OWENS (ROAD SERVICES) LIMITED

1. OWENS (ROAD SERVICES) LIMITED 1977-12-31 → present
2. COLTRA LIMITED 1977-03-10 → 1977-12-31

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

Bevan Buckland LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“After reviewing the group and company's forecasts and projections, including the impact of rising costs and more depressed trading environment, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. On this basis the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”

Group structure

1. OWENS (ROAD SERVICES) LIMITED · parent
   1. ORS Contract Management Limited 100% · Investment Property
   2. ORS (HD) Limited 100% · Delivery
   3. B.T.S. Haulage Limited 100% · Haulage
   4. Celtic Couriers Holdings Limited 100% · Holding company
   5. Celtic Couriers Limited 100% · Delivery
   6. Owens (Pallet Networks) Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Dormant

Significant events

• “the year to 30 June 2025 marked further progress in stabilising and strengthening operations following the significant challenges faced in the prior year, including a major cyber-attack that temporarily disabled core systems and a substantial warehouse fire. With operational capacity restored and systems running reliably, service levels and efficiency improved across the Group.”
• “The Group secured a number of major contract-wins during the year across transport and distribution services, contract logistics and warehousing operations.”
• “The successful commissioning and embedding of the new state-of-the-art Magor warehouse represented a significant operational development. The facility has increased capacity, enhanced value added logistics capability and improved workflow efficiency across storage and handling operations.”
• “The UK has seen high levels of inflation in the past year which has led to increased fuel, energy costs and cost in general. In order to mitigate this risk the group has escaltors within contracts and looked to fix prices.”
• “The Group recognises the ongoing importance of maintaining effective controls to manage cyber security risks. Following the incident previously experienced, the Board has taken sensible and proportionate steps to strengthen systems, improve monitoring, and ensure that practical measures are in place to reduce the likelihood and impact of future cyber events.”
• “There were no events after the reporting period that are material for disclosure in the financial statements.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

3

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +1.7%

  £105,211,572 → £107,015,628

• Cash

  +1,877.4%

  £159,600 → £3,155,976

  highest in 3 filed years

• Net assets

  -4.8%

  £24,661,539 → £23,480,186

• Employees

  -4.2%

  952 → 912

• Operating profit

  +102.7%

  -£1,454,158 → £39,528

• Profit before tax

  +47.2%

  -£3,197,575 → -£1,689,769

• Wages

  -5.1%

  £35,211,716 → £33,431,746

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