FLYING TRADE LIMITED
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Cash
£151k
-62.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£38m
+5.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
355
-7.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£9.3m
-3.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £186,782,181 | £200,659,825 | £209,761,498 | +4.5% | |
| Operating profit | £13,155,799 | £11,844,196 | £12,656,755 | +6.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £11,147,418 | £9,640,028 | £9,339,880 | -3.1% | |
| Net profit | £8,519,915 | £7,381,996 | £6,990,983 | -5.3% | |
| Cash | £174,048 | £405,749 | £151,171 | -62.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £33,406,951 | £46,920,390 | £48,019,217 | +2.3% | |
| Net assets | £32,065,738 | £36,447,734 | £38,438,717 | +5.5% | |
| Equity | £32,065,738 | £36,447,734 | £38,438,717 | +5.5% | |
| Average employees | 180 | 382 | 355 | -7.1% | |
| Wages | £7,082,678 | £12,778,189 | £12,501,225 | -2.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £7,499 | £73,339 | £41,889 | -42.9% |
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 | 7.0% | 5.9% | 6.0% | |
| Net margin | 4.6% | 3.7% | 3.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 39.4% | 25.2% | 26.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.44x | 1.59x | 1.52x | |
| Interest cover | 6.55x | 4.57x | 3.82x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- FLYING TRADE LIMITED 1991-02-15 → present
- FLYING TRADE FINANCE LIMITED 1988-08-08 → 1991-02-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, based on forecasts prepared and facilities available, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months from the date that these accounts are signed. Thus, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- FLYING TRADE LIMITED · parent
- Flying Trade (India) Private Limited 100%
- Salaam Foods SRL 100%
- Surya Foods Ireland Limited 100%
- Surya Foods USA LLC 100%
- Surya Iberian SL 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DULAI, Sukhjit Singh | Secretary | — | — | British |
| DULAI, Harjit Singh | Director | 2010-05-25 | Dec 1971 | British |
| DULAI, Sukhjit Singh | Director | — | Aug 1966 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DULAI, Harjit Singh | Director | 2001-12-31 | 2007-09-01 |
| DULAI, Kewal Singh | Director | 1993-11-29 | 2003-07-28 |
| PATEL, Dinesh | Director | 2002-04-10 | 2012-03-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flying Trade Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 137 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.