SIMARCO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-17 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-03
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£17M
+13.1% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£26M
+22.7% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
402
-2.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£6M
+18.2% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- SIMARCO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1997-07-01 → present
- TASK FORCE PARCELS DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 1997-03-27 → 1997-07-01
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 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 | — | — | — | — | — | £84,057,481 | £93,439,859 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £4,984,308 | £5,667,228 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £5,306,449 | £6,272,083 | |
| Net profit | — | £2,221,985 | £1,583,107 | — | — | £3,678,201 | £5,394,324 | |
| Cash | £4,827,831 | £2,129,901 | £7,313,243 | — | — | £14,739,573 | £16,677,128 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £10,508,605 | £12,046,432 | — | — | £24,345,906 | £26,474,096 | |
| Net assets | — | £10,348,266 | £11,931,373 | — | — | £21,561,942 | £26,456,266 | |
| Equity | £8,126,281 | £10,348,266 | — | — | £18,996,748 | £21,561,942 | £26,456,266 | |
| Average employees | — | 326 | 323 | 365 | — | 414 | 402 | |
| Wages | — | £9,070,716 | £9,096,573 | — | — | £12,795,923 | £13,303,136 |
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 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 5.9% | 6.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 4.4% | 5.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 20.5% | 21.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 50.1% | 43.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.60x | 1.67x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 17488.80x | 16967.75x |
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
- 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.”
Group structure
- SIMARCO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED · parent
- Formula Goss International Limited 100%
- IFB Limited 100%
- Sutch & Searle Shipping (Heathrow) Limited 100%
- A.C.C Freight Management Limited 100%
- Wryman Limited 100%
- Professional Freight Solutions Limited 100%
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 and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+11.2%
£84,057,481 £93,439,859
-
Cash
+13.1%
£14,739,573 £16,677,128
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+22.7%
£21,561,942 £26,456,266
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-2.9%
414 402
-
Operating profit
+13.7%
£4,984,308 £5,667,228
-
Profit before tax
+18.2%
£5,306,449 £6,272,083
-
Wages
+4%
£12,795,923 £13,303,136
highest in 4 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