PUCKATOR LIMITED — The Accounts

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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-07-21 (in 2mo)

Last made up 2025-07-07

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£304K

-45.3% lowest in 4 filed years

Net assets

£4M

-0.3% vs 2023

Employees

0% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£2K

-97.2% lowest in 4 filed years

Net assets

5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median

PUCKATOR LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median · n=5592

Accounts

5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric	2019-12-31	2020-12-31	2021-12-31	2023-12-31	2024-12-31
Turnover	—	£10,467,853	£9,072,049	£7,255,169	£7,099,277
Operating profit	—	£443,600	£433,868	£94,737	-£67,054
Profit before tax	—	£430,732	£435,376	£84,537	£2,370
Net profit	—	£407,327	£383,730	£65,866	-£10,962
Cash	—	£1,616,846	£950,448	£556,142	£304,017
Total assets less current liabilities	—	£3,731,424	£4,198,598	£4,055,346	£4,034,250
Net assets	—	£3,536,317	£3,920,047	£3,970,377	£3,959,415
Equity	—	£3,536,317	£3,920,047	£3,970,377	£3,959,415
Average employees	—	80	82	59	59
Wages	—	£1,896,909	£1,966,843	£1,222,199	£1,064,181

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	2019-12-31	2020-12-31	2021-12-31	2023-12-31	2024-12-31
Operating margin	—	4.2%	4.8%	1.3%	-0.9%
Net margin	—	3.9%	4.2%	0.9%	-0.2%
Return on capital employed	—	11.9%	10.3%	2.3%	-1.7%
Current ratio	—	—	—	1.63x	1.64x
Interest cover	—	30.89x	104.93x	4.35x	-2.90x

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: PKF Francis Clark
Audit opinion: Unqualified (clean)
Going concern: Affirmed
“The directors have assessed that the company is a going concern for the foreseeable future and therefore prepared the current year financial statements on a going concern basıs”

Significant events

“Due to the issues in the Red Sea, and an imbalance between supply and demand for container space, freight rates were hiked by shipping companies in 2024, which impacted upon the company's profitability.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

4 active · 3 resigned

Name	Role	Appointed	Born	Nationality
HOWARD, Caroline Ann	Secretary	1997-08-01	—	British
HOWARD, Nicholas Mark	Director	1997-08-01	Aug 1956	British
SHAW, Matthew Jason	Director	2001-07-31	Jul 1970	British
THOMAS, Simon Jonathan	Director	2017-12-01	May 1966	British

Show 3 resigned officers

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED	Corporate Nominee Secretary	1997-08-01	1997-08-01
LOMAN, Irwin	Director	2009-03-12	2010-01-01
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED	Corporate Nominee Director	1997-08-01	1997-08-01

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name	Kind	Nature of control	Notified	Status
Puckator Holdings Limited	Corporate entity	Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors	2016-08-01	Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 84 total filings

Date	Type	Category	Description
2025-11-12	MR04	mortgage	Mortgage satisfy charge full	PDF
2025-10-09	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2025-07-15	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2024-10-06	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2024-07-08	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with updates	PDF
2023-10-13	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2023-07-07	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with updates	PDF
2022-09-29	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2022-08-02	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with updates	PDF
2021-10-07	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2021-08-09	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with updates	PDF
2021-01-08	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2020-07-30	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2020-07-30	PSC05	persons-with-significant-control	Change to a person with significant control	PDF
2019-10-02	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2019-08-30	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2018-10-07	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2018-08-03	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with updates	PDF
2017-12-13	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2017-10-09	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type small

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings: 3
Capital events: 0
Officers appointed: 0
Officers resigned: 0

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

-2.1%

£7,255,169 £7,099,277

lowest in 4 filed years
Cash

-45.3%

£556,142 £304,017

lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets

-0.3%

£3,970,377 £3,959,415
Employees

0%

59 59
Operating profit

-170.8%

£94,737 -£67,054

lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax

-97.2%

£84,537 £2,370

lowest in 4 filed years
Wages

-12.9%

£1,222,199 £1,064,181

lowest 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

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