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WILLMOTT'S TRANSPORT LIMITED
Cash
£241K
-47.5% vs 2022
Net assets
£7M
+11.2% vs 2022
Employees
194
+7.2% vs 2022
Profit before tax
£2M
-4.3% vs 2022
Profile
- Company number
- 00701449
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1961-08-23
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 52103
Net assets
3-year trend · vs UK Logistics & Mobility median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest 2023-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £20,374,342 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £1,577,962 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £1,347,084 | £2,562,585 | £2,452,223 | |
| Net profit | £1,285,773 | £2,222,333 | £2,014,975 | |
| Cash | £362,837 | £458,170 | £240,672 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,497,662 | £15,330,652 | £17,033,604 | |
| Net assets | £4,151,557 | £5,969,534 | £6,640,119 | |
| Equity | £4,151,557 | £5,969,534 | £6,640,119 | |
| Average employees | 146 | 181 | 194 | |
| Wages | £5,207,032 | £7,109,825 | £7,587,281 |
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
- Albert Goodman LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “2024 saw continued growth in the company, with new contract wins and growth with existing customers delivering an increase in revenue.”
- “New innovative warehousing and distribution solutions were made available to current and new customers which added further opportunity for sustained growth across the trading business.”
- “consolidating our S&B Transport Services division into the Willmotts Transport business, exiting some unprofitable contracts and reducing our fleet size in the process.”
- “During the year we completed our new warehousing site in Waterlip, providing additional capacity.”
- “Investments saw a decline in 2024 to £2.9m (from £3.2m in 2023) as we saw the benefits on growth that the 2023 investments in the new HQ building and in fleet replacement delivered. We continued to invest in our IT systems and in ensuring our processes are efficient and delivering benefits to our customers.”
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
6 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAKER, Christopher | Director | 2021-05-01 | Sep 1973 | British |
| EDWARDS, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2025-03-31 | Jun 1978 | British |
| GRAY, Daniel Alan | Director | 2019-11-01 | Sep 1992 | British |
| ROGERS, Jessica Amanda | Director | 2022-07-01 | Mar 1986 | British |
| STOTT, Andy Mark | Director | 2010-03-12 | Oct 1968 | British |
| TUCK, Andrew David | Director | 2016-03-01 | Nov 1975 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLMOTT, Ralph David | Secretary | — | 2008-07-19 |
| WILLMOTT, Yvonne | Secretary | 2008-07-19 | 2010-03-12 |
| BUCHAN, Janice Elizabeth | Director | 2017-05-01 | 2025-03-31 |
| BUXTON, David John | Director | 2010-03-12 | 2016-11-01 |
| LOXTON, Matthew | Director | 2015-05-01 | 2021-02-12 |
| WILLMOTT, David Charles | Director | — | 2015-05-01 |
| WILLMOTT, Eric George | Director | — | 1992-12-23 |
| WILLMOTT, Ralph David | Director | — | 2008-07-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stotts Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2023-11-10 | Active |
| Admp Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-11-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 164 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-09 | MA | incorporation | memorandum articles |
| 2026-01-09 | SH08 | capital | capital name of class of shares |
| 2026-01-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | resolution |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-09-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2025-06-18 | SH03 | capital | capital return purchase own shares |
| 2025-06-16 | SH06 | capital | capital cancellation shares |
| 2025-04-16 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2025-03-31 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-03-31 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-10-21 | SH01 | capital | capital allotment shares |
| 2024-09-16 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-09-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2023-12-08 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2023-12-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2023-11-30 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2023-09-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2023-09-08 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2023-09-08 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2023-07-10 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2023-12-31
2.17
GREY ZONE
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets 0.133 × 6.56 = +0.87
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets 0.129 × 6.72 = +0.87
- Book equity / Total liabilities 0.411 × 1.05 = +0.43
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