M & S LOGISTICS LIMITED
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Cash
£25m
+15.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£34m
+13.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
254
+0.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£6.3m
-4.7% 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 | £102,917,396 | £100,699,787 | £103,538,211 | +2.8% | |
| Operating profit | £7,825,635 | £5,926,399 | £6,009,188 | +1.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £8,210,189 | £6,631,892 | £6,317,026 | -4.7% | |
| Net profit | £6,391,742 | £5,275,404 | £4,895,518 | -7.2% | |
| Cash | £32,349,296 | £21,506,091 | £24,864,336 | +15.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £37,517,093 | £35,130,724 | £39,024,317 | +11.1% | |
| Net assets | £29,983,442 | £29,847,889 | £33,875,032 | +13.5% | |
| Equity | £29,983,442 | £29,847,889 | £33,875,032 | +13.5% | |
| Average employees | 248 | 253 | 254 | +0.4% | |
| Wages | £14,087,759 | £11,127,699 | £10,976,317 | -1.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £819,882 | £468,601 | £500,083 | +6.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £22,365 | £34,946 | +56.3% | |
| Highest paid director | £548,685 | £279,416 | £298,033 | +6.7% |
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 | 7.6% | 5.9% | 5.8% | |
| Net margin | 6.2% | 5.2% | 4.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 20.9% | 16.9% | 15.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 60.1% | 54.1% | 51.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.37x | 1.41x | 1.48x | |
| Interest cover | 16.38x | 22.59x | 35.68x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- M & S LOGISTICS LIMITED 2007-12-18 → present
- M & S TANK CONTAINER SHIPPING (UK) LIMITED 1998-09-21 → 2007-12-18
- M & S TANK CONTAINERS SHIPPING (UK) LIMITED 1998-09-07 → 1998-09-21
- CHARIOTQUEST LIMITED 1998-07-14 → 1998-09-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors consider that there is adequate cash and assets within the group to support the group and the parent company in paying their liabilities as they fall due.”
Group structure
- M & S LOGISTICS LIMITED · parent
- M & S Logistic (Shanghai) Co Ltd 100%
- M & S Logistics BV 100%
- M & S Logistics LLC 100%
- Multistar Leasing Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 30 January 2026, M & S Logistics Limited acquired 50% of the share capital of associate company Tangreen Commodities Limited from Lumen Assets Limited, an associate company of M & S Logistics Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GELDERBLOM, Jacob Du Toit | Director | 2023-04-11 | Jan 1977 | Dutch |
| KEW, David Richard | Director | 2009-10-27 | Apr 1974 | South African |
| SURMAN, Robert Neil | Director | 2018-05-16 | Jan 1949 | British |
| VERWEY, Louwrens Martinus | Director | 2018-01-19 | Apr 1983 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARBER, Colin David | Secretary | 1999-04-30 | 2001-10-12 |
| SHEARER, Richard John | Secretary | 1998-09-01 | 1999-04-30 |
| COSEC FACILITIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2002-05-18 | 2006-10-10 |
| SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-07-14 | 1998-09-01 |
| WATERLOW REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-10-30 | 2008-04-06 |
| BARBER, Colin David | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2001-10-12 |
| BIRKEBAEK, Carsten | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2001-01-31 |
| GILL, Wolfgang | Director | 2007-09-01 | 2021-01-07 |
| JENKINS, David Frederick | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2018-01-19 |
| MARTIN, David Anthony | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2002-12-24 |
| PRICE, David Roy | Director | 2007-09-01 | 2014-08-31 |
| RISBRIDGER, John James | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2021-02-26 |
| SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-07-14 | 1998-09-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Richard Kew | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2020-10-08 | Active |
| Mr David Frederick Jenkins | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-05-11 |
| Sterlingwood Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 123 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-11-09 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-11-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-11 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-10 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-11-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-08 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2023-11-08 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.