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THAMES NEWS SERVICES LIMITED
Cash
£17K
-86.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£4M
+6% vs 2024
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Profile
- Company number
- 01294454
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1977-01-14
- Last accounts made up
- 2025-03-31
- Account category
- GROUP
- Primary SIC
- 52290
Net assets
6-year trend · vs UK Logistics & Mobility median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | -£862,125 | £285,349 | |
| Cash | £247,911 | £231,808 | — | — | £129,603 | £16,993 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,045,567 | £4,150,178 | — | — | £4,038,773 | £4,123,150 | |
| Net assets | £3,921,617 | £3,987,447 | — | — | £3,679,808 | £3,899,457 | |
| Equity | £3,921,617 | £3,987,447 | £3,952,297 | £3,593,269 | £3,679,808 | £3,899,457 | |
| Average employees | 37 | 49 | — | — | 70 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,704,674 | £2,827,563 |
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
- Consolidated (group)
- Auditor
- Xeinadin Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Subsidiaries
- Thames Security Shredding Limited · 100% held · United Kingdom
Significant events
- “The Group delivered a strong recovery in 2025, with turnover rising to £14.0m (up 21%) and an operating profit of £236,000, a significant improvement on the prior year's £939,000 loss.”
- “There was also a notable swing in gross profit, moving from a loss of £493,000 in 2023/24 to a profit of £537,000 this year, reflecting improved cost control and contract mix.”
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 · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TREADWELL, Daniel | Director | 2017-12-31 | Sep 1985 | British |
| TREADWELL, Joseph John | Director | 2017-12-31 | Jun 1991 | British |
| TREADWELL, Mark | Director | — | Jun 1960 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TREADWELL, Irene | Secretary | — | 2002-05-23 |
| TREADWELL, Mark | Secretary | 2002-05-24 | 2022-01-24 |
| TREADWELL, Irene | Director | — | 2002-05-23 |
| TREADWELL, Peter James | Director | — | 2008-08-21 |
| TREADWELL, Samuel | Director | 2017-12-31 | 2023-11-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mark Treadwell | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-11-13 | Active |
| Mr Daniel Treadwell | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-11-13 | Active |
| Mr Joseph John Treadwell | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-11-13 | Active |
| Mr Mark Treadwell | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-07-31 | Ceased 2018-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 142 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-12-30 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2025-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-01-23 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2025-01-20 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2024-12-30 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2024-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2024-03-12 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2024-03-12 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2024-03-12 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2024-03-12 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | withdrawal of a person with significant control statement |
| 2024-01-16 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2023-11-13 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-11-07 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
| 2023-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-08-17 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
| 2022-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-02-17 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2022-02-17 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | legacy |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Credit score
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Activity Score
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