maldon salt limited Company Information
Company Number
00214494
Next Accounts
Dec 2025
Shareholders
maldon holdings limited
Group Structure
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Industry
Extraction of salt
Registered Address
wycke hill business park, maldon, essex, CM9 6UZ
Website
www.maldonsalt.co.ukmaldon salt limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of MALDON SALT LIMITED at £51.2m based on a Turnover of £33.7m and 1.52x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
maldon salt limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of MALDON SALT LIMITED at £90.8m based on an EBITDA of £12.9m and a 7.02x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
maldon salt limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of MALDON SALT LIMITED at £34m based on Net Assets of £28.8m and 1.18x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Maldon Salt Limited Overview
Maldon Salt Limited is a live company located in essex, CM9 6UZ with a Companies House number of 00214494. It operates in the extraction of salt sector, SIC Code 08930. Founded in June 1926, it's largest shareholder is maldon holdings limited with a 100% stake. Maldon Salt Limited is a mature, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £33.7m with healthy growth in recent years.
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Maldon Salt Limited Health Check
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Maldon Salt Limited a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 3 measures and has 2 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs


3 Strong

7 Regular

2 Weak

Size
annual sales of £33.7m, make it in line with the average company (£33.7m)
£33.7m - Maldon Salt Limited
£33.7m - Industry AVG

Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 14%, show it is growing at a slower rate (19%)
14% - Maldon Salt Limited
19% - Industry AVG

Production
with a gross margin of 74%, this company has a lower cost of product (49.2%)
74% - Maldon Salt Limited
49.2% - Industry AVG

Profitability
an operating margin of 35.2% make it as profitable than the average company (32.3%)
35.2% - Maldon Salt Limited
32.3% - Industry AVG

Employees
with 91 employees, this is similar to the industry average (91)
91 - Maldon Salt Limited
91 - Industry AVG

Pay Structure
on an average salary of £94.2k, the company has a higher pay structure (£65.2k)
£94.2k - Maldon Salt Limited
£65.2k - Industry AVG

Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £370k, this is equally as efficient (£403k)
£370k - Maldon Salt Limited
£403k - Industry AVG

Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 56 days, this is near the average (50 days)
56 days - Maldon Salt Limited
50 days - Industry AVG

Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 67 days, this is close to average (66 days)
67 days - Maldon Salt Limited
66 days - Industry AVG

Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 67 days, this is in line with average (67 days)
67 days - Maldon Salt Limited
67 days - Industry AVG

Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 141 weeks, this is more cash available to meet short term requirements (22 weeks)
141 weeks - Maldon Salt Limited
22 weeks - Industry AVG

Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 17.4%, this is a lower level of debt than the average (47.6%)
17.4% - Maldon Salt Limited
47.6% - Industry AVG
MALDON SALT LIMITED financials

Maldon Salt Limited's latest turnover from March 2024 is £33.7 million and the company has net assets of £28.8 million. According to their latest financial statements, Maldon Salt Limited has 91 employees and maintains cash reserves of £11.5 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2019 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Turnover | 33,671,000 | 30,068,000 | 26,672,000 | 22,826,000 | 21,904,000 | 24,928,000 | 17,810,000 | 15,666,000 | 14,584,966 | 12,886,930 | 10,251,781 | 9,581,790 | 9,442,816 | 9,249,808 | 7,747,343 |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 8,757,000 | 7,648,000 | 6,352,000 | 5,817,000 | 5,153,000 | 5,736,000 | 3,633,000 | 3,252,000 | 2,874,899 | 2,515,237 | 2,172,236 | 2,018,807 | 1,876,842 | 1,819,823 | 1,570,823 |
Gross Profit | 24,914,000 | 22,420,000 | 20,320,000 | 17,009,000 | 16,751,000 | 19,192,000 | 14,177,000 | 12,414,000 | 11,710,067 | 10,371,693 | 8,079,545 | 7,562,983 | 7,565,974 | 7,429,985 | 6,176,520 |
Admin Expenses | 13,076,000 | 11,132,000 | 9,840,000 | 8,321,000 | 6,624,000 | 8,125,000 | 6,101,000 | 6,217,000 | 4,713,048 | 5,500,218 | 4,087,213 | 4,118,443 | 1,490,021 | 3,513,192 | 3,329,872 |
Operating Profit | 11,838,000 | 11,288,000 | 10,480,000 | 8,688,000 | 10,127,000 | 11,067,000 | 8,076,000 | 6,197,000 | 6,997,019 | 4,871,475 | 3,992,332 | 3,444,540 | 6,075,953 | 3,916,793 | 2,846,648 |
Interest Payable | 15,000 | 58,000 | 72,000 | 432 | 5,098 | 1,707 | 3,223 | 2,097 | |||||||
Interest Receivable | 312,000 | 47,000 | 1,000 | 4,000 | 8,000 | 11,000 | 1,000 | 11,000 | 6,294 | 3,877 | 56,504 | 12,835 | 4,717 | 960 | 68,090 |
Pre-Tax Profit | 12,150,000 | 11,335,000 | 10,481,000 | 8,692,000 | 10,135,000 | 11,063,000 | 8,019,000 | 6,136,000 | 7,003,313 | 4,874,920 | 4,048,836 | 3,452,277 | 6,078,963 | 3,914,530 | 2,846,713 |
Tax | -3,247,000 | -2,231,000 | -1,543,000 | -1,718,000 | -2,000,000 | -2,101,000 | -1,545,000 | -1,250,000 | -1,378,273 | -660,249 | -920,452 | -814,045 | -1,908,719 | -1,115,826 | -812,291 |
Profit After Tax | 8,903,000 | 9,104,000 | 8,938,000 | 6,974,000 | 8,135,000 | 8,962,000 | 6,474,000 | 4,886,000 | 5,625,040 | 4,214,671 | 3,128,384 | 2,638,232 | 4,170,244 | 2,798,704 | 2,034,422 |
Dividends Paid | 6,000,000 | 525,000 | 6,265,000 | 7,351,000 | 4,276,000 | 7,302,000 | 4,024,000 | 6,043,000 | 7,259,700 | 2,237,928 | 2,289,672 | 1,940,400 | 2,095,632 | 3,104,640 | 2,069,760 |
Retained Profit | 2,903,000 | 8,579,000 | 2,673,000 | -377,000 | 3,859,000 | 1,660,000 | 2,450,000 | -1,157,000 | -1,634,660 | 1,976,743 | 838,712 | 697,832 | 2,074,612 | -305,936 | -35,338 |
Employee Costs | 8,576,000 | 7,761,000 | 6,744,000 | 6,681,000 | 5,540,000 | 6,134,000 | 4,519,000 | 3,980,000 | 3,318,759 | 3,947,824 | 3,108,405 | 3,192,888 | 798,604 | 3,009,796 | 2,890,951 |
Number Of Employees | 91 | 87 | 66 | 59 | 50 | 47 | 42 | 32 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
EBITDA* | 12,930,000 | 12,105,000 | 11,295,000 | 9,323,000 | 10,721,000 | 11,765,000 | 8,442,000 | 6,575,000 | 7,277,723 | 5,047,217 | 4,111,651 | 3,572,537 | 6,223,438 | 4,066,553 | 2,997,454 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2019 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Tangible Assets | 15,495,000 | 15,223,000 | 11,293,000 | 8,191,000 | 7,284,000 | 7,706,000 | 7,761,000 | 6,648,000 | 5,203,131 | 3,890,853 | 3,638,147 | 2,660,364 | 2,387,447 | 2,516,578 | 2,657,635 |
Intangible Assets | |||||||||||||||
Investments & Other | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | ||||||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | |||||||||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 15,495,000 | 15,223,000 | 11,293,000 | 8,191,000 | 7,284,000 | 7,706,000 | 7,761,000 | 6,648,000 | 5,203,156 | 3,890,878 | 3,638,172 | 2,660,389 | 2,387,472 | 2,516,603 | 2,657,660 |
Stock & work in progress | 1,618,000 | 2,163,000 | 1,259,000 | 1,161,000 | 826,000 | 946,000 | 806,000 | 577,000 | 405,550 | 534,419 | 329,405 | 364,811 | 306,640 | 280,952 | 201,024 |
Trade Debtors | 5,257,000 | 3,857,000 | 3,629,000 | 2,773,000 | 2,992,000 | 2,582,000 | 3,010,000 | 2,040,000 | 2,270,465 | 1,731,659 | 1,591,587 | 1,362,878 | 1,242,703 | 1,242,272 | 1,072,080 |
Group Debtors | 62,000 | 105,000 | 157,564 | 154,840 | 162,911 | 184,343 | 161,182 | 111,637 | 60,002 | ||||||
Misc Debtors | 997,000 | 2,091,000 | 745,000 | 679,000 | 571,000 | 350,000 | 276,000 | 413,000 | 1,378,689 | 155,754 | 741,332 | 616,178 | 125,091 | 81,860 | 61,608 |
Cash | 11,492,000 | 7,013,000 | 3,723,000 | 4,609,000 | 5,786,000 | 2,315,000 | 3,646,000 | 3,814,000 | 1,564,656 | 4,343,938 | 2,991,894 | 3,935,451 | 3,327,670 | 1,305,542 | 1,394,902 |
misc current assets | |||||||||||||||
total current assets | 19,364,000 | 15,124,000 | 9,356,000 | 9,222,000 | 10,175,000 | 6,193,000 | 7,800,000 | 6,949,000 | 5,776,924 | 6,920,610 | 5,817,129 | 6,463,661 | 5,163,286 | 3,022,263 | 2,789,616 |
total assets | 34,859,000 | 30,347,000 | 20,649,000 | 17,413,000 | 17,459,000 | 13,899,000 | 15,561,000 | 13,597,000 | 10,980,080 | 10,811,488 | 9,455,301 | 9,124,050 | 7,550,758 | 5,538,866 | 5,447,276 |
Bank overdraft | |||||||||||||||
Bank loan | 817,000 | 782,000 | |||||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 1,614,000 | 1,321,000 | 1,404,000 | 1,577,000 | 1,083,000 | 566,000 | 592,000 | 1,024,000 | 591,750 | 631,170 | 565,898 | 395,252 | 354,319 | 426,453 | 293,341 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 731,943 | ||||||||||||||
other short term finances | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
other current liabilities | 2,612,000 | 1,279,000 | 840,000 | 734,000 | 897,000 | 1,738,000 | 3,448,000 | 1,754,000 | 1,736,266 | 1,105,917 | 1,820,890 | 2,517,391 | 1,632,310 | 1,897,084 | 893,934 |
total current liabilities | 4,226,000 | 2,600,000 | 2,244,000 | 2,311,000 | 1,980,000 | 2,304,000 | 4,857,000 | 3,560,000 | 2,328,016 | 1,737,087 | 2,386,788 | 2,912,643 | 1,986,629 | 2,323,537 | 1,919,218 |
loans | 725,000 | 2,517,000 | |||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
other liabilities | |||||||||||||||
provisions | 1,826,000 | 1,844,000 | 1,080,000 | 450,000 | 450,000 | 425,000 | 470,000 | 461,000 | 435,165 | 422,842 | 393,699 | 375,305 | 425,859 | 151,671 | 158,464 |
total long term liabilities | 1,826,000 | 1,844,000 | 1,080,000 | 450,000 | 450,000 | 425,000 | 1,195,000 | 2,978,000 | 435,165 | 422,842 | 393,699 | 375,305 | 425,859 | 151,671 | 158,464 |
total liabilities | 6,052,000 | 4,444,000 | 3,324,000 | 2,761,000 | 2,430,000 | 2,729,000 | 6,052,000 | 6,538,000 | 2,763,181 | 2,159,929 | 2,780,487 | 3,287,948 | 2,412,488 | 2,475,208 | 2,077,682 |
net assets | 28,807,000 | 25,903,000 | 17,325,000 | 14,652,000 | 15,029,000 | 11,170,000 | 9,509,000 | 7,059,000 | 8,216,899 | 8,651,559 | 6,674,814 | 5,836,102 | 5,138,270 | 3,063,658 | 3,369,594 |
total shareholders funds | 28,807,000 | 25,903,000 | 17,325,000 | 14,652,000 | 15,029,000 | 11,170,000 | 9,509,000 | 7,059,000 | 8,216,899 | 8,651,559 | 6,674,814 | 5,836,102 | 5,138,270 | 3,063,658 | 3,369,594 |
Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2019 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | 11,838,000 | 11,288,000 | 10,480,000 | 8,688,000 | 10,127,000 | 11,067,000 | 8,076,000 | 6,197,000 | 6,997,019 | 4,871,475 | 3,992,332 | 3,444,540 | 6,075,953 | 3,916,793 | 2,846,648 |
Depreciation | 1,092,000 | 817,000 | 815,000 | 635,000 | 594,000 | 698,000 | 366,000 | 378,000 | 280,704 | 175,742 | 119,319 | 127,997 | 147,485 | 149,760 | 150,806 |
Amortisation | |||||||||||||||
Tax | -3,247,000 | -2,231,000 | -1,543,000 | -1,718,000 | -2,000,000 | -2,101,000 | -1,545,000 | -1,250,000 | -1,378,273 | -660,249 | -920,452 | -814,045 | -1,908,719 | -1,115,826 | -812,291 |
Stock | -545,000 | 904,000 | 98,000 | 335,000 | -120,000 | 946,000 | 229,000 | 171,450 | -128,869 | 205,014 | -35,406 | 58,171 | 25,688 | 79,928 | 201,024 |
Debtors | 306,000 | 1,574,000 | 922,000 | -111,000 | 631,000 | 2,932,000 | 790,000 | -1,248,718 | 1,764,465 | -453,577 | 332,431 | 634,423 | 93,207 | 242,079 | 1,193,690 |
Creditors | 293,000 | -83,000 | -173,000 | 494,000 | 517,000 | 566,000 | -432,000 | 432,250 | -39,420 | 65,272 | 170,646 | 40,933 | -72,134 | 133,112 | 293,341 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 1,333,000 | 439,000 | 106,000 | -163,000 | -841,000 | 1,738,000 | 1,694,000 | 17,734 | 630,349 | -714,973 | -696,501 | 885,081 | -264,774 | 1,003,150 | 893,934 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | -18,000 | 764,000 | 630,000 | 25,000 | 425,000 | 9,000 | 25,835 | 12,323 | 29,143 | 18,394 | -50,554 | 274,188 | -6,793 | 158,464 | |
Cash flow from operations | 11,530,000 | 8,516,000 | 9,295,000 | 7,712,000 | 7,911,000 | 8,515,000 | 7,149,000 | 6,878,087 | 4,867,106 | 4,014,973 | 2,386,713 | 2,941,358 | 4,133,104 | 3,758,189 | 2,136,188 |
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | -1,475,000 | -1,826,000 | -1,588,018 | -411,735 | -1,100,081 | -401,652 | -18,354 | -8,703 | -130,374 | ||||||
Change in Investments | -25 | 25 | |||||||||||||
cash flow from investments | -1,475,000 | -1,825,975 | -1,588,018 | -411,735 | -1,100,081 | -401,652 | -18,354 | -8,703 | -130,399 | ||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | 35,000 | 782,000 | |||||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | -731,943 | 731,943 | |||||||||||||
Other Short Term Loans | |||||||||||||||
Long term loans | -1,792,000 | 2,517,000 | |||||||||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | |||||||||||||||
other long term liabilities | |||||||||||||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | 312,000 | 47,000 | 1,000 | 4,000 | 8,000 | -4,000 | -57,000 | -61,000 | 6,294 | 3,445 | 56,504 | 7,737 | 3,010 | -2,263 | 65,993 |
cash flow from financing | 313,000 | 46,000 | 1,000 | 4,000 | 8,000 | 9,506,000 | -1,814,000 | 3,237,101 | 1,206,294 | 3,447 | 56,504 | 7,737 | 3,010 | -734,206 | 4,202,868 |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | 4,479,000 | 3,290,000 | -886,000 | -1,177,000 | 3,471,000 | 2,315,000 | -168,000 | 2,249,344 | -2,779,282 | 1,352,044 | -943,557 | 607,781 | 2,022,128 | -89,360 | 1,394,902 |
overdraft | |||||||||||||||
change in cash | 4,479,000 | 3,290,000 | -886,000 | -1,177,000 | 3,471,000 | 2,315,000 | -168,000 | 2,249,344 | -2,779,282 | 1,352,044 | -943,557 | 607,781 | 2,022,128 | -89,360 | 1,394,902 |
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maldon salt limited Ownership
MALDON SALT LIMITED group structure
Maldon Salt Limited has no subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
MALDON SALT LIMITED
00214494
maldon salt limited directors
Maldon Salt Limited currently has 6 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Clive Osborne (Aug 1991) and Mr David Coubrough (Jan 2003).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Clive Osborne | United Kingdom | 82 years | Aug 1991 | - | Director |
Mr David Coubrough | 69 years | Jan 2003 | - | Director | |
Mr Steven Osborne | 50 years | Jan 2004 | - | Director | |
Mr Mark Soudah | United Kingdom | 59 years | Mar 2014 | - | Director |
Ms Philippa French | United Kingdom | 64 years | Jun 2020 | - | Director |
Ms Eleanor De Galleani | 46 years | Apr 2024 | - | Director |
P&L
March 2024turnover
33.7m
+12%
operating profit
11.8m
+5%
gross margin
74%
-0.77%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
March 2024net assets
28.8m
+0.11%
total assets
34.9m
+0.15%
cash
11.5m
+0.64%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
maldon salt limited company details
company number
00214494
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
08930 - Extraction of salt
incorporation date
June 1926
age
99
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Group
last accounts submitted
March 2024
previous names
maldon crystal salt company limited (May 2024)
accountant
-
auditor
MHA
address
wycke hill business park, maldon, essex, CM9 6UZ
Bank
NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC
Legal Advisor
-
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