PETERS & MAY LIMITED — The Accounts

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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2027-01-27 (in 8mo)

Last made up 2026-01-13

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£4M

+9.1% vs 2023

Net assets

£4M

-3% vs 2023

Employees

+3.4% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£350K

-74.4% vs 2023

Name history

Renamed 1 time since incorporation

PETERS & MAY LIMITED 1989-04-28 → present
TASKMARSH LIMITED 1988-11-29 → 1989-04-28

Net assets

2-year trend · vs Industrials median

PETERS & MAY LIMITED·Industrials median · n=6236

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric	2023-12-31	2024-12-31
Turnover	£49,715,086	£48,154,500
Operating profit	£1,356,801	£320,481
Profit before tax	£1,368,256	£350,167
Net profit	£1,206,094	£79,512
Cash	£3,426,201	£3,736,322
Total assets less current liabilities	£4,000,829	£4,018,591
Net assets	£4,000,829	£3,880,341
Equity	£4,000,829	£3,880,341
Average employees	58	60
Wages	£3,217,191	£3,274,062

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	2023-12-31	2024-12-31
Operating margin	2.7%	0.7%
Net margin	2.4%	0.2%
Return on capital employed	33.9%	8.0%
Current ratio	1.12x	1.13x
Interest cover	555.61x	17.70x

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: Moore (South) LLP
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.”

Group structure

PETERS & MAY LIMITED · parent
1. Bespoke Load Solutions Limited 100% · Specialist logistics
2. Peters & May (China) Co Limited 100% · PR China · Non-trading
3. Peters & May France SARL 100% · France · Specialist logistics
4. Peters & May GmbH 100% · Germany · Specialist logistics
5. Peters & May Italy S.R.L. 100% · Italy · Specialist logistics

Significant events

“During the year the company has made further improvements in additional operational equipment and facilities to support existing and planned business growth. The company is now well placed to further develop into anticipated expanding and emerging markets.”
“In 2024 Peters & May is proud to announce that we have successfully renewed our certification with the internationally recognised carbon reduction and net-zero specialist, Planet Mark, reinforcing our commitment to reducing our carbon footprint and driving more sustainable practices within the transport and logistics sector.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

4 active · 24 resigned

Name	Role	Appointed	Born	Nationality
JENNER, Mark	Secretary	2020-03-22	—	—
DERBYSHIRE, Thomas	Director	2020-11-01	Jan 1985	British
JUDSON, Simon	Director	2016-11-23	Jun 1976	British
WOOD, Michael	Director	2020-02-21	Mar 1982	British

Show 24 resigned officers

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned
BOURNE, Kenneth John	Secretary	—	1995-03-31
MCLAREN, Sandra Margaret	Secretary	2003-09-27	2005-12-15
SIMMONDS, Nicholas Gerald	Secretary	2002-05-02	2003-09-27
TATE, Paul Richard	Secretary	2014-07-07	2020-03-22
WILKINSON, Geoffrey Robert	Secretary	2002-01-01	2002-05-02
WOODS, Kathryn	Secretary	1995-04-18	2002-01-01
SLC REGISTRARS LIMITED	Corporate Secretary	2005-12-15	2014-07-01
BEAMISH, Shane Patrick	Director	2006-04-18	2010-09-01
BOURNE, Kenneth John	Director	—	1995-03-31
CONSTANTINE, Nigel Loudon	Director	2011-04-19	2013-04-02
CONSTANTINE, Nigel Loudon	Director	2005-12-15	2011-04-19
COX, John Phillip	Director	—	2006-06-22
DRAKE, Jeffrey Ronald	Director	2007-08-13	2008-07-16
HOLLEY, David James	Director	2010-09-01	2020-07-03
JENNER, Mark James	Director	2012-07-02	2013-10-01
JONES, Angus David Bruce	Director	2010-09-01	2011-03-31
MCLAREN, Sandra Margaret	Director	2005-01-12	2005-12-15
PRESCOT, Nigel Kenrick Grosvenor	Director	2013-04-02	2017-08-16
PRESCOT, Nigel Kenrick Grosvenor	Director	2005-12-15	2011-04-19
PRICE, Gerald Alexander	Director	—	2010-03-01
RYDGREN-KNUDSEN, Jan	Director	2008-01-10	2010-10-28
SUTTON, Timothy James	Director	2005-12-15	2006-11-13
TATE, Paul Richard	Director	2013-10-01	2020-03-22
WEBSTER, Nicholas Hugh	Director	2001-04-01	2005-06-30

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name	Kind	Nature of control	Notified	Status
Peters & May Group Ltd	Corporate entity	Shares 75–100%	2016-04-06	Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 174 total filings

Date	Type	Category	Description
2026-01-28	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2025-08-04	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2025-07-03	MR01	mortgage	Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date	PDF
2025-05-13	MR04	mortgage	Mortgage satisfy charge full	PDF
2025-01-28	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2024-10-05	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2024-01-26	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2023-07-07	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2023-01-23	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2022-10-06	MR04	mortgage	Mortgage satisfy charge full	PDF
2022-08-04	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2022-03-02	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2021-09-28	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2021-03-16	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2020-12-02	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date
2020-09-16	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2020-07-17	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2020-04-03	AP03	officers	Appoint person secretary company with name date	PDF
2020-04-03	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2020-04-03	TM02	officers	Termination secretary company with name termination date	PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings: 4
Capital events: 0
Officers appointed: 0
Officers resigned: 0

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

-3.1%

£49,715,086 £48,154,500
Cash

+9.1%

£3,426,201 £3,736,322
Net assets

-3%

£4,000,829 £3,880,341
Employees

+3.4%

58 60
Operating profit

-76.4%

£1,356,801 £320,481
Profit before tax

-74.4%

£1,368,256 £350,167
Wages

+1.8%

£3,217,191 £3,274,062

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

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