FOREST FREIGHT LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-13
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£126K
+165.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£13M
+1.3% vs 2023
Employees
74
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£216K
-53.3% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-05-13.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,679,778 | £11,044,735 | |
| Operating profit | £702,343 | £487,970 | |
| Profit before tax | £461,233 | £215,544 | |
| Net profit | £356,998 | £166,073 | |
| Cash | £47,338 | £125,849 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,341,748 | £17,351,392 | |
| Net assets | £12,458,316 | £12,623,889 | |
| Equity | £12,458,316 | £12,623,889 | |
| Average employees | 74 | 74 | |
| Wages | £3,257,551 | £3,382,275 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.6% | 4.4% | |
| Net margin | 3.3% | 1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.1% | 2.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 36.8% | 38.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.79x | 0.79x | |
| Interest cover | 2.91x | 1.76x |
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
- Auditor
- Pocknells Audit Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “The company achieved an increase in turnover of 3.4%. This growth reflects the continued demand for our freight services and our commitment to maintaining strong customer relationships.”
- “The company continues to embark on a sustainable journey with an end goal of achieving carbon neutral status, investments so far include solar roof panels and electric lifting equipment.”
- “Despite the highrate of inflation, the company has continued with cost cutting methods where possible to reduce overheads and ensure that jobs are being priced correctly.”
- “The company intends to continue investing in its haulage fleet, when necessary, to ensure that its services continue to meet its clients future needs.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SALTWELL, Nicholas Richard | Secretary | 2026-01-09 | — | — |
| FULLERTON, George Malcolm Stuart | Director | — | Dec 1943 | British |
| SALTWELL, Alexander Andrew | Director | 2026-01-12 | May 1988 | British |
| SALTWELL, Nicholas Richard | Director | 2018-07-13 | Aug 1986 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOEM, Peter Keenan | Secretary | 1996-05-01 | 1996-11-20 |
| FULLERTON, Margaret | Secretary | — | 1996-04-30 |
| SALTWELL, Andrew Richard | Secretary | 1996-11-20 | 2026-01-09 |
| BROWN, Darren Leslie | Director | 2005-03-10 | 2014-05-14 |
| FULLERTON, Margaret | Director | — | 1991-04-30 |
| KIRBY, Sean Steven | Director | — | 2005-01-19 |
| SALTWELL, Andrew Richard | Director | 2001-09-05 | 2026-01-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr George Malcolm Stuart Fullerton | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-05-25 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 170 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-09 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-01-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
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Turnover
+3.4%
£10,679,778 £11,044,735
-
Cash
+165.9%
£47,338 £125,849
-
Net assets
+1.3%
£12,458,316 £12,623,889
-
Employees
0%
74 74
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Operating profit
-30.5%
£702,343 £487,970
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Profit before tax
-53.3%
£461,233 £215,544
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Wages
+3.8%
£3,257,551 £3,382,275
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