EIGHT ROADS SERVICES (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-15 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£751K
-28.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
-39.2% vs 2023
Employees
28
+7.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£595K
+28.8% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- EIGHT ROADS SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 2015-06-18 → present
- MOONRAY SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 2008-11-07 → 2015-06-18
- DOSH.COM LIMITED 2000-06-19 → 2008-11-07
- TRUSHELFCO (NO.2653) LIMITED 2000-04-28 → 2000-06-19
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,711,000 | £11,457,000 | |
| Operating profit | £422,000 | £531,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £462,000 | £595,000 | |
| Net profit | £427,000 | £442,000 | |
| Cash | £1,050,000 | £751,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,997,000 | £3,039,000 | |
| Net assets | £4,997,000 | £3,039,000 | |
| Equity | £4,997,000 | £3,039,000 | |
| Average employees | 26 | 28 | |
| Wages | £5,162,000 | £5,943,000 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.3% | 4.6% | |
| Net margin | 4.4% | 3.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.4% | 17.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 39.2% | 54.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.62x | 1.25x |
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
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.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.However, because not all future events or conditions can be predicted, this conclusion is not a guarantee as to the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “On 31 December 2024, Eight Roads Services (Bermuda) Limited, an intermediary holding company, was acquired by ERML from ERHL, and Crow Lane Limited, a company incorporated in Bermuda, became the ultimate parent undertaking and controlling party of the Company, see note 17 for details.”
- “Sanctions have been imposed against Russia by numerous governments, including the UK, targeting individuals, companies and industry sectors.”
- “On April 2, 2025, the United States announced a series of tariffs, including a 10% baseline tariff on imports from all countries, with higher 'reciprocal' tariffs for specific countries and, in response, a number of affected countries including China and much of Europe have responded with retaliatory tariffs.”
- “There were no events through to 24 July 2025, which is the date the financial statements were available to be issued that required adjustments to the financial statements or disclosures in the notes.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EIGHT ROADS UK OPERATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2024-05-15 | — | — |
| HERBERT, James Galed | Director | 2021-03-31 | May 1972 | British |
| ISHERWOOD, Kristina Maria | Director | 2019-03-27 | Apr 1968 | British |
| O'CONNELL, Suzanne Louise | Director | 2021-03-31 | Dec 1977 | British |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HASLAM, Simon Mark | Secretary | 2000-06-16 | 2001-01-04 |
| HINCHLIFFE, Sally Anne | Secretary | 2000-06-16 | 2000-09-29 |
| MARSHALL, Gillian Dawn | Secretary | 2016-10-04 | 2021-06-01 |
| POWLEY, Annette Barbara | Secretary | 2000-08-01 | 2001-01-04 |
| FIL ADMINISTRATION LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2001-01-04 | 2016-09-26 |
| FIL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2021-06-01 | 2024-05-15 |
| TRUSEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-04-28 | 2000-06-16 |
| BATEMAN, Barry Richard James | Director | 2000-06-16 | 2003-07-01 |
| CLEMENTS, Elaine Joy | Director | 2000-05-23 | 2000-06-16 |
| CRIPPS, Richard James Nigel, The Hon | Director | 2000-05-23 | 2000-06-16 |
| EDWARDS, Pamela Gaye | Director | 2000-06-16 | 2003-01-01 |
| HALSEY, Melanie Louise | Director | 2014-01-29 | 2019-03-15 |
| HASLAM, Simon Mark | Director | 2008-10-28 | 2013-11-05 |
| HASLAM, Simon Mark | Director | 2000-06-16 | 2006-12-31 |
| HEATH, Matthew Alan | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2012-12-04 |
| HEBERDEN, Richard Anthony | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2008-11-07 |
| HOLLAND, David James | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2006-12-31 |
| JILLA, Cyrus David | Director | 2013-11-05 | 2019-03-31 |
| KEARSLEY, Ranjani | Director | 2019-03-27 | 2021-03-31 |
| LUNDGREN, Anders Magnus | Director | 2008-10-28 | 2009-07-31 |
| MCCABE, Nicola Joanne | Director | 2008-10-28 | 2014-01-29 |
| MCKIE, John Fraser Milne | Director | 2012-12-04 | 2021-03-31 |
| ROWE, Drusilla Charlotte Jane | Nominee Director | 2000-04-28 | 2000-05-23 |
| STEWARD, Andrew James King | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2006-12-31 |
| SYLVAIN, Robert Marc | Director | 2000-06-16 | 2003-07-01 |
| WANE, Richard | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2008-10-17 |
| ZUERCHER, Eleanor Jane | Nominee Director | 2000-04-28 | 2000-05-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eight Roads Uk Operations Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-05-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 145 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-15 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-15 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-05-01 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-11-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-14 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-06-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 1
- 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
+18%
£9,711,000 £11,457,000
-
Cash
-28.5%
£1,050,000 £751,000
-
Net assets
-39.2%
£4,997,000 £3,039,000
-
Employees
+7.7%
26 28
-
Operating profit
+25.8%
£422,000 £531,000
-
Profit before tax
+28.8%
£462,000 £595,000
-
Wages
+15.1%
£5,162,000 £5,943,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers