G. MODIANO LIMITED
The company operates as a wool trader and processor, sourcing greasy wool globally to produce wool tops at its manufacturing facility in the Czech Republic.
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Cash
£50M
-4.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£152M
-5.2% vs 2024
Employees
245
-1.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£7.6M
+5.7% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £123,849,000 | £108,221,000 | -12.6% | |
| Operating profit | £4,790,000 | £5,605,000 | +17% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,201,000 | £7,611,000 | +5.7% | |
| Net profit | £5,922,000 | £5,898,000 | -0.4% | |
| Cash | £51,983,000 | £49,747,000 | -4.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £162,248,000 | £152,861,000 | -5.8% | |
| Net assets | £160,379,000 | £152,015,000 | -5.2% | |
| Equity | £160,379,000 | £152,015,000 | -5.2% | |
| Average employees | 249 | 245 | -1.6% | |
| Wages | £7,653,000 | £7,454,000 | -2.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,130,000 | £926,000 | -18.1% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.9% | 5.2% | |
| Net margin | 4.8% | 5.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.0% | 3.7% | |
| Current ratio | 12.32x | 10.37x | |
| Interest cover | 27.06x | 17.52x |
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
- S&W Partners Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the group and parent company's forecasts and projections, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the group and parent company have has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least 12 months from the signing date of these accounts. The group and parent company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Group structure
- G. MODIANO LIMITED · parent
- Henry Firth & Son Limited 100%
- G. Modiano (Wool & Hair) Limited 100%
- Lyndale Wools Limited 100%
- Nejdecká Česárna Vlny, a.s. 70%
- Modiano Australia Pty Limited 100%
- G. Modiano (NZ) Limited 100%
- G. Modiano S A (Proprietary) Limited 95%
- G. Modiano Yün Ticaret AŞ 100%
Significant events
- “There are no material post balance sheet events.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARSONS, Russell Thomas | Secretary | 2012-07-20 | — | — |
| AVIGDOR, Emir | Director | 2012-06-01 | Dec 1965 | British |
| DALLAS, John Eastwood | Director | — | Nov 1942 | British |
| JOHNSTON, Gavin Henry Robert | Director | 2025-01-08 | Nov 1964 | British |
| MODIANO, Lorenzo (Laurence) | Director | 1996-01-22 | May 1965 | Italian |
| MODIANO, Michael | Director | 2005-01-10 | Apr 1968 | Italian |
| PARSONS, Russell Thomas | Director | 2012-06-01 | Dec 1960 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AARVOLD, John Merriman | Secretary | — | 2012-07-20 |
| AARVOLD, John Merriman | Director | — | 2012-07-20 |
| COLLIER, John Timothy | Director | — | 1994-05-31 |
| COSTIN, William Frederick | Director | — | 2023-12-31 |
| GALLAGHER, David James | Director | — | 2005-11-30 |
| MODIANO, Barbara | Director | — | 2016-09-05 |
| MODIANO, Giuseppe | Director | — | 2012-11-29 |
| WATERHOUSE, Robert | Director | 1996-05-30 | 1999-03-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Barbara Modiano | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50%, Voting 50–75% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-09-05 |
| Mr Michael Modiano | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust), Voting 75–100% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 204 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-12-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-12-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-01-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-28 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-12-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-12-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-12-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-14 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.