MERCANTA LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-02-28 (in 9mo)
Last filed for 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-28 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-14
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
+55.5% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£5M
-0.9% vs 2024
Employees
23
-8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£539K
+150.1% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-06-01 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £10,759,548 | £12,431,690 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£925,117 | £680,220 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£1,074,641 | £538,623 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | -£1,066,135 | £422,619 | |
| Cash | £605,074 | £811,476 | £670,092 | — | £1,113,273 | £1,731,382 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,196,910 | £3,319,732 | £3,424,753 | — | £4,776,405 | £4,729,240 | |
| Net assets | £3,041,415 | £3,185,760 | £3,316,193 | — | £4,713,335 | £4,671,966 | |
| Equity | £3,041,415 | £3,185,760 | £3,316,193 | £3,529,389 | £4,713,335 | £4,671,966 | |
| Average employees | 14 | 14 | 19 | — | 25 | 23 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,249,346 | £1,258,542 |
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 | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-06-01 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -8.6% | 5.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -9.9% | 3.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -19.4% | 14.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.53x | 2.29x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -6.19x | 4.80x |
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
- Menzies LLP
- 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 Group's or the parent 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.”
Group structure
- MERCANTA LIMITED · parent
- Mercanta GmbH 100%
- Mercanta North America LLC 100%
- London School of Coffee Limited 100%
- Coffee Hunter Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOPRA, Imogen Jane | Secretary | 2026-03-03 | — | — |
| FALCONER, Andrew David | Director | 2020-11-18 | May 1967 | British |
| HURST, Stephen Lawrence | Director | 1996-03-15 | Jul 1963 | British |
| MARLER, Jamie Edmund | Director | 2026-03-03 | Jan 1990 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HURST, Caroline Anne | Secretary | 1996-03-15 | 2011-07-07 |
| ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-03-15 | 1996-03-15 |
| AGUILAR MONAGAS, Jose Tomas | Director | 2011-09-14 | 2013-10-18 |
| D'EXAERDE, Renaud Charles B. De Kerchove | Director | 2016-02-26 | 2023-11-01 |
| HENSMAN, Craig Richard | Director | 2011-09-14 | 2014-08-29 |
| HOWARD-JONES, Robert Francis | Director | 2010-08-17 | 2013-03-20 |
| MARIN, Flori | Director | 2005-01-28 | 2011-02-28 |
| MICHEL, Wilhelm | Director | 1997-09-30 | 2001-03-14 |
| MULES, Alistair | Director | 2013-03-20 | 2016-02-26 |
| PONCELET, Alain Philippe | Director | 2013-03-20 | 2020-11-18 |
| TWEEDY, Ian Alexander Paterson | Director | 2023-11-01 | 2026-03-02 |
| VENCES SALGADO, Javier | Director | 2013-03-20 | 2016-02-26 |
| ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-03-15 | 1996-03-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mulcord Trading Llc | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75% | 2017-03-10 | Ceased 2025-10-17 |
| Mr Stephen Lawrence Hurst | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-03-10 | Ceased 2024-10-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 196 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-04-17 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-02-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-03-04 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-03-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-05 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares consolidation | |
| 2026-02-04 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-02-04 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2026-02-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-28 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-10-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-11-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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 2025-05-31 vs 2024-05-31
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Turnover
+15.5%
£10,759,548 £12,431,690
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Cash
+55.5%
£1,113,273 £1,731,382
highest in 5 filed years
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Net assets
-0.9%
£4,713,335 £4,671,966
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Employees
-8%
25 23
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Operating profit
+173.5%
-£925,117 £680,220
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Profit before tax
+150.1%
-£1,074,641 £538,623
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Wages
+0.7%
£1,249,346 £1,258,542
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