M.B.E. GLAZING SYSTEMS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.5m
+38.3% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£4.5m
+5.4% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
74
-9.8% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£314k
-59.5% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £11,313,243 | £10,294,384 | £11,393,898 | £10,269,673 | -9.9% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £880,943 | £300,130 | £749,080 | £267,238 | -64.3% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £905,508 | £335,082 | £775,568 | £313,824 | -59.5% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £544,574 | £257,804 | £581,914 | £231,131 | -60.3% | |
| Cash | £960,375 | £1,092,755 | £1,376,570 | £1,159,423 | £1,081,815 | £1,495,774 | +38.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,197,017 | £3,629,693 | £3,866,063 | £3,740,267 | £4,311,140 | £4,531,882 | +5.1% | |
| Net assets | — | — | £3,814,456 | £3,662,260 | £4,244,175 | £4,475,306 | +5.4% | |
| Equity | £3,197,017 | £3,769,882 | £3,814,456 | £3,662,260 | £4,244,175 | £4,475,306 | +5.4% | |
| Average employees | 79 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 74 | -9.8% | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,891,132 | £2,962,792 | £3,059,410 | £2,976,995 | -2.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £404,004 | £459,692 | £423,826 | £544,945 | +28.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £71,318 | £25,000 | £280,000 | +1,020% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £80,297 | £90,140 | £201,316 | +123.3% |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 7.8% | 2.9% | 6.6% | 2.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 4.8% | 2.5% | 5.1% | 2.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 22.8% | 8.0% | 17.4% | 5.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 24.0% | 21.7% | 17.9% | 22.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 4.67x | 5.70x | 4.55x |
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
- BK Plus Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERTSHAW, Anne | Secretary | 2024-07-01 | — | — |
| BRADLEY, William James | Director | 2022-04-01 | Dec 1990 | British |
| COTTERILL, Paul | Director | 2022-10-01 | Aug 1968 | British |
| DAVISON, Martin Nigel | Director | 1992-12-07 | Jul 1965 | British |
| FIDDES, Joshua Alexander | Director | 2026-07-01 | Jun 1987 | British |
| HIRST, Christopher | Director | 2002-05-01 | Mar 1962 | British |
| SINGH, Bhopinder | Director | 1992-10-28 | Mar 1966 | British |
| SINGH, Susan Linda | Director | 2015-10-01 | Jun 1964 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEVENNEY, Eamonn Patrick | Secretary | 1992-10-28 | 2007-05-01 |
| PICKLES, Graham | Secretary | 2007-05-01 | 2024-06-28 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-10-28 | 1992-10-28 |
| DEVENNEY, Eamonn Patrick | Director | 1992-10-28 | 2020-10-23 |
| DUPUY, Edward Richard | Director | 2007-01-02 | 2008-01-31 |
| GARNETT, Christopher Neil | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2017-07-26 |
| KELLY, Sean | Director | 2008-03-03 | 2012-08-31 |
| PICKLES, Graham | Director | 2007-12-01 | 2024-06-28 |
| TWIGG, Christoper David | Director | 2002-11-01 | 2017-05-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Bhopinder Singh | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-10-28 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 127 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-23 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-07-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-23 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-11-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-04-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-11-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-11-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.