B.S. TRAILER SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last filed for 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-22 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-08
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£124K
-65.8% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£8M
+8.9% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
52
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1M
+6.7% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- B.S. TRAILER SERVICES LIMITED 2001-05-21 → present
- B.S. TRAILERS LIMITED 1997-07-08 → 2001-05-21
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £9,850,822 | £10,103,171 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,752,746 | £1,995,313 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,021,662 | £1,090,237 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £713,989 | £798,786 | |
| Cash | £337,393 | £861,711 | — | — | £362,669 | £124,181 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,947,347 | £8,438,012 | — | — | £17,906,436 | £17,487,135 | |
| Net assets | £2,681,345 | £3,101,071 | — | — | £7,207,223 | £7,850,314 | |
| Equity | £2,681,345 | £3,101,071 | — | — | £7,207,223 | £7,850,314 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 52 | 52 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,013,362 | £2,121,854 |
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 | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 17.8% | 19.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 7.2% | 7.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 9.8% | 11.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 69.1% | 66.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.71x | 0.61x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 2.35x | 2.19x |
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
- THP Limited Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the director has a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the director continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Post year end the company secured an invoice financing facility to support ongoing liquidity and working capital requirements.”
- “The director is optimistic of continued business growth. The company is continually looking to grow and has agreed various contracts post year-end, leading to the increase of trailer utilisation rates.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRANKS, Rebecca | Secretary | 2020-07-01 | — | — |
| MOORE, Oliver Charles | Director | 1997-07-08 | Feb 1971 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DYER, Angela Merryn | Secretary | 1997-07-08 | 2006-07-07 |
| IRETON, Diane Jane | Secretary | 2010-07-08 | 2019-07-01 |
| LAW, Mai | Secretary | 2006-07-07 | 2010-07-07 |
| LAW, Mai | Secretary | 2006-07-07 | 2010-07-07 |
| WING, Clifford Donald | Secretary | 1997-07-08 | 1997-07-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Oliver Charles Moore | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-07-12 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 100 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-01-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-08-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-02-01 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2021-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-08-17 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2021-08-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-08-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-01-31 vs 2024-01-31
-
Turnover
+2.6%
£9,850,822 £10,103,171
-
Cash
-65.8%
£362,669 £124,181
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+8.9%
£7,207,223 £7,850,314
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
0%
52 52
-
Operating profit
+13.8%
£1,752,746 £1,995,313
-
Profit before tax
+6.7%
£1,021,662 £1,090,237
-
Wages
+5.4%
£2,013,362 £2,121,854
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