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SCHENK UK LTD
Cash
£701K
+54.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£18M
+8.6% vs 2024
Employees
868
-5.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2M
-53.8% vs 2024
Profile
- Company number
- 02316301
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1988-11-11
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 49410
Net assets
5-year trend · vs UK Logistics & Mobility median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-05-01 | 2023-04-30 | 2023-05-01 | 2024-04-30 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £122,203,000 | — | £119,615,000 | £77,218,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | £3,598,000 | — | £6,335,000 | £3,103,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £2,667,000 | — | £4,414,000 | £2,040,000 | |
| Net profit | — | £2,593,000 | — | £3,909,000 | £1,445,000 | |
| Cash | — | £270,000 | — | £453,000 | £701,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £32,075,000 | — | £32,304,000 | £39,056,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £12,791,000 | — | £16,777,000 | £18,222,000 | |
| Equity | £21,223,000 | £12,791,000 | £12,791,000 | £16,777,000 | £18,222,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 971 | — | 920 | 868 | |
| Wages | — | £48,510,000 | — | £51,038,000 | £33,089,000 |
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
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources, including cash and bank facilities, to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these financial statements.”
Subsidiaries
- Imperial Tankers Limited · 100% held · UK · Non-trading
Significant events
- “Schenk (SSLP B.V.) acquired the share capital of the holding company of Suttons Tankers Ltd on 28 October 2024. Directly after the acquisition, the name of Suttons Tankers Ltd was changed to Schenk UK Ltd.”
- “The Company entered into new banking facilities on 13 October 2023 being a £7m revolving credit facility committed for 3 years and a receivables finance facility of £22m, expiring on 12 October 2026.”
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
4 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLAESSEN, Marcellus Josephus Gerhardus Wilhelmus Maria | Director | 2024-10-29 | Mar 1966 | Dutch |
| CUNDY, Michael Paul | Director | 2014-08-29 | Aug 1977 | British |
| ORGER, Christopher Charles | Director | 2015-08-17 | Aug 1975 | British |
| SIEBELT, Carolina Aleida | Director | 2024-10-29 | May 1981 | Dutch |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARDMAN, David | Secretary | — | 1999-03-16 |
| JOHN, Francis | Secretary | 1999-03-16 | 2002-05-16 |
| JOU, Thelma Elizabeth | Secretary | 2002-07-01 | 2007-09-28 |
| LEMMON, Lloyd John | Secretary | 2008-06-11 | 2009-02-23 |
| MACQUARRIE, Stephen Nigel | Secretary | 2009-02-23 | 2014-08-29 |
| MACQUARRIE, Stephen Nigel | Secretary | 2007-09-28 | 2008-06-11 |
| ORGER, Christopher Charles | Secretary | 2014-08-29 | 2015-08-03 |
| WIGNALL JENNINGS, Nicola | Secretary | 2015-08-03 | 2024-10-29 |
| BANHAM, Gordon Frank Colenso | Director | 2007-09-28 | 2014-08-29 |
| BARLOW, Paul Michael | Director | 2010-11-30 | 2010-11-30 |
| BROOM, Keith | Director | 2014-08-29 | 2024-10-29 |
| CAMPBELL, Karoline Anne | Director | 2021-05-07 | 2024-10-29 |
| CLARKE, Peter Timothy | Director | 1995-12-01 | 1996-09-03 |
| COCKBURN, Iain Duncan | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2014-08-29 |
| DILLON, Peter Marshall | Director | 2007-09-28 | 2007-11-07 |
| ELLIOTT, Ian | Director | 2014-08-29 | 2015-01-29 |
| ELLIOTT, Ian | Director | 2012-06-08 | 2014-08-29 |
| ELLIS, Richard Michael | Director | 2016-05-09 | 2016-10-28 |
| ELLIS, Richard Michael | Director | 2016-05-09 | 2016-05-09 |
| FORREST, Mark Patrick | Director | 2009-01-27 | 2010-12-10 |
| HASSALL, Stephen Barry | Director | 2017-01-05 | 2024-10-29 |
| HASSALL, Stephen Barry | Director | 2015-01-08 | 2016-04-29 |
| JONES, Pauline Helen | Director | 2010-11-30 | 2010-11-30 |
| LEIGHTON, Antony John | Director | 2014-08-29 | 2014-10-22 |
| LLOYD ROBERTS, Chrisi | Director | 2017-06-28 | 2024-10-29 |
| LOFTS, Gregan Trevor | Director | 2015-06-22 | 2018-11-26 |
| MORTON, Robert Dryden | Director | 2001-04-10 | 2007-09-15 |
| OLIVER, Gary Martin | Director | 2019-01-17 | 2020-08-13 |
| PARR, Roger Martin | Director | 2018-05-02 | 2024-07-02 |
| PEAT, Alfred Derek Sugden | Director | — | 2007-09-28 |
| ROBINSON, John Wilson | Director | — | 2002-07-23 |
| SMITH, Martin Richard | Director | 2014-08-29 | 2016-03-31 |
| SMITH, Martin Richard | Director | — | 2014-08-29 |
| SUTTON, John Michael, Mr. | Director | 2014-08-29 | 2024-10-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schenk Uk Holding Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-11-28 | Active |
| Thomas Cradley Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-05-05 | Ceased 2023-11-28 |
| Suttons Transport Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-05-05 | Ceased 2023-05-05 |
| Thomas Cradley Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-05-05 | Ceased 2023-05-05 |
| Thomas Cradley Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-05-05 | Ceased 2023-05-05 |
| Sutton & Son (St Helens) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-05-21 | Ceased 2023-05-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 303 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2026-03-04 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2025-07-17 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-06-02 | SH20 | capital | legacy |
| 2025-06-02 | SH19 | capital | capital statement capital company with date currency figure |
| 2025-06-02 | CAP-SS | insolvency | legacy |
| 2025-06-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | resolution |
| 2025-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2025-04-22 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-11-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | resolution |
| 2024-11-17 | MA | incorporation | memorandum articles |
| 2024-11-11 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2024-11-05 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company current shortened |
| 2024-11-05 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2024-11-05 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-11-05 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-11-05 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-11-05 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-11-05 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-11-05 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2024-12-31
0.39
DISTRESS
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets -0.042 × 6.56 = -0.27
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets 0.044 × 6.72 = +0.30
- Book equity / Total liabilities 0.350 × 1.05 = +0.37
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