BANKS & LLOYD (SHIPPING) LIMITED
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Cash
£4.2M
+9% vs 2024
Net assets
£6.2M
+3.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
46
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£989K
+18.4% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £39,562,802 | £43,623,175 | £44,876,591 | +2.9% | |
| Operating profit | £1,032,251 | £810,043 | £996,305 | +23% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,028,065 | £835,653 | £989,321 | +18.4% | |
| Net profit | £767,193 | £621,404 | £831,640 | +33.8% | |
| Cash | £4,264,137 | £3,854,378 | £4,202,680 | +9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,852,160 | £6,168,471 | £6,904,166 | +11.9% | |
| Net assets | £5,820,175 | £6,030,579 | £6,223,843 | +3.2% | |
| Equity | £5,820,175 | £6,030,579 | £6,223,843 | +3.2% | |
| Average employees | 50 | 46 | 46 | 0% | |
| Wages | £1,878,774 | £1,882,709 | £1,774,139 | -5.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £337,795 | £319,757 | £251,591 | -21.3% |
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 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.6% | 1.9% | 2.2% | |
| Net margin | 1.9% | 1.4% | 1.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.6% | 13.1% | 14.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 55.5% | 55.6% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.80x | 1.83x | 1.79x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 13.26x |
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
- BANKS & LLOYD (SHIPPING) LIMITED 1995-09-01 → present
- BANKS & LLOYD (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 1995-08-04 → 1995-09-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Langricks (Holmfirth) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The directors have reviewed and considered relevant information, including the annual budget and future cash flows in making their assessment. Based on these assessments and the current resources available, the Directors have concluded that they can continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual reports and accounts.”
Group structure
- BANKS & LLOYD (SHIPPING) LIMITED · parent
- BL International Logistics and Shipping SL 100%
Significant events
- “After the end of the reporting period, the directors proposed dividends totalling £35,000 on 16 December 2025 and £440,000 on 7 April 2026. These dividends have not been recognised as a liability in these financial statements as they were proposed and approved after the balance sheet date.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BANKS, Daria Mikhaylovna | Director | 2016-03-15 | May 1987 | British |
| BANKS, Edward Thomas Paul | Director | 2024-12-06 | Aug 1988 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LUCAS, Lynn | Secretary | 2001-08-20 | 2016-03-01 |
| LUCAS, Paul Gerard John | Secretary | 1995-08-07 | 2001-08-20 |
| VERZIJL, Diane Elizabeth | Secretary | 2017-08-18 | 2021-12-01 |
| VERZIJL, Vincent | Secretary | 2016-03-01 | 2017-08-15 |
| BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-08-04 | 1995-08-07 |
| LUCAS, Lynn Judith | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2017-08-18 |
| LUCAS, Paul Gerard John | Director | 1995-08-07 | 2016-04-15 |
| LUCAS, Philip Paul | Director | 2016-03-15 | 2026-01-19 |
| RAHMAN, Mark Edward | Director | 2016-03-15 | 2024-12-06 |
| TYLER, Keith | Director | 1995-08-07 | 2001-04-18 |
| VERZIJL, Diane Elizabeth | Director | 2018-06-15 | 2021-12-01 |
| VERZIJL, Vincentius | Director | 2002-03-08 | 2023-02-08 |
| DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-08-04 | 1995-08-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B L Shipping (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-08-15 | Active |
| Mr Vincentius Verzijl | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-02-08 |
| Ms Lynn Judith Lucas | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-08-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 136 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-28 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-10 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-06-10 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-06-10 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-05-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-01-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.