MACH II SHIPPING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2025-04-30
Overdue
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-03 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-20
Watchouts
Cash
£7M
+14.8% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£7M
+47.2% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
27
+12.5% vs 2022
Profit before tax
£3M
+40.4% vs 2022
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Annual accounts overdue
Due 2025-04-30.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- MACH II SHIPPING LIMITED 1982-12-08 → present
- VEDATARE LIMITED 1982-04-06 → 1982-12-08
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2023-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £16,686,316 | £15,752,586 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,849,439 | £2,596,040 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,849,439 | £2,596,040 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,490,681 | £2,049,097 | |
| Cash | £2,853,251 | £3,742,480 | £5,830,036 | £6,693,463 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,481,527 | £2,973,389 | £4,450,948 | £6,551,401 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £4,450,948 | £6,551,401 | |
| Equity | £2,481,527 | £2,973,389 | £4,450,948 | £6,551,401 | |
| Average employees | 20 | 28 | 24 | 27 | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,311,453 | £1,436,323 |
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 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 11.1% | 16.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 8.9% | 13.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 41.6% | 39.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.02x | 3.08x |
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
- SCB (Accountants) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the current position of the company, the directors are confident that the company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of signing the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- MACH II SHIPPING LIMITED · parent
- Mach 2 Pharmafreight B.V 100%
Significant events
- “AIT UK Acquisition Company Limited has acquired 100% shares of Mach II Shipping Limited on 30 November 2023.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FENNELLY, Raymond Michael | Director | 2023-11-30 | Jun 1970 | American |
| GLEN, Kory Michael | Director | 2023-11-30 | Aug 1976 | American |
| HUGHES, Andrew John, Mr. | Director | 2005-10-18 | Jun 1971 | British |
| MOORE, William Vaughn | Director | 2023-11-30 | Oct 1970 | American |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCWILLIAM, Maureen | Secretary | — | 2008-10-28 |
| SCHOLEFIELD, Michael John | Secretary | 2008-10-28 | 2023-12-31 |
| CAHILL, Mark Barry | Director | — | 1997-08-29 |
| SCHOLEFIELD, Michael John | Director | — | 2023-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ait Uk Acquisition Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-11-30 | Active |
| Mr. Andrew John Hughes | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2016-06-30 |
| Mr Michael John Scholefield | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-06-29 | Ceased 2023-11-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 128 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-11-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-12 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-11-12 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-11-12 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-11-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-12-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-06 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-30 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 2
- 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
FY2022 → FY2023 · period ending 2023-07-31 vs 2022-07-31
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Turnover
-5.6%
£16,686,316 £15,752,586
-
Cash
+14.8%
£5,830,036 £6,693,463
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+47.2%
£4,450,948 £6,551,401
-
Employees
+12.5%
24 27
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Operating profit
+40.4%
£1,849,439 £2,596,040
-
Profit before tax
+40.4%
£1,849,439 £2,596,040
-
Wages
+9.5%
£1,311,453 £1,436,323
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