08 |
| DOWDING, Eric Robert | Director | 1998-08-20 | 2000-08-16 |
| ELLIS, David James | Director | 1994-02-08 | 1994-08-31 |
| GIRLING, Antony Philip | Director | 2014-06-26 | 2015-12-31 |
| GOLDSTEIN, Richard Emil | Director | 2006-12-05 | 2007-08-17 |
| HARE, Darren Mark | Director | 2009-12-09 | 2010-01-21 |
| KHAIROV, Enver | Director | 2015-07-08 | 2019-08-23 |
| LEATHER, Jonathan Terence | Director | 2002-08-12 | 2015-08-20 |
| MCCORMICK, Kevin | Director | 1994-02-08 | 1996-09-04 |
| MCMILLAN, Richard John | Director | 2002-08-12 | 2009-12-18 |
| MILES, Martin Graham | Director | 2006-12-05 | 2007-05-24 |
| PATTERSON, Mark Allan | Director | 2000-08-16 | 2002-08-12 |
| PONGS, Sven | Director | 2010-06-18 | 2014-11-06 |
| RIDOUT, Thomas Geoffrey | Director | 2010-10-08 | 2012-03-23 |
| ROWAN, Charles Paul | Director | 1996-09-04 | 1998-08-20 |
| ROWBERRY, Duncan John | Director | 1996-09-04 | 2013-12-23 |
| SHAW, Robert Michael | Director | 1994-10-19 | 1996-09-04 |
| SMITH, Michael David | Director | 2006-12-05 | 2008-08-15 |
| SOAR, Arthur John | Director | 2014-06-26 | 2016-01-01 |
| VAUGHAN, Phil | Director | 1994-02-08 | 1996-09-04 |
| WATSON, Hazel Anne Marie | Director | 2007-05-31 | 2014-03-19 |
| WATSON, Hazel Anne Marie | Director | 2000-08-16 | 2002-08-12 |
| WEAL, Barry | Director | 1994-10-19 | 2000-08-16 |
| WEAVING, John Martin | Director | 1994-08-31 | 1996-03-31 |
| BARCOSEC LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2000-08-16 | 2005-09-29 |
| BAROMETERS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2000-08-16 | 2005-09-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclays Bank Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 168 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-21 | MG06 | mortgage | Legacy | |
| 2021-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-02-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-09-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2019-02-13 | 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
0%
£6,000 £6,000
-
Cash
+5.2%
£3,623,000 £3,813,000
-
Net assets
+4.1%
£3,497,000 £3,640,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Profit before tax
+4.4%
£182,000 £190,000
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