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FERGUSONS TRANSPORT LIMITED
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£3M
+2.1% vs 2023
Employees
266
-3.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£158K
-8% vs 2023
Profile
- Company number
- 00325778
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1937-03-22
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-09-30
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 49410
Net assets
6-year trend · vs UK Logistics & Mobility median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £22,219,597 | £19,880,514 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £350,325 | £294,136 | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £204,888 | £185,147 | — | — | £172,156 | £158,435 | |
| Net profit | £166,581 | £103,310 | — | — | £211,324 | £115,090 | |
| Cash | — | £0 | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,228,360 | £4,767,679 | — | — | £6,508,073 | £6,578,738 | |
| Net assets | £1,662,756 | £1,805,086 | — | — | £2,456,098 | £2,507,602 | |
| Equity | £1,662,756 | £1,805,086 | £1,772,006 | £2,325,418 | £2,456,098 | £2,507,602 | |
| Average employees | 280 | 271 | — | — | 275 | 266 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Greaves West & Ayre
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate financial and other resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Subsidiaries
- Redpath of Wooler Limited · 100% held · England and Wales · Dormant and exempt from audit
Significant events
- “The company is party to a multilateral guarantee given by Fergusons Blyth Limited, Fergytrux Limited, Fergyprops Limited, Ad Gefrin Distillery Limited, Ad Gefrin LLP and Fergusons Transport Limited to secure the bank borrowings of the Fergusons group of companies.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
8 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITAKER, Helen | Secretary | 2000-03-21 | — | British |
| ARKLE, Michael, Mr. | Director | 2011-09-30 | Mar 1973 | British |
| DIXON-PATTERSON, Hamish Bruce | Director | 2021-12-03 | Dec 1971 | British |
| FERGUSON, Alan | Director | 1995-04-01 | Nov 1954 | British |
| FERGUSON, Eileen Isabel | Director | — | Nov 1959 | British |
| WAPPAT, Arthur | Director | 2000-03-21 | May 1941 | British |
| WHITAKER, Helen | Director | 2007-09-30 | Jul 1951 | British |
| WHITAKER, Steven Mark | Director | 2007-09-30 | Jan 1956 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FERGUSON, Eileen Isabel | Secretary | 1994-02-16 | 2000-03-21 |
| REDPATH, James Jeffrey | Secretary | — | 1994-02-16 |
| ARKLE, John Howey | Director | 2007-07-02 | 2018-04-05 |
| ARKLE, Stuart | Director | 2011-09-30 | 2025-02-28 |
| BRETTELL, Ashley Robert | Director | 2001-05-01 | 2005-08-31 |
| REDPATH, James Jeffrey | Director | — | 1997-03-21 |
| REDPATH, Jeffrey Arthur | Director | — | 1995-03-31 |
| REDPATH, John Arthur | Director | 1998-03-01 | 2019-09-10 |
| REDPATH, John Arthur | Director | — | 1995-03-31 |
| REDPATH, Walter Keith | Director | — | 2000-03-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fergytrux Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 191 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-09 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2026-03-09 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2026-03-09 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2026-03-09 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2026-03-09 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2026-03-09 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2026-03-09 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2026-03-09 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2026-03-09 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2026-03-09 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2026-03-09 | CH03 | officers | change person secretary company with change date |
| 2026-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2025-06-05 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-03-04 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-06-29 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-03-03 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2023-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2024-09-30
0.23
DISTRESS
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets -0.021 × 6.56 = -0.14
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets 0.026 × 6.72 = +0.17
- Book equity / Total liabilities 0.184 × 1.05 = +0.19
Bands: > 2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · < 1.1 distress. Z″ is a public-formula baseline, not a substitute for adverse-data signals (CCJs, charges, gazette notices) — those land in a later pass.
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory