MCMULLEN'S OF HERTFORD LIMITED
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Cash
£14K
+37.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£4.6M
+1.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
2,082
+3.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£124K
-70.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-27
Latest accounts filed cover 2025-09-30; financial figures currently reflect up to 2025-09-27.
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-28 | 2025-09-27 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £34,862,422 | £36,425,184 | £40,337,612 | +10.7% | |
| Operating profit | £500,283 | £419,742 | £124,393 | -70.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £500,908 | £419,742 | £124,478 | -70.3% | |
| Net profit | £335,153 | £241,079 | £18,603 | -92.3% | |
| Cash | £11,258 | £10,302 | £14,134 | +37.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,227,702 | £11,256,311 | £4,551,884 | -59.6% | |
| Net assets | £4,227,702 | £4,496,531 | £4,551,884 | +1.2% | |
| Equity | £4,227,702 | £4,496,531 | £4,551,884 | +1.2% | |
| Average employees | 2,000 | 2,007 | 2,082 | +3.7% | |
| Wages | £31,557,805 | £32,942,317 | £36,114,295 | +9.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — |
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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-28 | 2025-09-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.4% | 1.2% | 0.3% | |
| Net margin | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.8% | 3.7% | 2.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 64.2% | 23.9% | |
| Current ratio | 4.29x | 4.43x | 4.18x |
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
- RSM UK 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.”
Significant events
- “Trustees executed a full buy-in on 24 June 2024 where the liabilities of the Managers Scheme were secured with an insurer.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PENFOLD, Alison | Secretary | 2015-10-06 | — | — |
| GOULD, Stephen | Director | 2025-02-11 | Mar 1968 | British |
| MCMULLEN, Alexander Brodie | Director | 2016-12-30 | Aug 1981 | British |
| MCMULLEN, David Shaun | Director | — | Apr 1945 | British |
| MCMULLEN, Thomas Peter | Director | 2013-03-27 | Jul 1976 | British |
| MIZON, Heydon | Director | 2013-03-27 | May 1974 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUTLER, Clive Francis | Secretary | — | 2010-09-30 |
| LYTHGOE, John Stephen | Secretary | 2010-09-30 | 2011-01-04 |
| MCMULLEN, Thomas Peter | Secretary | 2011-01-04 | 2015-10-06 |
| BRIMS, Charles David | Director | 2003-08-05 | 2025-02-25 |
| COLBOURNE, Kenneth Michael | Director | — | 2004-09-30 |
| FURNESS SMITH, Peter Horatio Cecil | Director | 1998-10-12 | 2017-07-31 |
| GILL, Steven | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2020-04-30 |
| KITSON, Andrew William | Director | 1991-09-16 | 1998-08-14 |
| LYTHGOE, John Stephen | Director | 2000-10-02 | 2016-12-30 |
| MCMULLEN, Fergus John | Director | 1991-05-21 | 2024-12-10 |
| MCMULLEN, Ian Peter | Director | — | 2018-05-01 |
| MCMULLEN, John Christopher | Director | — | 2018-03-28 |
| MCMULLEN, Osmond James George | Director | — | 1994-12-03 |
| NEWBURY, Andrew Wayne | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2019-03-31 |
| SKIPPER, Anthony John | Director | — | 2001-11-18 |
| THORNEYCROFT, Martin | Director | 1997-09-01 | 2000-09-22 |
| WOODROW, David Robert Edgar | Director | — | 1991-09-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcmullen & Sons, Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 127 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-05-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-04-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.