BORCHARD LINES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-27 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-13
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£50M
-1.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£77M
-12.9% vs 2023
Employees
60
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£11M
-317.9% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-04-03 | 2022-04-02 | 2022-04-03 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £129,903,282 | £125,733,190 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£5,528,043 | -£12,719,112 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£2,545,371 | -£10,637,067 | |
| Net profit | — | £30,501,247 | — | £19,068,981 | -£2,995,371 | -£11,393,159 | |
| Cash | — | £36,173,293 | — | £60,705,206 | £50,465,853 | £49,537,624 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £68,645,628 | — | £100,758,736 | £96,519,445 | £90,410,245 | |
| Net assets | — | £63,207,247 | — | £88,515,156 | £88,270,352 | £76,877,193 | |
| Equity | £32,706,000 | £63,207,247 | £67,827,640 | £88,515,156 | £88,270,352 | £76,877,193 | |
| Average employees | — | 33 | — | 33 | 60 | 60 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £3,313,301 | £11,111,673 |
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 | 2021-04-03 | 2022-04-02 | 2022-04-03 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -4.3% | -10.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -2.3% | -9.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -5.7% | -14.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 17.3% | 22.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 8.56x | 8.84x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -11.29x | -27.54x |
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
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- BKL Audit 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 Group's or the parent 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
- BORCHARD LINES LIMITED · parent
- Gracechurch Container Line Limited 100%
- Borchard Container Transport Limited 100%
- Borchard (UK) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BORCHARD, David | Director | 2010-09-10 | Oct 1977 | British |
| BORCHARD, Richard Markus | Director | — | Jan 1947 | British |
| BRENDEN, Eric Alexander | Director | 2020-10-01 | Sep 1982 | British |
| BRENDEN, Lucy Caroline Hazel | Director | — | Oct 1951 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRENDEN, Lucy Caroline Hazel | Secretary | — | 2008-04-22 |
| BORCHARD, Kurt Walter Eric | Director | — | 1997-02-19 |
| BORCHARD, Ruth | Director | — | 1996-04-28 |
| MARCUS, Hans Herbert | Director | — | 1997-10-08 |
| MILLER, Anthony Russell | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2017-10-03 |
| TUBB, John Cecil | Director | — | 2002-06-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabina Duerr Gerber | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 155 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-29 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-10-27 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-03-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-11-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-11-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-11-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-11-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-11-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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
-3.2%
£129,903,282 £125,733,190
-
Cash
-1.8%
£50,465,853 £49,537,624
-
Net assets
-12.9%
£88,270,352 £76,877,193
-
Employees
0%
60 60
-
Operating profit
-130.1%
-£5,528,043 -£12,719,112
-
Profit before tax
-317.9%
-£2,545,371 -£10,637,067
-
Wages
+235.4%
£3,313,301 £11,111,673
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