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BRIAN YEARDLEY CONTINENTAL LIMITED
Cash
£553K
+130% vs 2024
Net assets
£2M
-35.6% vs 2024
Employees
80
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£28K
-5.9% vs 2024
Profile
- Company number
- 01442737
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1979-08-09
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 49410
Net assets
7-year trend · vs UK Logistics & Mobility median
BRIAN YEARDLEY CONTINENTAL LIMITED
BRIAN YEARDLEY CONTINENTAL LIMITED
BRIAN YEARDLEY CONTINENTAL LIMITED
BRIAN YEARDLEY CONTINENTAL LIMITED
Accounts
7-year trend · latest 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £51,953 | £29,244 | £27,511 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £17,526 | £77,215 | £10,511 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £92,314 | £240,378 | £552,839 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £2,980,383 | £3,642,439 | £3,004,487 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £2,288,160 | £2,401,109 | £1,545,870 | |
| Equity | £35,895 | £927,542 | — | — | £2,288,160 | £2,401,109 | £1,545,870 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 75 | 80 | 80 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £3,708,882 | £3,756,573 | £4,251,764 |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors therefore consider that the company is a going concern and continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing these accounts.”
Subsidiaries
- StokholmBY A/S · 50% held · Denmark
Significant events
- “Following the completion of the MBO in October 2024 the new strategy has been to continually invest in equipment and people in order to grow the business. We are extremely happy with 2025 in that we have been able to achieve such exceptional growth in both divisions in our first full year post MBO.”
- “The markets in which both divisions operate are highly competitive, with clients demands for excellent service at competitive prices at the very heart of the industry. This is more of a return to type and is in stark contrast to the immediate post Covid pandemic years where demand outstripped supply, and trucks, trailers and driver availability were at a premium consequently driving up prices.”
- “Whilst 2025 has seen significant growth, we remain committed to growing in an environmentally conscious and responsible way. We have invested further in our fleet, with the acqu sition of newer, environmentally friendly trucks with the latest engine technology to date and continue to use fuel from a globally responsible provider whilst also participating actively in their carbon offsetting program.”
- “Despite being over four years since the UK formally left the EU concerns continue to linger regarding Brexit and the lack of clarity around its long-term effect on the live events logistics sector.”
- “The Russia/Ukraine conflict that began in February 2022 remains ongoing, there have been many times in the intervening years that a peaceful resolution has seemed near... Recent escalations at the end of 2025 and early 2026 in the Middle East have added to this volatility and we are unquestionably entering a period of heightened global instability.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
5 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHARPE, Damien | Secretary | 2022-03-16 | — | — |
| HOPPER, Kevin | Director | 2007-11-01 | Apr 1958 | British |
| HOPPER, Sarah Elizabeth | Director | 2010-10-04 | Apr 1974 | British |
| POTTS, Jordan | Director | 2025-06-09 | Dec 1994 | British |
| SHARPE, Damien | Director | 2022-03-16 | Jan 1984 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOPPER, Sarah Elizabeth | Secretary | 2011-01-01 | 2022-03-16 |
| WARDLE, Michael | Secretary | — | 1992-11-25 |
| WILLIAMS, Gary | Secretary | 2010-04-10 | 2010-12-31 |
| YEARDLEY, Brian | Secretary | 1992-11-25 | 2010-04-10 |
| BATSTONE, Martyn | Director | 2016-05-01 | 2025-06-06 |
| BELL, Andrew Noel | Director | 2023-02-01 | 2024-05-03 |
| BENNISON, Bernard | Director | — | 2010-06-18 |
| BOWERS, Lee Richard | Director | 2021-02-26 | 2021-06-04 |
| CLAYTON, David | Director | 2006-02-14 | 2009-05-05 |
| DALE, Kenneth William | Director | — | 1996-06-21 |
| DALE, Rodney Alwyn | Director | — | 1997-04-25 |
| EVANS, Paul | Director | — | 1992-06-12 |
| GROVES, John Charles | Director | 1998-05-01 | 1999-06-28 |
| HARRINGTON, Mark | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2018-09-27 |
| NEWTON, Bruce Murray | Director | 2016-05-01 | 2020-06-01 |
| RICHARDSON, Graeme Neil | Director | 2006-02-14 | 2007-10-26 |
| SAVAGE, Glenn | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2024-05-17 |
| SHACKLETON, Andrew | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2012-06-06 |
| SMITH, Robert | Director | 2006-02-14 | 2009-11-01 |
| TSAI, Ching-Te | Director | 2019-04-29 | 2019-11-20 |
| WILLIAMS, Gary | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2014-01-31 |
| YEARDLEY, Brian | Director | 2020-05-28 | 2024-10-14 |
| YEARDLEY, Brian | Director | — | 2010-04-10 |
| YEARDLEY, Dominic Charles | Director | 2021-02-26 | 2023-08-07 |
| YEARDLEY, Sandra | Director | 1993-04-06 | 2007-06-30 |
| YEARDLEY, Sandra | Director | — | 1992-10-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truckingby Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-10-14 | Active |
| Mr Kevin Hopper | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2020-12-10 | Ceased 2024-10-14 |
| Mr Brian Yeardley | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-10-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 236 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2026-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-10-31 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2025-10-31 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2025-10-24 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2025-06-09 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-06-06 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-05-20 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2024-11-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | resolution |
| 2024-11-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | resolution |
| 2024-11-23 | MA | incorporation | memorandum articles |
| 2024-11-17 | SH08 | capital | capital name of class of shares |
| 2024-11-15 | SH10 | capital | capital variation of rights attached to shares |
| 2024-11-14 | SH01 | capital | capital allotment shares |
| 2024-11-14 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-11-14 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2024-11-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2024-11-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2024-05-20 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2025-12-31
1.60
GREY ZONE
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets 0.150 × 6.56 = +0.98
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets 0.029 × 6.72 = +0.20
- Book equity / Total liabilities 0.397 × 1.05 = +0.42
Bands: > 2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · < 1.1 distress. Z″ is a public-formula baseline, not a substitute for adverse-data signals (CCJs, charges, gazette notices) — those land in a later pass.
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory
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