AMWORLD UK LIMITED
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Cash
£361k
-62.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.1m
+10.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
69
+1.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£275k
-53.7% lowest in 3 filed years
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,434,603 | £10,787,971 | £11,392,836 | +5.6% | |
| Operating profit | £1,117,207 | £607,246 | £299,908 | -50.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,130,349 | £595,455 | £275,413 | -53.7% | |
| Net profit | £918,018 | £376,079 | £197,291 | -47.5% | |
| Cash | £1,172,801 | £966,907 | £360,942 | -62.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,800,605 | £2,488,906 | £2,569,802 | +3.3% | |
| Net assets | £1,524,852 | £1,900,931 | £2,098,222 | +10.4% | |
| Equity | £1,524,852 | £1,900,931 | £2,098,222 | +10.4% | |
| Average employees | 60 | 68 | 69 | +1.5% | |
| Wages | £2,312,086 | £2,536,314 | £2,796,539 | +10.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £540,818 | £531,486 | £615,183 | +15.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £15,211 | £2,642 | £4,843 | +83.3% | |
| Highest paid director | £171,000 | £170,666 | £139,630 | -18.2% |
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 | 10.7% | 5.6% | 2.6% | |
| Net margin | 8.8% | 3.5% | 1.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 62.0% | 24.4% | 11.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 55.9% | 54.9% | 52.2% | |
| Current ratio | 2.05x | 2.14x | 1.89x | |
| Interest cover | — | 26.26x | 10.07x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- AMWORLD UK LIMITED 2014-11-11 → present
- AMWORLD COURIERS (UK) LIMITED 1986-01-03 → 2014-11-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- 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.”
Significant events
- “On 4 April 2026, AmWorld UK Limited completed the acquisition of 100% of the issued share capital of Crossflight Group Holdings Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATCHPOOL, Alan | Director | 2023-10-27 | Feb 1973 | British |
| DAVEY, Samantha | Director | 2019-02-11 | Jun 1980 | British |
| WALKER, Justin Saul | Director | 1999-01-01 | Jul 1968 | British |
| WELLS, Justin Peter | Director | 2019-02-11 | Feb 1971 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUGHES, Andrew Graham | Secretary | — | 2003-03-17 |
| RUSTOM, Paul Dominic | Secretary | — | 1993-10-31 |
| WELLS, Justin Peter | Secretary | 2003-03-17 | 2011-03-28 |
| BOLTON, Ian | Director | 2025-09-02 | 2025-09-22 |
| HUGHES, Simon Clifford | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2003-03-17 |
| LILL, Annalisa | Director | — | 1994-03-28 |
| RUSTOM, David Benedict | Director | — | 2023-09-30 |
| SMITH, Philip John | Director | — | 1998-12-31 |
| WELLS, Justin Peter | Director | 2005-04-20 | 2011-03-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Benedict Rustom | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-06-15 |
| Amworld Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 164 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-08-29 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-02-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-29 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
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.