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SIMARCO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Cash
£15M
+20.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£25M
+17.2% vs 2023
Employees
379
-3.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-31
Profile
- Company number
- 03341900
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1997-03-27
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- GROUP
- Primary SIC
- 52103
Net assets
7-year trend · vs UK Logistics & Mobility median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | £2,221,985 | £1,583,107 | — | — | £3,103,475 | £4,110,136 | |
| Cash | £4,827,831 | £2,129,901 | £7,313,243 | — | — | £12,596,076 | £15,179,948 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £10,508,605 | £12,046,432 | — | — | £23,745,236 | £24,589,997 | |
| Net assets | — | £10,348,266 | £11,931,373 | — | — | £20,967,937 | £24,578,073 | |
| Equity | £8,126,281 | £10,348,266 | — | — | £18,996,748 | £20,967,937 | £24,578,073 | |
| Average employees | — | 326 | 323 | 365 | — | 392 | 379 | |
| Wages | — | £9,070,716 | £9,096,573 | — | — | £12,269,357 | £12,573,422 |
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
- Consolidated (group)
- Auditor
- Ensors Accountants 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.”
Subsidiaries
- Formula Goss International Limited · 100% held · United Kingdom · Dormant
- IFB Limited · 100% held · United Kingdom · Dormant
- Sutch & Searle Shipping (Heathrow) Limited · 100% held · United Kingdom · Dormant
- A.C.C Freight Management Limited · 100% held · United Kingdom · Dormant
- Wryman Limited · 100% held · United Kingdom · Freight management
- Professional Freight Solutions Limited · 100% held · United Kingdom · Freight management
Significant events
- “Throughout the year Simarco transitioned a significant portion of its sea freight work to ocean freight specialist, Professional Freight Solutions Ltd, which was acquired in March 2023, to ensure that these customers received a best-in-class service.”
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 · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENTLEY, Christopher William | Director | 2011-09-01 | Aug 1958 | English |
| KNOWLES, David | Director | 2010-09-21 | May 1976 | British |
| REED, Simon Anthony Lionel | Director | 1997-05-19 | Jan 1967 | British |
| SCOTT, Trevor | Director | 2017-03-23 | Oct 1974 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATTEY, Martin Eric | Secretary | 1997-05-19 | 2004-03-31 |
| WHEATLEY, Peter William | Secretary | 2004-03-31 | 2012-07-06 |
| EXPRESS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-03-27 | 1997-05-19 |
| HART, Nina Jacqueline | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2018-10-15 |
| MATTEY, Martin Eric | Director | 1997-05-19 | 2004-03-31 |
| SCOTT, Trevor | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2016-12-31 |
| SPENCER, Barry Charles | Director | 2004-12-01 | 2020-12-21 |
| WHEATLEY, Peter William | Director | 2004-03-31 | 2012-07-06 |
| EXPRESS DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-03-27 | 1997-05-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simarco Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 128 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2024-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-03-27 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2023-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-05-11 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2022-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-08-31 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2021-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2021-05-10 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2020-12-21 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2020-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2020-08-04 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2020-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2019-04-10 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2019-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2018-10-31 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2018-04-13 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2018-03-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2017-10-12 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
Credit score
Altman Z″ — composite of working capital, retained earnings, EBIT, and leverage
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory