THAMES NEWS SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£18K
-87.1% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£3.8M
+3.9% vs 2024
Employees
74
+5.7% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£81K
+108.3% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £11,570,635 | £14,021,530 | +21.2% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£938,939 | £236,454 | +125.2% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£974,734 | £80,791 | +108.3% | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£953,603 | £207,891 | +121.8% | |
| Cash | £247,911 | £231,808 | £140,509 | £18,067 | -87.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,045,567 | £4,150,178 | £4,033,948 | £4,040,867 | +0.2% | |
| Net assets | £3,921,617 | £3,987,447 | £3,674,983 | £3,817,174 | +3.9% | |
| Equity | £3,921,617 | £3,987,447 | £3,674,983 | £3,817,174 | +3.9% | |
| Average employees | 37 | 49 | 70 | 74 | +5.7% | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,772,981 | £2,904,654 | +4.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £31,000 | £24,000 | -22.6% |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -8.1% | 1.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -8.2% | 1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -23.3% | 5.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.17x | 1.20x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -26.23x | 1.52x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Xeinadin Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- THAMES NEWS SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- Thames Security Shredding Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Group delivered a strong recovery in 2025, with turnover rising to £14.0m (up 21%) and an operating profit of £236,000, a significant improvement on the prior year's £939,000 loss.”
- “There was also a notable swing in gross profit, moving from a loss of £493,000 in 2023/24 to a profit of £537,000 this year, reflecting improved cost control and contract mix.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TREADWELL, Daniel | Director | 2017-12-31 | Sep 1985 | British |
| TREADWELL, Joseph John | Director | 2017-12-31 | Jun 1991 | British |
| TREADWELL, Mark | Director | — | Jun 1960 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TREADWELL, Irene | Secretary | — | 2002-05-23 |
| TREADWELL, Mark | Secretary | 2002-05-24 | 2022-01-24 |
| TREADWELL, Irene | Director | — | 2002-05-23 |
| TREADWELL, Peter James | Director | — | 2008-08-21 |
| TREADWELL, Samuel | Director | 2017-12-31 | 2023-11-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mark Treadwell | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-11-13 | Active |
| Mr Daniel Treadwell | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-11-13 | Active |
| Mr Joseph John Treadwell | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-11-13 | Active |
| Mr Mark Treadwell | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-07-31 | Ceased 2018-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 142 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-12 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-12 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-12 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-12 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-01-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-11-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-02-17 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
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Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.