BRIT-EUROPEAN TRANSPORT LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-19 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-05
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£30K
+25% vs 2023
Net assets
£5M
-6.7% vs 2023
Employees
171
-4.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£445K
-143% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £22,006,697 | £25,421,110 | — | £36,941,340 | £27,755,653 | |
| Operating profit | — | £513,509 | £88,654 | — | £1,381,481 | £12,774 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £332,269 | -£91,407 | £405,351 | £1,035,135 | -£445,029 | |
| Net profit | — | £188,299 | -£97,498 | £405,351 | £671,975 | -£351,126 | |
| Cash | — | £3,845,953 | £54,953 | £45,577 | £24,048 | £30,062 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £10,462,906 | £8,292,702 | £9,116,796 | £10,014,151 | £10,071,554 | |
| Net assets | — | £4,787,707 | £4,690,209 | £5,095,560 | £5,267,535 | £4,916,409 | |
| Equity | £4,599,408 | £4,787,707 | £4,690,209 | £5,095,560 | £5,267,535 | £4,916,409 | |
| Average employees | — | 151 | 155 | 161 | 179 | 171 | |
| Wages | — | £6,525,323 | £6,688,473 | £7,624,216 | £9,356,033 | £8,231,857 |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 2.3% | 0.3% | — | 3.7% | 0.0% | |
| Net margin | — | 0.9% | -0.4% | — | 1.8% | -1.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 4.9% | 1.1% | — | 13.8% | 0.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.16x | 1.04x | |
| Interest cover | — | 2.86x | 0.49x | — | 3.98x | 0.03x |
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
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- BRIT-EUROPEAN TRANSPORT LIMITED · parent
- Silver Arrow Logistics Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “Fuel division... During October 2023, it was decided to sell this division due to the losses it had incurred in 2023.”
- “The directors have confirmed that the company had no contingent liabilities at 31 December 2024 and 31 December 2023.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WARING, Tracey | Secretary | 2021-03-01 | — | — |
| LACKEY, Graham David | Director | 2008-05-06 | Sep 1967 | British |
| MCNINCH, Robbie Andrew | Director | 2016-03-01 | Feb 1975 | British |
| WARING, Tracey | Director | 2021-03-01 | Jun 1972 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATKINSON, Ian | Secretary | 2015-05-01 | 2017-01-03 |
| CARMAN, Emily Jean | Secretary | — | 2005-12-29 |
| CARMAN, Sally Jane | Secretary | 2011-04-21 | 2015-04-30 |
| HODGSON, Andrew Jonathan | Secretary | 2017-01-03 | 2021-03-01 |
| PARKER, Wendy Christine | Secretary | 2005-12-29 | 2011-04-21 |
| ATKINSON, Ian | Director | 2013-03-04 | 2017-01-03 |
| BROOKS, Michael Andrew | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2014-11-30 |
| CARMAN, Emily Jean | Director | — | 2006-04-25 |
| CARMAN, William Roderick | Director | 2008-12-24 | 2021-03-01 |
| CARMAN, William Douglas Ronald | Director | — | 2011-02-16 |
| CARMAN, William Roderick | Director | — | 2008-10-31 |
| DURANTI, Peter Nicholas | Director | 2021-03-01 | 2021-10-29 |
| HAMMOND, Anthony Brian | Director | 2002-12-04 | 2008-10-31 |
| HODGSON, Andrew Jonathan | Director | 2017-01-03 | 2025-01-30 |
| HOYLE, Edward Andrew | Director | 1997-07-01 | 1999-10-19 |
| POTTS, Martin Herbert | Director | — | 2008-04-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brit European Transport(Holdings)Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-06-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 158 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-11 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-18 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-13 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2022-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-11-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-05-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-03-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-03-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-24.9%
£36,941,340 £27,755,653
-
Cash
+25%
£24,048 £30,062
-
Net assets
-6.7%
£5,267,535 £4,916,409
-
Employees
-4.5%
179 171
-
Operating profit
-99.1%
£1,381,481 £12,774
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-143%
£1,035,135 -£445,029
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
-12%
£9,356,033 £8,231,857
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