BOLUDA TOWAGE SMS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-29 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-15
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
+9.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£10M
-68.5% vs 2024
Employees
163
-6.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£177K
+72.9% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BOLUDA TOWAGE SMS LIMITED 2024-05-30 → present
- SMS TOWAGE LIMITED 2002-09-05 → 2024-05-30
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £21,618,934 | £17,769,887 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,000,181 | £1,230,204 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | -£654,370 | -£177,254 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£628,803 | -£595,698 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £2,552,282 | £2,798,372 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £61,381,867 | £29,656,548 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £32,887,577 | £10,357,048 | |
| Equity | £19,895,331 | £21,084,627 | £21,020,904 | £25,298,280 | £28,546,596 | £32,887,577 | £10,357,048 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 174 | 163 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £1,606,583 | £1,419,550 |
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 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 4.6% | 6.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | -2.9% | -3.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6% | 4.1% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 0.51x | 0.88x |
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
- Everson & Co. 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
- BOLUDA TOWAGE SMS LIMITED · parent
- Belfast Towage Limited 33%
Significant events
- “In February 2025 the company purchased its office building and warehouse from the company's landlord for £775,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BORDILS MONTERO, Antonio | Director | 2024-05-24 | Oct 1979 | Spanish |
| DULSON, Philip David | Director | 2024-08-28 | Oct 1972 | British |
| ROSETY MOLINS, Jorge Manuel | Director | 2024-08-28 | Jul 1976 | Spanish |
| VANDECAPPELLE, Geert Hilaire | Director | 2024-08-28 | May 1963 | Belgian |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESCREET, Christine Ann | Secretary | 2019-09-30 | 2024-05-24 |
| KEMISH, Michael | Secretary | 2013-11-26 | 2017-06-08 |
| LYON, Patrick Limnell | Secretary | 2002-09-05 | 2013-11-26 |
| RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-09-05 | 2002-09-05 |
| BARRY, Andrew | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2024-08-28 |
| BURNETT, Russell Alexander | Director | 2023-05-09 | 2024-08-28 |
| CLARKE, Simon Malcolm | Director | 2021-02-12 | 2024-08-28 |
| ESCREET, Gareth Paul | Director | 2007-04-19 | 2023-10-20 |
| ESCREET, Paul | Director | 2002-09-05 | 2024-05-24 |
| LYON, Patrick Limnell | Director | 2002-09-05 | 2018-08-01 |
| BONUSWORTH LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2002-09-05 | 2002-09-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Vicente Boluda Fos | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2025-05-26 | Active |
| Boluda Towage Uk Ltd. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-04-24 | Active |
| Mrs Christine Ann Escreet | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2019-09-30 | Ceased 2022-04-13 |
| Mr Paul Escreet | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-05-24 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 187 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-06-04 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-06-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-05-30 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-02 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-29 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-04 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-06-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-05-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-30 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-05-30 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
-17.8%
£21,618,934 £17,769,887
-
Cash
+9.6%
£2,552,282 £2,798,372
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Net assets
-68.5%
£32,887,577 £10,357,048
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Employees
-6.3%
174 163
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Operating profit
+23%
£1,000,181 £1,230,204
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Profit before tax
+72.9%
-£654,370 -£177,254
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Wages
-11.6%
£1,606,583 £1,419,550
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