FREIGHT INVESTOR SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-06 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-23
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£27M
+40.8% highest in 10 filed years
Net assets
£11M
+9.4% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
67
+6.3% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£731K
-68.4% vs 2023
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,884,000 | — | £9,609,000 | — | £10,760,113 | — | £17,413,928 | — | £20,092,776 | £19,756,681 | |
| Operating profit | £2,695,000 | — | £783,000 | — | £799,954 | — | £2,683,896 | — | £2,252,088 | -£13,724 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,733,000 | — | £794,000 | — | £285,489 | — | £2,601,991 | — | £2,313,894 | £730,828 | |
| Net profit | £2,299,000 | — | £773,000 | — | -£1,350,803 | — | £2,059,841 | — | £1,552,517 | £337,866 | |
| Cash | £8,656,000 | £8,656,000 | £4,983,000 | £4,982,931 | £15,778,810 | £15,778,810 | £18,289,339 | £18,289,339 | £19,335,768 | £27,231,421 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £9,525,000 | — | £7,984,408 | — | £8,198,770 | — | £9,693,744 | £10,602,893 | |
| Net assets | £8,938,000 | — | £9,511,000 | — | £7,973,697 | — | £8,191,377 | — | £9,690,027 | £10,602,893 | |
| Equity | £8,938,000 | £8,938,000 | £9,511,000 | £9,510,500 | £7,973,697 | £7,973,697 | £8,191,377 | £8,191,377 | £9,690,027 | £10,602,893 | |
| Average employees | 51 | — | 45 | — | 51 | — | 59 | — | 63 | 67 | |
| Wages | £6,708,000 | — | £6,306,000 | — | £7,784,882 | — | £9,809,915 | — | £11,604,599 | £12,204,644 |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 20.9% | — | 8.1% | — | 7.4% | — | 15.4% | — | 11.2% | -0.1% | |
| Net margin | 17.8% | — | 8.0% | — | -12.6% | — | 11.8% | — | 7.7% | 1.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 8.2% | — | 10.0% | — | 32.7% | — | 23.2% | -0.1% | |
| Interest cover | 134.75x | — | 34.04x | — | 1.59x | — | 32.39x | — | 22.10x | -0.11x |
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
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- 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. 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.”
Group structure
- FREIGHT INVESTOR SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- Freight Commodity Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The company has entered into forward currency contracts amounting to £1,490,868 (2023: £3,191,099) as at the balance sheet date.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BANASZKIEWICZ, John William | Director | 2002-08-20 | Dec 1962 | British |
| DRANGANOUDIS, George | Director | 2025-10-24 | Jun 1976 | Greek |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LUCEY, David Andrew | Secretary | 2002-08-20 | 2007-12-17 |
| MIGHALI, Anthi Jenny | Secretary | 2007-12-17 | 2008-10-13 |
| ALPHA SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-06-29 | 2001-06-29 |
| CORPORATE SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2001-06-29 | 2002-08-20 |
| BANASZKIEWICZ, Dominic | Director | 2009-07-31 | 2026-02-19 |
| LUCEY, David Andrew | Director | 2002-08-20 | 2007-12-17 |
| ALPHA DIRECT LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-06-29 | 2001-06-29 |
| COMPANY ADMINISTRATORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2001-06-29 | 2001-08-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John William Banaszkiewicz | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Freight Investor (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 90 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-10-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2019-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
-1.7%
£20,092,776 £19,756,681
-
Cash
+40.8%
£19,335,768 £27,231,421
highest in 10 filed years
-
Net assets
+9.4%
£9,690,027 £10,602,893
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+6.3%
63 67
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
-100.6%
£2,252,088 -£13,724
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-68.4%
£2,313,894 £730,828
-
Wages
+5.2%
£11,604,599 £12,204,644
highest in 6 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