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LIGNA BIOMASS LIMITED
MARITIME CENTRE, PORT OF LIVERPOOL, LIVERPOOL, L21 1LAPrevious name: DE FACTO 2099 LIMITED (changed on 23-Oct-2014)
Company Number: 08918422
Incorporation date: 03-Mar-2014
Status: Active
Entity type: Private Limited Company
SIC codes:
52241 Cargo handling for water transport activities
SUMMARY
This company is 10.1 years old and is currently active. It is controlled by Ligna Biomass Holdings Limited. The company has positive equity (net assets) of GBP 21.1 million which has decreased from the previous year's figure of GBP 25.8 million. The latest reported revenue figure is GBP 19 million which is up 50% on previous year's figure of GBP 12.6 million. Retained earnings is negative (GBP -17.3 million), which means the company has aggregate losses since it's inception or it has paid more dividends than it can afford; given the company's age, this is a sign of serious financial problems. The company has 2 active officers (directors or partners) who are or were officers of 115 other companies, 7 (6.1%) 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: 31-Dec-2024Accounts Filed: FULL (31-Mar-2023)
P&L Financials:
Year end | Currency | Revenue | Operating profit | Interest Received | Interest Paid | Tax | Net Profit GBP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31-Mar-2020 | GBP | 19,000,000 | -200,000 | 3,600,000 | -900,000 | -4,700,000 | |
31-Mar-2019 | GBP | 12,600,000 | -1,700,000 | 2,500,000 | 500,000 | -3,700,000 | |
30-Jun-2018 | GBP | 18,100,000 | 400,000 | 4,900,000 | 700,000 | -3,800,000 |
Balance Sheet Financials:
Year end | Currency | Cash | Current Assets | Current Liabilities | Debt | Share Capital | Premium Reserve | Retained Earnings | Net Assets |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31-Mar-2020 | GBP | 300,000 | 14,900,000 | 1,700,000 | 67,600,000 | 38,400,000 | -17,300,000 | 21,100,000 | |
31-Mar-2019 | GBP | 1,600,000 | 11,800,000 | 1,800,000 | 67,300,000 | 38,400,000 | -12,600,000 | 25,800,000 | |
30-Jun-2018 | GBP | 2,600,000 | 13,900,000 | 5,100,000 | 67,500,000 | 38,400,000 | -8,900,000 | 29,500,000 |
VALUATION EVENTS (BETA)
Year end | Currency | % Equity | Sum raised | Pre-Money Valuation* | Post-Money Valuation* | Enterprise Value** |
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DISPUTES
No disputes filed on www.disputesregister.orgCOMPANY SECRETARY
Status | Name | Appointed on | Resigned on | Occupation | Nationality | All apointments (active/resigned) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active | Farook Akhtar KHAN | 22 Sep 2017 | 18 Apr 2024 | 1 - 0 | ||
Resigned | Caroline Ruth MARRISON GILL | 25 Jun 2014 | 08 Apr 2020 | British | 0 - 1 | |
Resigned | TRAVERS SMITH SECRETARIES LIMITED | 03 Mar 2014 | 25 Jun 2014 | 1 - 1193 |
DIRECTORS
Status | Name | Appointed on | Resigned on | Occupation | Nationality | All appointments (active/resigned) |
Dissolved companies (rate) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active | Jason CLARK | 08 Jan 2024 | Director | British | 46 - 0 | 0 (0.0%) | |
Resigned | Lewis William MCINTYRE | 01 Jul 2023 | 08 Jan 2024 | Director | British | 1 - 51 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Ian MCLAREN | 30 May 2022 | 19 Jun 2023 | Director | British | 8 - 51 | 0 (0.0%) |
Active | Claudio VERITIERO | 01 Apr 2022 | Director | British | 51 - 65 | 8 (6.9%) | |
Resigned | John WHITTAKER | 25 Jun 2014 | 04 Aug 2020 | Director | British | 195 - 186 | 50 (13.1%) |
Resigned | Steven Keith UNDERWOOD | 25 Jun 2014 | 04 Aug 2020 | Director | British | 350 - 179 | 60 (11.3%) |
Resigned | Ian Graeme Lloyd CHARNOCK | 25 Jun 2014 | 01 Apr 2022 | Director | British | 5 - 64 | 13 (18.8%) |
Resigned | Thomas Eardley ALLISON | 25 Jun 2014 | 17 Aug 2020 | Director | British | 5 - 108 | 41 (36.3%) |
Resigned | Sundeep VYAS | 25 Jun 2014 | 04 Aug 2020 | Director | British | 0 - 6 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Hamish Macphail Massie MACKENZIE | 25 Jun 2014 | 04 Aug 2020 | Director | British | 0 - 5 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Mark WHITWORTH | 25 Jun 2014 | 30 Sep 2022 | Director | British | 3 - 91 | 27 (28.7%) |
Resigned | Ihor SHERSHUNOVYCH | 03 Mar 2014 | 25 Jun 2014 | Paralegal | Ukrainian | 0 - 83 | 21 (25.3%) |
Resigned | TRAVERS SMITH LIMITED | 03 Mar 2014 | 25 Jun 2014 | 0 - 480 | 152 (31.7%) | ||
Resigned | TRAVERS SMITH SECRETARIES LIMITED | 03 Mar 2014 | 25 Jun 2014 | 1 - 1193 | 426 (35.7%) |
Average tenure of active directors: 1.2 years
Average tenure of resigned directors: 4.1 years
Average active director Dissolution Rate: 3.4%
DIRECTOR APPOINTMENTS IN OTHER COMPANIES
SHAREHOLDERS (BETA)
Shareholder name | Share class | Shares at confirmation date | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
2021-03-01 | 2016-03-03 | 2015-03-03 | ||
LIGNA BIOMASS HOLDINGS LIMITED | ORDINARY | 38,431,002 100% | 38,481,002 100% | 2 100% |
SHAREHOLDINGS (BETA)
no shareholding data
CONTROLLED COMPANIES / CONTROLLING ENTITIES
Controlling entities above
LIGNA BIOMASS 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:
52241 Cargo handling for water transport activities)
Company | Registered Address | Company Number | YE Date | Revenue GBP | Net Profit GBP | Other SIC codes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CEVA FREIGHT (UK) LIMITED | CEVA HOUSE, EXCELSIOR ROAD, ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH, LEICESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND, LE65 9BA | 01146292 | 2017-12-31 | 164,932,000 | 10,719,000 | |
SOUTHAMPTON CONTAINER TERMINALS LIMITED | 16 PALACE STREET, LONDON, ENGLAND, SW1E 5JQ | 01960484 | 2017-12-31 | 139,396,000 | 23,475,000 | |
DAVIES TURNER & CO. LIMITED | WEST MIDLANDS FREIGHT TERMINAL, STATION ROAD, COLESHILL, B46 1DT | 04345197 | 2018-03-31 | 118,670,000 | 1,723,000 |
52243-Cargo handling for land transport activities 52290-Other transportation support activities |
BRONEL GROUP LIMITED | UNIT 5, QUATRO PARK PAYCOCKE ROAD, BASILDON, ESSEX, SS14 3GH | 02381222 | 2016-10-31 | 10,174,577 | 0 | |
BALDAN LIMITED | 18-19 JOCKEY'S FIELDS, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, WC1R 4BW | 01479375 | 2017-09-30 | 2,050,470 | 0 |
52290-Other transportation support activities |
GOFREE LIMITED | 724 GREEN LANE, DAGENHAM, ESSEX, RM8 1YX | 06472864 | 2018-01-31 | 81,405 | 0 |
52242-Cargo handling for air transport activities |
MADEC AGENCIES LTD | 21 CAMEL ROAD, LONDON, E16 2DE | 08479874 | 2018-04-30 | 77,219 | 0 |
52242-Cargo handling for air transport activities |
PAK ASIA CARGO SERVICES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | 3 OLTON BOULEVARD EAST, BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND, B27 7RR | 10492688 | 2017-11-30 | 30,326 | 0 | |
CEVA FREIGHT (UK) HOLDINGS LIMITED | CEVA HOUSE, EXCELSIOR ROAD, ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH, LEICESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND, LE65 9BA | 04310476 | 0000-00-00 | 0 | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
LIGNA BIOMASS LIMITED | 0.7% | 3.6% | 7.1% | Medium |
Other companies Active in the same sector | Too few competitors | |||
Age | 0.4% | 1.7% | 3.3% | Medium |
Company Type | 0.7% | 3.7% | 7.4% | Medium |
Accounts category | 0.7% | 2.2% | 3.8% | Medium |
Accounting Month | 0.5% | 1.8% | 3.9% | Medium |
Sic code count | 0.7% | 3.5% | 7.0% | Medium |