FRED SHERWOOD & SONS (TRANSPORT) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-23 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-09
Watchouts
Cash
£500
-93.8% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£10M
-4.7% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
33
-2.9% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£480K
+26.2% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £33,801,306 | — | £40,765,935 | £37,714,863 | £34,935,130 | |
| Operating profit | — | £831,139 | — | £1,546,047 | £609,939 | £906,514 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £742,377 | — | £1,395,144 | £380,456 | £480,136 | |
| Net profit | — | £651,428 | — | £1,223,378 | £281,901 | £347,471 | |
| Cash | — | £366,905 | — | £698,760 | £8,090 | £500 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £16,174,318 | — | £17,339,360 | £17,632,607 | £18,147,349 | |
| Net assets | — | £10,852,154 | — | £10,952,621 | £10,348,522 | £9,859,993 | |
| Equity | £13,760,120 | £10,852,154 | £10,690,243 | £10,952,621 | £10,348,522 | £9,859,993 | |
| Average employees | — | 39 | — | 35 | 34 | 33 | |
| Wages | — | £1,000,960 | — | £938,242 | £1,014,942 | £1,068,757 |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 2.5% | — | 3.8% | 1.6% | 2.6% | |
| Net margin | — | 1.9% | — | 3.0% | 0.7% | 1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 5.1% | — | 8.9% | 3.5% | 5.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 67.9% | 67.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.14x | 1.05x | |
| Interest cover | — | 8.03x | — | 8.63x | 2.27x | 1.87x |
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
- TC Group
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- 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. 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 financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “Revenue has decreased by £2.8m in the year to 31 March 2025 to £34.9m. Gross profit margin increased to 6.7% in the year to 31 March 2025 compared to 5.3% in 2024. Profit before taxation has increased by £100k to £480k.”
- “The Company has continued to invest heavily in revitalising the fleet with investment in lorries and trailers of £5.3m.”
- “The above results have seen net assets decrease by £489k to £9.9m, after payment of dividends to the holding company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DISNEY, Andrew John | Secretary | 2014-12-15 | — | — |
| DISNEY, Andrew John | Director | 2022-07-02 | Jan 1972 | British |
| SHERWOOD, Alan Frederick | Director | — | Jun 1940 | British |
| SHERWOOD, Ashley Paul Alan | Director | 1995-11-24 | Jul 1969 | British |
| SHERWOOD, Justin Anthony | Director | 1998-03-19 | Feb 1973 | British |
| SHERWOOD, Sheila Irene | Director | — | Jun 1944 | British |
| SHERWOOD-RATCLIFFE, Belinda Hayley | Director | 2006-12-15 | Jul 1975 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORRILL, Roger Michael | Secretary | — | 2014-12-14 |
| CARTLIDGE, John Reuben | Director | — | 1998-03-19 |
| ORRILL, Roger Michael | Director | — | 2014-12-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Sherwood Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 133 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-09-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-07-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-08-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
-7.4%
£37,714,863 £34,935,130
-
Cash
-93.8%
£8,090 £500
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-4.7%
£10,348,522 £9,859,993
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-2.9%
34 33
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+48.6%
£609,939 £906,514
-
Profit before tax
+26.2%
£380,456 £480,136
-
Wages
+5.3%
£1,014,942 £1,068,757
highest in 4 filed years
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