MONTGOMERY TANK SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£1.3m
+60.2% vs 2024
Net assets
-£3.9m
-29.9% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
411
+4.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.6m
-111% lowest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,778,000 | £10,490,000 | £11,166,835 | £8,300,404 | -25.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | £672,550 | £149,842 | -£628,168 | -519.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,034,000 | £102,588 | -£756,500 | -£1,595,872 | -111% | |
| Net profit | — | -£198,502 | -£600,491 | -£909,135 | -51.4% | |
| Cash | — | £1,691,809 | £788,555 | £1,263,378 | +60.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | -£373,409 | £2,248,748 | -£732,628 | -132.6% | |
| Net assets | -£2,241,000 | -£2,439,736 | -£3,040,227 | -£3,949,362 | -29.9% | |
| Equity | -£2,241,000 | -£2,439,736 | -£3,040,227 | -£3,949,362 | -29.9% | |
| Average employees | — | 58 | 392 | 411 | +4.8% | |
| Wages | — | £2,711,626 | £2,979,622 | £2,475,300 | -16.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 6.4% | 1.3% | -7.6% | |
| Net margin | — | -1.9% | -5.4% | -11.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 6.7% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.64x | 0.63x | 0.31x | |
| Interest cover | — | 1.06x | 0.17x | -0.65x |
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
- MONTGOMERY TANK SERVICES LIMITED 1996-02-05 → present
- MONTGOMERY TANKFREIGHT LIMITED 1995-03-23 → 1996-02-05
- MONTGOMERY TRUCKS LIMITED 1980-03-20 → 1995-03-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton (NI) LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the company's forecasts and projections, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue its operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DARRAGH, James Alexander | Secretary | 2024-03-05 | — | — |
| MONTGOMERY, Colin John Hugh | Director | 2020-09-25 | Jul 1976 | British |
| MONTGOMERY, Harold Mark Joseph | Director | 2016-12-08 | May 1983 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAREY, Ian | Secretary | 2008-02-27 | 2009-01-31 |
| DUNCAN, Peter Stewart | Secretary | 2006-07-03 | 2008-02-27 |
| LIFFEY, Brian | Secretary | 2020-09-25 | 2022-09-16 |
| MONTGOMERY, Harold Hugh | Secretary | 2009-02-01 | 2020-09-25 |
| MONTGOMERY, Harold Hugh | Secretary | 1980-03-20 | 2006-07-03 |
| BIRKMYRE, David Nigel | Director | 2010-08-31 | 2011-02-28 |
| CAREY, Ian | Director | 2008-02-27 | 2009-01-31 |
| DUNCAN, Peter Stewart | Director | 2006-07-03 | 2008-02-27 |
| HEATH, David Matthew | Director | 2018-04-02 | 2019-04-02 |
| JACKSON, Paul Courtney | Director | 1980-03-20 | 2012-09-05 |
| LIFFEY, Brian | Director | 2019-04-02 | 2022-09-16 |
| MARSHALL, Stephen | Director | 2014-02-17 | 2020-02-01 |
| MONTGOMERY, Harold Hugh | Director | 2009-02-01 | 2009-02-01 |
| MONTGOMERY, Harold Hugh | Director | 1980-03-20 | 2020-09-24 |
| MONTGOMERY, Noreen P | Director | 1980-03-20 | 2006-07-03 |
| THOMSON, Alan William | Director | 2010-08-31 | 2019-02-18 |
| WALLACE, David Martin | Director | 1980-03-20 | 1999-01-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyvesey Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 145 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-18 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-10-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-10-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2020-10-09 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2020-06-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.