MITCHELL DIESEL LIMITED
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Cash
£1.4M
+83.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£7.9M
-7.7% vs 2024
Employees
157
-1.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£147K
-127.7% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £36,130,548 | £36,113,740 | 0% | |
| Operating profit | £512,468 | -£144,321 | -128.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £528,432 | -£146,635 | -127.7% | |
| Net profit | £391,216 | -£112,305 | -128.7% | |
| Cash | £756,291 | £1,384,462 | +83.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,549,146 | £8,115,883 | -5.1% | |
| Net assets | £8,549,146 | £7,886,841 | -7.7% | |
| Equity | £8,549,146 | £7,886,841 | -7.7% | |
| Average employees | 159 | 157 | -1.3% | |
| Wages | £5,857,991 | £5,904,014 | +0.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £238,688 | £292,839 | +22.7% |
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 | 1.4% | -0.4% | |
| Net margin | 1.1% | -0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.0% | -1.8% | |
| Current ratio | 2.45x | 2.29x | |
| Interest cover | — | -16.05x |
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
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors prepared and reviewed trading and cash forecasts for the 12 months from signing date which show profitability and positive cash generation being maintained throughout that period. ... Having considered all of the above factors, the directors have determined that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “Following the year end, Mitchell Diesel has taken the strategic decision to close its three regional branches and centralise operations at our Sutton headquarters. This move reflects our commitment to delivering a more streamlined and efficient service for customers.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARMICHAEL, Alan Gordon | Secretary | 2017-10-26 | — | — |
| CAMPBELL, Craig | Director | 2023-05-31 | Feb 1972 | British |
| HILL, Darren David | Director | 2013-10-30 | Aug 1970 | British |
| TURNER, Alan Gerard | Director | 2002-07-11 | Oct 1965 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARRACK, Ian | Secretary | 2014-01-01 | 2017-10-26 |
| SHARP, William Stuart | Secretary | — | 2014-01-01 |
| BREACH, Ian | Director | — | 2002-04-12 |
| FAULKNER, Steven John | Director | 2015-10-19 | 2017-12-31 |
| FORTH, Joe William | Director | 2025-06-20 | 2025-10-21 |
| KNIGHT, Leslie John | Director | 2019-08-23 | 2022-05-19 |
| KNOX, Graham Bruce | Director | 2002-02-01 | 2023-05-31 |
| LAMB, Andrew | Director | 2002-02-01 | 2016-02-16 |
| MANSELL, Dean Paul | Director | 2019-01-14 | 2023-01-13 |
| MCLAUGHLIN, Frank | Director | — | 2002-09-27 |
| MURRAY, James Robson | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2012-07-31 |
| ROBERTS, Gareth Lloyd | Director | 2023-12-14 | 2025-08-31 |
| RUSSELL, James Dunn | Director | — | 2002-07-11 |
| SHARP, William Stuart | Director | — | 2014-01-01 |
| TURNER, Alexander Gordon | Director | — | 2014-01-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turner & Co (Glasgow) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 123 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-11-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.