PENTAGON FREIGHT SERVICES PLC
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Cash
£6.4m
lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£48m
Equity attributable
Employees
154
lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£8m
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £76,142,953 | £70,385,939 | £38,703,387 | — | |
| Operating profit | £3,971,004 | £2,692,720 | £821,810 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £5,423,719 | £8,044,300 | £7,956,423 | — | |
| Net profit | £4,387,323 | £7,183,647 | £7,591,887 | — | |
| Cash | £7,439,548 | £7,754,095 | £6,444,473 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £42,716,545 | £48,492,039 | £48,047,148 | — | |
| Net assets | £42,303,025 | £48,086,672 | £47,678,559 | — | |
| Equity | £42,303,025 | £48,086,672 | £47,678,559 | — | |
| Average employees | 175 | 170 | 154 | — | |
| Wages | £7,110,396 | £7,254,369 | £4,586,211 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £232,219 | £281,354 | £192,263 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £4,356 | £4,216 | £5,214 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £120,786 | £165,847 | £122,667 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 8 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.2% | 3.8% | 2.1% | |
| Net margin | 5.8% | 10.2% | 19.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.3% | 5.6% | 1.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 28.5% | 27.0% | 23.2% | |
| Current ratio | 2.02x | 1.85x | 1.87x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 45.19x |
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
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In reviewing going concern, the directors recognised that a global economic recovery is subject to significant uncertainty and have considered a series of possible scenarios and their impact on the liquidity of the Company. The Company has a strong balance sheet, no external bank borrowings, and regular reviews of the cashflows are carried out weekly. Having completed this exercise, the directors believe the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate.”
Group structure
- PENTAGON FREIGHT SERVICES PLC · parent
- Pentagon Logistica de Frete Brazil Ltda 66.67%
- Pentagon Freight Services Korea BVI 100%
- Pentagon Freight Services Limited BVI 100%
- Pentagon Freight Services Canada Limited 100%
- Pentagon Freight Services (China Holdings) Limited 52.5%
- Pentagon Freight Services (China) 52.5%
- Pentagon Freight Services A/S 100%
- Pentagon Freight Services Egypt Limited 58%
- Pentagon Freight Services Sarl 100%
- Pentagon Freight Services SCI 100%
- Pentagon International GmbH 100%
- Pentagon Freight Services India Pvt. Ltd 100%
- PT Freight Services Indonesia 100%
- Northern Logistic Services (Iraq) 100%
- Pentagon Freight Services Italia SrL 100%
- Pentagon Freight Services Aktau 100%
- Pentagon Freight Services Atyrau 100%
- Pentagon Freight Services 100%
- Pentagon Freight Services South Korea Ltd 100%
- Pentagon Freight Services SDN Bhd 50%
- Pentagon International BV 100%
- Pentagon Transport BV 100%
- Pentagon North Europe AS 100%
- Pentagon Marine AS 100%
- Pentagon Freight Services AS 100%
- Pentagon Transport Nordic AS 100%
- Pentagon Transport AS 100%
- Pentagon Oman LLC 100%
- Pentagon Freight Services Sp Zoo 100%
- Pentagon Freight Services WLL 65%
- Pentagon Logistics WLL 65%
- Pentagon Freight Services Romania 100%
- Pentagon Freight Services (Pty) Limited 100%
- Pentagon Freight Services (Abu Dhabi) LLC 100%
- Pentagon Freight Services LLC 100%
- Pentagon Oilfield Services FZE 100%
- Pentagon Marine Limited 100%
- Pentagon Transport Limited 100%
- Tenlink Limited 64%
- Pentagon Freight Services (Singapore) Ltd 50%
Significant events
- “In August 2025, the Company acquired 51% of the share capital in PT Freight Services Indonesia, being the trading business in Indonesia.”
- “In October 2025, the Company acquired the remaining 40% of the share capital in Pentagon Freight Services Italia SrL, being the trading business in Italy.”
- “In November 2025, the Company acquired the remaining 25% of the share capital in Pentagon Freight Services Aktau LLP, being the trading business in Kazakhstan.”
- “On 31 December 2025, the Company disposed of its 40% equity investment in Pentagon Freight Services Inc, being the trading business in USA.”
- “On 21st May 2026 the Company disposed of its 100% equity investment in Pentagon Freight Services South Korea Limited, being the trading business in South Korea.”
- “On 29th May 2026 the Company disposed of its 100% equity investment in Pentagon Freight Services (Pty) Limited, being the trading business in South Africa.”
- “On 30th June 2026 the Company disposed of its 100% equity investment in Pentagon Freight Services Sarl, being the trading business in France.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCHILTREE, Kim Lesley | Secretary | 2017-09-22 | — | — |
| BROADBENT, Noel Rex | Director | 2026-01-21 | Dec 1957 | British |
| FUMO, Tahira | Director | 2025-10-31 | Nov 1966 | American |
| REBUFFI, Marco | Director | 2025-10-31 | Nov 1961 | American |
| TAYLOR, Ashley Paul | Director | 2016-03-31 | Feb 1972 | Australian |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPITTLE, Timothy David | Secretary | — | 2017-09-22 |
| BOOTH, George | Director | 2009-05-01 | 2015-06-18 |
| KENT, Christopher John, Mr. | Director | — | 2002-02-06 |
| MORGAN, Thomas Noel Joseph | Director | — | 2009-04-30 |
| OAKES, David James | Director | — | 2009-04-30 |
| OCHILTREE, Kim Lesley | Director | 2017-04-27 | 2025-10-31 |
| PLANT, Glen Charles | Director | 2004-08-01 | 2010-03-02 |
| SMITH, Geoffrey Robb | Director | — | 2015-09-13 |
| SPITTLE, Timothy David | Director | — | 2017-09-22 |
| TRIGGS, Stephen Mortimer | Director | 2009-05-01 | 2017-12-04 |
| WILSON, David Rae | Director | — | 2017-09-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pentagon Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 161 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-05 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2026-02-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-17 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2024-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-04 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-25 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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.