BRITISH INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT ASSOCIATION
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-08 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-25
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£692K
-12.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3M
-6.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
26
+13% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£202K
-58.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £2,572,073 | £2,673,426 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£180,595 | -£343,322 | |
| Profit before tax | £701,697 | -£127,269 | -£202,184 | |
| Net profit | £563,824 | -£90,781 | -£197,132 | |
| Cash | £3,165,289 | £788,824 | £691,816 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,188,343 | £3,097,562 | £2,899,170 | |
| Net assets | £3,159,142 | £3,068,361 | £2,871,229 | |
| Equity | £3,159,142 | £3,068,361 | £2,871,229 | |
| Average employees | 17 | 23 | 26 | |
| Wages | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -7.0% | -12.8% | |
| Net margin | — | -3.5% | -7.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -5.8% | -11.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | 2.73x | 1.55x | |
| Interest cover | — | -8.95x | -12.86x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Alliotts LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- BRITISH INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT ASSOCIATION · parent
- The Institute Of Freight Forwarders
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
14 active · 74 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARKER, Stephen John | Secretary | 2023-07-25 | — | — |
| BAGULEY, Keith James | Director | 2021-07-29 | Jan 1982 | British |
| BROMLEY, Mark | Director | 2011-05-25 | Mar 1962 | British |
| HILL, Denise Ann | Director | 2024-10-01 | Nov 1964 | British |
| HOBBIS, Carl Raymond | Director | 2021-04-01 | Dec 1967 | British |
| HOGG, Charles Geoffrey | Director | 2019-06-01 | Nov 1986 | British |
| JARZA, Pawel Stanislaw | Director | 2026-01-14 | Apr 1977 | British |
| MALLON, Ian | Director | 2024-05-16 | Jan 1978 | British |
| MORLEY, Rachel Elizabeth | Director | 2017-01-01 | Jan 1971 | British |
| OSBORN, Frederick George | Director | 2011-05-25 | May 1948 | British |
| PACKWOOD, Christopher John | Director | 2024-05-16 | Jan 1975 | British |
| PARKER, Stephen John | Director | 2008-10-01 | May 1957 | British |
| STEVENSON, Spencer Louis | Director | 2017-01-01 | Apr 1968 | British |
| STUBBINGS, John Peter | Director | 2013-05-23 | Mar 1960 | British |
Show 74 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEAUMONT, Colin | Secretary | 1998-09-21 | 2007-12-31 |
| KEEN, Robert Alan | Secretary | 2014-08-18 | 2023-07-25 |
| QUANTRILL, Peter Kiernan | Secretary | 2007-09-03 | 2014-08-15 |
| SANGSTER, Anthony Edward | Secretary | 1997-01-01 | 1998-09-18 |
| WHITE, James Feaks | Secretary | — | 1996-12-31 |
| ALLEN, Roger Joseph | Director | 1997-05-07 | 1999-07-14 |
| ARMSTRONG, Angus | Director | — | 1999-07-14 |
| BAKER, Roy David | Director | 2005-02-02 | 2017-12-12 |
| BAKER, Roy David | Director | 1992-05-07 | 2001-07-25 |
| BEAUMONT, Colin | Director | 1998-09-21 | 2007-12-31 |
| BEVAN, Norman Francis | Director | — | 1994-05-12 |
| BLACKLOCK, Roger Arthur | Director | 1999-07-14 | 2006-08-21 |
| BROADLEY, Clive William | Director | 2001-11-14 | 2013-05-23 |
| BROWN, Ian Arthur | Director | — | 1994-05-12 |
| CAMPBELL, Andrew | Director | 1996-03-19 | 1999-07-13 |
| CARPENTER, Anthony | Director | — | 1993-10-27 |
| CATTERICK, Geoffrey Howard | Director | 2000-05-15 | 2005-05-25 |
| CATTERICK, Geoffrey Howard | Director | 1998-08-14 | 1999-07-14 |
| CHESWORTH, Neville | Director | 1992-11-12 | 1994-05-12 |
| CUMMINS, Peter Richard | Director | 1994-05-12 | 1995-11-01 |
| DAVIS, James Gresham | Director | — | 1994-05-12 |
| DAVIS, Philip Michael | Director | 1992-10-14 | 1994-05-12 |
| DEANE, Graham William | Director | 1996-04-29 | 1999-07-14 |
| EDWARDS, Christopher Brian | Director | 2005-02-02 | 2007-11-29 |
| FARMER, Peter Richard Campbell | Director | — | 1995-05-17 |
| FITSALL, Brian | Director | — | 1993-04-20 |
| HARMAN, Trevor David | Director | 1999-07-14 | 2001-01-22 |
| HAY, Kenneth Ross | Director | — | 1997-04-16 |
| HOLMES, Ian Willfred | Director | 1995-10-18 | 2000-05-15 |
| HUGHES, David Owen | Director | 1997-05-07 | 1999-07-14 |
| JOHNSTON, Geoffrey E F | Director | 1994-05-12 | 1996-03-18 |
| JOHNSTON, Geoffrey E F | Director | — | 1993-05-19 |
| KAGAN, Roger Lake | Director | — | 1999-07-14 |
| KEEN, Robert Alan | Director | 2006-10-10 | 2024-03-07 |
| KELLEHER, Brian | Director | — | 1996-02-14 |
| KELLY, Robert Charles | Director | — | 1992-12-15 |
| LEWIS, Robert Francis | Director | 1996-10-03 | 1999-07-14 |
| LITTLEJOHN, Russell George | Director | 1994-07-07 | 1996-10-03 |
| LITTLEJOHNS, Thomas Philip | Director | — | 1997-04-16 |
| MANNING, Kevin | Director | 1994-09-28 | 1996-04-29 |
| MARSH, Frederick Arthur George | Director | — | 1993-04-20 |
| MCCREADY, Robert | Director | 1997-07-30 | 1999-07-14 |
| MCCREADY, Robert | Director | 1992-05-07 | 1996-04-29 |
| MCMULLAN, Samuel Carson | Director | 2009-06-29 | 2016-12-31 |
| MEADOWS, John | Director | — | 1992-11-17 |
| MELTON, Andrew Peter | Director | 2005-05-25 | 2019-05-31 |
| MILLINGTON, Warren James | Director | 1998-02-12 | 1999-07-14 |
| MILLINGTON, Warren James | Director | 1994-12-15 | 1996-03-14 |
| MOORE, William Edward | Director | 1999-01-12 | 1999-07-14 |
| MORAN, Ian Lambton | Director | 1994-05-12 | 2006-05-23 |
| MORGAN, Jenna Louise | Director | 2022-10-07 | 2024-05-16 |
| O'CONNELL, John | Director | 2009-01-08 | 2014-10-31 |
| OAKES, Jacqueline Ilse | Director | 1994-05-12 | 2001-05-21 |
| OUD, Susanne Shirley | Director | 2018-06-01 | 2022-05-09 |
| OVERETT, Douglas William | Director | 2002-07-03 | 2009-04-02 |
| QUANTRILL, Peter Kiernan | Director | 2007-09-03 | 2014-08-15 |
| ROBINSON, Angela Mary | Director | 1994-05-12 | 1997-07-30 |
| RODGERS, Thomas Philip | Director | 1994-09-28 | 2011-01-01 |
| SANGSTER, Anthony Edward | Director | 1997-01-01 | 1998-09-18 |
| SIMMONS, John | Director | 1994-05-12 | 1995-10-25 |
| SLATER, William Bell | Director | — | 1994-05-12 |
| SMITH, Michael Albert | Director | 2001-05-21 | 2005-05-25 |
| STEPHENSON, Philip Dalton | Director | 2002-07-03 | 2011-05-25 |
| STEPHENSON, Philip Dalton | Director | — | 1992-06-20 |
| STROUD, Edward Nigel | Director | 1995-11-01 | 1997-04-30 |
| TANT, Brian Alan | Director | 1995-05-17 | 1998-02-12 |
| WARNER, Malcolm James | Director | 1996-03-14 | 1998-02-12 |
| WARNER, Malcolm James | Director | 1993-06-12 | 1994-11-10 |
| WEST, Barrie John | Director | — | 1994-10-04 |
| WHITE, James Feaks | Director | — | 1996-12-31 |
| WHITE, Peter Fagerlund | Director | — | 1993-03-15 |
| WIDDOWSON, Peter Duncan | Director | — | 1999-07-14 |
| WILLIS, Ronald George | Director | — | 1999-07-14 |
| WINDSOR, Robert Ashley | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2025-05-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 248 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 19
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+3.9%
£2,572,073 £2,673,426
-
Cash
-12.3%
£788,824 £691,816
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
-6.4%
£3,068,361 £2,871,229
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+13%
23 26
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-90.1%
-£180,595 -£343,322
-
Profit before tax
-58.9%
-£127,269 -£202,184
lowest in 3 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers