MAINA FREIGHT FORWARDERS LIMITED
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Cash
£116K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£770K
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
25
lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£15K
Period ending 2025-08-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,009,171 | £5,656,688 | £4,677,954 | — | |
| Operating profit | £35,382 | £69,142 | £18,310 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £25,943 | £28,800 | £14,509 | — | |
| Net profit | £16,898 | £17,918 | £3,470 | — | |
| Cash | £40,688 | £135,030 | £115,913 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £271,437 | £992,813 | £977,726 | — | |
| Net assets | £209,635 | £763,058 | £770,082 | — | |
| Equity | £209,635 | £763,058 | £770,082 | — | |
| Average employees | 28 | 30 | 25 | — | |
| Wages | £732,189 | £831,638 | £837,108 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £51,157 | £71,694 | £90,636 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 14 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.7% | 1.2% | 0.4% | |
| Net margin | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.0% | 7.0% | 1.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 66.2% | 60.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.98x | 0.83x | 0.82x | |
| Interest cover | 3.75x | 1.71x | 4.82x |
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 3 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-08-11
- MAINA FREIGHT FORWARDERS LIMITED 2025-08-11 → present
- MAINA FREIGHT FORWARDERS PLC 1998-01-30 → 2025-08-11
- MAINA FREIGHT FORWARDERS LIMITED 1982-03-26 → 1998-01-30
- DATECARE LIMITED 1981-11-23 → 1982-03-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Barnes Roffe Audit 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
- MAINA FREIGHT FORWARDERS LIMITED · parent
- Maina Couriers Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 11 August 2025, the company re-registered as a Limited company to remove the unnecessary cost burdens that come with holding a PLC status.”
- “Maina Couriers Limited has dissolved on 1 October 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MADLANI, Mrudulaben Bhupendra | Secretary | — | — | British |
| MADLANI, Bhupendra Govindji | Director | — | Jun 1953 | British |
| MADLANI, Mrudulaben Bhupendra | Director | 2012-05-11 | Jun 1954 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MADLANI, Mrudula | Director | 2002-08-06 | 2012-05-11 |
| MADLANI, Neshal | Director | 2012-05-11 | 2012-05-11 |
| MADLANI, Veshal | Director | 2012-05-11 | 2012-05-11 |
| PATHAK, Jagdish Vasantkumar | Director | 1998-01-19 | 2002-08-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Bhupendrakumar Madlani | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 154 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-08-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-08-11 CERT10 Certificate re registration public limited company to private
- 2025-08-11 RR02 Reregistration public to private company
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-04 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2025-08-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-11 | CERT10 | change-of-name | Certificate re registration public limited company to private | |
| 2025-08-11 | MAR | incorporation | Re registration memorandum articles | |
| 2025-08-11 | RR02 | change-of-name | Reregistration public to private company | |
| 2025-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-01-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-08-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.