1ST CONTAINERS (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-29 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-15
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£6M
-27.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£14M
+4.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
24
+9.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£8M
+161.3% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £25,544,685 | £34,150,728 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £2,797,812 | £7,552,903 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £2,888,415 | £7,547,942 | |
| Net profit | — | £831,150 | — | — | — | £2,356,652 | £4,981,239 | |
| Cash | £1,942,893 | £1,094,111 | — | — | — | £8,750,716 | £6,329,563 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £17,630,645 | £16,622,209 | |
| Net assets | — | £3,443,971 | — | — | — | £13,141,758 | £13,742,997 | |
| Equity | — | — | £6,423,299 | £16,011,102 | £10,326,908 | £13,141,758 | £13,742,997 | |
| Average employees | — | 11 | — | — | — | 22 | 24 | |
| Wages | — | £100,492 | — | — | — | £873,677 | £1,256,069 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £31,300 | £33,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+33.7%
£25,544,685 £34,150,728
-
Cash
-27.7%
£8,750,716 £6,329,563
-
Net assets
+4.6%
£13,141,758 £13,742,997
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+9.1%
22 24
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+170%
£2,797,812 £7,552,903
-
Profit before tax
+161.3%
£2,888,415 £7,547,942
-
Wages
+43.8%
£873,677 £1,256,069
highest in 3 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 11.0% | 22.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 9.2% | 14.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 15.9% | 45.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 67.7% | 69.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.34x | 1.20x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 40.35x | 73.57x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Ad Valorem Audit Services 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 group's and the parent 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
- 1ST CONTAINERS (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Global Container Solutions Ltd 100%
- Flintham Cabins Limited 100%
- LCS (Skip Repair, Self Store & Sales) Ltd 100%
- UK Container Sales Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, the shareholders of the parent company completed a transaction pursuant to which 100% of the issued share capital of 1st Containers (UK) Ltd was transferred to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT).”
- “Under the terms of the share purchase arrangement, deferred consideration of £30,000,000 may be payable to the former shareholders in future periods. Any such payments are conditional upon the availability of sufficient distributable reserves at the time payment falls due.”
- “During the year ended 31 December 2024, the entire issued share capital of the company was acquired by 1st Containers (UK) EOT Trustees Limited, acting in its capacity as trustee of the 1st Containers Employee Ownership Trust. The transaction was completed in 2024 and was funded by distributions made by the company from its distributable reserves.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRENNER, Mitchell Kurt | Secretary | 2020-07-31 | — | — |
| BRENNER, Claire Elizabeth | Director | 2009-01-29 | Oct 1972 | British |
| BRENNER, Mitchell Kurt | Director | 2005-04-01 | Apr 1972 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRENNER, Claire | Secretary | 2004-04-07 | 2004-04-28 |
| EDKINS, Shelley | Secretary | 2004-04-29 | 2020-07-31 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-04-07 | 2004-04-07 |
| BRENNER, Claire | Director | 2004-04-07 | 2004-04-28 |
| DICKINSON, Ian | Director | 2004-04-07 | 2005-04-01 |
| EDKINS, Nicholas Colin | Director | 2004-04-07 | 2004-04-28 |
| WILSON, David | Director | 2004-04-07 | 2004-04-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Containers (Uk) Eot Trustees Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-02-27 | Active |
| Mr Mitchell Kurt Brenner | Individual | Shares 25–50%, ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust, ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-firm, Voting 25–50%, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-firm, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-02-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 76 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-04-16 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-04-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-16 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-04-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-04-12 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-12-16 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2021-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged | |
| 2020-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-08-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-08-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.