MPE LIMITED
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Cash
£4M
highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£7.4M
highest in 6 filed years
Employees
72
highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£4.1M
Period ending 2025-09-30
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £6,384,487 | £11,630,645 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £2,601,093 | £4,081,300 | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £2,602,644 | £4,093,765 | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £1,963,854 | £3,065,855 | — | |
| Cash | £475,328 | £531,378 | £586,455 | £544,423 | £2,383,179 | £3,953,144 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,179,620 | £2,334,561 | £1,657,473 | £2,483,166 | £4,464,731 | £7,712,056 | — | |
| Net assets | £2,054,042 | £2,199,331 | £1,524,468 | £2,382,626 | £4,346,480 | £7,412,335 | — | |
| Equity | £2,054,042 | £2,199,331 | £1,524,468 | £2,382,626 | £4,346,480 | £7,412,335 | — | |
| Average employees | 57 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 67 | 72 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,688,836 | £2,791,077 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 8 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 40.7% | 35.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 30.8% | 26.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 58.3% | 52.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 3.85x | 3.22x |
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
- MPE LIMITED 2000-10-06 → present
- TECHFAIR LIMITED 1996-12-12 → 2000-10-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have considered the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. We are a leading worldwide manufacturer recognised internationally for our top-quality engineering, manufacturing and customer experience. The business continues to benefit from a strong order book, long term customer relationships and demand across a market that is seeing increased growth and investment internationally. Management works together to provide detailed forecasts and cashflow projections which take into account expected sales volumes, production capacity and potential risks such as raw material costs, supply chain challenges and foreign currency fluctuations. The Company has adequate banking facilities in place and maintains a steady and reliable working capital position. Forecasts demonstrate that the business will be able to meet its liabilities as they fall due and has sufficient headroom in its financing facilities to manage reasonably foreseeable downside scenarios. Accordingly, the Directors consider that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “Revenue for the year increased compared with the prior period, primarily driven by a significant Phase 1 customer order secured during the year. This contract contributed most of the uplift and is the main reason for the overall growth this year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WARNER, Dennis Andrew | Secretary | 2023-11-09 | — | — |
| HEYWOOD, Richard John | Director | 2023-11-09 | Jun 1971 | British |
| HUGHES, John David Wynn | Director | 2023-08-08 | Aug 1981 | British |
| SCHATZ, David Matthew | Director | 2023-11-09 | Aug 1963 | American |
| VACHOUX, Jean-Jacques Louis Eugene | Director | 2023-11-09 | Aug 1969 | French |
| WARNER, Dennis Andrew | Director | 2023-11-09 | Mar 1978 | American |
| WRIGHT, Julian Marcus | Director | 2022-02-01 | Feb 1971 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COTTERILL, Peter William | Secretary | 1997-01-06 | 1997-02-17 |
| SEABURY, David Holland | Secretary | 1997-02-19 | 2023-11-09 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-12-12 | 1997-01-06 |
| COTTERILL, Peter William | Director | 1997-01-06 | 2006-07-18 |
| CURRIE, Paul Damian | Director | 2012-12-01 | 2023-11-09 |
| DERBY, James William | Director | 2017-02-01 | 2019-01-22 |
| HUSBAND, Edward | Director | 1997-01-24 | 1998-04-09 |
| KANE, Ian John | Director | 2000-01-13 | 2008-01-31 |
| LOWE, Michael Charles | Director | 2006-05-22 | 2014-03-31 |
| MOBBS, Jeremy Bostock | Director | 1997-02-17 | 2000-09-30 |
| NALBORCZYK, Antoni Jan | Director | 1997-01-06 | 2016-10-15 |
| SEABURY, David Holland | Director | 1998-07-01 | 2023-11-09 |
| SHERRATT, Peter Richard | Director | 1998-02-17 | 2000-11-10 |
| INNVOTEC MANAGERS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2000-09-13 | 2001-08-01 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-12-12 | 1997-01-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esco Uk Global Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-11-09 | Active |
| Mr David Holland Seabury | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-11-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 147 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-11-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-11-16 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-19 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-28 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2024-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-02-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-12-28 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-16 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-11-15 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-14 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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.