Annual accounts
Full accounts
30/09/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/12/2025Due 30/09/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/12/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/12/2025
MERLIN CYCLES LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Unit A4 Buckshaw Link, Ordnance Road Buckshaw Village, Chorley, Lancashire PR7 7EL
- Classification (2 SIC codes)
- Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians) (47.78/9 - SIC 2007)Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet (47.91 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 09/06/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Andrew James Oldham on 2026-05-01
- 09/06/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Andrew James Oldham on 2026-02-01
- 09/06/2026View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-06-07 with updates
- 09/06/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Merlin Cycles Group Limited as a person with significant control on 2026-05-07
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Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
On schedule
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
21/06/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 07/06/2026Due 21/06/2027
- Next statement date
- 07/06/2027
- Last statement dated
- 07/06/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures MERLIN CYCLES LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£15.99M2024
17.07%vs 20232023: £13.65M
Total Assets
£18.12M2024
17.53%vs 20232023: £15.42M
Cash in Bank
£958.96K2024
15.26%vs 20232023: £831.97K
Total Liabilities
£2.09M2024
22.25%vs 20232023: £1.71M
Employees
372024
+1vs 20232023: 36
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 rose. Total assets moved furthest, up 17.53% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for MERLIN CYCLES LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through MERLIN CYCLES LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +12.2% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2022–2024Every measure end to end across 2022, 2023 and 2024, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2024.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures5 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 4 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 4 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2024.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37 | +1 |
| 2023 | 36 | +3 |
| 2022 | 33 | -7 |
| 2021 | 40 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 40 in 2021 to 37 in 2024. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
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Officers
6Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary | 10/06/1993–06/04/2022 | 0 | |
| Nominee Director | 10/06/1993–10/06/1993 | 5417 | |
| Nominee Secretary | 10/06/1993–10/06/1993 | 5475 | |
| Corporate Director | 07/04/2022–Present | 1 | |
| Director | 10/06/1993–06/04/2022 | 2 | |
| Director | 07/04/2022–Present | 1 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 10
- Since 09/06/2023
- Last 12 months
- 4
- +2 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 09/06/2026
- 3 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Officer changes (3)Latest 09/06/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 09/06/2026
Filing timeline
- 09/06/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Andrew James Oldham on 2026-05-01
- 09/06/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Andrew James Oldham on 2026-02-01
- 09/06/2026View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-06-07 with updates
- 09/06/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Merlin Cycles Group Limited as a person with significant control on 2026-05-07
- 22/07/2025View PDF (25 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2024-12-31
- 18/06/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-06-07 with updates
- 24/09/2024View PDF (25 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2023-12-31
- 07/06/2024View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-06-07 with updates
- 23/06/2023View PDF (25 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2022-12-31
- 09/06/2023View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-06-07 with updates
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About MERLIN CYCLES LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
MERLIN CYCLES LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Unit A4 Buckshaw Link, Ordnance Road Buckshaw Village, Chorley, Lancashire PR7 7EL. Companies House classifies its business as Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians), one of 2 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 33 years 3 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £15.99M and 37 employees.
MERLIN CYCLES LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records MERLIN CYCLES LIMITED under 2 registered business activities: Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians) (47.78/9 - SIC 2007) and Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet (47.91 - SIC 2007).
MERLIN CYCLES LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 11/06/1993.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £15.99M, total assets of £18.12M, cash in bank of £958.96K and total liabilities of £2.09M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 09/06/2026: Director's details changed for Mr Andrew James Oldham on 2026-05-01, 3 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/09/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 21/06/2027.
Companies House lists 6 officers (2 currently in post) and 0 people with significant control.