MAYNARD & HARRIS PLASTICS
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Cash
£786k
+2,356.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£51m
-22.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
833
+2.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2.2m
-77.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £101,485,000 | £97,979,000 | £100,877,000 | +3% | |
| Operating profit | £11,236,000 | £9,649,000 | £1,879,000 | -80.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £15,687,000 | £9,597,000 | £2,159,000 | -77.5% | |
| Net profit | £14,511,000 | £8,806,000 | £1,647,000 | -81.3% | |
| Cash | £4,080,000 | £32,000 | £786,000 | +2,356.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £76,135,000 | £82,519,000 | £63,410,000 | -23.2% | |
| Net assets | £57,412,000 | £65,576,000 | £50,821,000 | -22.5% | |
| Equity | £57,412,000 | £65,576,000 | £50,821,000 | -22.5% | |
| Average employees | 841 | 812 | 833 | +2.6% | |
| Wages | £25,183,000 | £26,543,000 | £28,716,000 | +8.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £282,000 | £318,000 | £552,000 | +73.6% |
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 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.1% | 9.8% | 1.9% | |
| Net margin | 14.3% | 9.0% | 1.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.8% | 11.7% | 3.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 41.9% | 38.4% | 44.4% | |
| Current ratio | 2.98x | 3.09x | 2.12x | |
| Interest cover | 18.54x | 7.43x | 2.09x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Despite being confident that the Company can continue in operational existence, to reflect the Company's participation in the group's centralised treasury arrangements, the directors have received a letter of support from the ultimate parent company, Amcor plc. for a period of 12 months from the approval of these financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLAYTON, Damien John | Director | 2025-05-12 | Jun 1971 | British |
| HOLMES, Michael Christopher | Director | 2026-02-05 | Jun 1969 | British |
| HORTON, Joseph | Director | 2024-03-01 | May 1990 | British |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GILES, Nicholas David Martin | Secretary | 2016-03-31 | 2019-07-10 |
| HAMILTON, Deborah | Secretary | 2019-07-10 | 2026-04-10 |
| HARRIS, Trevor Frank | Secretary | — | 2003-03-14 |
| JOYCE, Rebecca Katherine | Secretary | 2013-12-13 | 2016-03-31 |
| LAST, Michael | Secretary | 2004-02-24 | 2008-01-31 |
| MUIR, David Scott | Secretary | 2008-01-31 | 2008-09-17 |
| MUTTITT, Doug Mark | Secretary | 2008-09-17 | 2013-12-13 |
| SMITH, Nicholas John | Secretary | 2003-04-07 | 2004-02-23 |
| ANDERTON, John Leslie | Director | — | 2005-06-06 |
| BRYANT, Mark Gunnar | Director | 2005-10-03 | 2008-12-31 |
| CHIDGEY, Simon | Director | 2005-05-03 | 2022-06-16 |
| COOK, Robert Andrew | Director | 2001-12-01 | 2004-02-23 |
| DUFFIELD, David | Director | 2001-12-01 | 2019-09-30 |
| FISHER, Richard Martyn | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2003-09-22 |
| GREENE, Jason Kent | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2025-05-12 |
| HARRIS, Elizabeth Anne | Director | — | 2003-03-14 |
| HARRIS, Trevor Frank | Director | — | 2003-03-14 |
| KESTERTON, Simon John | Director | 2013-12-13 | 2019-07-01 |
| LAST, Michael | Director | 2003-11-06 | 2008-01-31 |
| MAGEE, Martyn | Director | 2022-07-18 | 2024-03-01 |
| MAYNARD, Jill | Director | — | 2003-03-14 |
| MAYNARD, John Edward | Director | — | 2003-03-14 |
| MILES, Mark William | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2026-02-05 |
| MUIR, David Scott | Director | 2008-01-02 | 2008-09-17 |
| MUTTITT, Doug Mark | Director | 2008-09-17 | 2021-04-30 |
| PENNINGTON, Kevin Joseph | Director | 2005-05-03 | 2016-04-30 |
| RACKHAM, Gary | Director | 2022-08-12 | 2025-08-31 |
| RAHMAN, Joe Joynal | Director | 2021-01-12 | 2022-08-10 |
| SHULVER, Syer William Richard | Director | — | 2001-10-25 |
| SMITH, David William | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2014-07-31 |
| SMITH, Nicholas John | Director | — | 2004-02-23 |
| VERVAAT, Petrus Rudolf Maria | Director | 2013-12-13 | 2019-07-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maynard & Harris Plastics (Uk) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 198 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-11 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-02-10 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-02-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-20 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.