ALCALINE UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-30 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-16
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£168K
-96.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£17M
-12.9% vs 2023
Employees
62
-1.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£3M
-312.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ALCALINE UK LIMITED 1999-12-03 → present
- AURORA TRANSPORT LIMITED 1993-08-25 → 1999-12-03
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £26,134,708 | £30,271,292 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£601,600 | -£2,913,803 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,396,738 | — | — | — | -£788,445 | -£3,254,600 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£728,507 | -£2,514,214 | |
| Cash | — | £2,694,533 | — | — | — | £4,923,787 | £168,423 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £15,012,670 | — | — | — | £26,642,564 | £23,305,298 | |
| Net assets | — | £10,635,366 | — | — | — | £19,352,062 | £16,853,073 | |
| Equity | £9,463,869 | £10,635,366 | £12,397,380 | £15,624,298 | £18,475,261 | £19,352,062 | £16,853,073 | |
| Average employees | — | 160 | — | — | — | 63 | 62 | |
| Wages | — | £5,626,409 | — | — | — | £7,109,012 | £9,012,754 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | -2.3% | -9.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | -2.8% | -8.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | -2.3% | -12.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.23x | 0.74x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | -3.21x | -8.30x |
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
- Berringers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“It is the directors' opinion that the group is a going concern for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- ALCALINE UK LIMITED · parent
- Alcaline B.V 100%
- Alcaline Logistic B.V 100%
- Alcaline Logistic Italia SRL 100%
Significant events
- “Turnover has increased to £30,271,292 for the 15 month period to 31 March 2025 from £26,134,708 in 2023.”
- “The post tax loss for the period stood at £2,514,214 compared to £728,507 in 2023.”
- “Total comprehensive loss for the period totalled £2,498,489 compared to a total comprehensive profit of £686,184 in 2023.”
- “Net assets have decreased from £19,352,062 in 2023 to £16,853,073 in March 2025.”
- “There has been an exchange rate loss in the year totalling £113,013. This is due to the slight appreciation of the Pound against the Euro during the 15 month period.”
- “The uncertainty around Brexit did pose a risk for all UK and EU based companies. Alcaline has many EU national employees as well as European based work.”
- “The director has safeguarded the group against the uncertainties surrounding Brexit by having a strong mix of UK and EU employees, obtaining more UK based work as well as diversifying the services offered by the group which includes on-demand air freight services and real-time vehicle tracking.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZACCHEO, Teresa | Secretary | 1998-02-20 | — | British |
| ZACCHEO, Lorenzo | Director | 2001-11-06 | Aug 1955 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARCHISIO, Bartdiomeo | Secretary | 1996-09-01 | 1998-02-20 |
| MARCHISIO, Linzia | Secretary | 1993-08-25 | 1995-09-01 |
| ZACCHEO, Teresa | Secretary | 1995-09-01 | 1996-08-12 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-08-25 | 1993-08-25 |
| BALELLA, Enrico | Director | 1999-11-30 | 2005-05-31 |
| MARCHISIO, Claudio | Director | 1993-08-25 | 1999-08-31 |
| MELANDRI, Franco | Director | 1999-11-30 | 2005-05-31 |
| ZACCHEO, Lorenzo | Director | 1997-08-01 | 2001-04-03 |
| ZACCHEO, Teresa | Director | 2000-04-03 | 2001-11-06 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-08-25 | 1993-08-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Lorenzo Zaccheo | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-07-19 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 132 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-08 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2025-09-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-05-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-03-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- 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
FY2023 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+15.8%
£26,134,708 £30,271,292
-
Cash
-96.6%
£4,923,787 £168,423
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
-12.9%
£19,352,062 £16,853,073
-
Employees
-1.6%
63 62
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-384.3%
-£601,600 -£2,913,803
-
Profit before tax
-312.8%
-£788,445 -£3,254,600
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+26.8%
£7,109,012 £9,012,754
highest in 3 filed years
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