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Cash

£179

+19.3% vs 2024

Net assets

£1.6K

+25% vs 2024

Employees

135

-22.4% vs 2024

Profit before tax

£481

+282.2% vs 2024

Accounts

2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31

Metric Trend 2024-03-312025-03-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £10,241£11,986 +17%
Operating profit -£140£618 +541.4%
Profit before tax -£264£481 +282.2%
Net profit -£233£319 +236.9%
Cash £150£179 +19.3%
Total assets less current liabilities £3,420£2,884 -15.7%
Net assets £1,276£1,595 +25%
Equity £1,276£1,595 +25%
Average employees 174135 -22.4%
Wages £4,272,213£4,967,795 +16.3%
Directors' remuneration £233,692£236,025 +1%

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 2024-03-312025-03-31
Operating margin -1.4%5.2%
Net margin -2.3%2.7%
Return on capital employed -4.1%21.4%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 78.2%69.9%
Current ratio 1.11x1.15x
Interest cover -1.06x4.51x

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
Harts Limited
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“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

  1. FRIARS 697 LIMITED · parent
    1. Trilogy Freight Limited 95% · United Kingdom · Freight Forwarder

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

2 active · 5 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
MILLS, Craig Edwin Director 2014-10-06 Jul 1963 British
SWINDELL, Victoria Claire Director 2018-10-29 Sep 1971 British
Show 5 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
DAVID, Inge Director 2013-10-11 2014-10-06
DAVIS, John Lee Director 2014-10-06 2019-04-08
HAYES, Carl Anthony Director 2018-10-29 2022-08-04
HEAVYSIDE, Jonathan Director 2017-06-20 2023-09-30
MCCORMICK, Howard Ian Director 2014-10-06 2017-03-22

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Mr Phillip David Curran Individual Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors 2021-05-17 Active
Mr Hugh Mcfaul Individual Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors 2021-05-17 Active
Benjamin Mccluskey Individual Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors 2021-05-17 Active
John Paul Watts Individual Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors 2021-05-17 Active
Mr Craig Edwin Mills Individual Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2016-04-06 Ceased 2021-05-17
Mr Howard Ian Mccormick Individual Shares 25–50% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2017-03-03

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 66 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2026-01-12 MA Memorandum articles
  • 2026-01-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
Date Type Category Description
2026-01-12 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2026-01-12 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2026-01-07 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2025-11-26 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2025-10-29 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-12-04 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2024-10-25 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-11-02 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2023-11-02 PSC01 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2023-11-02 PSC01 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2023-11-02 PSC01 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2023-11-02 PSC01 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2023-11-02 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2023-11-01 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2023-11-01 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2023-10-24 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2023-02-02 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares
2023-01-20 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares
2023-01-20 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares
2023-01-03 SH06 capital Capital cancellation shares

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
5

last 12 months

Capital events
1

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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