The Franking Machine Company Limited

Active02880372 Private limited company

Incorporated: 14 December 1993 (32 years)
Previously known as: The Postal Franking Machine Company Limited (until 29 March 2010)
Industry: Repair of machinery (33120)
Renting and leasing of office machinery and equipment (including computers) (77330)
Directors: Simon Goodman
Samuel Herbert Reid
Owned by: Simon Goodman
Samuel Herbert Reid
Accounts type: Micro entity
Region: North West
Address: 130 St Mary's Road
Garston
Liverpool
L19 2JG

Website & contact details

Website: franking.co.uk

Filing status

Accounts due: 31 March 2027
Last accounts: 30 June 2025
Conf. stmt due: 10 September 2027
Last conf. stmt: 27 August 2026

Officers 3 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Goodman, Simon

Director · Appointed 14 December 1993

British

Born June 1962 (64)

Reid, Samuel Herbert

Director · Appointed 14 December 1993

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British

Born August 1962 (64)

Goodman, Simon

Secretary · Appointed 14 December 1993

British

Officer history (2 former)

14 December 1993

Appointed Goodman, Simon as Director

14 December 1993

Appointed Reid, Samuel Herbert as Director

14 December 1993

Appointed Goodman, Simon as Secretary

14 December 1993

Appointed Corporate Administration Secretaries Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary

14 December 1993

Resigned Corporate Administration Secretaries Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary

14 December 1993

Appointed Corporate Administration Services Limited as Corporate Nominee Director

14 December 1993

Resigned Corporate Administration Services Limited as Corporate Nominee Director

Ownership 2 active

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

Simon Goodman

Individual · Notified 6 April 2016

Owns 25–50% of shares

British

Born June 1962 (64)

Samuel Herbert Reid

Individual · Notified 6 April 2016

Owns 25–50% of shares

British

Born August 1962 (64)

Financials

Balance sheet as at 30 June 2025 · micro entity accounts

Net Assets: £165,198
Turnover: £258,271
Profit: £5,528
Employees: 9

Debt Ratio: 19%
Current Ratio: 29.9x
Return on Equity: 3%

Trend

Turnover

Balance sheet detail

	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019
Fixed Assets	£84,350	£88,660	£95,250	£90,500	£123,480	£18,480	£5,480
Current Assets	£119,657	£146,588	£169,382	£220,800	£150,560	£118,357	£72,172
Creditors (< 1 year)	£4,000	£4,000	£5,000	£54,450	£170,550	£172,680	£171,914
Creditors (> 1 year)	£34,811	£54,425	£79,735	£110,430	£0
Net Current Assets	£115,657	£142,588	£164,382	£166,350	(£19,990)	(£54,323)	(£99,742)
Net Assets	£165,198	£176,825	£179,899	£146,422	£103,492	(£35,841)	(£94,260)
Shareholder Funds	£165,198	£176,825	£179,899	£146,422	£103,492	(£35,841)	(£94,260)

Turnover	£258,271	£253,174	£252,367	£275,799		£294,361	£298,500
Staff Costs	£139,133	£121,071	£103,084	£132,680		£138,569	£146,438
Tax	£2,388	£1,631	£0	£0
Profit for Period	£5,528	£6,954	£14,665	(£13,525)		£92,093	£55,220

What The Franking Machine Company say about themselves

“FMC are the Company who are bonded by The Royal Mail and are approved Distributors, Inspectors and maintainers of Franking Machines and supplier of quality franking machines, inks, labels, services and supplies. All major brands supported.”

— from franking.co.uk