MANFREIGHT LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-20 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-06
Watchouts
Cash
£257K
-2.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£16M
+19.7% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
478
+6.2% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£4M
+2.6% highest in 5 filed years
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.
Net assets
8-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
8-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £37,578,171 | £43,305,451 | — | £55,514,035 | — | £70,053,707 | £77,760,053 | |
| Operating profit | — | £2,492,468 | £3,346,182 | — | £4,005,432 | — | £5,386,760 | £5,810,481 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £2,068,243 | £2,968,795 | — | £3,456,008 | — | £3,920,352 | £4,021,298 | |
| Net profit | — | £1,647,993 | £1,893,148 | — | £3,375,770 | — | £2,600,064 | £2,859,605 | |
| Cash | — | £591,092 | £370,893 | £149,169 | £29,430 | -£2,599,165 | £263,975 | £257,138 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £16,677,376 | £17,413,641 | — | £24,953,638 | — | £29,448,582 | £38,578,440 | |
| Net assets | — | £6,126,297 | £7,515,445 | — | £10,891,215 | — | £13,401,279 | £16,038,384 | |
| Equity | £4,478,304 | £6,126,297 | £7,515,445 | £7,515,445 | £10,891,215 | £10,891,215 | £13,401,279 | £16,038,384 | |
| Average employees | — | 293 | 380 | — | 448 | — | 450 | 478 | |
| Wages | — | £10,111,261 | £10,980,259 | — | £12,675,552 | — | £16,626,807 | £18,858,536 |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 6.6% | 7.7% | — | 7.2% | — | 7.7% | 7.5% | |
| Net margin | — | 4.4% | 4.4% | — | 6.1% | — | 3.7% | 3.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 14.9% | 19.2% | — | 16.1% | — | 18.3% | 15.1% | |
| Interest cover | — | 5.88x | 8.87x | — | 7.29x | — | 3.67x | 3.25x |
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
- AAB Group Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company has net current liabilities of £10,971,745 (2024: £8,429,743) but made a profit before tax of £4,021,298 (2024: £3,920,352). The company has continued to perform well post year end and continue to generate a similar level of turnover and profit. The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes that the company will continue in business for at least 12 months from the date these financial statements were approved. The director believes the company will continue to generate sufficient turnover which will enable the company to continue as a going concern.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLOWEY, Christopher | Director | 2013-01-13 | Aug 1973 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KANE, Dorothy May | Secretary | 2005-05-06 | 2005-05-06 |
| SLOWEY, Joseph Christopher | Secretary | 2005-05-06 | 2010-07-30 |
| SLOWEY, Irene | Director | 2005-05-06 | 2017-10-11 |
| SLOWEY, Joseph Christopher | Director | 2005-05-06 | 2010-07-30 |
| TOMAN, Shauna Frances | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2021-10-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Chris Slowey | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2025-06-26 | Active |
| Manfreight International (Iom) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-12-06 | Ceased 2025-06-26 |
| Mr Christopher Damien Slowey | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-12-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 80 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-26 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-26 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-09-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-08-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-05-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
+11%
£70,053,707 £77,760,053
highest in 5 filed years
-
Cash
-2.6%
£263,975 £257,138
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Net assets
+19.7%
£13,401,279 £16,038,384
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+6.2%
450 478
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+7.9%
£5,386,760 £5,810,481
highest in 5 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+2.6%
£3,920,352 £4,021,298
highest in 5 filed years
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Wages
+13.4%
£16,626,807 £18,858,536
highest in 5 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