MONARCH ACOUSTICS LIMITED
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Cash
£146
-99.3% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£1.9m
-12.1% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
73
-7.6% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£338k
-360.4% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £38,137,815 | £12,161,226 | £10,520,380 | £9,550,422 | £7,943,897 | -16.8% | |
| Operating profit | £9,326,632 | £790,444 | £61,660 | £622,438 | £90,376 | -85.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £12,027,040 | £920,543 | -£375,256 | £129,675 | -£337,693 | -360.4% | |
| Net profit | £10,282,780 | £805,957 | -£315,813 | £85,087 | -£258,192 | -403.4% | |
| Cash | £10,199,622 | £1,030,793 | £281,531 | £20,845 | £146 | -99.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,896,168 | £2,843,467 | £2,527,443 | £2,950,294 | £2,275,289 | -22.9% | |
| Net assets | £12,754,358 | £2,500,780 | £2,051,576 | £2,136,663 | £1,878,471 | -12.1% | |
| Equity | £12,754,358 | £2,500,780 | £2,051,576 | £2,136,663 | £1,878,471 | -12.1% | |
| Average employees | 80 | 82 | 84 | 79 | 73 | -7.6% | |
| Wages | £2,199,866 | £2,870,325 | £2,604,074 | £2,476,964 | £2,312,345 | -6.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £214,450 | £142,793 | £88,358 | £40,427 | £69,278 | +71.4% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 24.5% | 6.5% | 0.6% | 6.5% | 1.1% | |
| Net margin | 27.0% | 6.6% | -3.0% | 0.9% | -3.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 72.3% | 27.8% | 2.4% | 21.1% | 4.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 24.6% | 61.9% | 66.8% | 62.9% | 62.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.36x | 1.62x | 1.53x | |
| Interest cover | 44.06x | 53.96x | 0.15x | 1.23x | 0.21x |
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
- MONARCH ACOUSTICS LIMITED 1987-12-08 → present
- NO. 84 LEICESTER LIMITED 1987-10-09 → 1987-12-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Rogers Spencer
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, having taken into account both the current trading of the business and the future outlook of the business.”
Significant events
- “Changes to tender rules in the Canadian market reduced achievable margins on that business to a level the directors did not consider sustainable, and a decision was taken to withdraw from that market rather than pursue volume at uneconomic prices.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOPKIN, Sophie Marie | Secretary | 2021-01-01 | — | — |
| FROST, Gary John | Director | 2014-10-08 | Feb 1961 | British |
| HOPKIN, Stuart | Director | 2011-11-21 | Aug 1982 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARRHY, Trevor Andrew | Secretary | 2002-06-14 | 2013-02-22 |
| HELLIWELL, Colin | Secretary | 1998-03-31 | 1999-11-01 |
| HELLIWELL, Keith | Secretary | 1999-11-01 | 2001-09-06 |
| HELLIWELL, Keith | Secretary | — | 1998-03-31 |
| NEATH, Emma Michelle | Secretary | 2013-02-22 | 2021-01-08 |
| RAINS, John William | Secretary | 2001-10-19 | 2002-07-04 |
| BREWSTER, Douglas Harrington | Director | 2002-03-01 | 2004-01-21 |
| HARRHY, Michael Ronald | Director | 2002-03-01 | 2004-07-23 |
| HARRHY, Trevor Andrew | Director | 2001-10-02 | 2013-02-22 |
| HELLIWELL, Colin | Director | 1997-03-27 | 2000-09-18 |
| HELLIWELL, Colin | Director | — | 1992-06-16 |
| HELLIWELL, Gary | Director | — | 1992-06-16 |
| HELLIWELL, Keith | Director | 1998-08-20 | 2001-09-06 |
| HELLIWELL, Keith | Director | — | 1998-03-31 |
| HELLIWELL, Violet | Director | 1994-09-20 | 1998-03-31 |
| NEATH, Emma Michelle | Director | 2011-11-21 | 2021-01-08 |
| RAINS, John William | Director | 1997-08-01 | 2010-05-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monarch Acoustics (Spv) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 170 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-04-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-04-25 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-05-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-05-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-05-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-04-25 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-11-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- 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.