MERSEN SCOTLAND HOLYTOWN LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£10M
+8.3% vs 2023
Employees
141
+6.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2.2M
+54.2% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £27,373,766 | £28,601,350 | +4.5% | |
| Operating profit | £2,610,403 | £4,826,210 | +84.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,438,013 | £2,217,181 | +54.2% | |
| Net profit | £894,788 | £1,682,003 | +88% | |
| Cash | £1,565,663 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £37,448,504 | £53,497,993 | +42.9% | |
| Net assets | £9,358,867 | £10,133,308 | +8.3% | |
| Equity | £9,358,867 | £10,133,308 | +8.3% | |
| Average employees | 132 | 141 | +6.8% | |
| Wages | £5,365,462 | £5,944,183 | +10.8% | |
| 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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 9.5% | 16.9% | |
| Net margin | 3.3% | 5.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.0% | 9.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 77.6% | 83.2% | |
| Current ratio | 2.11x | 1.36x | |
| Interest cover | 2.23x | 2.58x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- MERSEN SCOTLAND HOLYTOWN LIMITED 2010-06-21 → present
- CALCARB LIMITED 1983-12-01 → 2010-06-21
- HANLETS LIMITED 1983-10-03 → 1983-12-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Kreston Reeves LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In preparation of the financial statements on a going concern basis, the Directors have reviewed the cash flow forecasts and working capital requirements of the Company for the 12 month period from date of board approval of these financial statements. On the basis of their assessments the Company's directors have a reasonable expectation that the company will continue in operational existence for at least the next 12 months from the date of approval of this statement. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The inflationary costs seen in the United Kingdom since 2022 have impacted the company, particularly in areas such as utilities and raw materials however the company continues to monitor its cost base and will take necessary action within its supply chain to ensure continued operations. Additionally, the tightening in the labour market continues to make the speed and quality of resource acquisition a challenge..”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TENNENT, Colin | Secretary | 2025-05-13 | — | — |
| EVANS, Russell | Director | 2025-02-01 | May 1972 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COOKE, William Henry | Secretary | — | 2001-04-30 |
| HERRERO, Ivan, Mr. | Secretary | 2015-12-22 | 2025-05-13 |
| MACKAY, Gordon John | Secretary | 2001-05-16 | 2015-12-22 |
| CRAWFORD, Dewar | Director | — | 1997-08-08 |
| ELLACOTT, Stephen David | Director | 2004-12-01 | 2008-12-31 |
| GEE, Christopher Barrie | Director | — | 1999-12-31 |
| HAWKINS, Graham Edmund | Director | 2004-04-15 | 2009-12-18 |
| JONES, Louis Thomas | Director | 2003-08-25 | 2004-08-31 |
| MACKAY, Gordon John | Director | 2004-12-01 | 2008-12-31 |
| MARINO, William Joseph | Director | — | 2009-12-18 |
| MCLEOD, Hugh | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2014-04-30 |
| MORGAN, Arthur John | Director | 1992-04-06 | 2007-01-25 |
| RENNIE, Eric Thomas | Director | 1997-05-08 | 2003-08-25 |
| ROBERTS, Raymond John | Director | — | 2008-12-31 |
| SUQUET, Jean-Claude | Director | 2008-12-30 | 2010-03-31 |
| THEMELIN, Luc | Director | 2008-12-30 | 2025-05-13 |
| WILSON, John Glencross | Director | — | 2000-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mersen Scot. Holding Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Appoints directors (as trust), Appoints directors (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 144 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-05-20 CC04 Statement of companys objects
- 2025-05-14 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-05-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-12 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-05-20 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2025-05-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-05-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-13 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-13 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-03-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.