SEAFAST COLD-CHAIN LOGISTICS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-26 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-16 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-31.3% vs 2023
Net assets
-£4M
+8.5% vs 2023
Employees
43
-23.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£241K
-70.5% first positive since 2020
Net assets
8-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
8-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-04-01 | 2019-03-31 | 2019-04-01 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £1,592,170 | — | £2,460,760 | — | — | £8,056,878 | £7,667,068 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£150,374 | — | -£53,526 | — | — | £818,528 | £179,406 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£150,374 | — | -£53,526 | — | — | £818,528 | £241,464 | |
| Net profit | — | -£150,374 | — | -£53,526 | — | — | £618,384 | £328,308 | |
| Cash | — | £3,747 | — | £61 | — | — | £2,774,614 | £1,906,435 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | -£1,151,296 | — | -£1,204,822 | — | — | -£3,570,027 | -£3,256,224 | |
| Net assets | — | -£1,151,296 | — | -£1,204,822 | — | — | -£3,843,555 | -£3,515,247 | |
| Equity | -£1,000,922 | -£1,151,296 | -£1,151,296 | -£1,204,822 | -£1,952,734 | -£4,461,939 | -£3,843,555 | -£3,515,247 | |
| Average employees | — | 16 | — | 17 | — | — | 56 | 43 | |
| Wages | — | £310,424 | — | £375,549 | — | — | £1,496,559 | £1,418,230 |
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 | 2018-04-01 | 2019-03-31 | 2019-04-01 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -9.4% | — | -2.2% | — | — | 10.2% | 2.3% | |
| Net margin | — | -9.4% | — | -2.2% | — | — | 7.7% | 4.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 13.1% | — | 4.4% | — | — | -22.9% | -5.5% |
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
- THP Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having considered all the relevant facts the directors consider it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “The opening of Felixstowe Mega Distribution Centre in August 2021 has enabled the Company to attract the support of significant new business, which has enabled Seafast Logistics Limited to grow it's complimentary services. This opening represented a "step change" in the scale and variety of services offered by the Company, with a 20 fold increase in square footage. The facility enables the Company to offer storage capacity, which hitherto existed only for "cross docking" services.”
- “The Company continues to invest its resources in the new Felixstowe Mega Distribution Centre to increase its utilisation.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKS, Nicholas Kevin | Secretary | 2019-07-31 | — | — |
| BAKER, David Anthony | Director | 2009-02-19 | Jun 1963 | British |
| LIDDELL, Iain Robert | Director | 2022-09-21 | Jun 1963 | British |
| PLAYER, Gareth Edward Paul Peter | Director | 2025-11-07 | Jul 1984 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHULK, Nicos | Secretary | 2009-02-19 | 2012-10-17 |
| HURD, Dean | Secretary | 2012-10-17 | 2018-11-21 |
| TUCK, Barry George | Secretary | 2018-11-21 | 2019-07-31 |
| BOWDEN, David Alan Jason | Director | 2009-02-19 | 2012-11-05 |
| CLARK, Carl Paul | Director | 2009-02-19 | 2009-09-30 |
| GEORGE, Lee Paul | Director | 2009-02-19 | 2010-10-19 |
| HALLIDAY, David Jonathan | Director | 2009-03-13 | 2025-11-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seafast Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 76 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-06 | CERT10 | change-of-name | Certificate re registration public limited company to private | |
| 2025-03-06 | RR02 | change-of-name | Reregistration public to private company | |
| 2025-03-06 | MAR | incorporation | Re registration memorandum articles | |
| 2025-03-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2022-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2022-09-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-22 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2021-09-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-09-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- 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
-4.8%
£8,056,878 £7,667,068
-
Cash
-31.3%
£2,774,614 £1,906,435
-
Net assets
+8.5%
-£3,843,555 -£3,515,247
-
Employees
-23.2%
56 43
-
Operating profit
-78.1%
£818,528 £179,406
first positive since 2020
-
Profit before tax
-70.5%
£818,528 £241,464
first positive since 2020
-
Wages
-5.2%
£1,496,559 £1,418,230
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