ASCO MARINE LIMITED
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Cash
£440k
+266.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£311k
-93.5% vs 2024
Employees
19
+5.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£268k
-20% vs 2024
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 | £4,332,000 | £2,672,000 | £4,460,000 | +66.9% | |
| Operating profit | £536,000 | £335,000 | £268,000 | -20% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £335,000 | £268,000 | -20% | |
| Net profit | — | £251,000 | £201,000 | -19.9% | |
| Cash | — | £120,000 | £440,000 | +266.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £4,769,000 | £311,000 | -93.5% | |
| Net assets | — | £4,769,000 | £311,000 | -93.5% | |
| Equity | — | £4,785,000 | £311,000 | -93.5% | |
| Average employees | 18 | 18 | 19 | +5.6% | |
| Wages | £1,089,000 | £1,232,000 | £1,153,000 | -6.4% | |
| 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.4% | 12.5% | 6.0% | |
| Net margin | — | 9.4% | 4.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 7.0% | 86.2% |
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
- ASCO MARINE LIMITED 2007-05-15 → present
- FIRSTFILE LIMITED 2007-02-07 → 2007-05-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “On 19 May 2026, the Group entered into new financing arrangements with the existing lender group (BZ Commercial Finance and Leumi UK Group) effective 1 July 2026 which will provide additional liquidity to support the growth of the business.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCINTYRE, Fraser Nicol | Secretary | 2012-05-28 | — | — |
| MITCHELL, Stephen | Director | 2018-09-10 | Jul 1968 | British |
| PETTIGREW, Timothy Michael Robert | Director | 2023-08-29 | Jan 1967 | British |
| SCOTT, Allan Douglas | Director | 2025-07-23 | Apr 1970 | British |
| WRIGHT, Antony Robert William | Director | 2023-07-03 | Nov 1971 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KENNEDY, William Stewart | Secretary | 2007-08-01 | 2011-03-31 |
| MCKENZIE, Lindsay-Anne | Secretary | 2011-03-31 | 2012-05-28 |
| P & W SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-02-07 | 2007-08-01 |
| ALLAN, William Macdonald | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2014-12-08 |
| BROWN, Alan John | Director | 2014-12-09 | 2018-09-25 |
| EARDLEY, Shaun Nigel | Director | 2009-05-29 | 2015-07-17 |
| FLETCHER, Keith | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2010-07-29 |
| FRANCE, Peter Ian | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2023-08-29 |
| LENNOX, Craig John | Director | 2016-07-22 | 2018-08-31 |
| LENTHALL, Rodney Desmonde Morgan | Director | 2007-07-20 | 2011-12-21 |
| LIPP, Marianne Hope | Director | 2019-05-01 | 2020-03-20 |
| MACDONALD, Andrew David | Director | 2012-05-28 | 2014-04-08 |
| PAVER, Gary Neil | Director | 2020-03-20 | 2023-06-30 |
| ROSS, Ian Macarthur | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2013-02-27 |
| SMITH, Derek | Director | 2013-02-27 | 2014-12-04 |
| WALKER, Mark Johnstone | Director | 2013-02-27 | 2019-05-01 |
| P & W DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2007-02-07 | 2007-08-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-08-11 |
| Asco Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 132 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-18 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2024-07-12 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2024-07-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-02 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-24 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number |
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.