MAZE RATTAN LIMITED
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Cash
£1.3m
lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£16m
highest in 4 filed years
Employees
53
Average over period
Profit before tax
£1.7m
Period ending 2023-12-31
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-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 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £32,568,268 | £36,861,614 | £35,550,162 | £23,500,877 | — | |
| Operating profit | £5,633,614 | £6,513,417 | £6,110,930 | £1,734,903 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £5,599,961 | £6,375,502 | £6,034,909 | £1,672,940 | — | |
| Net profit | £4,588,961 | £5,163,647 | £4,877,391 | £1,244,570 | — | |
| Cash | £6,572,506 | £3,570,376 | £2,254,413 | £1,265,291 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,499,277 | £11,478,466 | £15,745,117 | £16,453,953 | — | |
| Net assets | £6,214,502 | £10,974,149 | £15,416,545 | £16,218,624 | — | |
| Equity | £6,214,502 | £10,974,149 | £15,416,545 | £16,218,624 | — | |
| Average employees | 31 | 42 | 55 | 53 | — | |
| Wages | £1,143,704 | £2,588,485 | £1,791,525 | £1,056,868 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £200,000 | £540,874 | £0 | — | — |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 17.3% | 17.7% | 17.2% | 7.4% | |
| Net margin | 14.1% | 14.0% | 13.7% | 5.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 86.7% | 56.7% | 38.8% | 10.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 20.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 5.15x | |
| Interest cover | — | 47.23x | 80.38x | 28.00x |
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
- Auditor
- TAG Berry Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and for this reason, the going concern basis continues to be adopted in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Difficulty in predicting longer term shipping costs which have become increasingly volatile with ongoing global events.”
- “Maintaining appropriate stock levels that meet customer needs but are not so excessive that storage costs become too high and stocks become obsolete.”
- “Maintaining its market share and being aware of new competitors entering the market place.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BABINGTON, Francoise Isabelle | Secretary | 2009-02-27 | — | British |
| BABINGTON, Edward Patrick | Director | 2026-01-14 | Nov 1977 | British |
| BABINGTON, Francoise Isabelle | Director | 2009-02-27 | Jun 1978 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BABINGTON, Edward Patrick | Director | 2009-02-26 | 2026-01-14 |
| BURDETT, Paul Anthony | Director | 2009-02-27 | 2020-07-08 |
| GREAVES, Beverley | Director | 2009-02-27 | 2020-07-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maze Living Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2023-03-24 | Active |
| Mrs Francoise Isabelle Babington | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2020-05-31 | Active |
| Mr Edward Patrick Babington | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2020-05-31 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 72 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-05 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-05 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-17 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2023-11-16 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-16 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2023-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.