AFRICA EXPRESS LINE LIMITED
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Cash
£1.2m
USD 1,623,284
+206.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£23m
USD 31,366,877
-3.3% vs 2024
Employees
22
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£12m
USD 15,505,221
+8.5% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-10-15.
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 | £135,908,637 | £142,138,949 | £133,622,969 | -6% | |
| Operating profit | £6,915,678 | £10,654,784 | £11,572,948 | +8.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £6,852,968 | £10,605,068 | £11,506,658 | +8.5% | |
| Net profit | £6,830,444 | £10,569,593 | £11,215,738 | +6.1% | |
| Cash | £1,819,107 | £393,552 | £1,204,663 | +206.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £21,159,423 | £24,079,648 | £23,277,831 | -3.3% | |
| Net assets | £21,159,423 | £24,079,648 | £23,277,831 | -3.3% | |
| Equity | £21,159,423 | £24,079,648 | £23,277,831 | -3.3% | |
| Average employees | 23 | 22 | 22 | 0% | |
| Wages | £1,819,479 | £1,726,496 | £1,582,891 | -8.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £582,249 | £576,902 | £571,129 | -1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £93,424 | £132,430 | £114,466 | -13.6% | |
| Highest paid director | £312,298 | £305,279 | £306,140 | +0.3% |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.742 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 5.1% | 7.5% | 8.7% | |
| Net margin | 5.0% | 7.4% | 8.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 32.7% | 44.2% | 49.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 51.6% | 50.8% | 50.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.82x | 1.88x | 1.85x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Kreston Reeves Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have prepared cash flow forecasts for a period of 12 months... which indicate that... the company will have sufficient funds to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “In addition, the Company has committed to a long-term charter of a tenth vessel from sister company Reefer Norway, as well as 2 Star First type vessels chartered from Grace Ocean until the end of 2027.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FABRE, Frederic Jean Philippe | Director | 2001-11-28 | Sep 1960 | French |
| MARTIN DE FREMONT, Jérôme Marie Nicolas Jean | Director | 2019-06-07 | Dec 1968 | French |
| MOREAU, David Marcelin Gabriel | Director | 2013-01-02 | Feb 1969 | French |
| SHED, Mathew | Director | 2018-12-13 | Dec 1967 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRIPPS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2001-10-01 | 2021-04-30 |
| ARNAUD, Pierre Michel | Director | 2001-11-28 | 2001-12-16 |
| FABRE, Charles | Director | 2002-09-05 | 2006-02-01 |
| KINGSTON, Michael John | Director | 2008-03-04 | 2009-09-30 |
| LARKIN, Christopher Van Cleef, Mr. | Director | 2007-12-20 | 2014-06-18 |
| LARKIN, Christopher Van Cleef | Director | 2001-11-28 | 2005-03-31 |
| LARRAGAN ACUNA, Armando Alfonso | Director | 2014-03-19 | 2019-06-07 |
| LAW, Nigel Robert | Director | 2006-12-18 | 2013-01-02 |
| MANT, Robert Michael | Director | 2013-01-02 | 2013-08-02 |
| MCKENZIE, Thomas Dale | Director | 2013-01-02 | 2018-08-15 |
| VAN OPSTAL, Jan Baptist | Director | 2005-06-06 | 2021-12-15 |
| VAN OPSTAL, Jan | Director | 2002-06-24 | 2002-09-05 |
| C.H.H. FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2001-10-01 | 2001-10-17 |
| SOCIETE D'ETUDE ET DE DEVELOPPEMENT DE LA CULTURE BANANIERE | Corporate Director | 2001-10-17 | 2002-06-19 |
| SOCIETE DES PLANTATIONS DU HAUT PENJA | Corporate Director | 2001-10-17 | 2002-06-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Robert Elie Gabriel Fabre | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 106 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-05 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-04-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2020-11-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.