SAGA TRUCK & VAN LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-02 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+33.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£2M
+29.9% vs 2023
Employees
229
-2.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£145K
-44.5% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
8-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
8-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-01-01 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £87,135,688 | — | £64,440,428 | £74,077,233 | £92,220,982 | £92,840,747 | £83,142,378 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,041,248 | — | £1,328,449 | £2,261,688 | £2,378,461 | £1,494,005 | £1,541,381 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £198,814 | — | £511,900 | £1,683,476 | £1,816,304 | £260,230 | £144,514 | |
| Net profit | — | £96,878 | — | £414,645 | £1,286,421 | £1,250,897 | -£118,216 | £531,124 | |
| Cash | — | £274,023 | — | £1,079,346 | £693,153 | £1,775,470 | £796,943 | £1,066,602 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £15,062,941 | — | £12,072,120 | £5,936,220 | £6,071,052 | £8,553,355 | £14,772,543 | |
| Net assets | — | £5,004,440 | — | £5,419,085 | £1,548,216 | £2,799,113 | £1,774,219 | £2,305,343 | |
| Equity | £4,907,562 | £5,004,440 | £5,004,440 | £5,419,085 | £1,548,216 | £2,799,113 | £1,774,219 | £2,305,343 | |
| Average employees | — | 255 | — | 219 | 206 | 222 | 235 | 229 | |
| Wages | — | £9,018,245 | — | £7,741,430 | £8,342,307 | £9,455,938 | £10,761,497 | £9,110,055 |
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 | 2019-01-01 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 1.2% | — | 2.1% | 3.1% | 2.6% | 1.6% | 1.9% | |
| Net margin | — | 0.1% | — | 0.6% | 1.7% | 1.4% | -0.1% | 0.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 6.9% | — | 11.0% | 38.1% | 39.2% | 17.5% | 10.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 95.6% | 93.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.91x | 0.86x | |
| Interest cover | — | 1.24x | — | 1.63x | 3.91x | 4.23x | 1.21x | 1.10x |
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
- BURGESS HODGSON AUDIT LIMITED
- 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.”
Significant events
- “In the previous accounting year the business was acquired by RCM which is owned by Ronan Chabot being 100% shareholder of the group.”
- “During the year, the company's auditor changed from Burgess Hodgson LLP to Burgess Hodgson Audit Limited following a change in legal structure of the audit firm.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CANETTI, Philippe | Director | 2024-12-03 | Aug 1970 | French |
| CHABOT, Ronan | Director | 2023-12-11 | Oct 1966 | French |
| MARTINEAU, David | Director | 2023-12-11 | Sep 1969 | French |
| ROONEY, Paul Anthony | Director | 2018-03-27 | Apr 1964 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAYWARD, Colin James | Secretary | 1997-04-01 | 2016-07-13 |
| BLAKELAW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | — | 1997-04-01 |
| DAVIES, Peter Martin | Director | 2018-03-27 | 2019-11-20 |
| JONES, David Reginald Hyde | Director | — | 2017-08-16 |
| JONES, Helen Christine | Director | 2011-11-28 | 2018-03-27 |
| ROONEY, Stephen John | Director | 2018-03-27 | 2023-12-11 |
| RUSSELL, David Wallace | Director | — | 1992-02-13 |
| SPARSHATT, Andrew | Director | 1992-05-11 | 2018-03-27 |
| SPARSHATT, Mark | Director | 1992-05-11 | 2018-03-27 |
| SPARSHATT, Roger Colin | Director | — | 2001-09-24 |
| WILSON, Gary James | Director | 2018-06-01 | 2020-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saga Truck & Van Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 171 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-22 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-05-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-03-14 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-02-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-05 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-02-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-12 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-01-02 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-12-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 1
- 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
-10.4%
£92,840,747 £83,142,378
-
Cash
+33.8%
£796,943 £1,066,602
-
Net assets
+29.9%
£1,774,219 £2,305,343
-
Employees
-2.6%
235 229
-
Operating profit
+3.2%
£1,494,005 £1,541,381
-
Profit before tax
-44.5%
£260,230 £144,514
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Wages
-15.3%
£10,761,497 £9,110,055
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