SOUTHAMPTON CARGO HANDLING LIMITED
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Cash
£1.9m
+149.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.7m
+114.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
69
+3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£886k
+366.1% highest 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 | £14,772,331 | £10,973,753 | £11,629,520 | +6% | |
| Operating profit | -£279,801 | £229,876 | £911,628 | +296.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£294,716 | £190,102 | £886,016 | +366.1% | |
| Net profit | -£294,716 | £190,102 | £881,734 | +363.8% | |
| Cash | £620,810 | £757,281 | £1,890,095 | +149.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £582,699 | £772,801 | £1,833,488 | +137.3% | |
| Net assets | £582,699 | £772,801 | £1,654,535 | +114.1% | |
| Equity | £582,699 | £772,801 | £1,654,535 | +114.1% | |
| Average employees | 387 | 67 | 69 | +3% | |
| Wages | £6,070,332 | £7,377,703 | £7,567,565 | +2.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £359,585 | £268,638 | £335,621 | +24.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £29,607 | £21,273 | £21,247 | -0.1% | |
| Highest paid director | £105,550 | £106,010 | £101,304 | -4.4% |
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 | -1.9% | 2.1% | 7.8% | |
| Net margin | -2.0% | 1.7% | 7.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -48.0% | 29.7% | 49.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 92.4% | 83.2% | 66.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.03x | 1.16x | 1.53x | |
| Interest cover | -18.76x | 5.41x | 34.69x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- SOUTHAMPTON CARGO HANDLING LIMITED 2004-11-19 → present
- SOUTHAMPTON CARGO HANDLING PLC 1990-03-22 → 2004-11-19
- TABMONEY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1989-11-03 → 1990-03-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the Group directors have monitored current year to date performance against budget in 2026 and have performed additional reforecasts to the end of 2027. The Group is expected to remain in a strong financial position over the forecast period.”
Group structure
- SOUTHAMPTON CARGO HANDLING LIMITED · parent
- Cruise and Passenger Services Limited 100%
- Pathfinder Personnel Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In 2025 these factors included the international tariff disputes and the prolonged impact of the Ukraine war that commenced in 2022, and the changes to National Insurance rates and increases to the National Living Wage announced in the Autumn Budget 2024.”
- “The Group is subject to ongoing uncertainty surrounding supply chain issues affecting the global car manufacturing industry and its effects on clients, the current economic environment especially inflation and regulatory changes, particularly those which impact upon the employment of staff.”
- “In 2026, with conflict in the Middle East an additional factor, the business is confident in its ability to manage through these and deliver continued improvements in performance.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 36 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURGESS, Stephen William | Director | 2009-01-05 | Dec 1952 | British |
| HULME, Kevin Mark | Director | 2010-02-15 | Apr 1955 | British |
| MARDLE, James Christopher | Director | 2025-10-28 | May 1978 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Huw Llewelyn Francis | Director | 2019-02-12 | Nov 1958 | British |
Show 36 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUFTY, Richard Leslie | Secretary | 1994-01-16 | 2004-02-29 |
| EDWARDS, Kenneth Royston | Secretary | — | 1994-01-16 |
| GILL, Brett Richard Joseph | Secretary | 2006-03-03 | 2007-05-17 |
| GILL, Brett Richard Joseph | Secretary | 2004-03-04 | 2004-05-19 |
| RAMSTEDT, Christopher John | Secretary | 2004-05-19 | 2006-03-03 |
| RAWLES, Louis John | Secretary | 2009-05-31 | 2014-07-01 |
| TIZZARD, Sally Ann | Secretary | 2007-08-01 | 2009-05-31 |
| BACK, Keith Harry | Director | 2004-03-25 | 2010-02-05 |
| BURGESS, Richard William | Director | 2016-10-01 | 2019-12-31 |
| BURKE, Derek John, Councillor | Director | 1995-01-31 | 1997-02-05 |
| BURNET, Stuart Harvey | Director | 1995-01-31 | 2001-02-06 |
| DAVIS, Lee | Director | 2016-10-01 | 2025-11-30 |
| DIGHE, Ian Robert | Director | 2009-01-05 | 2016-02-29 |
| DOBLE, Peter William, Captain | Director | — | 1996-09-30 |
| DUFTY, Richard Leslie | Director | 1994-10-26 | 2004-02-29 |
| EDWARDS, Kenneth Royston | Director | — | 1994-01-16 |
| GALE, Victor John | Director | 1999-02-10 | 2009-01-05 |
| GILL, Brett Richard Joseph | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2007-10-17 |
| HARRISON, David William | Director | — | 1995-01-31 |
| HENLEY, Peter John | Director | 1994-10-26 | 1995-11-30 |
| MCDONALD, Anthony | Director | 2007-10-17 | 2011-06-30 |
| MCKAY, Davina | Director | 2012-06-01 | 2016-09-14 |
| MCNULTY, Michael John | Director | — | 1995-01-31 |
| MITCHELL, Brian William | Director | 1997-02-06 | 2001-02-06 |
| MORRISON, Ian | Director | 2012-04-01 | 2020-07-31 |
| NIDDRIE, Robert Charles | Director | 1993-04-01 | 1998-08-31 |
| NODDINGS, William Dennis | Director | — | 1993-03-31 |
| NOYCE, Anthony Michael | Director | 2005-01-26 | 2009-01-05 |
| POOLE, Peter Kenneth | Director | 2001-02-06 | 2011-12-07 |
| POOLE, Peter Kenneth | Director | 1995-01-31 | 1999-02-09 |
| RAMSTEDT, Christopher John | Director | 2004-05-19 | 2006-03-03 |
| RAWLES, Louis John | Director | 2009-03-16 | 2019-02-12 |
| RUSSELL-TAYLOR, Dudley Brian | Director | — | 1994-09-16 |
| SPANNER, Kenneth John | Director | 2001-02-06 | 2005-01-11 |
| WARE, William George | Director | 1996-09-01 | 2002-01-31 |
| WEBB, Roger John | Director | 2002-11-28 | 2008-04-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Stephen William Burgess | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 237 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-07-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-07-02 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-07-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-08-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-07-09 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-07-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-06-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-18 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-07-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-03 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-07-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-02 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-07-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-02 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares consolidation |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.