TUSKERDIRECT LIMITED
Trading as Tusker, the company provides salary sacrifice car benefit schemes and vehicle leasing services to UK organisations, operating as a subsidiary of Hamsard 3353 Limited.
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Cash
£35m
-17% vs 2024
Net assets
£105m
+124.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
370
+13.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£79m
+330.7% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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 | £337,598,000 | £559,630,000 | £776,361,000 | +38.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | £36,239,000 | £158,027,000 | +336.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£710,000 | -£34,207,000 | £78,931,000 | +330.7% | |
| Net profit | -£1,486,000 | -£25,772,000 | £58,502,000 | +327% | |
| Cash | £18,837,000 | £41,979,000 | £34,852,000 | -17% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £344,873,000 | £1,608,405,000 | £2,258,918,000 | +40.4% | |
| Net assets | £72,687,000 | £46,915,000 | £105,417,000 | +124.7% | |
| Equity | £72,687,000 | £46,915,000 | £105,417,000 | +124.7% | |
| Average employees | 275 | 325 | 370 | +13.8% | |
| Wages | £12,826,000 | £14,467,000 | £16,412,000 | +13.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £438,000 | £792,000 | £541,000 | -31.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £12,000 | £55,000 | £47,000 | -14.5% | |
| Highest paid director | £225,000 | £278,000 | £278,000 | 0% |
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 | — | 6.5% | 20.4% | |
| Net margin | -0.4% | -4.6% | 7.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 2.3% | 7.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 94.0% | 97.3% | 95.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.18x | 1.82x | 1.44x | |
| Interest cover | — | 0.51x | 2.00x |
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
- TUSKERDIRECT LIMITED 2001-11-12 → present
- TUSKERDIRECT.COM LIMITED 2000-05-15 → 2001-11-12
- DIPLEMA 440 LIMITED 1999-10-25 → 2000-05-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 of approval of the accounts. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the Annual Report and Accounts taking into account the following”
Group structure
- TUSKERDIRECT LIMITED · parent
- Landau Finance Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HENNESSEY, David Dermot | Secretary | 2026-03-09 | — | — |
| HYNE, Paul Lawrence | Director | 2023-02-21 | May 1979 | British |
| NORTH, Alan Mark | Director | 2023-02-21 | Oct 1977 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Nicholas Andrew | Director | 2023-02-21 | Jun 1974 | British |
| WISDOM, Christopher | Director | 2024-03-19 | Sep 1982 | British |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEATTIE, Ryan | Secretary | 2024-07-31 | 2026-03-09 |
| BROCKWELL, David Paul | Secretary | 2006-08-02 | 2018-06-30 |
| GITTINS, Paul | Secretary | 2024-01-23 | 2024-07-31 |
| HENNESSEY, David Dermot | Secretary | 2023-06-19 | 2024-01-08 |
| O'BRIEN, Sharon | Secretary | 1999-10-25 | 1999-12-07 |
| STEPHENSON, Thomas Edward | Secretary | 1999-12-07 | 2003-01-30 |
| WALTON, James Stuart | Secretary | 2003-01-30 | 2006-06-30 |
| ALEXANDER, Laura Catherine Elizabeth | Director | 2018-01-08 | 2019-09-05 |
| BAKER, Clive Andrew Whistler | Director | 2016-04-06 | 2019-02-15 |
| BROCKWELL, David Paul | Director | 2006-08-02 | 2018-06-30 |
| BUCHANAN, Dianne | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2022-10-10 |
| CALLINAN, Nicholas Bernard | Director | 2001-08-20 | 2003-03-19 |
| CARMICHAEL, Iain Alexander Mcpherson | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2015-10-01 |
| CHANDOS, Thomas Orlando, Viscount | Director | 2001-08-20 | 2006-01-19 |
| CHINN, Trevor Edwin, Sir | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2015-02-19 |
| DANGERFIELD, Kevin Jeremy | Director | 2022-06-28 | 2023-02-21 |
| DETURCK, Michiel | Director | 2003-11-21 | 2006-01-19 |
| ENGLISH, Simon | Director | 2006-01-19 | 2023-02-21 |
| EVANS, Nicholas David | Director | 2000-02-09 | 2003-11-21 |
| GILSHAN, Paul Hugh | Director | 2016-01-11 | 2025-12-26 |
| GRANT, Timothy Donald | Director | 1999-12-01 | 2003-02-28 |
| HOSKING, David | Director | 2006-01-19 | 2019-01-16 |
| LERNER, Jonathan Andrew | Director | 2011-07-21 | 2015-02-19 |
| MAYO, Jordan | Director | 2008-05-23 | 2011-07-21 |
| REARDON, Jonathan Andrew | Nominee Director | 1999-10-25 | 1999-12-07 |
| REYNOLDS, Andrew David Finch | Director | 2021-09-22 | 2022-06-28 |
| SINCLAIR, Mark Christopher | Director | 2012-07-31 | 2017-05-09 |
| STEPHENSON, Thomas Edward | Director | 1999-12-07 | 2003-05-01 |
| SUMMERHAYES, Mark Richard David | Director | 2000-02-08 | 2005-02-22 |
| TOMS, Robert Peter | Director | 2005-02-22 | 2015-02-19 |
| WALTON, James Stuart | Director | 2006-01-19 | 2006-06-30 |
| WEBSTER, Martin | Nominee Director | 1999-10-25 | 1999-12-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lloyds Bank Asset Finance Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-10-28 | Active |
| Hamsard 3353 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-10-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 233 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-01-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-01-17 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-06-17 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-09 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-03-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-01-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-01-17 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2024-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-08-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-24 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-01-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.