FERGUSONS TRANSPORT LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-01 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£3M
+2.1% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
266
-3.3% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£158K
-8% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 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 | — | — | £25,720,348 | £25,754,414 | |
| Operating profit | £350,325 | £294,136 | — | — | £369,890 | £417,969 | |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | £9,183,507 | £9,485,312 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.6% | 1.5% | — | — | 1.4% | 1.6% | |
| Net margin | 0.7% | 0.5% | — | — | 0.8% | 0.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.3% | 6.2% | — | — | 5.7% | 6.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.97x | 0.97x | |
| Interest cover | 1.91x | 2.08x | — | — | 1.02x | 0.87x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- 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.”
Group structure
- FERGUSONS TRANSPORT LIMITED · parent
- Redpath of Wooler Limited 100%
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 and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
+0.1%
£25,720,348 £25,754,414
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+2.1%
£2,456,098 £2,507,602
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-3.3%
275 266
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+13%
£369,890 £417,969
highest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-8%
£172,156 £158,435
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+3.3%
£9,183,507 £9,485,312
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers