MRT CASTINGS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-07 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-24
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£191K
-54.9% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£4M
-14.4% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
54
-14.3% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£911K
+5.1% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- MRT CASTINGS LIMITED 1996-07-12 → present
- COLOSSEUM TRADING LTD. 1996-07-11 → 1996-07-12
- COLISEUM TRADING LTD 1996-01-24 → 1996-07-11
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £20,768,118 | — | — | £6,364,375 | £4,577,906 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £6,878,404 | — | — | -£964,087 | -£911,762 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £6,819,075 | -£161,254 | -£435,079 | -£960,475 | -£911,248 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £5,499,454 | -£306,828 | -£342,222 | -£772,432 | -£603,516 | |
| Cash | — | — | £2,337,165 | £839,211 | £407,558 | £424,072 | £191,107 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £6,438,239 | £6,085,488 | £5,563,409 | £4,602,934 | £3,837,322 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £5,911,840 | £5,387,812 | £4,958,590 | £4,186,158 | £3,582,642 | |
| Equity | £5,541,600 | £3,152,986 | £5,911,840 | £5,387,812 | £4,958,590 | £4,186,158 | £3,582,642 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 80 | 72 | 76 | 63 | 54 | |
| Wages | — | — | £4,056,449 | £2,639,136 | £3,026,873 | £2,660,109 | £1,930,073 |
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 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 33.1% | — | — | -15.1% | -19.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 26.5% | — | — | -12.1% | -13.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 106.8% | — | — | -20.9% | -23.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 3.30x | 2.95x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 114.25x | — | — | — | — |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “The past year has been a period of consolidation for MRT Castings. MRT's Directors embarked on a series of actions through 2024/5 to reduce overhead and operating costs, to make the business sustainable in the short term, and reposition it for a return to profitability and sales growth in the medium term.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAWNSON, Nicola Claire | Secretary | 2005-07-01 | — | British |
| BONAS, John Richard | Director | 2022-04-06 | Feb 1973 | British |
| RAWNSON, Kenneth John | Director | 1996-06-27 | Apr 1945 | British |
| RAWNSON, Philip James | Director | 1999-06-21 | Mar 1975 | British |
| RAWNSON, Valerie Ann | Director | 2005-07-08 | Jul 1943 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAWNSON, Valerie Ann | Secretary | 1996-06-27 | 2005-06-30 |
| UK COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-01-24 | 1996-06-27 |
| BAKER, Robert Geoffrey | Director | 1999-06-21 | 2022-03-31 |
| BRANDON, Martin James | Director | 1996-06-27 | 2014-03-28 |
| RAWNSON, Christopher Neil | Director | 1996-06-27 | 2024-10-15 |
| UK INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-01-24 | 1996-06-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Rawnson & Taylor Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2018-10-27 | Active |
| Mrs Valerie Ann Rawnson | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-10-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 126 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-26 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-28.1%
£6,364,375 £4,577,906
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-54.9%
£424,072 £191,107
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
-14.4%
£4,186,158 £3,582,642
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
-14.3%
63 54
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+5.4%
-£964,087 -£911,762
-
Profit before tax
+5.1%
-£960,475 -£911,248
-
Wages
-27.4%
£2,660,109 £1,930,073
lowest in 5 filed years
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