NAVAGATOR LIMITED
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Cash
£1.6M
-2.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£7.5M
-7.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
164
-4.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£609K
-8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £19,978,000 | £17,685,000 | £17,508,000 | -1% | |
| Operating profit | £371,000 | -£552,000 | -£597,000 | -8.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £370,000 | -£564,000 | -£609,000 | -8% | |
| Net profit | £370,000 | -£567,000 | -£609,000 | -7.4% | |
| Cash | £787,000 | £1,688,000 | £1,641,000 | -2.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,940,000 | £8,298,000 | £7,608,000 | -8.3% | |
| Net assets | £8,642,000 | £8,077,000 | £7,465,000 | -7.6% | |
| Equity | £8,642,000 | £8,077,000 | £7,465,000 | -7.6% | |
| Average employees | 172 | 171 | 164 | -4.1% | |
| Wages | £6,131,000 | £5,943,000 | £5,895,000 | -0.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £138,000 | £118,000 | £119,000 | +0.8% |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.9% | -3.1% | -3.4% | |
| Net margin | 1.9% | -3.2% | -3.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.1% | -6.7% | -7.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 26.5% | 23.7% | |
| Current ratio | 3.67x | 3.00x | 3.27x | |
| Interest cover | — | -32.47x | -35.12x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- MENZIES LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors did not identify any uncertainty that cast significant doubt about the group and parent company to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- NAVAGATOR LIMITED · parent
- Stamford Products Limited 100%
- The Stamford Group (Holdings) Limited 100%
- Mailbox Limited 100%
- Mailbox International Limited 100%
- Mailbox Mouldings Limited 100%
- Micrex Profiles Limited 100%
- Micropol Limited 100%
- Mouldings International Limited 100%
- Stamford Display Limited 100%
- Stamford Systems Limited 100%
- Medstor Limited 100%
- Mailbox Products Limited 100%
- Stamford Profiles Limited 100%
- Sudlows Carriers Limited 100%
- Pro-Tec Mouldings Limited 100%
- Stamford Mailbox AB 100%
- Stamford Products (Ireland) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Acquisition of MI Mailbox International GmbH and Medstor GmbH on 26 November 2025.”
- “Sale of entire share capital of The Stamford Group Limited for £5,300,000 on 4 February 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUBYL, Stephen | Director | 2022-09-15 | Apr 1959 | British |
| FERRIS, Katie Jane | Director | 2012-05-17 | May 1971 | British |
| PICOT, Stephen Keith | Director | 2012-01-27 | Jan 1950 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| REAY, Alan | Director | 2012-05-17 | 2022-10-30 |
| STAFFORD, Frank | Director | 2012-03-14 | 2012-05-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 41 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-02-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-04-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-03-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2018-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.