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BANKS & LLOYD (SHIPPING) LIMITED
Cash
£4M
-9.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£6M
+3.6% vs 2023
Employees
46
-8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£836K
-18.7% vs 2023
Profile
- Company number
- 03087451
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1995-08-04
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-11-30
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 52290
Net assets
6-year trend · vs UK Logistics & Mobility median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest 2024-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2018-11-30 | 2019-11-30 | 2020-11-30 | 2022-11-30 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £34,942,540 | £34,673,724 | — | £39,562,802 | £43,623,175 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,014,595 | £867,854 | — | £1,032,251 | £810,043 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,026,992 | £870,661 | — | £1,028,065 | £835,653 | |
| Net profit | — | £972,773 | £741,120 | — | £767,193 | £621,404 | |
| Cash | — | £2,205,786 | £3,319,463 | — | £4,264,137 | £3,854,378 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £7,554,858 | £7,554,858 | — | £5,852,160 | £6,168,471 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £5,820,175 | £6,030,579 | |
| Equity | £7,554,858 | £7,554,858 | £7,554,858 | £7,556,471 | £5,820,175 | £6,030,579 | |
| Average employees | — | 41 | 42 | — | 50 | 46 | |
| Wages | — | £1,216,067 | £1,302,437 | — | £1,878,774 | £1,882,710 |
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
- Langricks (Holmfirth) Limited, Statutory Auditors
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The directors have reviewed and considered relevant information, including the annual budget and future cash flows in making their assessment. Based on these assessments and the current resources available, the Directors have concluded that they can continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual reports and accounts.”
Subsidiaries
- BL International Logistics and Shipping SL · 100% held · Spain · Worldwide freight forwarders
Significant events
- “Information relating to events since the end of the year is given in the notes to the financial statements.”
- “On 6 December 2024 the group was restructured, and BLB Freight Limited became the ultimate parent undertaking. The restructure resulted in the company providing a loan to the parent company amounting to £2,253,610, of which £648,000 was paid out of current cash balances and £1,500,000 from a new bank loan which is repayable over four years.”
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
2 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BANKS, Daria Mikhaylovna | Director | 2016-03-15 | May 1987 | British |
| BANKS, Edward Thomas Paul | Director | 2024-12-06 | Aug 1988 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LUCAS, Lynn | Secretary | 2001-08-20 | 2016-03-01 |
| LUCAS, Paul Gerard John | Secretary | 1995-08-07 | 2001-08-20 |
| VERZIJL, Diane Elizabeth | Secretary | 2017-08-18 | 2021-12-01 |
| VERZIJL, Vincent | Secretary | 2016-03-01 | 2017-08-15 |
| BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-08-04 | 1995-08-07 |
| LUCAS, Lynn Judith | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2017-08-18 |
| LUCAS, Paul Gerard John | Director | 1995-08-07 | 2016-04-15 |
| LUCAS, Philip Paul | Director | 2016-03-15 | 2026-01-19 |
| RAHMAN, Mark Edward | Director | 2016-03-15 | 2024-12-06 |
| TYLER, Keith | Director | 1995-08-07 | 2001-04-18 |
| VERZIJL, Diane Elizabeth | Director | 2018-06-15 | 2021-12-01 |
| VERZIJL, Vincentius | Director | 2002-03-08 | 2023-02-08 |
| DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-08-04 | 1995-08-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B L Shipping (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-08-15 | Active |
| Mr Vincentius Verzijl | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-02-08 |
| Ms Lynn Judith Lucas | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-08-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 134 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2026-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2026-01-21 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-06-10 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | second filing of confirmation statement with made up date |
| 2025-06-10 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | second filing of confirmation statement with made up date |
| 2025-06-10 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | second filing of confirmation statement with made up date |
| 2025-05-21 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-01-06 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-01-06 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-08-19 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2024-07-03 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-01-25 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2024-01-25 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2023-06-17 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-03-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-02-09 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-02-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2022-07-19 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2024-11-30
4.20
SAFE
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets 0.451 × 6.56 = +2.96
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets 0.060 × 6.72 = +0.40
- Book equity / Total liabilities 0.798 × 1.05 = +0.84
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