MARKEN LIMITED

Active
Company number 01485138Private limited companyIncorporated 1980

Key figures

£122,011,000-3.3%
Net assets 2025
-3.3%
Average annual change 2024–2025
050 m100 m150 m20242025

† MARKEN LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 52290

Where the company stands among the 13,809 active companies whose first SIC code is 52290 (Other transportation support activities).

Turnover£339,022,000
Higher than 97% · median £1,669,259 among 328 that publish turnover
Net assets£122,011,000
Higher than 99% · median £5,314
Total assets£272,590,000
Higher than 99% · median £29,744
Cash£4,136,000
Higher than 97% · median £20,280
Employees882
Higher than 99% · median 1
Company age46.7 years
Older than 99% · median 3.0 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. MAGNAVALE PROPERTIES LIMITED£472.6m
  2. BETA INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED£312.1m
  3. DSV AIR & SEA LIMITED£244.6m
  4. GATWICK AIRPORT LIMITED£232.1m
  5. BRATU A&C LTD£200m
  6. BIG BUS TOURS LIMITED£185.8m
  7. DHL GLOBAL FORWARDING (UK) LIMITED£153.8m
  8. MARKEN LIMITED£122m
  9. COSCO SHIPPING (UK) COMPANY LIMITED£117.1m
  10. JAS FORWARDING (UK) LIMITED£114.5m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 13,809. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: MARKEN LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

MARKEN LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01485138. It was incorporated on 13 Mar 1980. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (W4). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is other transportation support activities (52290).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £339,022,000. Net assets were £122,011,000, down 3.3% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £4,136,000. Total assets were £272,590,000 and total liabilities £150,579,000. The company had an average of 882 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 13,809 active companies whose first SIC code is 52290: By turnover it ranks higher than 97% of the 328 that publish turnover (median £1,669,259). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £5,314). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £29,744). By cash it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £20,280). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 1). It is older than 99% of them (median age 3.0 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly plastics, aluminium, electrical equipment. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly pharmaceuticals, optical, medical and measuring instruments, plastics. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 141 days to pay suppliers, and 41% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 10.8% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 6 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 1 Dec 2026.

Filed accounts2024–2025
2024 †2025 †
Turnover284,473,000339,022,000
Profit for the year11,851,000—
Cash at bank and in hand6,454,0004,136,000
Total assets250,033,000272,590,000
Total liabilities123,828,000150,579,000
Net assets / total equity126,205,000122,011,000
Average number of employees756882

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Jul 2021 – 31 Dec 2021
Average time taken to pay invoices
141 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
41%
Standard payment terms
1–60 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 47%
  • 31 to 60 days 15%
  • After 60 days 38%
Earlier periods (1)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
30 Jun 2021
41
59%
47%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 10.8% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 18% lower
Median bonus pay
women 9.5% lower
Employer size
250 to 499 employees
Lower pay quarter49.5% womenLower middle52.8% womenUpper middle50.5% womenUpper pay quarter34.8% women
Earlier years (4)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 9.9% lower
women 17% lower
2023/24
women 1.5% higher
women 9.1% lower
2022/23
women 0.2% higher
women 14.8% lower
2021/22
women 6.1% higher
women 16.5% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Modern slavery statements6
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (UPS GLOBAL TREASURY PLC)
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
Earlier years (3)
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Routes
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: plastics, aluminium, electrical equipment, optical, medical and measuring instruments and paper and paperboard.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: pharmaceuticals, optical, medical and measuring instruments, plastics, machinery and aluminium.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

4 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £339m, net assets £122m, 882 employees
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £284.5m, net assets £126.2m, 756 employees
  3. De Facto 1341 Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.