PAL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
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Cash
£122k
-47% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.4m
-27.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
90
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£53k
+96.5% highest in 3 filed years
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 | £13,635,000 | £17,784,000 | £16,479,000 | -7.3% | |
| Operating profit | -£689,000 | -£1,209,000 | -£71,000 | +94.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£803,000 | -£1,510,000 | -£53,000 | +96.5% | |
| Net profit | -£800,000 | -£1,510,000 | -£53,000 | +96.5% | |
| Cash | £620,000 | £230,000 | £122,000 | -47% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,967,000 | £5,586,000 | £5,556,000 | -0.5% | |
| Net assets | £3,464,000 | £1,954,000 | £1,424,000 | -27.1% | |
| Equity | £3,464,000 | £1,954,000 | £1,424,000 | -27.1% | |
| Average employees | 65 | 90 | 90 | 0% | |
| Wages | £2,309,000 | £3,226,000 | £3,181,000 | -1.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £201,000 | £246,000 | £309,000 | +25.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £9,000 | £14,000 | £18,000 | +28.6% | |
| Highest paid director | £85,000 | £152,000 | £152,000 | 0% |
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 | -5.1% | -6.8% | -0.4% | |
| Net margin | -5.9% | -8.5% | -0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -17.4% | -21.6% | -1.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 60.1% | 83.2% | 87.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.43x | 1.03x | 1.11x | |
| Interest cover | -6.04x | -4.02x | -0.15x |
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
- PAL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1997-01-10 → present
- NO. 280 LEICESTER LIMITED 1996-10-31 → 1997-01-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the financial forecasts prepared by the directors the company will be able to operate within the facilities available to it for at least a period of 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. On that basis, the directors have prepared these financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- PAL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED · parent
- Pal Hygiene Limited 100%
- Pal Hygiene Products Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During 2024 the Company completed the £4 million fit out of a new UK production facility in Bardon Hill... This new facility was operational from September 2024.”
- “In Autumn 2023 the Company secured a new contract for the provision of surface disinfectant wipe products to hospitals across Denmark... This revenue contributed some £0.7 million toward gross profit in 2024 and did not recur in 2025.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARKER, Jack William James | Director | 2026-09-01 | Apr 1988 | British |
| CALLAGHAN-WATSON, Beverley Anne | Director | 2025-09-29 | Nov 1974 | British |
| FELL, Richard Colin | Director | 2022-08-30 | May 1983 | British |
| GREEN, Marcus Conrad | Director | 2023-06-07 | Apr 1971 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRUCCIANI, Richard Louis | Secretary | 1997-12-01 | 1998-02-23 |
| BRYAN, Peter | Secretary | 1998-02-23 | 2015-11-10 |
| HAMPSON, Alec | Secretary | 1996-11-07 | 1997-11-07 |
| HOLLIS, Paula Clare | Nominee Secretary | 1996-10-31 | 1996-11-07 |
| MCLARNEY, Justin James | Secretary | 2022-10-24 | 2022-12-31 |
| BRADLEY, Simon William | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2022-08-30 |
| BRUCCIANI, Alexander | Director | 2010-03-01 | 2017-12-21 |
| BRUCCIANI, Richard Louis | Director | 1996-11-07 | 2022-08-30 |
| BRUCCIANI, Sheila Margaret | Director | 2000-12-31 | 2022-08-30 |
| JONES, Stephen | Director | 1997-01-27 | 1997-11-07 |
| MCLARNEY, Justin James | Director | 2022-10-24 | 2022-12-30 |
| NELSON, Anthea Louise | Director | 2016-12-01 | 2022-08-30 |
| RUPRA, Perminder Singh | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2022-02-24 |
| STORRAR, Christopher Charles | Director | 1996-11-07 | 2000-04-07 |
| VALLANCE, Julie Rose | Nominee Director | 1996-10-31 | 1996-11-07 |
| WESTON, Adrian Robert | Director | 1996-11-07 | 2000-12-31 |
| WRIGHT, Alistair Alban | Director | 2022-08-30 | 2023-12-31 |
| WRIGHT, John | Director | 2006-04-01 | 2011-05-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pal International Investments Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-08-30 | Active |
| Mrs Anthea Louise Nelson | Individual | Significant influence | 2021-02-16 | Ceased 2022-08-30 |
| Mr Richard Louis Brucciani | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-06-21 | Ceased 2021-02-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 166 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-08-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-05-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-01-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-06 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part release with charge number | |
| 2023-01-06 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part release with charge number |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.