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EV CARGO GLOBAL FORWARDING LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- 00772941
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1963-09-03
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 52290
Accounts
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Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have adopted the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements. The going concern status of the Company is based on its own financial position as well as recognises the link to the EV Cargo Group. After careful assessment, the Directors have concluded that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis. The Directors have assessed the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for the period ending at least 12 months from the date these financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Subsidiaries
- EV Cargo Global Forwarding BV · 0% held · Belgium · Freight Forwarding
- EV Cargo Global Forwarding SAS · 100% held · France · Freight Forwarding
- CS Freight Solutions SAS · 100% held · France · Freight Forwarding
- EV Cargo Global Forwarding GmbH · 100% held · Germany · Freight Forwarding
- EV Cargo Global Forwarding Sp.zoo · 80% held · Poland · Freight Forwarding
- EV Cargo Asia Limited · 100% held · Hong Kong · Freight Forwarding
- EV Cargo Global Forwarding SARL · 51.2% held · Madagascar · Freight Forwarding
- Allied Cargo Services SARL · 0% held · Madagascar · Dormant
- ACS Reverse Logistics Limited · 50% held · United Kingdom · Dormant
- Far East Cargo Line Limited · 99.86% held · United Kingdom · Dormant
- EV Cargo B.V. · 100% held · Netherlands · Holding company
- EV Cargo Netherlands B.V. · 100% held · Netherlands · Freight Forwarding
- EV Cargo Europe B.V. · 100% held · Netherlands · Holding company
- Allport Cargo Services (Mauritius) Limited · 80% held · Mauritius · Dormant
- EV Cargo Global Forwarding Limited · 51% held · Mauritius · Freight Forwarding
- Fast Forward Freight and Logistics Limited · 100% held · United Kingdom · Freight Forwarding
Significant events
- “2024 has been a transformative year for EV Cargo and especially EV Cargo Global Forwarding, with many of the significant investments and strategic initiatives undertaken in recent years generating compelling value and results.”
- “Global network development: significant progress on the integration of the March 2022 acquisition of Fast Forward Freight, the March 2023 acquisition of Allport Netherlands, as well as the organic expansion across Asia.”
- “Expanded industry solutions and account management: continued to increase the number of industry verticals, customer-centric innovation via technology investments and revamped account management through the Company's Global Customer Solutions team.”
- “Technology investments: invested meaningfully in proprietary software (EV Flow) and world class third-party systems, advancing its digital strategy, including AI powered productivity tools.”
- “Culture: The EV Cargo brand, culture and identity genuinely come to life. People aligned and committed to the Group's mission. Successful EV United and Global Trade Lane programmes led to significant advances in culture, business development and customer service.”
- “After year end, the Company received a favourable award in an arbitration proceeding, succeeding on several material claims for damages while the counterparty's counterclaims were dismissed in their entirety. The arbitration's decision confirmed that the Company is (and has been) unrestricted in its ability to expand into the Greater China market.”
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People
6 active · 39 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIS, Mark | Secretary | 2019-07-01 | — | British |
| CHAPLIN, Bruce James, Mr. | Director | 2025-01-01 | Feb 1976 | British |
| COUTTS, Paul William | Director | 2022-01-24 | Nov 1956 | British |
| DAVIS, Mark | Director | 2019-07-09 | May 1972 | British |
| MC ALLISTER, Ian Collin, Mr. | Director | 2025-01-01 | Jul 1971 | South African |
| ZARIN, Heath Brian | Director | 2017-11-30 | Dec 1975 | Kittitian |
Show 39 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKNELL, Terrance Albert | Secretary | — | 2001-04-30 |
| HARRIS, Catherine Jayne | Secretary | 2018-04-16 | 2018-07-13 |
| KIRKHOUSE, Mark Adrian | Secretary | 2001-04-30 | 2018-03-12 |
| ARDEN, Brian | Director | — | 1995-04-01 |
| BINGLEY, Alan William | Director | — | 2007-12-31 |
| BLACKNELL, Terrance Albert | Director | — | 2001-04-30 |
| BRIGGS, Douglas Campbell | Director | 2013-11-14 | 2017-11-03 |
| BUNTROCK, Clyde Andrew | Director | 2019-06-26 | 2022-12-07 |
| BYRNE, Michael Adrian | Director | — | 2008-12-10 |
| CARGILL, Christopher | Director | — | 2013-02-24 |
| CHANDRA, Muriel Anne | Director | 2022-01-24 | 2025-01-01 |
| CLAYTON, Daniel Mark | Director | 2013-06-26 | 2015-02-18 |
| CLAYTON, John | Director | — | 2010-12-23 |
| CLAYTON, Margaret | Director | — | 2006-11-03 |
| CORKER, Alan Charles | Director | — | 1996-09-04 |
| DAVIS, Derek | Director | — | 2010-12-23 |
| DEAKIN, Philip James | Director | 2022-12-07 | 2023-09-30 |
| DEVANY, John Robert | Director | — | 1996-09-04 |
| GRAY, Jeremy Martin | Director | — | 2019-02-25 |
| KIRKHOUSE, Mark Adrian | Director | 2002-02-01 | 2017-11-30 |
| LAU, Shek Yau John | Director | 2010-12-23 | 2020-12-08 |
| LOVE, Matthew Neale | Director | 2019-06-26 | 2021-10-31 |
| MCCANN, John | Director | 2004-04-19 | 2010-07-01 |
| MCGURIN, Charles | Director | 2014-12-01 | 2020-03-31 |
| NICHOL, Glen John | Director | — | 2013-12-31 |
| QUISH, Michael James | Director | — | 1995-02-17 |
| RIDDELL, Julia Ann | Director | 2022-01-24 | 2022-12-07 |
| SALE, Keith | Director | — | 2008-12-31 |
| SIEBER, Peter David | Director | 1994-09-01 | 1996-09-04 |
| SIEBER, Peter | Director | — | 2001-12-11 |
| SMITH, Andrew Michael | Director | 1995-02-16 | 1996-09-04 |
| STONE, Peter Michael | Director | — | 1996-01-17 |
| THOMAS, David James | Director | 2017-11-30 | 2019-08-08 |
| TOYE, Daniel James | Director | — | 2013-12-31 |
| TOYE, William Alfred John | Director | — | 2021-01-05 |
| WALLACE, Ian David | Director | — | 2001-08-31 |
| WHITTLE, Michael Anthony | Director | — | 1996-06-07 |
| WILLIAMS, Steve | Director | 2019-09-02 | 2025-01-01 |
| YOUNGER, Colin John | Director | — | 2010-12-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ev Cargo Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 303 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-09-25 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company previous extended |
| 2025-09-15 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-03-19 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2025-02-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2025-01-15 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-01-15 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-01-15 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-01-15 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-12-18 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company previous shortened |
| 2024-12-17 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2024-09-23 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company previous shortened |
| 2024-09-17 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2024-03-01 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2024-02-06 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-12-18 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company previous shortened |
| 2023-10-05 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-09-22 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company previous shortened |
Credit score
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Activity Score
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