
Company Number
09171134
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
customs support group uk ltd
Group Structure
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Industry
Other transportation support activities
Registered Address
16b suite 4 orwell house, felixstowe, suffolk, IP11 3AQ
Website
www.ukcustomssolutions.co.ukPomanda estimates the enterprise value of UK CUSTOMS SOLUTIONS LTD at £7.5m based on a Turnover of £7.4m and 1.01x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of UK CUSTOMS SOLUTIONS LTD at £11.5m based on an EBITDA of £1.5m and a 7.64x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of UK CUSTOMS SOLUTIONS LTD at £11.1m based on Net Assets of £5.1m and 2.16x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Uk Customs Solutions Ltd is a live company located in suffolk, IP11 3AQ with a Companies House number of 09171134. It operates in the other transportation support activities sector, SIC Code 52290. Founded in August 2014, it's largest shareholder is customs support group uk ltd with a 100% stake. Uk Customs Solutions Ltd is a established, mid sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £7.4m with declining growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Uk Customs Solutions Ltd a 3.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 5 measures and has 5 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
5 Strong
1 Regular
5 Weak
Size
annual sales of £7.4m, make it smaller than the average company (£12.3m)
£7.4m - Uk Customs Solutions Ltd
£12.3m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of -4%, show it is growing at a slower rate (12.3%)
- Uk Customs Solutions Ltd
12.3% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 64.4%, this company has a lower cost of product (23.3%)
64.4% - Uk Customs Solutions Ltd
23.3% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 19.6% make it more profitable than the average company (5.2%)
19.6% - Uk Customs Solutions Ltd
5.2% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 109 employees, this is above the industry average (47)
109 - Uk Customs Solutions Ltd
47 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £34.4k, the company has a lower pay structure (£47.9k)
£34.4k - Uk Customs Solutions Ltd
£47.9k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £67.9k, this is less efficient (£267.9k)
£67.9k - Uk Customs Solutions Ltd
£267.9k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 69 days, this is later than average (45 days)
69 days - Uk Customs Solutions Ltd
45 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 45 days, this is slower than average (34 days)
45 days - Uk Customs Solutions Ltd
34 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- - Uk Customs Solutions Ltd
- - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 8 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (16 weeks)
8 weeks - Uk Customs Solutions Ltd
16 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 55.6%, this is a similar level of debt than the average (60.7%)
55.6% - Uk Customs Solutions Ltd
60.7% - Industry AVG
Uk Customs Solutions Ltd's latest turnover from December 2023 is £7.4 million and the company has net assets of £5.1 million. According to their latest financial statements, Uk Customs Solutions Ltd has 109 employees and maintains cash reserves of £1.1 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Jul 2020 | Jul 2019 | Jul 2018 | Jul 2017 | Jul 2016 | Jul 2015 | |
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Turnover | 7,399,263 | 10,521,387 | 12,665,596 | |||||||
Other Income Or Grants | ||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 2,633,060 | 4,464,473 | 6,088,842 | |||||||
Gross Profit | 4,766,203 | 6,056,914 | 6,576,754 | |||||||
Admin Expenses | 3,315,437 | 4,684,893 | 2,817,518 | |||||||
Operating Profit | 1,450,766 | 1,372,021 | 3,759,236 | |||||||
Interest Payable | ||||||||||
Interest Receivable | 215,845 | 95,463 | ||||||||
Pre-Tax Profit | 1,666,611 | 1,467,484 | 3,759,236 | |||||||
Tax | -428,840 | -272,628 | -715,331 | |||||||
Profit After Tax | 1,237,771 | 1,194,856 | 3,043,905 | |||||||
Dividends Paid | 280,000 | |||||||||
Retained Profit | 1,237,771 | 1,194,856 | 2,763,905 | |||||||
Employee Costs | 3,750,422 | 4,417,640 | 4,237,382 | |||||||
Number Of Employees | 109 | 135 | 133 | 64 | 39 | 38 | 30 | 21 | 14 | |
EBITDA* | 1,509,820 | 1,529,965 | 3,899,341 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Jul 2020 | Jul 2019 | Jul 2018 | Jul 2017 | Jul 2016 | Jul 2015 | |
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Tangible Assets | 68,280 | 145,678 | 269,784 | 127,013 | 74,561 | 93,100 | 74,559 | 67,225 | 25,863 | 28,985 |
Intangible Assets | ||||||||||
Investments & Other | 3,500,000 | 5,518 | ||||||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | ||||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 3,568,280 | 151,196 | 269,784 | 127,013 | 74,561 | 93,100 | 74,559 | 67,225 | 25,863 | 28,985 |
Stock & work in progress | ||||||||||
Trade Debtors | 1,418,587 | 1,664,774 | 2,888,629 | 1,004,957 | 854,045 | 697,774 | 856,351 | 675,208 | 233,068 | 176,351 |
Group Debtors | 5,223,807 | 6,084,869 | 440,568 | 23,241 | ||||||
Misc Debtors | 247,463 | 250,520 | 219,175 | 392,431 | 229,456 | 279,027 | 93,558 | 100,078 | 132,117 | |
Cash | 1,054,199 | 3,378,973 | 3,329,347 | 491,782 | 814,541 | 268,943 | 283,609 | 56,768 | 92,386 | 13,293 |
misc current assets | ||||||||||
total current assets | 7,944,056 | 11,379,136 | 6,877,719 | 1,889,170 | 1,898,042 | 1,245,744 | 1,233,518 | 832,054 | 480,812 | 189,644 |
total assets | 11,512,336 | 11,530,332 | 7,147,503 | 2,016,183 | 1,972,603 | 1,338,844 | 1,308,077 | 899,279 | 506,675 | 218,629 |
Bank overdraft | ||||||||||
Bank loan | ||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 330,147 | 879,108 | 695,416 | 886,201 | 317,716 | 191,089 | 284,033 | 158,552 | 90,878 | 345,755 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 4,286,427 | 2,543,978 | 265,438 | |||||||
other short term finances | ||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 6,462 | 7,153 | 6,548 | |||||||
other current liabilities | 1,779,470 | 4,228,725 | 3,502,506 | 1,209,003 | 1,560,666 | 1,018,177 | 850,155 | 663,332 | 589,341 | |
total current liabilities | 6,396,044 | 7,651,811 | 4,463,360 | 2,095,204 | 1,878,382 | 1,209,266 | 1,134,188 | 828,346 | 687,372 | 352,303 |
loans | ||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 6,462 | 13,615 | ||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | ||||||||||
other liabilities | ||||||||||
provisions | 478 | 1,219 | 10,069 | 12,603 | 9,289 | 1,987 | ||||
total long term liabilities | 478 | 1,219 | 10,069 | 12,603 | 9,289 | 1,987 | 6,462 | 13,615 | ||
total liabilities | 6,396,044 | 7,651,811 | 4,463,838 | 2,096,423 | 1,888,451 | 1,221,869 | 1,143,477 | 830,333 | 693,834 | 365,918 |
net assets | 5,116,292 | 3,878,521 | 2,683,665 | -80,240 | 84,152 | 116,975 | 164,600 | 68,946 | -187,159 | -147,289 |
total shareholders funds | 5,116,292 | 3,878,521 | 2,683,665 | -80,240 | 84,152 | 116,975 | 164,600 | 68,946 | -187,159 | -147,289 |
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Jul 2020 | Jul 2019 | Jul 2018 | Jul 2017 | Jul 2016 | Jul 2015 | |
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Operating Activities | ||||||||||
Operating Profit | 1,450,766 | 1,372,021 | 3,759,236 | |||||||
Depreciation | 59,054 | 157,944 | 140,105 | 26,837 | 46,791 | 45,255 | 44,007 | 25,899 | 13,950 | 5,095 |
Amortisation | ||||||||||
Tax | -428,840 | -272,628 | -715,331 | |||||||
Stock | ||||||||||
Debtors | -1,110,306 | 4,451,791 | 2,150,984 | 420,587 | 106,700 | 26,892 | 174,623 | 386,860 | 212,075 | 176,351 |
Creditors | -548,961 | 183,692 | -190,785 | 695,112 | 126,627 | -92,944 | 125,481 | 67,674 | -254,877 | 345,755 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | -2,449,255 | 726,219 | 2,293,503 | 190,826 | 542,489 | 168,022 | 186,823 | 73,991 | 589,341 | |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | -478 | -741 | -11,384 | -2,534 | 3,314 | 7,302 | 1,987 | |||
Cash flow from operations | -806,930 | -2,285,021 | 3,135,003 | |||||||
Investing Activities | ||||||||||
capital expenditure | ||||||||||
Change in Investments | 3,494,482 | 5,518 | ||||||||
cash flow from investments | ||||||||||
Financing Activities | ||||||||||
Bank loans | ||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | 1,742,449 | 2,278,540 | 265,438 | |||||||
Other Short Term Loans | ||||||||||
Long term loans | ||||||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | -6,462 | -7,153 | -6,548 | 20,163 | ||||||
other long term liabilities | ||||||||||
share issue | ||||||||||
interest | 215,845 | 95,463 | ||||||||
cash flow from financing | 1,958,294 | 2,374,003 | 265,438 | |||||||
cash and cash equivalents | ||||||||||
cash | -2,324,774 | 49,626 | 2,837,565 | 222,839 | 545,598 | -14,666 | 226,841 | -35,618 | 79,093 | 13,293 |
overdraft | ||||||||||
change in cash | -2,324,774 | 49,626 | 2,837,565 | 222,839 | 545,598 | -14,666 | 226,841 | -35,618 | 79,093 | 13,293 |
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UK CUSTOMS SOLUTIONS LTD group structure
Uk Customs Solutions Ltd has no subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
CUSTOMS SUPPORT GROUP BV
#0126870
2 parents
UK CUSTOMS SOLUTIONS LTD
09171134
Uk Customs Solutions Ltd currently has 3 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Frank Weermeijer (Oct 2021) and Mr John Wegman (Mar 2024).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Frank Weermeijer | 59 years | Oct 2021 | - | Director | |
Mr John Wegman | England | 49 years | Mar 2024 | - | Director |
Mr Daniel Culverhouse | 57 years | Aug 2024 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
7.4m
-30%
operating profit
1.5m
+6%
gross margin
64.5%
+11.89%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
5.1m
+0.32%
total assets
11.5m
0%
cash
1.1m
-0.69%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
09171134
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
52290 - Other transportation support activities
incorporation date
August 2014
age
11
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Full Accounts
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
N/A
accountant
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auditor
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
address
16b suite 4 orwell house, felixstowe, suffolk, IP11 3AQ
Bank
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Legal Advisor
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