MOUSETRAP PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
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Cash
£4.3m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£8.7m
highest in 6 filed years
Employees
78
highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£4.1m
Period ending 2026-03-29
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-29
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-28 | 2022-04-03 | 2023-04-02 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-30 | 2026-03-29 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £11,774,111 | £11,923,205 | £12,231,151 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £5,020,580 | £4,241,836 | £4,042,096 | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £4,932,345 | £4,245,533 | £4,072,554 | — | |
| Net profit | -£43,373 | £925,148 | — | £3,713,056 | £3,678,770 | £3,824,239 | — | |
| Cash | £3,213,318 | £3,052,536 | £4,373,339 | £5,351,128 | £4,379,819 | £4,281,181 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,833,041 | £2,518,189 | £2,937,592 | £3,028,056 | £4,877,000 | £8,701,239 | — | |
| Net assets | £241,947 | £467,095 | £1,426,498 | £3,026,962 | £4,877,000 | £8,701,239 | — | |
| Equity | £241,947 | £467,095 | £1,426,498 | £3,026,962 | £4,877,000 | £8,701,239 | — | |
| Average employees | 46 | 60 | 65 | 72 | 65 | 78 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £1,841,810 | £1,950,325 | £2,307,087 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £8,855 | £12,000 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-03-28 | 2022-04-03 | 2023-04-02 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-30 | 2026-03-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 42.6% | 35.6% | 33.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 31.5% | 30.9% | 31.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 165.8% | 87.0% | 46.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 93.7% | 89.7% | 77.9% | 58.7% | 42.0% | 19.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.70x | 2.38x | 5.07x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 24.09x | — | — |
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 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sopher + Co LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The accounts have therefore been prepared under the going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARTWRIGHT, Mark Andrew Stewart | Secretary | 2025-01-20 | — | — |
| FENTY, Brian Michael | Director | 2024-07-02 | Mar 1986 | American |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKSELL, Richard John | Secretary | 2020-11-03 | 2025-01-20 |
| EADY, Robert James | Secretary | 2019-08-27 | 2020-11-03 |
| STACE, Emma Louise | Secretary | 2020-11-03 | 2025-01-20 |
| WALEY-COHEN, Stephen Harry, Sir | Secretary | 1994-03-24 | 2018-03-02 |
| WESTLEX REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-03-18 | 1994-03-24 |
| MATTINSON, Harriet Ann | Director | 2014-04-20 | 2018-03-02 |
| SPIEGEL, Adam Pennington | Director | 2018-03-02 | 2024-07-02 |
| WALEY COHEN, Freya Charlotte | Director | 2014-04-20 | 2018-03-02 |
| WALEY COHEN, Jack David | Director | 2014-04-20 | 2018-03-02 |
| WALEY COHEN, Lionel Robert | Director | 2014-04-20 | 2018-03-02 |
| WALEY COHEN, Tamsin Alice | Director | 2014-04-20 | 2018-03-02 |
| WALEY-COHEN, Josephine Spencer, Lady | Director | 1994-03-24 | 2008-12-31 |
| WALEY-COHEN, Stephen Harry, Sir | Director | 2018-03-02 | 2022-02-03 |
| WALEY-COHEN, Stephen Harry, Sir | Director | 1994-03-24 | 2018-03-02 |
| WESTLEX NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-03-18 | 1994-03-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asp Mpl Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-03-02 | Active |
| Sir Stephen Harry Waley Cohen | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-06-01 | Ceased 2018-03-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 121 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-07-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-07-09 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-29 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-01-29 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-29 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-01-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-13 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type small | |
| 2024-07-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-07-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
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.