TRAFALGAR MARINE TRADES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-04 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-21
Watchouts
Cash
£25
-100% vs 2023
Net assets
£2M
-2.4% vs 2023
Employees
0
-100% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£45K
-102.8% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The directors have reviewed the going concern basis and have therefore prepared the financial statements on a basis other than going concern. The directors do not consider this has led to any material differences than if they were prepared on a going concern basis.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-02-28 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £291,891 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,565,002 | -£112,560 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,620,502 | -£44,860 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £1,250,001 | -£37,821 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £160,579 | £25 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £35,551 | £62,390 | £171,734 | — | £1,557,216 | £1,519,395 | |
| Net assets | £111,835 | £167,565 | £100,470 | — | £1,557,216 | £1,519,395 | |
| Equity | £111,835 | £167,565 | £100,470 | £307,215 | £1,557,216 | £1,519,395 | |
| Average employees | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £26,125 | £0 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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
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Turnover
—
Not reported
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Cash
-100%
£160,579 £25
-
Net assets
-2.4%
£1,557,216 £1,519,395
-
Employees
-100%
1 0
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Operating profit
-107.2%
£1,565,002 -£112,560
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Profit before tax
-102.8%
£1,620,502 -£44,860
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Wages
-100%
£26,125 £0
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 | 2020-02-28 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 100.5% | -7.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.97x | 2.05x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PKF Littlejohn LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The directors have reviewed the going concern basis and have therefore prepared the financial statements on a basis other than going concern. The directors do not consider this has led to any material differences than if they were prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “On 1 April 2023, the parent company, Tay River Holdings Ltd and its subsidiaries (Vessel Protect Limited, Trafalgar Marine Trades Limited and BMM (P&T) Ltd) were acquired by Gallagher Holdings (UK) Limited and, on the same date, the company's business and trade was hived up or sold to other group companies. Following this event, the company ceased to trade.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOWNEY, Tom | Director | 2023-04-01 | Nov 1967 | Irish |
| HERRIMAN, Sarah | Director | 2023-04-01 | Sep 1978 | British |
| THOMSON, Catriona Anne | Director | 2023-07-12 | Nov 1976 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEEL, Alistair Charles | Secretary | 2023-04-01 | 2024-07-26 |
| DYSON, James | Director | 2020-02-11 | 2021-11-24 |
| FORSTER, Robert Dennis | Director | 2019-08-14 | 2023-04-01 |
| HARTLEY, Paul | Director | 2020-02-11 | 2023-04-01 |
| KING, James | Director | 2020-02-11 | 2023-04-01 |
| LUCAS, John | Director | 2020-02-11 | 2021-11-24 |
| RUPAL, Raj Gopal | Director | 2019-02-11 | 2022-07-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Lucas | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2021-11-24 | Ceased 2021-11-24 |
| Mr Paul Hartley | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2021-11-24 | Ceased 2021-11-24 |
| Tay River Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-10-19 | Active |
| Mr Robert Dennis Forster | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2019-02-20 | Ceased 2021-11-24 |
| Raj Rupal | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-02-11 | Ceased 2019-02-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 49 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-10-02 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-01 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2023-04-13 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-04-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
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.