MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :           

01.11.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

FASTNET FISH LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

Livingstone Road, Hessle, Hull, HU13 0EE

 

 

Country :

United Kingdom 

 

 

Financials (as on) :

28.02.2010

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

19.01.1987

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

02091078

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Subsidiary Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Subject is engaged in sourcing of frozen seafood

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

Satisfactory

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

No Complaints

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 


NOTES :

Any query related to this report can be made on e-mail : infodept@mirainform.com while quoting report number, name and date.

 

ECGC Country Risk Classification List – September 30th, 2011

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

                   (30.06.2011)                  

Current Rating

(30.09.2011)

United Kingdom 

a1

a1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 


Company name & address 

 

Fastnet Fish Ltd.

 

Registered Address

Estate Road 5

South Humberside Industrial Estate

Grimsby, DN31 2TG

United Kingdom

(Trading Address)

Tel:       01472240777

Fax:      01472241052

Web:    www.fastnetfish.com

 

           

Synthesis

 

Employees:                  28

Company Type:            Private Subsidiary

Corporate Family:          43 Companies

Ultimate Parent:             Andrew Marr International Ltd.

Quoted Status:             Non-quoted Company

Incorporation Date:         19-Jan-1987

Auditor:                        PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP    

Financials in:                 USD (Millions)

Fiscal Year End:            28-Mar-2010

Reporting Currency:       British Pound Sterling

Annual Sales:               121.4  1

Net Income:                   0.8

Total Assets:                 32.7

 

 

Business Description     

 

Established in 1980, Fastnet Fish Ltd. has expertise in the sourcing of frozen seafood. It offers a range of frozen at sea fillets. The company also provides a variety of blocks for processing. It serves clients in the seafood industry. The company offers a selection of warm water prawns and shrimps.

 

Industry

Industry            Retail (Grocery)

ANZSIC 2006:    360 - Grocery, Liquor and Tobacco Product Wholesaling

NACE 2002:      5138 - Wholesale of other food including fish, crustaceans and molluscs

NAICS 2002:     424460 - Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers

UK SIC 2003:    5138 - Wholesale of other food including fish, crustaceans and molluscs

US SIC 1987:    514 - Groceries and Related Products

 

           

Key Executives   

 

Name

Title

Peter Doswell

Managing Director

Christopher B Burt

Company Secretary

Joy S Herd

Director

R E Johnson

Director

Christian L Marr

Director

 

 

Financial Summary

 

 

FYE: 28-Mar-2010

USD (mil)

Key Figures

 

Current Assets

31.11

Fixed Assets

1.55

Total Liabilities

27.00

Net Worth

5.57

 

Key Ratios

 

Current Ratio

1.15

Acid Test

0.65

Debt Gearing

1.61

 

Registered No.(UK): 02091078

 

1 - Profit & Loss Item Exchange Rate: USD 1 = GBP 0.6281016

2 - Balance Sheet Item Exchange Rate: USD 1 = GBP 0.6709383

 

 

Corporate Overview

 

Location

Estate Road 5

South Humberside Industrial Estate

Grimsby, DN31 2TG

South Humberside County

United Kingdom


Tel:       01472240777

Fax:      01472241052

Web:    www.fastnetfish.com

           

Sales GBP(mil):             76.3

Assets GBP(mil):           21.9

Employees:                   28

Fiscal Year End:            28-Mar-2010

Industry:                        Retail (Grocery)

           

Registered Address:

Livingstone Road

Hessle

Hull, HU13 0EE

United Kingdom

 

Incorporation Date:         19-Jan-1987

Company Type:             Private Subsidiary

Quoted Status:              Not Quoted

Registered No.(UK):       02091078

Managing Director:         Peter Doswell

 

Contents

·         Industry Codes

·         Business Description

·         Financial Data

·         Key Corporate Relationships

 

 

Industry Codes

 

ANZSIC 2006 Codes:

360       -          Grocery, Liquor and Tobacco Product Wholesaling

 

NACE 2002 Codes:

5138     -          Wholesale of other food including fish, crustaceans and molluscs

 

NAICS 2002 Codes:

424460  -          Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers

 

US SIC 1987:

514       -          Groceries and Related Products

 

UK SIC 2003:

5138     -          Wholesale of other food including fish, crustaceans and molluscs

 

Business Description

Established in 1980, Fastnet Fish Ltd. has expertise in the sourcing of frozen seafood. It offers a range of frozen at sea fillets. The company also provides a variety of blocks for processing. It serves clients in the seafood industry. The company offers a selection of warm water prawns and shrimps.


More Business Descriptions

·         Fastnet Fish Ltd. specialises in the worldwide sourcing of frozen seafood. The company’s products include fillets, blocks, warm water prawns and shrimp. Its commodities come from fleets throughout the world, such as South America, Europe and the Far East. Fastnet Fish Ltd. is a member of the Fastnet Fish Group. The Fastnet Fish Group manages two other subsidiary organisations: Fastnet Highlands Ltd. and F.A.S. 2000 Ltd. Fastnet Highlands Ltd. focuses on the sale of frozen scampi to major markets in Spain, France and Italy. F.A.S. 2000 Ltd. engages primarily in the supply and distribution of frozen fish fillets to the fish and chip trade throughout England. Fastnet Fish Ltd., incorporated in 1987, maintains its head offices in Grimsby, South Humberside.

·         Wholesale trade in fish and fish products

·         Fish Merchants (Wholesale)

 

Financial Data

Financials in:

GBP(mil)

 

Revenue:

76.3

Net Income:

0.5

Assets:

21.9

Current Assets:

20.9

 

Fixed Assets:

1.0

 

Long Term Debt:

0.1

 

Total Liabilities:

18.2

 

Issued Capital:

0.6

 

Working Capital:

2.8

 

Net Worth:

3.7

 

 

 

Date of Financial Data:

28-Mar-2010

 

1 Year Growth

1.1%

NA

15.9%

 

Key Corporate Relationships

Auditor:

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Bank:

Royal Bank Of Scotland

 

Auditor:

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

 

Auditor History

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

28-Mar-2010

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

29-Mar-2009

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

30-Mar-2008

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

31-Mar-2007

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

31-Mar-2006

 

 

 

GBP(mil)

Audit Fees:

0.0

Audit Fiscal Year:

03-28-2010

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Corporate Family

Corporate Structure News:

 

Andrew Marr International Ltd.
Fastnet Fish Ltd.

Fastnet Fish Ltd. 
Total Corporate Family Members: 43 

 

 

Company Name

Company Type

Location

Country

Industry

Sales
(USD mil)

Employees

 

Andrew Marr International Ltd.

Parent

Hessle

United Kingdom

Commercial Banks

531.7

228

 

Fastnet Holdings Ltd.

Subsidiary

Hull

United Kingdom

Commercial Banks

138.3

144

 

Fastnet Highlands Ltd.

Subsidiary

Fort William

United Kingdom

Retail (Grocery)

18.2

68

 

Fastnet Fish Ltd.

Subsidiary

Grimsby

United Kingdom

Retail (Grocery)

121.4

28

 

F A S 2000 Ltd.

Subsidiary

Ipswich

United Kingdom

Retail (Grocery)

28.3

41

 

Surrey Fish Co. Ltd.

Subsidiary

Berks

United Kingdom

Retail (Grocery)

 

 

 

Fastnet Properties Ltd.

Subsidiary

London

United Kingdom

Construction Services

0.4

 

 

Cobweb Estates Ltd.

Subsidiary

London

United Kingdom

Construction Services

 

 

 

Wright & Eddie Ltd.

Subsidiary

North Shields

United Kingdom

Miscellaneous Capital Goods

 

 

 

Almarr Seafoods Ltd.

Subsidiary

Hessle

United Kingdom

Fish and Livestock

8.7

6

 

Hessle Investments Ltd.

Subsidiary

Hessle

United Kingdom

Business Services

0.0

 

 

J. Marr (Grimsby) Ltd.

Subsidiary

Hessle

United Kingdom

Nonclassifiable Industries

 

 

 

J. Marr Seafoods (Holdings) Ltd.

Subsidiary

Hessle

United Kingdom

Nonclassifiable Industries

 

 

 

J. Marr (Seafoods) Ltd.

Subsidiary

Hessle

United Kingdom

Retail (Grocery)

382.6

29

 

J. Marr (Meat) Ltd.

Subsidiary

Hessle

United Kingdom

Nonclassifiable Industries

0.7

 

 

Clenham Ltd.

Subsidiary

Hessle

United Kingdom

Fish and Livestock

 

 

 

Jaymarr (Seafoods) Ltd.

Subsidiary

Hessle

United Kingdom

Nonclassifiable Industries

 

 

 

J. Marr Seafoods (Ship Services) Ltd.

Subsidiary

Hessle

United Kingdom

Nonclassifiable Industries

 

 

 

James Wight (Hull) Ltd.

Subsidiary

Hessle

United Kingdom

Nonclassifiable Industries

 

 

 

Geo T Baker (Mansfield) Ltd.

Subsidiary

Hessle

United Kingdom

Nonclassifiable Industries

 

 

 

J Marr (Management) Services Ltd.

Subsidiary

Hessle

United Kingdom

Crops

 

 

 

Coolships UK Ltd.

Subsidiary

Hull

United Kingdom

Fish and Livestock

 

 

 

J. Marr (Sea Products) Ltd.

Subsidiary

Hessle

United Kingdom

Retail (Grocery)

 

 

 

Elite Marketing Ltd.

Subsidiary

Hessle

United Kingdom

Food Processing

 

 

 

J. E. Sowden Ltd.

Subsidiary

Hessle

United Kingdom

Nonclassifiable Industries

 

 

 

Andrew Johnson Knudtzon Ltd.

Subsidiary

Hull

United Kingdom

Miscellaneous Transportation

 

 

 

J. Marr (Aberdeen) Ltd.

Subsidiary

Peterhead

United Kingdom

Fish and Livestock

 

 

 

Peter & J.Johnstone Ltd.

Subsidiary

Peterhead

United Kingdom

Fish and Livestock

 

 

 

M.F.E. Fishing Co. Ltd.

Subsidiary

Peterhead

United Kingdom

Fish and Livestock

 

 

 

Bon-Accord Fish Selling Co. Ltd.

Subsidiary

Peterhead

United Kingdom

Nonclassifiable Industries

 

 

 

Johnstone Enterprises Ltd.

Subsidiary

Peterhead

United Kingdom

Nonclassifiable Industries

 

 

 

Rangor Fishing Co. Ltd.

Subsidiary

Peterhead

United Kingdom

Nonclassifiable Industries

 

 

 

Forward Motor Trawlers Ltd.

Subsidiary

Peterhead

United Kingdom

Nonclassifiable Industries

 

 

 

Johnstone Motor Trawlers Ltd.

Subsidiary

Peterhead

United Kingdom

Nonclassifiable Industries

 

 

 

Walter Offord Ltd.

Subsidiary

Hessle

United Kingdom

Nonclassifiable Industries

 

 

 

Rusmar Ltd.

Subsidiary

Hessle

United Kingdom

Commercial Banks

 

 

 

Atlantic Seafoods International Ltd.

Subsidiary

Hessle

United Kingdom

Fish and Livestock

 

 

 

A.M.I. Cold Stores Ltd.

Subsidiary

Hessle

United Kingdom

Miscellaneous Transportation

 

 

 

Buchan Trawlers Ltd.

Subsidiary

Peterhead

United Kingdom

Fish and Livestock

 

 

 

British Mackerel Exports Ltd.

Subsidiary

Hessle

United Kingdom

Nonclassifiable Industries

 

 

 

Marrfish Ltd.

Subsidiary

Hessle

United Kingdom

Retail (Grocery)

 

 

 

Prime Fish Co. (Newcastle) Ltd. (The)

Subsidiary

Hessle

United Kingdom

Nonclassifiable Industries

 

 

 

Livingstone Seafoods Ltd.

Subsidiary

Hessle

United Kingdom

Nonclassifiable Industries

 

 

 

 

 

Executive report

 

Board of Directors

 

Name

Title

Function

 

Paul Birch

 

Director

Director/Board Member

 

Joy S Herd

 

Director

Director/Board Member

 

R E Johnson

 

Director

Director/Board Member

 

Andrew Leslie Marr

 

Director

Director/Board Member

 

Christian L Marr

 

Director

Director/Board Member

 

Matthew E Omley

 

Director

Director/Board Member

 

Andrew Regan

 

Director

Director/Board Member

 

A K Weightman

 

Director

Director/Board Member

 

 

Executives

 

Name

Title

Function

 

Peter Doswell

 

Managing Director

Managing Director

 

Christopher B Burt

 

Company Secretary

Administration Executive

 

 

 

Directors and Shareholders Report

 

Main Office Address:
Estate Road 5
South Humberside Industrial Estate
Grimsby
United Kingdom DN31 2TG

Tel: 01472240777
Fax: 01472241052
URL:http://www.fastnetfish.com

Annual Return Date: 01 Jul 2011
Total Issued Capital (GBP 000): 600

 

Individual Directors


Name

Status

DOB

Filed Address

Appointment Date

Resignation Date

Summary of Directorships

 

Christian Leslie 
Marr

Current

20 Apr 1972

Bridge Street, 
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire AB42 1DH

04 Jan 2010

NA

Current:12
Previous:1
Disqualifications:0

 

Joy Susan 
Herd

Current

23 Jul 1962

18 Hardys Road,
Cleethorpes, South Humberside DN35 0DH

01 Apr 2008

NA

Current:5
Previous:5
Disqualifications:0

 

Paul 
Birch

Current

31 May 1952

Waverley House Rasen Road, Walesby, 
Market Rasen, Lincolnshire LN8 3UW

10 Jul 1991

NA

Current:4
Previous:1
Disqualifications:0

 

Peter 
Doswell

Current

19 Jan 1946

Hedgehog House Nooking Lane, Aylesby, 
Grimsby, South Humberside DN37 7AW

10 Jul 1991

NA

Current:7
Previous:1
Disqualifications:0

 

Matthew Efford 
Omley

Current

25 Apr 1969

40 Cumberland Avenue, 
Grimsby, South Humberside DN32 0BT

01 Apr 2008

NA

Current:1
Previous:0
Disqualifications:0

 

Andrew Keith 
Weightman

Current

19 Apr 1962

4 West Ella Way, 
Hull, North Humberside HU10 7LW

01 Mar 1995

NA

Current:8
Previous:2
Disqualifications:0

 

Andrew William 
Regan

Current

04 Jan 1962

94 Saxon Leas, Winterslow, 
Salisbury, Wiltshire SP5 1RW

01 Oct 2004

NA

Current:38
Previous:19
Disqualifications:0

 

Andrew Leslie 
Marr

Current

04 Feb 1942

62 North Bar Without, 
Beverley, North Humberside HU17 7AB

01 Oct 2004

NA

Current:17
Previous:19
Disqualifications:0

 

Roger Eric 
Johnson

Current

31 Mar 1947

Highcroft, 243 Westella Road, 
Hull, North Humberside HU10 7SD

01 Oct 2004

NA

Current:23
Previous:5
Disqualifications:0

 

Norman 
Hassall

Previous

30 Aug 1943

Cedarlea 16 Barracks Lane, Ravensmoor, 
Nantwich, Cheshire CW5 8PR

10 Jul 1991

01 Oct 2004

Current:10
Previous:22
Disqualifications:0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Directors


There are no corporate directors for this company.

 

 

Individual Secretaries


Name

Status

DOB

Filed Address

Appointment Date

Resignation Date

Summary of Directorships

 

Christopher Brian 
Burt

Current

NA

2 Badgers Wood, Park Lane, 
Cottingham, North Humberside HU16 5ST

04 Jan 2010

NA

Current:1
Previous:0
Disqualifications:0

 

Norman 
Hassall

Previous

30 Aug 1943

Cedarlea 16 Barracks Lane, Ravensmoor, 
Nantwich, Cheshire CW5 8PR

10 Jul 1991

01 Oct 2004

Current:10
Previous:22
Disqualifications:0

 

Andrew William 
Regan

Previous

04 Jan 1962

94 Saxon Leas, Winterslow, 
Salisbury, Wiltshire SP5 1RW

01 Oct 2004

04 Jan 2010

Current:38
Previous:19
Disqualifications:0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Secretaries


There are no corporate secretaries for this company.

 

 

Individual Shareholders


Name

Share Details 
(As Reported)

Share Type

# of Shares

Share Price (GBP)

Share Value (GBP)

% of Total Shares

Fastnet Holdings Plc

600000 Ordinary GBP 1.00

Ordinary

600,000

1.00

600,000.00

100.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Shareholders


There are no corporate shareholders for this company.

 

 


Annual Profit & Loss

 

Financials in: USD (mil)          

Except for share items (millions) and per share items (actual units)   

 

 

 

28-Mar-2010

29-Mar-2009

30-Mar-2008

31-Mar-2007

31-Mar-2006

Period Length

52 Weeks

52 Weeks

52 Weeks

52 Weeks

78 Weeks

Filed Currency

GBP

GBP

GBP

GBP

GBP

Exchange Rate (Period Average)

0.628102

0.590376

0.498379

0.528925

0.560422

Consolidated

No

No

No

No

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turnover (UK)

-

-

-

-

111.7

Turnover (Exports)

-

-

-

-

54.6

Total Turnover

121.4

127.8

144.7

139.0

166.3

Cost of Sales

115.6

122.4

137.4

130.8

158.4

Gross Profit

5.8

5.4

7.3

8.2

7.9

Depreciation

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

Other Expenses

5.2

4.6

5.4

5.8

5.7

Other Income

0.6

0.4

0.5

0.4

0.5

Interest Paid

0.3

0.8

1.4

1.3

1.3

Exceptional Income

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Discontinued Operations

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

-

Profit Before Taxes

0.9

0.5

1.1

1.6

1.4

Tax Payable / Credit

0.2

0.1

0.3

0.5

0.4

Extraordinary Items/Debits

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Dividends

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Profit After Taxes

0.8

0.3

0.7

1.1

1.0

Minority Interests (Profit & Loss)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Audit Fees

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Non Audit Fees

-

-

-

-

0.0

Number of Employees

28

28

28

26

24

Wages

2.7

2.4

2.8

3.0

2.9

Social Security Costs

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.4

0.3

Pensions

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.1

Other Pension Costs

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

Employees Remuneration

3.2

2.8

3.3

3.5

3.4

Directors Emoluments

1.6

1.1

1.2

1.5

1.5

Other Costs

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Directors Remuneration

1.7

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.6

Highest Paid Director

0.5

0.3

0.5

0.6

0.6

 

 


Annual Balance Sheet

 

Financials in: USD (mil)

 

 

 

28-Mar-2010

29-Mar-2009

30-Mar-2008

31-Mar-2007

31-Mar-2006

Filed Currency

GBP

GBP

GBP

GBP

GBP

Exchange Rate

0.670938

0.698153

0.502715

0.509853

0.576518

Consolidated

No

No

No

No

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Tangible Fixed Assets

1.4

1.4

2.0

1.9

1.6

Intangible Assets

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Investments

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.2

0.2

Total Fixed Assets

1.6

1.5

2.2

2.0

1.8

Stocks

13.5

11.7

20.5

21.2

13.1

Work in Progress

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Total Stocks Work In Progress

13.5

11.7

20.5

21.2

13.1

Trade Debtors

16.1

14.6

17.1

17.9

15.6

Inter-Company Debtors

1.3

1.2

2.0

1.6

1.7

Other Debtors

0.2

0.2

0.3

0.2

0.1

Total Debtors

17.6

15.9

19.3

19.7

17.4

Cash and Equivalents

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.0

Other Current Assets

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Total Current Assets

31.1

27.7

39.8

41.0

30.5

Total Assets

32.7

29.2

42.0

43.0

32.3

Trade Creditors

12.8

11.1

15.8

14.4

12.1

Bank Overdraft

2.8

1.2

5.4

5.5

3.7

Inter-Company Creditors

4.2

4.2

3.9

4.8

5.7

Director Loans (Current Liability)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Hire Purchase (Current Liability)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.0

Finance Lease (Current Liability)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Total Finance Lease/Hire Purchase (Current Liability)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.0

Total Short Term Loans

5.5

6.8

8.6

10.1

5.2

Accruals/Deferred Income (Current Liability)

1.3

0.8

1.3

1.9

0.9

Social Security/VAT

0.3

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.1

Corporation Tax

0.1

0.0

0.2

0.3

0.1

Dividends (Current Liability)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Other Current Liabilities

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Total Current Liabilities

27.0

24.3

35.4

37.1

27.9

Group Loans (Long Term Liability)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Director Loans (Long Term Liability)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Hire Purchase (Long Term Liability)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.0

Leasing (Long Term Liability)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Total Hire Purchase Loans (Long Term Liability)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.0

Other Long Term Loans

0.1

0.1

0.3

0.4

0.5

Accruals/Deferred Income (Long Term Liability)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Other Long Term Liabilities

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Total Long Term Liabilities

0.1

0.1

0.3

0.5

0.6

Deferred Taxation

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

Other Provisions

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Total Provisions

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

Issued Capital

0.9

0.9

1.2

1.2

1.0

Share Premium Accounts

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Revaluation Reserve

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Retained Earnings

4.7

3.8

4.9

4.1

2.6

Other Reserves

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Minority Interests (Balance Sheet)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Total Shareholders Funds

5.6

4.7

6.1

5.3

3.7

Net Worth

5.6

4.7

6.1

5.3

3.7

 

 

Annual Cash Flows

 

Financials in: USD (mil)

 

 

 

28-Mar-2010

29-Mar-2009

30-Mar-2008

31-Mar-2007

31-Mar-2006

Period Length

52 Weeks

52 Weeks

52 Weeks

52 Weeks

78 Weeks

Filed Currency

GBP

GBP

GBP

GBP

GBP

Exchange Rate (Period Average)

0.628102

0.590376

0.498379

0.528925

0.560422

Consolidated

No

No

No

No

No

 

 

 

Annual Ratios

Financials in: USD (mil)

 

 

 

28-Mar-2010

29-Mar-2009

30-Mar-2008

31-Mar-2007

31-Mar-2006

Period Length

52 Weeks

52 Weeks

52 Weeks

52 Weeks

78 Weeks

Filed Currency

GBP

GBP

GBP

GBP

GBP

Exchange Rate

0.670938

0.698153

0.502715

0.509853

0.576518

Consolidated

No

No

No

No

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

1.15

1.14

1.12

1.11

1.09

Liquidity Ratio

0.65

0.66

0.55

0.53

0.62

Stock Turnover

8.41

9.26

7.01

6.80

8.25

Credit Period (Days)

51.70

49.24

43.40

45.37

52.80

Working Capital by Sales

3.61%

3.15%

3.05%

2.71%

2.39%

Trade Credit by Debtors

0.80

0.76

0.92

0.80

0.78

Return on Capital

15.17%

7.85%

16.00%

27.19%

20.53%

Return on Assets

2.63%

1.32%

2.50%

3.75%

2.78%

Profit Margin

0.76%

0.36%

0.73%

1.12%

0.83%

Return on Shareholders Funds

15.41%

8.25%

17.16%

30.39%

24.15%

Borrowing Ratio

225.98%

264.78%

299.16%

393.06%

409.96%

Equity Gearing

17.06%

16.02%

14.58%

12.34%

11.50%

Debt Gearing

1.61%

2.94%

5.17%

9.38%

14.91%

Interest Coverage

2.89

0.61

0.75

1.19

1.04

Sales by Tangible Assets

80.10

78.35

71.19

77.71

66.04

Average Remuneration per Employee

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

Profit per Employee

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.0

Sales per Employee

4.1

3.9

5.1

5.5

4.5

Capital Employed per Employee

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

Tangible Assets per Employee

0.1

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.1

Total Assets per Employee

1.2

1.0

1.5

1.7

1.3

Employee Remuneration by Sales

2.66%

2.21%

2.31%

2.52%

2.07%

Creditor Days (Cost of Sales Based)

43.28

39.27

42.22

38.66

43.02

Creditor Days (Sales Based)

41.19

37.61

40.08

36.38

40.97

 


FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.48.87

UK Pound

1

Rs.78.11

Euro

1

Rs.68.36

 

 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

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NB

New Business

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This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as follows:

 

Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                    Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 

 

 

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