MCHALE KOMATSU LIMITED
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Cash
£5.3m
+58.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£16m
-10.4% vs 2024
Employees
260
-4.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.9m
-57.7% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
Should an agreement for the sale be reached, the Company's Directors are not privy to the buyer's plans for the legal entity or the structure of the business following the change in ownership. In the absence of a detailed post-sale business plan, and given the possibility that the sale may not be completed, a material uncertainty exists that could cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for the period ending 31 December 2026
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8 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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 | £167,444,000 | £139,046,000 | -17% | |
| Operating profit | £4,951,000 | £2,825,000 | -42.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,493,000 | £1,900,000 | -57.7% | |
| Net profit | £3,416,000 | £1,481,000 | -56.6% | |
| Cash | £3,373,000 | £5,349,000 | +58.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £28,173,000 | £25,264,000 | -10.3% | |
| Net assets | £17,365,000 | £15,554,000 | -10.4% | |
| Equity | £17,365,000 | £15,554,000 | -10.4% | |
| Average employees | 271 | 260 | -4.1% | |
| Wages | £12,527,000 | £12,432,000 | -0.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,000,000 | £995,000 | -0.5% |
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 | 3.0% | 2.0% | |
| Net margin | 2.0% | 1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.6% | 11.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.06x | 0.84x | |
| Interest cover | 6.82x | 2.60x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- MCHALE KOMATSU LIMITED 2026-01-13 → present
- MARUBENI - KOMATSU LIMITED 1972-01-27 → 2026-01-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“Should an agreement for the sale be reached, the Company's Directors are not privy to the buyer's plans for the legal entity or the structure of the business following the change in ownership. In the absence of a detailed post-sale business plan, and given the possibility that the sale may not be completed, a material uncertainty exists that could cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for the period ending 31 December 2026”
Significant events
- “In October 2024 Komatsu communicated to the Company that the distribution agreement would be terminated by the end of December 2025.”
- “In April 2025, Marubeni Corporation commenced discussions, with the agreement of Komatsu, to sell the entire share capital of the Company to a third party. Upon successful completion of the transaction, the Company is expected to continue as the distributor of Komatsu construction equipment in the United Kingdom.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 68 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOLEY, Liam | Director | 2025-12-31 | May 1966 | Irish |
| MAEDA, Tadashi | Director | 2026-03-20 | Mar 1971 | Japanese |
| MCGRATH, Denis | Director | 2025-12-31 | Jun 1977 | Irish |
| MCHALE, Michael | Director | 2025-12-31 | Dec 1966 | Irish |
| NUGENT, Kevin | Director | 2025-12-31 | Aug 1980 | Irish |
| O'DRISCOLL, Darragh | Director | 2025-12-31 | Apr 1979 | Irish |
| RYAN, Anthony | Director | 2025-12-31 | Jun 1984 | Irish |
| SHANAHAN, Tim | Director | 2025-12-31 | Oct 1968 | Irish |
| TURNHAM, Mark | Director | 2026-02-27 | Dec 1971 | British |
Show 68 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELL, Keith James, Mr. | Secretary | 1999-07-30 | 2012-01-26 |
| GRAHAM, Brian Duncan | Secretary | 2013-06-24 | 2025-12-31 |
| ROSE, Paul Jonathan | Secretary | 2012-03-14 | 2013-06-24 |
| WIJAYAWICKRAMA, Gamini Senaratne | Secretary | — | 1998-07-30 |
| ASAHARA, Takao | Director | — | 1993-06-17 |
| BELL, Keith James, Mr. | Director | 1999-10-01 | 2012-01-26 |
| CARRINGTON, Mark David, Mr. | Director | — | 2010-12-15 |
| CHAPMAN, Andrew Alexander | Director | 2011-11-01 | 2015-09-24 |
| CHIBA, Kei | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2022-08-22 |
| GRAHAM, Brian Duncan | Director | 2013-06-24 | 2025-12-31 |
| GREENSHIELDS, George Stuart | Director | 2022-07-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| HAMMILL, Michael | Director | 2015-09-24 | 2020-04-01 |
| HARADA, Masami | Director | 1996-06-28 | 1998-04-01 |
| HOSHINA, Masahiro | Director | 1994-08-01 | 1995-08-16 |
| IDO, Shinkichi | Director | 2000-05-05 | 2001-03-28 |
| IKEDA, Kiyoshi | Director | — | 1994-08-01 |
| IKEDA, Tsuyoshi, Mr. | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2013-04-09 |
| ISHIDA, Tetsuya | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2024-04-01 |
| ISOGAMI, Tsuyoshi | Director | 2025-04-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| ITAI, Jiro | Director | 2013-04-09 | 2017-06-22 |
| KAMIZONO, Shuichi | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2021-04-01 |
| KAMOI, Hiroaki | Director | 2023-04-03 | 2025-12-31 |
| KANEDA, Satoshi | Director | — | 1993-06-17 |
| KANNO, Koichi | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2009-04-01 |
| KATAOKA, Masayuki | Director | 1998-04-08 | 2003-04-01 |
| KATO, Ryosuke | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2025-04-01 |
| KISHIKAWA, Sakae | Director | 2017-09-19 | 2019-07-01 |
| KONDO, Hiroyasu | Director | 2024-07-01 | 2025-04-01 |
| KONDO, Hiroyasu, Mr. | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2023-04-03 |
| KONDO, Kazuhiro, Mr. | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2017-09-19 |
| MATSUI, Kazuya | Director | 2001-04-23 | 2003-04-01 |
| MATSUI, Kazuya | Director | 1999-04-23 | 2000-05-05 |
| MIYAZAKI, Hisashi | Director | 1994-07-07 | 2000-08-03 |
| MOMOSE, Ichiro | Director | — | 1993-06-17 |
| MUTO, Shigeru | Director | 2008-03-31 | 2009-04-01 |
| MUTO, Shigeru | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2006-04-03 |
| NAGATA, Toshiya | Director | 2006-04-03 | 2008-03-31 |
| NAITO, Shigemi | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2003-10-01 |
| NAKADA, Mitsunori, Mr. | Director | 2005-04-01 | 2012-03-14 |
| NAKADA, Mitsunori, Mr. | Director | 1994-07-07 | 2000-08-31 |
| NEMOTO, Yusaku | Director | 2015-09-24 | 2020-04-01 |
| NUGENT, Jeremy Peter | Director | 2018-05-31 | 2022-05-11 |
| OGAWA, Hiroshi | Director | — | 1996-06-28 |
| OTA, Michihiko | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2004-04-01 |
| ROBINSON, Kenneth Melville | Director | 2023-01-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| ROSE, Paul Jonathan | Director | 2011-03-31 | 2018-05-31 |
| ROSE, Paul Jonathan | Director | 2003-11-03 | 2008-12-24 |
| SAITO, Takaaki | Director | 1997-04-29 | 1998-05-15 |
| SHIMADA, Hitoshi | Director | 2013-04-09 | 2015-09-24 |
| SHISHIME, Yuji | Director | 2003-10-01 | 2004-04-01 |
| TAIDA, Hideya | Director | 1993-06-17 | 1996-06-28 |
| TAKAHATA, Chiaki | Director | 1998-05-15 | 1999-04-23 |
| TAKAHATA, Chiaki | Director | 1996-06-28 | 1997-04-29 |
| TATENO, Yusuke | Director | 2024-04-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| TODOROKI, Tomikazu | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2006-04-03 |
| TODOROKI, Tomikazu | Director | 2000-08-03 | 2001-10-01 |
| TULL, John David | Director | 2000-07-21 | 2002-07-12 |
| UCHIDA, Takahiko | Director | 1999-04-23 | 2001-03-28 |
| UJIIE, Toshiaki | Director | 2006-04-03 | 2013-04-09 |
| WAKAMORI, Susumu | Director | 2017-06-22 | 2019-07-01 |
| WATANABE, Nobuaki | Director | 1993-06-17 | 1994-08-01 |
| WHITE, Derek | Director | 2011-03-31 | 2020-04-01 |
| WIJAYAWICKRAMA, Gamini Senaratne | Director | — | 1998-07-30 |
| YAMAMOTO, Noboru | Director | 2025-04-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| YAMAMOTO, Noboru | Director | 2022-08-22 | 2024-07-01 |
| YAMAZAKI, Yoshiaki | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2009-04-01 |
| YANO, Masahiro | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2005-04-01 |
| YOSHIJIMA, Kensuke | Director | 1994-08-01 | 1997-06-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael Mchale | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2025-12-31 | Active |
| Marubeni Corporation | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-12-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 274 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-04-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-04-03 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-04-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-03-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-24 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-20 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 9
- Officers resigned
- 8
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.