MEREN SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£1.9m
+1,069.7% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£1.5m
+24.6% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
25
+56.3% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£387k
-11.1% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Energy median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £14,711,820 | £17,616,743 | +19.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £802,663 | £695,109 | -13.4% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £435,018 | £386,675 | -11.1% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £308,109 | £299,691 | -2.7% | |
| Cash | £621,981 | £823,183 | £1,702,213 | £164,591 | £1,925,217 | +1,069.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £213,141 | £622,559 | £911,083 | £3,234,842 | £3,660,778 | +13.2% | |
| Net assets | £213,141 | £622,559 | £911,083 | £1,219,192 | £1,518,883 | +24.6% | |
| Equity | £213,141 | £622,559 | £911,083 | £1,219,192 | £1,518,883 | +24.6% | |
| Average employees | 6 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 25 | +56.3% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £7,786,375 | £8,401,819 | +7.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £3,548,870 | £2,099,238 | -40.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £127,333 | £119,116 | -6.5% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £1,060,258 | £820,006 | -22.7% |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 5.5% | 3.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 2.1% | 1.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 24.8% | 19.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 82.1% | — | 81.8% | 83.4% | 81.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.17x | 1.22x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 2.18x | 2.25x |
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
- MEREN SERVICES LIMITED 2025-05-19 → present
- AFRICA OIL UK LIMITED 2019-07-15 → 2025-05-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Blick Rothenberg Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors remain satisfied that the Company has access to adequate resources and support from the wider Meren Energy group and therefore continue to adopt the going concern basis of preparation.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAY, Joanna Katherine | Director | 2024-07-29 | Feb 1980 | British |
| PERRACINI, Aldo Vinicius | Director | 2025-03-21 | Mar 1985 | Brazilian,Italian |
| QUINN, Oliver Francis, Dr | Director | 2026-02-02 | Jun 1978 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARTINEZ, Paul Anthony | Director | 2019-07-15 | 2024-09-20 |
| NICODEME, Pascal Daniel | Director | 2019-10-31 | 2025-03-21 |
| TUCKER, Roger Morris, Dr | Director | 2024-07-29 | 2026-02-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meren Energy Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-07-15 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 32 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-05-19 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2025-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-18 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-11 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-19 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-05-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-03-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-09-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-07-31 | 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
- 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.