ZENITH INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-14 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£185K
+182.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£7M
-1.5% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
65
-1.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£5M
+10.8% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ZENITH INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT LIMITED 2000-05-11 → present
- HORIZON INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT LIMITED 1999-07-06 → 2000-05-11
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £5,511,462 | £7,233,714 | £4,633,759 | £5,135,962 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £4,501,100 | £5,842,601 | £3,718,923 | £3,896,733 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £901,851 | £3,099,324 | £65,358 | £184,604 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £6,979,273 | £6,971,870 | £6,704,893 | £6,612,433 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £6,971,870 | £6,690,793 | £6,587,526 | |
| Equity | £12,251,855 | £6,390,716 | £7,218,173 | £6,979,273 | £6,971,870 | £6,690,793 | £6,587,526 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 35 | 40 | 66 | 65 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £1,261,213 | £1,638,927 | £2,946,204 | £3,038,746 |
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
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BHP LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILSON, Mark Anthony | Secretary | 2016-12-01 | — | — |
| DUNLOP, Shaun Michael | Director | 2021-11-22 | Jul 1989 | British,South African |
| TOMLINSON, David Derek | Director | 2023-03-29 | May 1973 | British |
| USHER, Colin Jeffrey | Director | 2000-05-02 | May 1959 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELL, Phillip | Secretary | 2000-05-02 | 2016-12-01 |
| DIXON, Malcolm | Secretary | 1999-07-06 | 2000-05-02 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-07-06 | 1999-07-06 |
| BELL, Phillip | Director | 2013-07-09 | 2016-10-28 |
| BELL, Phillip | Director | 2000-05-02 | 2000-05-02 |
| DIXON, Judith Anne | Director | 1999-07-06 | 2000-05-02 |
| DIXON, Malcolm | Director | 1999-07-06 | 2000-05-02 |
| LAMBERT, John Michael William | Director | 2000-05-02 | 2016-10-28 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-07-06 | 1999-07-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zenith International Freight Holdlings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-10-27 | Active |
| Mr Colin Jeffrey Usher | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-10-28 |
| Mr Phillip Bell | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-10-28 |
| Mr John Michael William Lambert | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-10-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 108 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-08-10 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-08-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-11-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-04-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-10 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-08-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-03-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+182.5%
£65,358 £184,604
-
Net assets
-1.5%
£6,690,793 £6,587,526
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
-1.5%
66 65
-
Profit before tax
+10.8%
£4,633,759 £5,135,962
-
Wages
+3.1%
£2,946,204 £3,038,746
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