TALISMAN GROUP CREWKERNE LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-04 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-21
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£40K
-90.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£7M
+12.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
42
+13.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£779K
+103% highest in 3 filed years
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-04-02
- TALISMAN GROUP CREWKERNE LTD 2025-04-02 → present
- MERRIOTT PLASTICS LIMITED 1999-04-16 → 2025-04-02
- ALDELA LIMITED 1998-01-21 → 1999-04-16
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £3,395,616 | £4,692,044 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £379,714 | £777,158 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £683,638 | — | £383,564 | £778,784 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £556,891 | — | £302,785 | £777,117 | |
| Cash | — | — | £1,213,558 | — | £410,686 | £39,724 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £5,429,115 | — | £6,221,896 | £6,998,913 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £6,221,896 | £6,998,913 | |
| Equity | £6,441,384 | £4,872,224 | £5,429,115 | £5,919,111 | £6,221,896 | £6,998,913 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 43 | — | 37 | 42 | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,186,298 | — | £1,080,289 | £1,470,381 |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 11.2% | 16.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 8.9% | 16.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 6.1% | 11.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 7.4% | 10.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 13.48x | 9.13x |
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
- Black Fox Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 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
- TALISMAN GROUP CREWKERNE LTD · parent
- Talisman Group Rochester Ltd
Significant events
- “On 2 April 2025 the company changed its name from Merriott Plastics Limited to Talisman Group Crewkerne Ltd.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAWRENCE, Andrew Paul | Secretary | 2003-03-06 | — | British |
| CHAMPION, Shaun Michael | Director | 2024-05-07 | Sep 1963 | British |
| DOBSON, Paul | Director | 2019-01-31 | Nov 1969 | British |
| JONES, David Alan | Director | 2019-07-01 | May 1970 | British |
| LAWRENCE, Andrew Paul | Director | 2003-07-02 | May 1966 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FENTON, John Christopher | Secretary | 1998-03-11 | 2003-03-06 |
| COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-01-21 | 1998-03-11 |
| CARTER, Richard John | Director | 2012-10-25 | 2019-01-31 |
| CURTIS, Ian | Director | 2012-10-25 | 2025-03-31 |
| FENTON, John Christopher | Director | 1999-04-20 | 2003-11-28 |
| GOODHEW, Graham Patrick | Director | 2012-10-25 | 2025-03-31 |
| HALL, William Edward | Director | 1998-03-11 | 2022-07-15 |
| LOW, Ian Campbell | Director | 2000-08-24 | 2015-11-02 |
| WHATLEY, Kevin | Director | 2012-10-25 | 2024-10-05 |
| COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-01-21 | 1998-03-11 |
| COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-01-21 | 1998-03-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talisman Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 113 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-04-02 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-21 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-02 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- 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
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Turnover
+38.2%
£3,395,616 £4,692,044
-
Cash
-90.3%
£410,686 £39,724
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+12.5%
£6,221,896 £6,998,913
-
Employees
+13.5%
37 42
-
Operating profit
+104.7%
£379,714 £777,158
-
Profit before tax
+103%
£383,564 £778,784
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+36.1%
£1,080,289 £1,470,381
highest in 3 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