R.MANNERS & SONS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.2m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£8.1m
highest in 6 filed years
Employees
43
lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£819k
Period ending 2026-03-21
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-21
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-21 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,608,483 | £15,873,947 | £18,174,906 | £15,215,392 | £14,603,554 | £19,732,746 | — | |
| Operating profit | £296,139 | £541,697 | £892,075 | £535,052 | £460,079 | £712,999 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £299,450 | £543,039 | £894,179 | £562,561 | £546,805 | £819,355 | — | |
| Net profit | £240,909 | £455,663 | £712,937 | £421,921 | £410,229 | £614,516 | — | |
| Cash | £2,144,375 | £392,068 | £809,597 | £1,927,770 | £2,668,756 | £1,160,423 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,005,457 | £6,344,163 | £6,983,573 | £7,327,787 | £7,658,584 | £8,178,158 | — | |
| Net assets | £5,991,946 | £6,308,309 | £6,931,946 | £7,264,567 | £7,585,226 | £8,110,442 | — | |
| Equity | £5,991,946 | £6,308,309 | £6,931,946 | £7,264,567 | £7,585,226 | £8,110,442 | — | |
| Average employees | 57 | 54 | 54 | 47 | 46 | 43 | — | |
| Wages | £1,620,030 | £1,767,016 | £2,119,452 | £1,949,030 | £1,953,933 | £2,287,829 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £630,861 | £708,268 | £910,091 | £812,074 | £712,417 | £997,936 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.8% | 3.4% | 4.9% | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.6% | |
| Net margin | 2.3% | 2.9% | 3.9% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.9% | 8.5% | 12.8% | 7.3% | 6.0% | 8.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 3.62x | 2.97x | 2.30x |
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
- Robson Laidler Accountants Limited
- 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. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Principal risks are that the business at regular intervals reeds to retender for its work with its major customers, historically this has been successfully negotiated but remains a risk the company has to regularly deal with.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANNERS, Jayne Marie | Secretary | 2017-10-02 | — | — |
| MANNERS, Anthony John | Director | 2003-07-10 | Nov 1973 | British |
| MANNERS, Ian Christopher | Director | — | Jul 1945 | British |
| MANNERS, Jayne Marie | Director | 2012-12-06 | Jul 1976 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LUMSDEN, Carol Ann | Secretary | 1998-10-23 | 2017-09-29 |
| THOMSON, Winifred | Secretary | — | 1998-10-23 |
| MANNERS, Geoffrey Ord | Director | — | 2007-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Manners & Sons Holding Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-12-20 | Active |
| Mr Anthony John Manners | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-20 |
| Ian Christopher Manners | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 126 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-01-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2021-01-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-23 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2026-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-26 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-26 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-06-14 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-06-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-06-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-01-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-01-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.