INTERNATIONAL MAILING SYSTEMS LIMITED

77 MILFORD ROAD, READING, RG1 8LG

Previous name: SNAIL MAIL LIMITED (changed on 27-Jan-2017)
Previous name: FP-IMS (SOUTHERN) LIMITED (changed on 06-Jan-2017)

Company Number: 03085443
Incorporation date: 31-Jul-1995
Status: Active
Entity type: Private Limited Company

SIC codes:
53100 Postal activities under universal service obligation

SUMMARY

This company is 29.5 years old and is currently active. It is controlled by Snail Mail Limited. No P&L financials are available but there is Balance Sheet data. The company has positive equity (net assets) of GBP 1.8 million which has increased from GBP 1.6 million in the previous year. Although the P&L is not published, we can infer from the Balance Sheet that Net Profit (less dividends) was GBP 192.1 thousand in the last reported period. The company has 1 active officers (directors or partners) who are or were officers of 7 other companies, 2 (28.6%) of which have since been dissolved or are proposed for strike off. The company has no public disputes filed on the Business Disputes Register. There are no court cases involving the company that we are aware of.

FINANCIALS (BETA)

Next accounts due: 30-Jun-2025
Accounts Filed: TOTAL EXEMPTION FULL (30-Sep-2023)

P&L Financials:

Year end	Currency	Revenue	Operating profit	Interest Received	Interest Paid	Tax	Net Profit GBP

No P&L data available

Balance Sheet Financials:

Year end	Currency	Cash	Current Assets	Current Liabilities	Debt	Share Capital	Retained Earnings	Net Assets
30-Sep-2023	GBP	152,032	1,386,519	161,270		4	1,828,245	1,828,249
30-Sep-2022	GBP	567,944	1,266,811	235,583		4	1,636,193	1,636,197
30-Sep-2021	GBP	331,950	977,567	214,327		4	1,376,685	1,376,689
30-Sep-2020	GBP	195,382	721,731	241,214		4	1,150,000	1,150,004
30-Sep-2019	GBP	145,198	532,681	197,003		4	1,005,872	1,005,876
31-Dec-2018	GBP	434,690	558,952	230,206		4	1,016,183	1,016,187
31-Dec-2017	GBP	448,825	601,618	313,923		4	1,001,183	1,001,187
31-Dec-2016	GBP	295,854	740,267	542,796		4	1,174,296	1,174,300
31-Jul-2015	GBP	836,831	1,256,563	714,087		4	930,201	930,205
31-Jul-2014	GBP	528,808	910,574	646,126		4	630,234	630,238
31-Jul-2013	GBP	365,299	770,008	621,919		4	487,369	487,373
31-Jul-2012	GBP	440,123	838,902	737,838		4	447,763	447,767
31-Jul-2011	GBP	292,680	579,026	464,837		4	357,274	357,278
31-Jul-2010	GBP	164,877	455,972	433,397	3,605	4	326,074	326,078

VALUATION EVENTS (BETA)

Year end	Currency	% Equity	Sum raised	Pre-Money Valuation*	Post-Money Valuation*	Enterprise Value**

Insufficient available data for calculating valuations.

DISPUTES

No disputes filed on www.disputesregister.org

COMPANY SECRETARY

Status	Name	Appointed on	Resigned on	Occupation	Nationality	All apointments (active/resigned)
Resigned	Caroline Jane LAFFERTY	02 Sep 2002	23 May 2019		British	0 - 3
Resigned	John Charles LAFFERTY	22 Aug 2000	02 Sep 2002	Director	British	0 - 9
Resigned	Julia Louise BENDALL	12 Feb 1997	22 Aug 2000		British	0 - 1
Resigned	B H COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD	31 Jul 1995	12 Feb 1997			17 - 349

DIRECTORS

Status	Name	Appointed on	Resigned on	Occupation	Nationality	All appointments (active/resigned)	Dissolved companies (rate)
Active	Philip David CHARNICK	23 May 2019		Managing Director	British	5 - 3	3 (37.5%)
Resigned	John Charles LAFFERTY	22 Aug 2000	23 May 2019	Director	British	0 - 9	6 (66.7%)
Resigned	Richard Charles BENDALL	10 Jan 1996	02 Sep 2002	Director	British	0 - 1	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Harvey CHEW	31 Jul 1995	01 Jun 1996	Director	British	0 - 1	0 (0.0%)

Number of active directors: 1
Average tenure of active directors: 5.7 years
Average tenure of resigned directors: 8.7 years
Average active director Dissolution Rate: 37.5%

DIRECTOR APPOINTMENTS IN OTHER COMPANIES

Name	Philip David CHARNICK
PRIDEBID LIMITED (02236173) - Active	✔
EUROPEAN POSTAL SYSTEMS LIMITED (02893825) - Active	✔
INTERNATIONAL MAILING SYSTEMS LIMITED (03085443) - Active	✔
TWOFOLD LIMITED (04043149) - Active	✔
THE EAGLE CONSULTANCY GROUP LIMITED (05556589) - Active - Proposal to Strike off	✔
TWOFOLD DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS LTD (09090154) - Active	✔
ERGO-IMS LIMITED (09200366) - Active - Proposal to Strike off	✔
SNAIL MAIL LIMITED (10526422) - Active - Proposal to Strike off	✔

SHAREHOLDERS (BETA)

No shareholder data available

SHAREHOLDINGS (BETA)

no shareholding data

CONTROLLED COMPANIES / CONTROLLING ENTITIES

- 25-50%:Mr John Charles Lafferty - ceased
- 25-50%:Mrs Caroline Jane Lafferty - ceased
- >75%:Twofold Document Solutions Limited - active
>75%:Snail Mail Limited (10526422 - United Kingdom) active

Controlling entities above

INTERNATIONAL MAILING SYSTEMS LIMITED

no controlled companies

LATE PAYMENTS REPORT

This company has not filed any late payment reports possibly because it is not considered \'Large\'.

COURT CASES

No Court Cases found

PATENTS

No Patents found

COMPETITORS

(Based on Sic code: 53100 Postal activities under universal service obligation)

Company	Registered Address	Company Number	YE Date	Revenue GBP	Net Profit GBP	Other SIC codes
ROYAL MAIL GROUP LIMITED	185 FARRINGDON ROAD, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, EC1A 1AA	04138203	2018-03-25	7,608,000,000	105,000,000
POST OFFICE LIMITED	100 WOOD STREET, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, EC2V 7ER	02154540	2018-03-25	961,000,000	51,000,000	64999-Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
KEY MAIL (UK) LIMITED	UNIT - 22 THE BUSINESS VILLAGE, WEXHAM ROAD, SLOUGH, ENGLAND, SL2 5HF	03755935	2017-11-30	11,587,333	0
LOCAL GREEN GUIDE LTD	UNIT 4 GEORGIOU BUSINESS PARK, SECOND AVENUE, LONDON, ENGLAND, N18 2PG	09076943	2017-06-30	427,589	0	82990-Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified
THE ILDERTON COURIER COMPANY LTD.	80A EDWARD STREET, DEPTFORD, LONDON, SE8 5HB	09389951	2018-01-31	363,048	0
P & R LONDON LIMITED	11/12 HALLMARK TRADING CENTRE, FOURTH WAY, WEMBLEY, MIDDLESEX, HA9 0LB	08143283	2018-07-31	212,112	0
GILFERRY LTD	LILSTOCK HOUSE, LONDON ROAD, BOX, WILTSHIRE, SN13 8NA	05898493	2018-03-31	204,134	0
XPERT DELIVERY LTD	85 GREAT PORTLAND STREET, LONDON, ENGLAND, W1W 7LT	09554286	2018-04-30	113,253	0
JWB COURIERS LIMITED	208 TRENT VALLEY ROAD, PENKHALL, STOKE ON TRENT, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST4 5LD	04589071	2018-05-04	83,076	0
HIGH ROAD POSTAL SERVICES LIMITED	113A HIGH ROAD, BEESTON, NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND, NG9 2LH	08454326	2018-03-31	77,490	0
TONEV OIL LTD	172 LOOSE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, KENT, UNITED KINGDOM, ME15 7UD	09925993	2018-12-31	68,020	0
KILLAMARSH PO LIMITED	48 BRIDGE STREET, KILLAMARSH, SHEFFIELD, SOUTH YORKS, S21 1AJ	05095737	2018-03-31	45,397	0
FLEXPRESS (UK) LTD	269 PINEWOOD PARK, FARNBOROUGH, ENGLAND, GU14 9JS	07771003	2017-09-30	39,300	0
GTI DISTRIBUTION UK LIMITED	11 KIRKSTONE MEWS, KENDAL, CUMBRIA, LA9 7JX	07243562	2018-05-31	34,757	0
DEMA 2015 LIMITED	172 LOOSE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ENGLAND, ME15 7UD	09570155	2018-04-30	33,587	0
DINKO LIMITED	14 WATERFORD COURT, ELWORTHY CLOSE, STAFFORD, ENGLAND, ST16 3QT	09539213	2018-04-30	32,624	0
MAGPIE COURIER SERVICES LIMITED	UNIT BEHIND L&B PHOENIX BANK BUSINESS PARK, NEWPORT ROAD, MARKET DRAYTON, ADDRESS LINE 5, UNITED KINGDOM, TF9 2AA	10856035	2018-07-31	32,014	0
ZIEGO- TECH LIMITED	47 AYCLIFFE ROAD, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 4JP	07601686	2018-04-30	31,004	0
ALEX2015 LTD	ADRIAN POP 65 FARADAY AVENUE, QUINTON, BIRMINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM, B32 1LU	10741876	2018-04-30	30,890	0	53201-Licensed carriers 53202-Unlicensed carrier
KOSTEA TRANS LTD	8C SCHOOL STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND, WV1 4LR	10128259	2018-04-30	29,428	0
S.A NOTTINGHAM LIMITED	EASTWOOD POST OFFICE, 21 NOTTINGHAM ROAD EASTWOOD, NOTTINGHAM, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, ENGLAND, NG16 3AP	09221139	2018-09-30	29,075	0
CROSS CHANNEL ENTERPRISES LIMITED	18 HARLEQUIN HOUSE, 2 KALE ROAD, ERITH, KENT, DA18 4BB	03586174	2018-06-30	28,690	0	82190-Photocopying, document preparation and other specialised office support activities 95110-Repair of computers and peripheral equipment
PW PRZESYLKI LTD	79B BROADWAY, PETERBOROUGH, ENGLAND, PE1 4DA	10020846	2019-02-28	24,750	0
JAYGIRDAR LIMITED	21 THE PRIMROSES, WALSALL, UNITED KINGDOM, WS5 4BG	10770856	2018-05-31	22,988	0
GSD COURIER SERVICES LIMITED	8 CARDINGTON SQUARE, HOUNSLOW, ENGLAND, TW4 6AH	09522270	2018-04-30	20,340	0
BOTABO LTD	36 DEANSWAY, LONDON, ENGLAND, N9 9TZ	09854675	2018-11-30	16,500	0
D HAZLEHURST LIMITED	6 TETTENHALL ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND, WV1 4SA	10200607	2018-05-31	14,084	0
NICK72 LTD	FLAT 5 TUNBRIDGE COURT, SYDENHAM HILL, LONDON, ENGLAND, SE26 6RR	09815895	2018-10-31	12,455	0
RANTEL LTD	17 BURBAGE ROAD, SWINDON, ENGLAND, SN2 5HR	09800680	2018-09-30	10,834	0

LIQUIDATION RISK (BETA)

This company is Active. Statistically, Active companies have a low probability of being liquidated within a year.
Here are our probability predictions:

Basis	Liquidation within 3 months	Liquidation within 6 months	Liquidation within 12 months	Prediction confidence
INTERNATIONAL MAILING SYSTEMS LIMITED	0.7%	3.6%	7.3%	Medium
Other companies Active in the same sector	0.4%	5.6%	14.2%	Medium


Age	0.3%	1.3%	2.4%	Medium
Company Type	0.7%	3.7%	7.4%	Medium
Accounts category	0.5%	2.1%	4.2%	Medium
Accounting Month	0.7%	4.4%	10.6%	Medium
Sic code count	0.7%	3.5%	7.0%	Medium