SENTINEL FLEET SOLUTIONS LIMITED
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Cash
£424k
+32.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£6.5m
+8.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
43
-70.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£689k
+1.6% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £52,937,591 | £49,320,394 | £20,402,916 | -58.6% | |
| Operating profit | £1,635,988 | £1,205,767 | £688,471 | -42.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £746,265 | £678,626 | £689,352 | +1.6% | |
| Net profit | £635,836 | £749,313 | £515,644 | -31.2% | |
| Cash | £17,986 | £320,478 | £424,323 | +32.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,548,963 | £6,135,321 | £6,650,965 | +8.4% | |
| Net assets | £5,268,594 | £6,017,907 | £6,533,551 | +8.6% | |
| Equity | £5,268,594 | £6,017,907 | £6,533,551 | +8.6% | |
| Average employees | 169 | 146 | 43 | -70.5% | |
| Wages | £6,638,697 | £6,227,547 | £1,676,434 | -73.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £86,781 | £64,356 | £85,263 | +32.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £5,672 | £4,116 | £6,395 | +55.4% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.1% | 2.4% | 3.4% | |
| Net margin | 1.2% | 1.5% | 2.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 29.5% | 19.7% | 10.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 87.3% | 50.2% | 45.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.09x | 1.72x | 1.91x | |
| Interest cover | 1.84x | 1.21x | — |
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 4 times since incorporation
- SENTINEL FLEET SOLUTIONS LIMITED 2007-10-04 → present
- SHERWOOD COMMERCIAL VEHICLES LIMITED 1993-04-15 → 2007-10-04
- SHERWOOD LEYLAND DAF LIMITED 1987-10-09 → 1993-04-15
- SHERWOOD DAF TRUCKS LIMITED 1985-02-01 → 1987-10-09
- FOXWEB LIMITED 1984-11-23 → 1985-02-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- CK Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company 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
- SENTINEL FLEET SOLUTIONS LIMITED · parent
- Sentinel Vehicle Solutions Limited 100%
Significant events
- “At the end of September 2024 the Company sold assets relating to its truck and van dealership operations to Guest Motors Limited, a sister group company. The 2025 financial year is the first full year since this sale.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRODERICK, Jason | Director | 2025-03-20 | Aug 1978 | Irish |
| GRAY, Duncan | Director | 2025-09-02 | Jan 1976 | British |
| GUEST, Frank Robert | Director | 2025-03-20 | May 1997 | British |
| SPITTLE, Robert Anthony | Director | 2011-02-01 | Jun 1973 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRANT, Clifford Alan | Secretary | 2004-06-26 | 2004-09-02 |
| HASLOP, Stephen Robert | Secretary | 1994-06-06 | 2003-11-06 |
| SMITH, David Anthony | Secretary | 2004-09-02 | 2010-03-05 |
| SMITH, David Anthony | Secretary | — | 1994-05-09 |
| BARRON, Richard Patrick | Director | 2011-02-01 | 2025-03-20 |
| BAYFIELD, Raymond John | Director | 2001-02-05 | 2006-09-29 |
| BOSTOCK, Peter Jack | Director | 2009-12-07 | 2025-03-20 |
| FASEY, Nigel Gregg | Director | 2010-01-04 | 2011-02-01 |
| GUEST, Ian Richard | Director | 2011-02-01 | 2025-03-20 |
| HASLOP, Stephen Robert | Director | 1994-06-06 | 2003-11-06 |
| HEMP, Paul Richard | Director | — | 2011-02-01 |
| HOLMES, Laurence Francis | Director | 1994-05-17 | 2000-10-01 |
| HOLMES, Laurence Francis | Director | — | 1994-05-17 |
| LANCASTER, Michael John | Director | 2008-10-01 | 2021-07-22 |
| RENSHAW, Neil Eric | Director | — | 2001-12-07 |
| SMITH, David Anthony | Director | 2005-05-01 | 2010-03-05 |
| WATERFALL, Helen Jane | Director | 2006-11-06 | 2011-09-09 |
| WATERFALL, Terrance Anthony | Director | — | 2011-02-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ian Richard Guest | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-08-15 | Ceased 2023-09-01 |
| Mr Ian Richard Guest | Individual | Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-08-15 | Active |
| Ian Guest Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-08-15 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 171 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-07 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2024-09-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-07 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-30 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.