£2.89m
−4%vs May 2024Active03173568Private limited companyStaines-Upon-Thames
MERCANTA LIMITED
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Summary
MERCANTA LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 03173568) incorporated on 15 March 1996, registered in Staines-Upon-Thames. Its registered activity is other service activities n.e.c. (SIC 96090). Latest group accounts cover the period ending 31 May 2025, showing net assets of £2.89m and cash of £1.27m, with 22 employees on average. Net assets fell 4% on the prior period (£3.00m).
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 9,372 comparable companies in Greater London (median £1,662, upper quartile £25k).
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Ownership and control
No active person with significant control is registered.
- Mr Stephen Lawrence Hurst
- owns 25–50% of shares
- Mulcord Trading Llc
- owns 50–75% of shares
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents. Directors and secretaries: see the officers list at Companies House.
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 15 March 199630 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 28 February 2027in 126 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 29 March 2027in 155 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
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Activity
- SIC 96090
- Other service activities n.e.c.
- Accounts type
- Group
- Size band
- SmallCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£1.27m
+122%vs May 2024Not reported
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No changevs May 2024| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2025 | £2.89m | £1.27m | — | £3.15m | — | £291k | 22 |
| 31 May 2024 | £3.00m | £574k | — | £3.27m | — | £29k | 22 |
| 1 June 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Current ratio1.78Current assets ÷ creditors within one year
Cash per employee£58kCash ÷ average employees
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
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Filing and accounts signals
- Net assets above zeroNet assets £2,894,605 at 31 May 2025
- Current assets at least 1.5× creditors within one yearCurrent ratio 1.78
- Cash at bank of £50,000 or moreCash £1,274,731
- Three or more accounting periods on record3 periods on record
- Incorporated five or more years agoIncorporated 15 March 1996
Neutral facts read from the register and filed accounts, each with its evidence. They are not a rating, a prediction or advice, and may be incomplete or out of date. How each signal is derived.
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Timeline
- Confirmation statement duein 155 days
- Next accounts duein 126 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £2.89m · group accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £3.00m · group accounts
- Accounts period end
- Incorporated
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- HEADCROFT LIMITEDPotters Bar · inc. Feb 1996
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- HEATHROW AIRPORT FUEL COMPANY LIMITEDHounslow · inc. Apr 1996
All companies incorporated on 15 March 1996 · in Mar 1996.
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