NORTH STAR SOUTH LIMITED
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Cash
£2.6m
+662.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£7.1m
-29.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
36
-5.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£3m
-23.9% 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 | £33,436,000 | £34,925,000 | £32,796,000 | -6.1% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,624,000 | -£1,353,000 | -£1,832,000 | -35.4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,668,000 | -£2,402,000 | -£2,975,000 | -23.9% | |
| Net profit | -£2,668,000 | -£2,406,000 | -£2,979,000 | -23.8% | |
| Cash | £1,168,000 | £337,000 | £2,571,000 | +662.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £28,027,000 | £25,885,000 | £22,642,000 | -12.5% | |
| Net assets | £12,527,000 | £10,121,000 | £7,142,000 | -29.4% | |
| Equity | £12,527,000 | £10,121,000 | £7,142,000 | -29.4% | |
| Average employees | 39 | 38 | 36 | -5.3% | |
| Wages | £1,354,000 | £1,387,000 | £1,373,000 | -1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £142,000 | £148,000 | £139,000 | -6.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £2,000 | £6,000 | £6,000 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | £142,000 | £148,000 | £139,000 | -6.1% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -4.9% | -3.9% | -5.6% | |
| Net margin | -8.0% | -6.9% | -9.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -5.8% | -5.2% | -8.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 61.3% | 65.8% | 68.8% | |
| Current ratio | 2.05x | 2.63x | 2.41x | |
| Interest cover | -1.56x | -1.29x | -1.60x |
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 2 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2024-12-02
- NORTH STAR SOUTH LIMITED 2024-12-02 → present
- BOSTON PUTFORD OFFSHORE SAFETY LIMITED 2001-11-15 → 2024-12-02
- PUTFORD ENTERPRISES LIMITED 1948-06-23 → 2001-11-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- AAB Audit & Accountancy Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors, having made due and careful enquiry, are of the opinion that the Company has adequate working capital to execute its operations over the next 12 months.”
Significant events
- “Post year end, the Company has disposed of two ERRV vessels the Putford Viking and Putford Achates.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 38 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURNESS PAULL LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2022-10-04 | — | — |
| DOBBIE, Fraser Robert | Director | 2024-10-30 | Nov 1986 | British |
| LANG, Joanna Marion | Director | 2026-01-30 | Sep 1978 | British |
| TALMO, Gitte Gard | Director | 2024-12-02 | Jul 1972 | Danish |
Show 38 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALAIS, Steven Morton | Secretary | 2002-08-27 | 2019-10-31 |
| CATCHPOLE, George Alfred | Secretary | — | 1994-01-01 |
| WATSON, Pauline Gillian | Secretary | 1994-01-01 | 2002-08-27 |
| WILKINSON, Thomas Paul | Secretary | 2019-11-18 | 2019-12-02 |
| PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2019-12-02 | 2022-10-04 |
| BINDING, Stuart Alan | Director | 2010-01-05 | 2021-06-01 |
| CAMBURN, Clyde Martin | Director | 2005-10-01 | 2018-09-30 |
| CATCHPOLE, Audrey Edith Mary | Director | — | 1993-11-04 |
| CATCHPOLE, George Alfred | Director | — | 2000-04-19 |
| CATCHPOLE, Helen Mary | Director | — | 1993-11-04 |
| CATCHPOLE, Muriel Olive | Director | — | 1993-01-15 |
| CATCHPOLE, Peter Frederick | Director | — | 2000-04-19 |
| CATCHPOLE, Richard George | Director | 1992-08-24 | 2000-04-19 |
| CATCHPOLE, Robert Frederick | Director | 2002-07-05 | 2026-02-16 |
| CATCHPOLE, Robert Frederick | Director | 1992-08-24 | 2000-04-19 |
| COWAN, John Keith | Director | 2002-07-05 | 2010-01-05 |
| COWAN, John Keith | Director | 1995-01-01 | 2000-04-19 |
| GELLERT, John Matthew | Director | 2000-04-19 | 2002-07-05 |
| GORDON, Matthew James | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2025-02-13 |
| GRAN, Alice Nathalie | Director | 2000-04-19 | 2010-03-15 |
| HASHIM, Doreen | Director | — | 1993-11-04 |
| HASHIM, John Randolph | Director | — | 2000-04-19 |
| HASHIM, Paul Randolph | Director | — | 2000-04-19 |
| HASHIM, Simon John | Director | — | 2002-07-05 |
| JONES, Wil | Director | 2019-12-02 | 2022-01-28 |
| LENTHALL, Rodney Desmonde Morgan | Director | 2002-07-05 | 2004-04-21 |
| LOWRY, Steven | Director | 2019-12-02 | 2022-01-28 |
| O'HARA, Neil | Director | 2019-12-02 | 2022-01-28 |
| PALMER, Norwood Ian | Director | 1993-11-20 | 2003-02-12 |
| RAINEY, Dorothy | Director | — | 2000-04-19 |
| RAINEY, Luke Wakefield | Director | — | 1993-11-04 |
| RAINEY, Victoria Louisa | Director | — | 1993-11-04 |
| RYAN, Richard James | Director | 2002-07-05 | 2012-07-09 |
| STANGROOM, David John | Director | — | 1993-11-04 |
| WATSON, Pauline Gillian | Director | 1997-06-18 | 2000-04-19 |
| WILLIS, Paul Jonathan | Director | 2002-07-05 | 2022-05-31 |
| WILLIS, Paul Jonathan | Director | 1999-11-04 | 2000-04-19 |
| WORDIE, Peter Jeffrey | Director | 1993-11-30 | 1997-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Star Holdco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-02-26 | Active |
| Seacor Capital (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-02-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 367 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-08-11 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole cease and release with charge number | |
| 2026-08-10 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2026-08-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-03-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-28 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole cease and release with charge number | |
| 2026-01-28 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole cease and release with charge number | |
| 2026-01-09 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole cease and release with charge number | |
| 2026-01-09 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole cease and release with charge number | |
| 2026-01-09 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole cease and release with charge number | |
| 2026-01-09 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole cease and release with charge number | |
| 2026-01-09 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole cease and release with charge number | |
| 2026-01-09 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole cease and release with charge number | |
| 2026-01-09 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole cease and release with charge number | |
| 2026-01-09 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole cease and release with charge number | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 17
- 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.