mills cnc limited Company Information
Company Number
01156673
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
ensco 1066 ltd
Group Structure
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Industry
Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c.
Registered Address
units 2 & 3 tachbrook link, tachbrook park drive, leamington spa, warwickshire, CV34 6SN
Website
www.millscnc.co.ukmills cnc limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of MILLS CNC LIMITED at £89.7m based on a Turnover of £76.4m and 1.17x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
mills cnc limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of MILLS CNC LIMITED at £82.3m based on an EBITDA of £9m and a 9.19x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
mills cnc limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of MILLS CNC LIMITED at £41.2m based on Net Assets of £21m and 1.96x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Mills Cnc Limited Overview
Mills Cnc Limited is a live company located in leamington spa, CV34 6SN with a Companies House number of 01156673. It operates in the manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c. sector, SIC Code 25990. Founded in January 1974, it's largest shareholder is ensco 1066 ltd with a 100% stake. Mills Cnc Limited is a mature, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £76.4m with high growth in recent years.
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Mills Cnc Limited Health Check
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Mills Cnc Limited a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 7 measures and has 4 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs


7 Strong

1 Regular

4 Weak

Size
annual sales of £76.4m, make it larger than the average company (£14.5m)
£76.4m - Mills Cnc Limited
£14.5m - Industry AVG

Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 23%, show it is growing at a faster rate (8%)
23% - Mills Cnc Limited
8% - Industry AVG

Production
with a gross margin of 34.3%, this company has a comparable cost of product (29.3%)
34.3% - Mills Cnc Limited
29.3% - Industry AVG

Profitability
an operating margin of 11.4% make it more profitable than the average company (6%)
11.4% - Mills Cnc Limited
6% - Industry AVG

Employees
with 134 employees, this is above the industry average (79)
134 - Mills Cnc Limited
79 - Industry AVG

Pay Structure
on an average salary of £87.6k, the company has a higher pay structure (£41.2k)
£87.6k - Mills Cnc Limited
£41.2k - Industry AVG

Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £570.2k, this is more efficient (£168k)
£570.2k - Mills Cnc Limited
£168k - Industry AVG

Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 20 days, this is earlier than average (59 days)
20 days - Mills Cnc Limited
59 days - Industry AVG

Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 131 days, this is slower than average (45 days)
131 days - Mills Cnc Limited
45 days - Industry AVG

Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 145 days, this is more than average (72 days)
145 days - Mills Cnc Limited
72 days - Industry AVG

Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 9 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (13 weeks)
9 weeks - Mills Cnc Limited
13 weeks - Industry AVG

Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 55.8%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (45.6%)
55.8% - Mills Cnc Limited
45.6% - Industry AVG
MILLS CNC LIMITED financials

Mills Cnc Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £76.4 million and the company has net assets of £21 million. According to their latest financial statements, Mills Cnc Limited has 134 employees and maintains cash reserves of £4.7 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Turnover | 76,412,702 | 68,412,136 | 54,017,140 | 40,771,256 | 54,193,202 | 56,045,849 | 44,827,909 | 34,907,103 | 43,011,831 | 62,975,383 | 56,675,702 | 52,423,718 | 46,929,491 | 27,342,738 | 26,589,288 |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 50,239,278 | 46,327,411 | 36,196,171 | 27,496,102 | 35,707,409 | 37,852,173 | 30,686,126 | 24,784,472 | 30,287,771 | 45,055,457 | 40,508,845 | 37,843,525 | 34,850,192 | 19,850,838 | 19,527,429 |
Gross Profit | 26,173,424 | 22,084,725 | 17,820,969 | 13,275,154 | 18,485,793 | 18,193,676 | 14,141,783 | 10,122,631 | 12,724,060 | 17,919,926 | 16,166,857 | 14,580,193 | 12,079,299 | 7,491,900 | 7,061,859 |
Admin Expenses | 17,448,429 | 15,438,152 | 12,319,897 | 10,649,913 | 12,645,981 | 11,396,112 | 9,878,709 | 8,609,417 | 9,712,803 | 11,814,910 | 9,725,816 | 9,026,078 | 8,096,060 | 5,385,582 | 4,901,669 |
Operating Profit | 8,724,995 | 6,646,573 | 5,501,072 | 2,625,241 | 5,839,812 | 6,797,564 | 4,263,074 | 1,513,214 | 3,011,257 | 6,105,016 | 6,441,041 | 5,554,115 | 3,983,239 | 2,106,318 | 2,160,190 |
Interest Payable | 968,355 | 982,510 | 778,148 | 598,532 | 802,194 | 846,575 | 665,810 | 308,559 | 176,551 | 757,051 | 662,939 | 744,529 | 508,042 | 387,774 | 232,665 |
Interest Receivable | 957 | 252,238 | 275,696 | 9,394 | 834 | 2,308 | 440 | ||||||||
Pre-Tax Profit | 7,756,640 | 5,664,063 | 4,722,924 | 2,026,709 | 5,037,618 | 5,950,989 | 3,597,264 | 1,205,612 | 3,086,944 | 5,623,661 | 5,787,496 | 4,810,420 | 3,477,505 | 1,718,544 | 1,927,965 |
Tax | -1,672,296 | -711,438 | -334,825 | -134,386 | -765,476 | -943,554 | -595,512 | -20,633 | -412,168 | -596,790 | -1,357,853 | -1,147,784 | -927,049 | -499,654 | -453,610 |
Profit After Tax | 6,084,344 | 4,952,625 | 4,388,099 | 1,892,323 | 4,272,142 | 5,007,435 | 3,001,752 | 1,184,979 | 2,674,776 | 5,026,871 | 4,429,643 | 3,662,636 | 2,550,456 | 1,218,890 | 1,474,355 |
Dividends Paid | 4,000,000 | 3,000,000 | 4,600,000 | 6,000,000 | 5,000,000 | 3,000,000 | 4,200,000 | 4,500,000 | 1,750,000 | 900,000 | 500,000 | ||||
Retained Profit | 2,084,344 | 1,952,625 | -211,901 | 1,892,323 | 4,272,142 | -992,565 | -1,998,248 | -1,815,021 | -1,525,224 | 526,871 | 2,679,643 | 3,662,636 | 2,550,456 | 318,890 | 974,355 |
Employee Costs | 11,733,299 | 10,026,046 | 8,269,125 | 7,391,197 | 8,615,322 | 7,548,206 | 6,467,691 | 5,404,748 | 6,353,108 | 7,958,875 | 6,778,807 | 5,990,552 | 5,256,813 | 3,202,619 | 3,002,343 |
Number Of Employees | 134 | 118 | 112 | 108 | 108 | 99 | 91 | 90 | 96 | 99 | 88 | 78 | 70 | 66 | 65 |
EBITDA* | 8,954,315 | 6,859,082 | 5,700,948 | 2,809,595 | 5,990,186 | 6,892,594 | 4,405,679 | 1,746,110 | 3,273,787 | 6,356,106 | 6,582,155 | 5,687,559 | 4,118,858 | 2,232,640 | 2,284,290 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Tangible Assets | 1,021,474 | 525,483 | 550,410 | 584,256 | 597,985 | 370,662 | 311,947 | 363,888 | 579,048 | 843,276 | 539,577 | 248,204 | 275,615 | 258,433 | 293,385 |
Intangible Assets | |||||||||||||||
Investments & Other | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||||||||||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 557,863 | 525,218 | 458,306 | ||||||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 1,579,337 | 1,050,701 | 1,008,716 | 584,256 | 597,985 | 370,662 | 311,947 | 363,888 | 579,048 | 843,276 | 539,577 | 248,204 | 275,615 | 259,433 | 294,385 |
Stock & work in progress | 19,993,147 | 16,582,484 | 10,740,240 | 12,572,776 | 16,843,746 | 15,118,714 | 10,517,583 | 11,019,994 | 12,906,746 | 15,285,286 | 14,981,996 | 14,112,540 | 9,619,251 | 6,597,372 | 5,509,614 |
Trade Debtors | 4,313,519 | 8,779,903 | 6,919,227 | 4,121,969 | 4,228,686 | 6,993,964 | 6,592,872 | 3,203,340 | 2,587,455 | 4,502,222 | 4,437,888 | 2,483,200 | 4,519,867 | 4,243,585 | 2,749,660 |
Group Debtors | 15,950,926 | 15,743,957 | 15,803,900 | 14,934,374 | 13,392,480 | 11,386,650 | 12,964,529 | 15,469,973 | 16,480,231 | 17,766,776 | 18,222,069 | 12,940,364 | 9,524,564 | 9,593,473 | 8,263,858 |
Misc Debtors | 1,068,440 | 734,535 | 415,476 | 732,532 | 543,460 | 508,335 | 567,769 | 695,661 | 595,080 | 642,384 | 341,196 | 339,429 | 681,081 | 805,501 | 653,743 |
Cash | 4,692,954 | 5,903,992 | 3,205,157 | 1,424,811 | 583,209 | 2,073,291 | 1,228,818 | 1,515 | 1,047,586 | 861,053 | 2,159,958 | 1,294,402 | 2,260,230 | 395,914 | 4,767 |
misc current assets | |||||||||||||||
total current assets | 46,018,986 | 47,744,871 | 37,084,000 | 33,786,462 | 35,591,581 | 36,080,954 | 31,871,571 | 30,390,483 | 33,617,098 | 39,057,721 | 40,143,107 | 31,169,935 | 26,604,993 | 21,635,845 | 17,181,642 |
total assets | 47,598,323 | 48,795,572 | 38,092,716 | 34,370,718 | 36,189,566 | 36,451,616 | 32,183,518 | 30,754,371 | 34,196,146 | 39,900,997 | 40,682,684 | 31,418,139 | 26,880,608 | 21,895,278 | 17,476,027 |
Bank overdraft | 326 | 326 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 85,454 | 1,647 | 754,697 | |||||||
Bank loan | |||||||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 18,059,010 | 17,960,366 | 12,908,107 | 11,217,287 | 14,230,582 | 16,252,613 | 12,147,782 | 11,794,193 | 12,283,509 | 12,766,764 | 11,102,671 | 10,275,550 | 8,918,236 | 8,158,196 | 5,994,045 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 1,218,144 | 1,219,836 | 1,226,328 | 980,021 | 986,566 | 967,626 | 770,305 | 694,544 | 665,871 | 701,869 | 2,408,135 | 533,658 | 524,619 | 1,614,483 | 714,483 |
other short term finances | 475,377 | 977,044 | 984,335 | 979,376 | 625,256 | 508,143 | 392,320 | 500,911 | |||||||
hp & lease commitments | 9,258 | 27,031 | |||||||||||||
other current liabilities | 5,619,604 | 8,767,619 | 5,990,132 | 4,153,665 | 4,719,967 | 6,500,518 | 5,915,218 | 2,517,713 | 2,877,458 | 5,238,028 | 6,943,214 | 3,958,564 | 5,474,786 | 3,641,677 | 1,256,568 |
total current liabilities | 24,896,758 | 27,947,821 | 20,124,893 | 16,351,299 | 19,937,117 | 23,720,759 | 18,833,307 | 15,567,281 | 16,803,882 | 19,692,643 | 21,433,396 | 15,393,028 | 15,425,784 | 13,815,934 | 9,247,735 |
loans | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 9,258 | ||||||||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
other liabilities | |||||||||||||||
provisions | 1,682,833 | 2,227,486 | 1,367,420 | 1,207,115 | 1,332,468 | 2,083,018 | 1,709,807 | 1,548,438 | 1,938,591 | 3,229,457 | 2,979,300 | 2,616,766 | 1,754,115 | 929,091 | 1,387,671 |
total long term liabilities | 1,682,833 | 2,227,486 | 1,367,420 | 1,207,115 | 1,332,468 | 2,083,018 | 1,709,807 | 1,548,438 | 1,938,591 | 3,229,457 | 2,979,300 | 2,616,766 | 1,754,115 | 929,091 | 1,396,929 |
total liabilities | 26,579,591 | 30,175,307 | 21,492,313 | 17,558,414 | 21,269,585 | 25,803,777 | 20,543,114 | 17,115,719 | 18,742,473 | 22,922,100 | 24,412,696 | 18,009,794 | 17,179,899 | 14,745,025 | 10,644,664 |
net assets | 21,018,732 | 18,620,265 | 16,600,403 | 16,812,304 | 14,919,981 | 10,647,839 | 11,640,404 | 13,638,652 | 15,453,673 | 16,978,897 | 16,269,988 | 13,408,345 | 9,700,709 | 7,150,253 | 6,831,363 |
total shareholders funds | 21,018,732 | 18,620,265 | 16,600,403 | 16,812,304 | 14,919,981 | 10,647,839 | 11,640,404 | 13,638,652 | 15,453,673 | 16,978,897 | 16,269,988 | 13,408,345 | 9,700,709 | 7,150,253 | 6,831,363 |
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | 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 | 8,724,995 | 6,646,573 | 5,501,072 | 2,625,241 | 5,839,812 | 6,797,564 | 4,263,074 | 1,513,214 | 3,011,257 | 6,105,016 | 6,441,041 | 5,554,115 | 3,983,239 | 2,106,318 | 2,160,190 |
Depreciation | 229,320 | 212,509 | 199,876 | 184,354 | 150,374 | 95,030 | 142,605 | 232,896 | 262,530 | 251,090 | 141,114 | 133,444 | 135,619 | 126,322 | 124,100 |
Amortisation | |||||||||||||||
Tax | -1,672,296 | -711,438 | -334,825 | -134,386 | -765,476 | -943,554 | -595,512 | -20,633 | -412,168 | -596,790 | -1,357,853 | -1,147,784 | -927,049 | -499,654 | -453,610 |
Stock | 3,410,663 | 5,842,244 | -1,832,536 | -4,270,970 | 1,725,032 | 4,601,131 | -502,411 | -1,886,752 | -2,378,540 | 303,290 | 869,456 | 4,493,289 | 3,021,879 | 1,087,758 | 5,509,614 |
Debtors | -3,892,865 | 2,186,704 | 3,808,034 | 1,624,249 | -724,323 | -1,236,221 | 756,196 | -293,792 | -3,248,616 | -89,771 | 7,238,160 | 1,037,481 | 82,953 | 2,975,298 | 11,667,261 |
Creditors | 98,644 | 5,052,259 | 1,690,820 | -3,013,295 | -2,022,031 | 4,104,831 | 353,589 | -489,316 | -483,255 | 1,664,093 | 827,121 | 1,357,314 | 760,040 | 2,164,151 | 5,994,045 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | -3,148,015 | 2,777,487 | 1,836,467 | -566,302 | -1,780,551 | 585,300 | 3,397,505 | -359,745 | -2,360,570 | -1,705,186 | 2,984,650 | -1,516,222 | 1,833,109 | 2,385,109 | 1,256,568 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | -544,653 | 860,066 | 160,305 | -125,353 | -750,550 | 373,211 | 161,369 | -390,153 | -1,290,866 | 250,157 | 362,534 | 862,651 | 825,024 | -458,580 | 1,387,671 |
Cash flow from operations | 4,170,197 | 6,808,508 | 7,078,217 | 1,616,980 | -329,131 | 7,647,472 | 7,468,845 | 2,666,807 | 4,354,084 | 5,754,861 | 1,290,991 | -287,252 | 3,505,150 | 1,760,610 | -6,707,911 |
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | |||||||||||||||
Change in Investments | -1,000 | 1,000 | |||||||||||||
cash flow from investments | |||||||||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | |||||||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | -1,692 | -6,492 | 246,307 | -6,545 | 18,940 | 197,321 | 75,761 | 28,673 | -35,998 | -1,706,266 | 1,874,477 | 9,039 | -1,089,864 | 900,000 | 714,483 |
Other Short Term Loans | -475,377 | -501,667 | -7,291 | 4,959 | 354,120 | 117,113 | 115,823 | -108,591 | 500,911 | ||||||
Long term loans | |||||||||||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | -9,258 | -27,031 | 36,289 | ||||||||||||
other long term liabilities | |||||||||||||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | -968,355 | -982,510 | -778,148 | -598,532 | -802,194 | -846,575 | -665,810 | -307,602 | 75,687 | -481,355 | -653,545 | -743,695 | -505,734 | -387,774 | -232,225 |
cash flow from financing | -655,924 | -921,765 | -531,841 | -605,077 | -783,254 | -649,254 | -1,065,426 | -780,596 | 32,398 | -2,000,624 | 1,757,052 | -572,543 | -1,489,033 | 376,604 | 6,876,466 |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | -1,211,038 | 2,698,835 | 1,780,346 | 841,602 | -1,490,082 | 844,473 | 1,227,303 | -1,046,071 | 186,533 | -1,298,905 | 865,556 | -965,828 | 1,864,316 | 391,147 | 4,767 |
overdraft | -326 | 324 | -85,452 | 85,454 | -1,647 | 1,647 | -754,697 | 754,697 | |||||||
change in cash | -1,211,038 | 2,699,161 | 1,780,346 | 841,278 | -1,490,082 | 844,473 | 1,312,755 | -1,131,525 | 188,180 | -1,300,552 | 865,556 | -965,828 | 1,864,316 | 1,145,844 | -749,930 |
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mills cnc limited Ownership
MILLS CNC LIMITED group structure
Mills Cnc Limited has no subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
2 parents
MILLS CNC LIMITED
01156673
mills cnc limited directors
Mills Cnc Limited currently has 4 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Tony Dale (Jun 2014) and Mr Kevin Gilbert (Jun 2014).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Tony Dale | England | 56 years | Jun 2014 | - | Director |
Mr Kevin Gilbert | England | 67 years | Jun 2014 | - | Director |
Mr Andrew Knight | England | 53 years | Oct 2015 | - | Director |
Mr Heath Redman | England | 58 years | Oct 2020 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
76.4m
+12%
operating profit
8.7m
+31%
gross margin
34.3%
+6.11%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
21m
+0.13%
total assets
47.6m
-0.02%
cash
4.7m
-0.21%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
mills cnc limited company details
company number
01156673
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
25990 - Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c.
incorporation date
January 1974
age
51
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Full Accounts
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
mills manufacturing technology limited (January 2009)
mills marketing services limited (August 1992)
accountant
-
auditor
GRANT THORNTON UK LLP
address
units 2 & 3 tachbrook link, tachbrook park drive, leamington spa, warwickshire, CV34 6SN
Bank
HSBC BANK PLC
Legal Advisor
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mills cnc limited Charges & Mortgages
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