THE MILLBOARD COMPANY LIMITED
Get an alert when THE MILLBOARD COMPANY LIMITED files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Cash
£3m
+224.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£13m
+13.6% vs 2024
Employees
171
-5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£8.9m
+33.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £56,625,710 | £60,462,983 | £70,721,257 | +17% | |
| Operating profit | £6,506,881 | £7,446,437 | £9,361,518 | +25.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,689,227 | £6,686,661 | £8,911,932 | +33.3% | |
| Net profit | £4,837,556 | £5,491,869 | £7,505,882 | +36.7% | |
| Cash | £2,387,075 | £915,940 | £2,975,081 | +224.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £20,452,759 | £16,331,795 | £17,029,068 | +4.3% | |
| Net assets | £14,092,937 | £11,084,806 | £12,590,688 | +13.6% | |
| Equity | £14,092,937 | £11,084,806 | £12,590,688 | +13.6% | |
| Average employees | 175 | 180 | 171 | -5% | |
| Wages | £9,456,571 | £10,201,382 | £10,536,155 | +3.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £419,304 | £574,417 | £408,277 | -28.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £4,770 | £8,806 | £5,504 | -37.5% | |
| Highest paid director | £147,608 | £228,013 | — | — |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.5% | 12.3% | 13.2% | |
| Net margin | 8.5% | 9.1% | 10.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 31.8% | 45.6% | 55.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 42.1% | — | — | |
| Current ratio | 6.07x | 4.44x | 3.67x | |
| Interest cover | 6.61x | 8.46x | 13.64x |
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
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
Significant events
- “On 22nd July 2026 the company paid an interim dividend in respect of 2025 on ordinary 'A' shares (£250,000 per share). There are no other material post balance sheet events.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOUGLASS, Annette Rachel | Secretary | 2007-01-23 | — | British |
| DOUGLASS, Guy | Director | 2007-01-23 | Sep 1979 | British |
| DOUGLASS, Harvey James | Director | 2018-04-09 | Feb 1988 | British |
| DOUGLASS, James Edward | Director | 2007-01-23 | Oct 1951 | British |
| DOUGLASS, Jerry | Director | 2007-01-23 | Aug 1978 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr James Edward Douglass | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-06-30 | Active |
| Elmdene Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-06-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 57 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.