PALTANK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-06-29 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-19 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-05
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-30.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£8M
+5.2% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
34
-2.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£505K
-80.8% lowest in 4 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- PALTANK LIMITED 2002-06-27 → present
- P.J.R. FREIGHT LIMITED 2002-03-05 → 2002-06-27
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £32,139,577 | £43,192,040 | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | £2,921,286 | £9,007,086 | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | £2,594,676 | £8,848,004 | — | £2,628,119 | £504,899 | |
| Net profit | — | £2,244,708 | £7,007,657 | — | £1,978,498 | £388,553 | |
| Cash | — | £658,138 | £5,529,075 | — | £4,941,687 | £3,440,859 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £1,703,938 | £9,046,092 | — | £10,527,757 | £11,409,301 | |
| Net assets | — | £657,386 | £7,665,043 | — | £7,496,411 | £7,884,964 | |
| Equity | — | £657,386 | £7,665,043 | — | £7,496,411 | £7,884,964 | |
| Average employees | — | 33 | 34 | — | 35 | 34 | |
| Wages | — | £1,042,169 | £1,199,142 | — | £2,085,817 | £1,788,311 |
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 9.1% | 20.9% | — | — | — | |
| Net margin | — | 7.0% | 16.2% | — | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 171.4% | 99.6% | — | — | — | |
| Interest cover | — | 8.94x | 56.62x | — | — | — |
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
- Mercer & Hole LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe that the financial statements should be produced on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- PALTANK LIMITED · parent
- Paljuice Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOYLE, Helen | Secretary | 2024-08-28 | — | — |
| BATES, Paul James | Director | 2024-04-01 | Sep 1976 | British |
| DOYLE, Helen | Director | 2020-11-01 | May 1970 | British |
| GOLDIE, Adam Jon | Director | 2022-09-01 | Feb 1980 | British |
| LEBOE, Christelle Francoise | Director | 2016-04-01 | May 1978 | French |
| TROWLER, Caroline Catherine | Director | 2016-04-01 | May 1990 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| POMFORD, Carole Madelain | Secretary | 2002-03-05 | 2024-08-28 |
| ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-03-05 | 2002-03-05 |
| DOYLE, Helen | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2019-05-01 |
| POMFORD, Carole Madelain | Director | 2002-03-05 | 2024-08-28 |
| POMFORD, Kenneth | Director | 2002-03-05 | 2024-08-28 |
| RICE, Michael Colin | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2019-04-01 |
| TRAD, George | Director | 2022-12-19 | 2026-01-23 |
| WISE, Janet | Director | 2003-05-22 | 2012-02-23 |
| WISE, Keith | Director | 2003-05-22 | 2009-01-05 |
| ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-03-05 | 2002-03-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Caroline Catherine Trowler | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-09-30 | Ceased 2019-09-30 |
| Ccp Holdings Uk Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-09-30 | Active |
| Mr Kenneth Pomford | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-09-30 |
| Mrs Janet Wise | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-09-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 104 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-03 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-08 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-03-08 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-09-30 vs 2024-09-30
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-30.4%
£4,941,687 £3,440,859
-
Net assets
+5.2%
£7,496,411 £7,884,964
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-2.9%
35 34
-
Profit before tax
-80.8%
£2,628,119 £504,899
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
-14.3%
£2,085,817 £1,788,311
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