SAMBA LONDON LIMITED
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Cash
£910k
-73.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£8m
-20.2% vs 2024
Employees
374
+8.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.6m
+8.7% highest 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 | £27,889,543 | £28,029,352 | £28,786,028 | +2.7% | |
| Operating profit | £3,139,970 | £3,433,789 | £3,271,615 | -4.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,620,388 | £3,287,534 | £3,572,289 | +8.7% | |
| Net profit | £1,793,870 | £2,595,327 | £2,680,321 | +3.3% | |
| Cash | £5,057,860 | £3,377,608 | £909,681 | -73.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,033,386 | £13,078,384 | £9,947,822 | -23.9% | |
| Net assets | £7,400,984 | £9,996,311 | £7,972,132 | -20.2% | |
| Equity | £7,400,984 | £9,996,311 | £7,972,132 | -20.2% | |
| Average employees | 360 | 346 | 374 | +8.1% | |
| Wages | £6,701,419 | £7,133,823 | £8,135,610 | +14% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £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 | 11.3% | 12.3% | 11.4% | |
| Net margin | 6.4% | 9.3% | 9.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 28.5% | 26.3% | 32.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 60.4% | 51.1% | — | |
| Current ratio | 2.00x | 2.07x | 1.77x | |
| Interest cover | 4.94x | 13.61x | 31.79x |
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
- SAMBA LONDON LIMITED 2010-10-12 → present
- FORSTERS SHELFCO 331 LIMITED 2010-10-07 → 2010-10-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have approved cash flow projections indicating that the Company will be able to meet its liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. The Company has adequate financial resources and, as a result, the directors believe that the Company is well placed to manage its business risks successfully. Accordingly, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GONZALES, Patricia | Secretary | 2014-04-30 | — | British |
| HOLY, Iqbal Amin | Director | 2022-05-18 | Jan 1977 | Australian |
| MOHAMMAD KHALIFA S BIN HABTOOR, Abdulla | Director | 2018-07-26 | Nov 1982 | Emirati |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORSTERS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2010-10-07 | 2010-10-12 |
| ABEDIN, Marwan Iqbal Mohammad Abdullah | Director | 2016-06-27 | 2017-08-07 |
| AHMED, Abdel Hameed Mustafa | Director | 2014-04-30 | 2016-06-27 |
| AL MARRI, Alyazia Khalifa | Director | 2014-04-30 | 2016-06-27 |
| ALKETBI, Saif Jaffar Suhail Markhan | Director | 2014-04-30 | 2016-06-27 |
| BILLERA, Danielle Elizabeth | Director | 2014-04-30 | 2023-01-01 |
| BILLERA, Danielle Elizabeth | Director | 2010-10-12 | 2014-04-30 |
| BIN SULAIMAN, Ahmad Khalid Mohamed Ahmad | Director | 2020-01-21 | 2022-05-18 |
| BOKOVZA, Shimon | Director | 2010-10-12 | 2023-12-15 |
| GAUTAM, Pawan Kumar | Director | 2016-06-27 | 2017-08-07 |
| GOLDENBERG, Danny | Director | 2012-05-17 | 2014-04-30 |
| GYLES, Paul Stuart | Director | 2021-07-28 | 2024-05-22 |
| HOLY, Iqbal Amin | Director | 2017-08-07 | 2021-07-28 |
| JOHNSON, Matthew | Director | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-15 |
| JOHNSON, Matthew | Director | 2010-10-12 | 2016-04-12 |
| KHAN, Amir Naim | Director | 2017-08-07 | 2018-07-26 |
| NATH, Rahul | Director | 2010-10-12 | 2011-07-18 |
| OJALVO ONER, Ari | Director | 2010-10-12 | 2023-12-15 |
| PARDO, Constantino Cesar Vazquez | Director | 2016-06-27 | 2017-08-07 |
| PEARSON, Craigie Anne | Director | 2010-10-07 | 2010-10-12 |
| TAYLOR, Richard | Director | 2017-08-07 | 2020-01-21 |
| FORSTERS DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2010-10-07 | 2010-10-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shamal Overseas U.K. Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 136 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-06 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-17 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-11 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-27 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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.