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NAVIGATOR MSL LIMITED

#00416089 · Active · Incorporated 1946-07-29 (80y 3m) · Last filing 2026-09-30 (1mo ago)
Consumer Discretionary · SIC 46740 · G Wholesale & Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles · Full accounts
Accounts due 2027-09-30 (in 12 months) · Confirmation due 2027-05-31 (in 8 months) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£339k

+69.1% vs 2024

Net assets

£2.8m

+4.7% highest in 3 filed years

Employees

56

+3.7% highest in 3 filed years

Profit before tax

£711k

-26.2% lowest in 3 filed years

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £19,592,108£22,487,863£25,362,534 +12.8%
Operating profit £1,059,928£1,150,718£898,995 -21.9%
Profit before tax £881,736£962,636£710,652 -26.2%
Net profit £808,723£858,066£675,115 -21.3%
Cash £628,436£200,543£339,191 +69.1%
Total assets less current liabilities £3,172,020£3,501,570£3,611,248 +3.1%
Net assets £2,371,494£2,679,560£2,804,775 +4.7%
Equity £2,371,494£2,679,560£2,804,775 +4.7%
Average employees 495456 +3.7%
Wages £2,089,546£2,446,709£2,606,634 +6.5%
Directors' remuneration £323,081£345,513£337,263 -2.4%
Directors' pension contributions £5,859£6,069£7,633 +25.8%
Highest paid director £205,081£209,626£120,887 -42.3%

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers

Ratios

Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest

Ratio Trend 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating margin 5.4%5.1%3.5%
Net margin 4.1%3.8%2.7%
Return on capital employed 33.4%32.9%24.9%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 79.2%78.8%82.7%
Current ratio 1.32x1.32x1.25x
Interest cover 5.95x6.12x4.77x

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.

Name history

Renamed 6 times since incorporation

  1. NAVIGATOR MSL LIMITED 2006-10-24 → present
  2. OUTOKUMPU COPPER METAL SUPPLIES LIMITED 2004-02-03 → 2006-10-24
  3. OUTOKUMPU COPPER (MSL) LIMITED 2004-01-22 → 2004-02-03
  4. BOLIDEN METAL SUPPLIES LIMITED 1990-05-08 → 2004-01-22
  5. METAL SUPPLIES LIMITED 1981-12-31 → 1990-05-08
  6. BOUSTEAD (M.S.L.) LIMITED 1978-12-31 → 1981-12-31
  7. METAL SUPPLIES LIMITED 1946-07-29 → 1978-12-31

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
MHA
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The Directors have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis. They believe this to be appropriate due to the continued profitable growth of the business.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

4 active · 16 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
HORBERG, Bengt Secretary 2026-02-16 — —
HORBERG, Bengt Director 2006-11-08 Oct 1952 Swedish
MANTON, Timothy Paul Director 2025-06-02 May 1970 British
SMITH, Andrew Director 2006-11-08 Oct 1962 British
Show 16 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
ENDRESS, Nicolae Werner Secretary 2001-09-01 2006-11-17
LEWIS, Ian Secretary — 2001-04-06
SMITH, Andrew Secretary 2006-11-17 2026-02-16
THOMPSON, William Isaac Secretary 2001-04-06 2001-05-31
DE MAEYER, Patrick Director — 1995-11-30
GORE, John David Director — 2005-05-23
HEISKANEN, Hannu Tapani Director 2005-05-02 2006-11-08
HORBERG, Bengt Director 1994-04-29 2004-04-05
HORBERG, Cecilia Director 2006-11-08 2017-07-10
HORBERG, Marcus Director 2014-04-09 2017-07-10
KOLLBERG, Lars Director — 1992-12-31
LELEUX, Jean-Pierre Director — 1993-11-30
MCLENNAN, Peter Robert Director — 1992-12-31
OLIN, Per Ingvar Director 2004-04-21 2005-05-02
PORTHEN, Lauri Juhani Director 2004-04-05 2006-11-08
POYSTI, Markku Johannes Director 2005-05-02 2006-11-08

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Horberg & Co Holdings Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100% 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 167 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-09-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2026-05-26 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2026-02-17 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2026-02-17 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2026-02-17 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2026-02-17 AP03 officers Appoint person secretary company with name date PDF
2025-08-12 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-05-19 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2024-09-23 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-06-13 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-03-12 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2024-03-12 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2023-07-28 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-06-05 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-06-05 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2022-09-26 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-05-17 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2021-10-07 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2021-10-04 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2021-09-05 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
6

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
1

last 12 months

Officers resigned
1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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