POD-TRAK LIMITED
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Cash
£6.4M
-12.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£13M
+8.4% vs 2024
Employees
113
-8.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2.7M
-27% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £68,939,060 | £69,875,751 | +1.4% | |
| Operating profit | £3,675,486 | £2,612,881 | -28.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,659,176 | £2,670,220 | -27% | |
| Net profit | £3,119,615 | £1,995,212 | -36% | |
| Cash | £7,386,842 | £6,433,072 | -12.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,353,075 | £13,306,168 | +7.7% | |
| Net assets | £11,897,416 | £12,892,628 | +8.4% | |
| Equity | £11,897,416 | £12,892,628 | +8.4% | |
| Average employees | 123 | 113 | -8.1% | |
| Wages | £5,984,918 | £5,306,203 | -11.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £119,000 | £164,313 | +38.1% |
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 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.3% | 3.7% | |
| Net margin | 4.5% | 2.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 29.8% | 19.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 52.9% | 51.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.64x | 1.70x |
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
- Goldblatts
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “During the year the company undertook several Research and Development ('R&D') projects that sought to achieve advancements in technology in various railway systems and infrastructure projects. The company is committed to achieving Net Zero by 2040. Contingent liabilities include guarantees for related companies on hire purchase liabilities (£1,307,365 in 2025) and a bank loan (£3.666m in 2025).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'DONNELL, Brenda | Secretary | 2007-08-08 | — | Irish |
| GIVEN, Stephen Francis | Director | 2015-05-01 | May 1983 | British |
| O'DONNELL, Brenda | Director | 2014-11-01 | Nov 1980 | Irish |
| O'DONNELL, Paul | Director | 2007-08-08 | Oct 1982 | Irish |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIGHSTONE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-08-08 | 2007-08-09 |
| GIVEN, Stephen Francis | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2012-09-01 |
| HIGHSTONE DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2007-08-08 | 2007-08-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul O'Donnell | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-08-08 | Ceased 2023-01-31 |
| Pod-Trak (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 67 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-31 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-31 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-04-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.