MILLS CNC LIMITED
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Cash
£4M
+5% vs 2024
Net assets
£23M
+3.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
143
+3.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.4M
-23.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £76,412,702 | £64,398,988 | £61,983,186 | -3.8% | |
| Operating profit | £8,724,995 | £5,658,404 | £4,459,473 | -21.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,756,640 | £4,510,869 | £3,437,580 | -23.8% | |
| Net profit | £6,084,344 | £3,788,414 | £2,656,365 | -29.9% | |
| Cash | £4,692,954 | £3,837,892 | £4,030,511 | +5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £22,701,565 | £24,278,373 | £24,754,355 | +2% | |
| Net assets | £21,018,732 | £22,478,618 | £23,305,986 | +3.7% | |
| Equity | £21,018,732 | £22,478,618 | £23,305,986 | +3.7% | |
| Average employees | 134 | 138 | 143 | +3.6% | |
| Wages | £9,767,977 | £9,640,297 | £10,278,565 | +6.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,518,677 | £977,670 | £1,148,273 | +17.4% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.4% | 8.8% | 7.2% | |
| Net margin | 8.0% | 5.9% | 4.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 38.4% | 23.3% | 18.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.87x | 2.00x | 1.96x | |
| Interest cover | 9.01x | 4.93x | 4.36x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- MILLS CNC LIMITED 2009-02-02 → present
- MILLS MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 1992-08-01 → 2009-02-02
- MILLS MARKETING SERVICES LIMITED 1974-01-11 → 1992-08-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have received confirmation from the parent, Ensco 1772 Limited, that it is the intention to provide financial support, should it be required, to at least 31 December 2027 to enable Mills CNC Limited to meet its financial liabilities. On the basis set out above, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of preparation for these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On 29th January 2026 the Group was able to secure additional funding from HSBC UK Bank Plc which along with its own cash reserves enabled it to fully settle the Loan Notes B which were a liability of the ultimate holding company Ensco 1772 Limited.”
- “In September 2025 the group renewed a revolving trade facility agreement of £8,000,000 with HSBC UK Bank Plc that has been in place since 2021.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GATELEY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2011-05-15 | — | — |
| DALE, Tony | Director | 2014-06-04 | Mar 1969 | British |
| GILBERT, Kevin Lee | Director | 2014-06-04 | Sep 1957 | British |
| KNIGHT, Andrew John | Director | 2015-10-01 | Apr 1972 | British |
| REDMAN, Heath Andrew | Director | 2020-10-01 | Feb 1967 | British,South African |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHLUWALIA, Navneet | Secretary | 2004-12-31 | 2011-04-11 |
| CARTWRIGHT, Stephen William | Secretary | 2003-09-29 | 2004-12-31 |
| KIMBER, John Robert | Secretary | 1994-05-21 | 1994-07-20 |
| MILLAR, Richard Alexander | Secretary | — | 1992-07-24 |
| RACKHAM, Patrick Lawrence | Secretary | 1994-07-20 | 2003-09-29 |
| SHEPHERD, Neil | Secretary | 1992-08-13 | 1994-05-31 |
| AHLUWALIA, Navneet | Director | 2005-11-07 | 2011-04-11 |
| ANDREW, David John | Director | 2008-09-23 | 2009-07-31 |
| ATTWOOD, Adam Richard | Director | 2014-06-04 | 2021-10-08 |
| CARTWRIGHT, Stephen William | Director | 2003-09-29 | 2004-12-31 |
| CURRAN, Graham John | Director | 1998-04-17 | 2002-11-04 |
| FENN, Patrick Harry John | Director | — | 1993-01-05 |
| FRAMPTON, Nicholas | Director | 2004-05-21 | 2014-06-04 |
| HAWLEY, Melvyn | Director | — | 1993-02-01 |
| HOOPER-KEELEY, Paul | Director | 2014-06-04 | 2014-12-04 |
| HOOPER-KEELEY, Paul | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2014-12-04 |
| JACK, Andrew Laird | Director | 2004-05-21 | 2014-06-04 |
| JENKINS, Michael John William | Director | — | 2008-08-29 |
| MAYHEAD, Clive Douglas | Director | — | 1996-03-31 |
| MILLAR, Richard Alexander | Director | — | 1992-07-24 |
| RACKHAM, Patrick Lawrence | Director | 1994-07-20 | 2003-09-29 |
| RHODES, Paul Bertram | Director | — | 1996-11-30 |
| SHEPHERD, Neil | Director | 1992-08-13 | 1994-05-31 |
| THOMPSON, Michael Andre | Director | 1996-10-01 | 1998-04-16 |
| WHITE, Nicholas | Director | 2014-06-04 | 2017-03-31 |
| WILLET, Keith | Director | — | 1994-01-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ensco 1066 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 233 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-10-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-10-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-09-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-09-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-09-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-09-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-09-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
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.