FREIGHT INVESTOR SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£26M
-5.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£9.4M
-11.2% vs 2024
Employees
69
+3% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.2M
-261.5% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,609,000 | £10,760,113 | £17,413,928 | £20,092,776 | £19,756,681 | £17,217,612 | -12.9% | |
| Operating profit | £783,000 | £799,954 | £2,683,896 | £2,252,088 | -£13,724 | -£1,864,669 | -13,486.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £794,000 | £285,489 | £2,601,991 | £2,313,894 | £730,828 | -£1,180,198 | -261.5% | |
| Net profit | £773,000 | -£1,350,803 | £2,059,841 | £1,552,517 | £337,866 | -£1,185,644 | -450.9% | |
| Cash | £4,983,000 | £15,778,810 | £18,289,339 | £19,335,768 | £27,231,421 | £25,611,303 | -5.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,525,000 | £7,984,408 | £8,198,770 | £9,693,744 | £10,602,893 | £9,417,249 | -11.2% | |
| Net assets | £9,511,000 | £7,973,697 | £8,191,377 | £9,690,027 | £10,602,893 | £9,417,249 | -11.2% | |
| Equity | £9,511,000 | £7,973,697 | £8,191,377 | £9,690,027 | £10,602,893 | £9,417,249 | -11.2% | |
| Average employees | 45 | 51 | 59 | 63 | 67 | 69 | +3% | |
| Wages | £6,306,000 | £7,784,882 | £9,809,915 | £11,604,599 | £12,204,644 | £12,455,240 | +2.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £425,000 | £435,370 | £434,665 | £431,017 | £410,423 | £549,579 | +33.9% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.1% | 7.4% | 15.4% | 11.2% | -0.1% | -10.8% | |
| Net margin | 8.0% | -12.6% | 11.8% | 7.7% | 1.7% | -6.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.2% | 10.0% | 32.7% | 23.2% | -0.1% | -19.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 68.1% | 72.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.60x | 1.43x | 1.36x | |
| Interest cover | 34.04x | 1.59x | 32.39x | 22.10x | -0.11x | -13.86x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- FREIGHT INVESTOR SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- Freight Commodity Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Company enhanced its regulatory permissions with the FCA, enabling us to offer a broader financial services to our clients, further diversifying our revenue streams. Moreover, our expansion efforts extended to strengthening our presence in key markets, with commitment to our core activities within the shipping and commodity markets.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BANASZKIEWICZ, John William | Director | 2002-08-20 | Dec 1962 | British |
| DRANGANOUDIS, George | Director | 2025-10-24 | Jun 1976 | Greek |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LUCEY, David Andrew | Secretary | 2002-08-20 | 2007-12-17 |
| MIGHALI, Anthi Jenny | Secretary | 2007-12-17 | 2008-10-13 |
| ALPHA SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-06-29 | 2001-06-29 |
| CORPORATE SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2001-06-29 | 2002-08-20 |
| BANASZKIEWICZ, Dominic | Director | 2009-07-31 | 2026-02-19 |
| LUCEY, David Andrew | Director | 2002-08-20 | 2007-12-17 |
| ALPHA DIRECT LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-06-29 | 2001-06-29 |
| COMPANY ADMINISTRATORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2001-06-29 | 2001-08-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John William Banaszkiewicz | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Freight Investor (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 93 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-10-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.