The Firmwatch take
Portman Trade UK Ltd is a 39-year-old wholesale, active on the Companies House register. The latest filed accounts (year to 31 March 2025) show GBP 225k in net assets, with 2 cautionary signals worth monitoring. No insolvency or strike-off filings appear in our public Companies House and Gazette data.
Refreshed 24 May 2026
Pulse · Net assets, 2024–2025
↗ £125kIncorporated
15 August 1986
39 years on the register
Sector
Wholesale trade
SIC 46630 · matched to division
Size
Not classified
Net assets
£225k
Top 10% in sector
Cash at bank
Not disclosed
Not required for this filing type
Latest filing
None yet
Insolvency risk
Elevated insolvency risk
The latest public accounts show financial pressure that should be reviewed before relying on the company as a customer, supplier or counterparty.
Negative working capital
Short-term liabilities are higher than short-term assets in the public balance sheet.
Weak current ratio
Current assets are less than 75% of current liabilities.
Sector benchmark · Wholesale
How this company compares in 76,199 wholesalers
Top 10% in sector — Portman Trade UK Ltd shows £225k in net assets. Sector median is £1k.
Sector medians are computed annually across all UK companies in this broad sector. Position is approximate — see the Money tab for the full balance sheet.
Money
What the balance sheet says
Net assets
£225k
Top 10% in sector · sector median £1k · 76,199 wholesalers
Cash
Not disclosed
Working cap.
−£120k
Median £6k
Current ratio
0.7×
Median 1.3×
Signals · 3
Positive net assets
The latest filed accounts show assets exceeding liabilities.
Negative working capital
Current liabilities exceed current assets in the extracted accounts.
Current ratio below 1.0
Current assets are lower than current liabilities in the extracted accounts.
Address pattern · HA1 2AW
895 other UK companies registered at this postcode.
Active
817
Dissolved
19
Strike-off action
46
People
Who runs this company
- EA
ESLAMIAN, Ali
director
Registered office
Address intelligence
895 other companies use this address.
High-volume registered-office service. Many UK companies use these legitimately, but they are also a known hosting location for shell entities. Treat this as a flag, not a verdict.
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