Paterson Simons & Co.(Africa)limited

Active00453843 Private limited company
Incorporated
8 May 1948 (78 years)
Industry
Agents involved in the sale of machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft (46140)
Directors
James Savoy
Kwaku Okae Okoh
Owned by
Henry Michael John Lyne
Accounts type
Group
Region
South East
Address
4 The Offices
10 Fleet Street
Brighton
BN1 4ZE

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
10 November 2027
Last conf. stmt
27 October 2026

Charges

Total
13
Outstanding
5
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
8

Officers 6 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Savoy, James
Director · Appointed 1 July 2020
British
Born February 1988 (38)
Director · Appointed 8 February 2013
Also at Scrooged Ltd
British
Born August 1964 (62)
Okoh, Kwaku Okae
Director · Appointed 1 October 2012
Ghanaian
Born January 1974 (52)
Lyne, Edward
Director · Appointed 16 September 2010
British
Born November 1942
Traynor, John Paul
Director · Appointed 16 September 2010
British
Born June 1965 (61)
Lyne, Henry Michael John
Director · Appointed 1 January 2007
British
Born May 1975 (51)
Officer history (12 former)
1 July 2020
Appointed Savoy, James as Director
5 September 2014
Resigned Edge, Stephen William as Director
8 February 2013
Appointed Baker, Steven Anthony as Director
8 February 2013
Appointed Edge, Stephen William as Director
1 October 2012
Appointed Okoh, Kwaku Okae as Director
1 June 2012
Resigned Wakefield, Carol Ann as Director
1 June 2012
Resigned Wakefield, Derek Hector as Director
16 September 2010
Appointed Traynor, John Paul as Director
16 September 2010
Appointed Lyne, Edward as Director
30 June 2010
Resigned Wakefield, Derek Hector as Secretary
22 June 2010
Resigned Aveline, Janet Martha Mavis as Director
1 January 2007
Appointed Lyne, Henry Michael John as Director
1 March 2006
Resigned Lyne, Henry Michael John as Director
7 April 2003
Appointed Lyne, Henry Michael John as Director
1 July 2002
Resigned Okoh, Kwaku Okae as Director
23 February 1998
Resigned Lyne, Henry Michael John as Director
7 June 1996
Appointed Okoh, Kwaku Okae as Director
8 May 1996
Appointed Lyne, Henry Michael John as Director
30 April 1996
Resigned Lyne, Annette Diana as Director
30 April 1996
Resigned Lyne, Edward Robert Michael as Director
18 April 1995
Resigned Collins, Alastair as Director
31 August 1992
Resigned Collins, Daniel as Director
31 August 1992
Appointed Collins, Alastair as Director

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Henry Michael John Lyne
Individual · Notified 31 July 2024
Owns 50–75% of shares
British
Born May 1975 (51)
Former controllers (1)
31 March 2020
Ceased Material Handling Consultants Limited — Owns 50–75% of shares

Financials

Cash
£1,171,822
Profit
£433,930
Employees
30
Current Ratio
1.6x
Return on Equity
11%

Trend

Shareholder Funds
£0 £2.0M £4.0M £6.0M 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 £4,101,936 £4,109,040 £3,436,586 £3,285,000 £3,579,094 £4,013,024
Balance sheet detail
202420232022202120202019
Fixed Assets£1,511,374£1,483,301£1,462,659£1,235,252£2,060,950£2,060,950
Current Assets£6,465,113£6,552,432£7,193,606£6,913,640£6,753,821£5,785,634
Cash£1,171,822£348,453£551,334£398,759£902,608£1,539,669
Creditors (< 1 year)£3,963,463£4,456,639£5,371,265£4,662,310£4,555,731£3,743,504
Creditors (> 1 year)£0£49,996£150,000
Net Current Assets£2,501,650£2,095,793£1,822,341£2,251,330£2,198,090£2,042,130
Shareholder Funds£4,013,024£3,579,094£3,285,000£3,436,586£4,109,040£4,101,936

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
27 October 2026Confirmation statement with updates27 October 2026
18 September 2026Confirmation statement with updates9 September 2026
30 September 2025Group of companies' accounts31 December 2024
10 September 2025Confirmation statement with no updates9 September 2025
30 September 2024Group of companies' accounts31 December 2023
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