SEABOURNE GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-11-30 (in 2y)
Last filed for 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-17 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-03
Watchouts
Cash
£556K
+3,330.7% vs 2025
Net assets
£12M
+21% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
14
-6.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
+196.4% vs 2025
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- SEABOURNE GROUP LIMITED 2010-01-28 → present
- SEABOURNE EXPRESS COURIER LIMITED 1988-05-20 → 2010-01-28
- PUROLATOR SERVICES LIMITED 1972-07-07 → 1988-05-20
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2026-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 | 2026-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £220,874 | £180,621 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£876,873 | -£49,975 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £528,575 | £1,566,668 | |
| Net profit | £1,714,736 | — | — | — | £527,730 | £1,568,464 | |
| Cash | £1,309,687 | — | — | — | £16,213 | £556,212 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £9,836,377 | £11,904,841 | |
| Net assets | £9,318,384 | — | — | — | £9,836,377 | £11,904,841 | |
| Equity | £9,318,384 | £3,761,727 | £3,333,606 | £12,023,828 | £9,836,377 | £11,904,841 | |
| Average employees | 421 | — | — | — | 15 | 14 | |
| 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 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 | 2026-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -397.0% | -27.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 238.9% | 868.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -8.9% | -0.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.17x | 3.83x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -876873.00x | -2082.29x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Bright Grahame Murray
- 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
- SEABOURNE GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Seabourne Mail Solutions Limited 100%
- Seabourne Express Courier BV 100%
- Seabourne Express Courier SARL 100%
- Seabourne Forwarding Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The financial statements cover a period of 8 months, from 1 July 2025 to 28 February 2026. This shorter period reflects the change in year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLITTERMAN, Daniel John | Secretary | 2021-04-01 | — | — |
| FLITTERMAN, Daniel John | Director | 1999-07-01 | Jul 1965 | British |
| GERBER, Glen Henry | Director | 2025-05-30 | Oct 1962 | South African |
| LEVTCHEVA, Petia Atanassova | Director | 2021-04-01 | Dec 1966 | British,Bulgarian |
| ROBERTSON, James Struan | Director | 2025-05-30 | Jul 1990 | South African |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLITTERMAN, Daniel John | Secretary | 2007-06-25 | 2007-09-12 |
| HAYES, Donald | Secretary | 2007-09-12 | 2021-03-31 |
| HAYES, Donald | Secretary | 2003-08-01 | 2004-03-31 |
| HAYES, Donald | Secretary | — | 1999-09-01 |
| PATERSON, Rowan Mark | Secretary | 1999-09-01 | 2003-08-01 |
| WILLIAMS, Joanne Lesley | Secretary | 2004-03-31 | 2007-06-25 |
| BOURNE, Clive John | Director | — | 1996-12-31 |
| BOURNE, Joy Hilary, Lady | Director | 2009-03-01 | 2025-05-30 |
| COWELL, Peter Graeme | Director | 1993-11-01 | 1996-01-29 |
| HAYES, Donald | Director | 2009-03-01 | 2021-03-31 |
| HAYES, Donald | Director | — | 2004-03-31 |
| HUDSON, Nigel Charles | Director | 1999-07-01 | 2021-03-31 |
| MOREIN, David Mendel | Director | — | 2004-03-31 |
| PATERSON, Rowan Mark | Director | 2001-03-14 | 2003-08-01 |
| WILLIAMS, Joanne Lesley | Director | 2004-03-31 | 2007-06-25 |
| WILLIAMS, Robert Boyd | Director | 1996-10-21 | 2001-06-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santova International Holdings (Pty) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-05-30 | Ceased 2025-07-10 |
| Seabourne Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-09-01 | Ceased 2025-05-30 |
| Mr Daniel John Flitterman | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-09-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 178 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-06-09 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-06-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-28 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-10-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-10 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2025-06-27 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-06-27 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2025-06-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-06-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-03 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 16
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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
FY2025 → FY2026 · period ending 2026-02-28 vs 2025-06-30
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Turnover
-18.2%
£220,874 £180,621
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Cash
+3,330.7%
£16,213 £556,212
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Net assets
+21%
£9,836,377 £11,904,841
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
-6.7%
15 14
lowest in 3 filed years
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Operating profit
+94.3%
-£876,873 -£49,975
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Profit before tax
+196.4%
£528,575 £1,566,668
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