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CENTAUR OVERLAND TRAVEL LIMITED
Cash
£3M
+72.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£4M
+23.7% vs 2023
Employees
380
-0.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
+45.4% vs 2023
Profile
- Company number
- 01210180
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1975-04-30
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-10-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 49390
Net assets
10-year trend · vs UK Logistics & Mobility median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest 2024-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-10-31 | 2019-11-01 | 2020-10-31 | 2020-11-01 | 2021-10-31 | 2021-11-01 | 2022-10-31 | 2022-11-01 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £5,393,269 | — | £7,363,531 | — | £9,514,355 | £10,899,295 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £864,448 | — | £658,242 | — | £1,525,463 | £2,148,479 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £840,017 | — | £624,569 | — | £1,531,667 | £2,226,768 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £741,004 | — | £352,589 | — | £1,154,847 | £1,707,194 | |
| Cash | £569,189 | — | £853,985 | £853,985 | £1,494,867 | — | £1,232,297 | — | £1,748,101 | £3,014,635 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,259,613 | — | £3,736,120 | — | £4,274,365 | — | £4,201,838 | — | £5,153,032 | £5,578,411 | |
| Net assets | £2,488,325 | — | £2,559,213 | — | £2,694,217 | — | £2,440,806 | — | £2,989,653 | £3,696,847 | |
| Equity | £2,488,325 | — | £2,559,213 | £2,559,213 | £2,694,217 | £2,694,217 | £2,440,806 | £2,440,806 | £2,989,653 | £3,696,847 | |
| Average employees | 247 | — | 251 | — | 265 | — | 323 | — | 382 | 380 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,804,092 | — | £3,694,837 | — | £4,310,097 | £4,698,892 |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Barnes Roffe 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.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
3 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIMS, Matthew Henry | Director | — | Nov 1951 | British |
| SIMS, Patrick David | Director | 2018-05-22 | Feb 1984 | British |
| SIMS, Roland Andrew | Director | 2018-05-22 | Feb 1992 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIMS, Elizabeth | Secretary | — | 2022-03-21 |
| MANGAN, Derek William | Director | — | 2008-01-28 |
| SIMS, Elizabeth | Director | — | 2024-03-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centaur Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-05-22 | Active |
| Mr Matthew Henry Sims | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-05-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 119 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-07-25 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-04-14 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2025-04-14 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2025-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-03-21 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2025-03-18 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2024-07-31 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-03-25 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-03-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2023-07-28 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-11-15 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2022-11-15 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2022-08-12 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
| 2022-03-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-03-22 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2022-03-22 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2021-07-27 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
| 2021-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2024-10-31
3.22
SAFE
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets 0.147 × 6.56 = +0.96
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets 0.232 × 6.72 = +1.56
- Book equity / Total liabilities 0.664 × 1.05 = +0.70
Bands: > 2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · < 1.1 distress. Z″ is a public-formula baseline, not a substitute for adverse-data signals (CCJs, charges, gazette notices) — those land in a later pass.
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory