A K W GLOBAL LOGISTICS LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-27 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-13
Watchouts
Cash
£145K
-73.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£8M
-19.9% vs 2023
Employees
98
-4.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£2M
-2,011.4% lowest in 6 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- A K W GLOBAL LOGISTICS LTD 2015-09-17 → present
- A.K. WORTHINGTON LIMITED 1983-07-14 → 2015-09-17
- TURRETGABLE LIMITED 1983-05-18 → 1983-07-14
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £20,269,365 | — | £15,935,156 | — | £15,675,287 | — | £16,468,521 | — | £16,792,833 | £17,165,506 | |
| Operating profit | £267,384 | — | £7,549,441 | — | £135,477 | — | £615,346 | — | £64,006 | -£1,763,594 | |
| Profit before tax | £114,372 | — | £7,421,112 | — | -£49,487 | — | £466,485 | — | -£90,593 | -£1,912,787 | |
| Net profit | £230,150 | — | £6,136,640 | — | £6,238 | — | £508,200 | — | -£118,780 | -£1,885,765 | |
| Cash | £1,595,242 | — | £1,766,858 | — | £69,682 | — | £56,661 | — | £539,876 | £144,863 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,926,500 | — | £11,556,332 | — | £10,553,273 | — | £9,572,472 | — | £9,480,714 | £7,567,927 | |
| Net assets | £3,159,750 | — | £9,296,390 | — | £9,064,272 | — | £9,572,472 | — | £9,453,692 | £7,567,927 | |
| Equity | £3,159,750 | £3,159,750 | £9,296,390 | £9,296,390 | £9,064,272 | £9,064,272 | £9,572,472 | £9,572,472 | £9,453,692 | £7,567,927 | |
| Average employees | 132 | — | 130 | — | 99 | — | 98 | — | 103 | 98 | |
| Wages | £3,345,156 | — | £3,363,602 | — | £2,619,094 | — | £3,087,561 | — | £3,126,225 | £3,252,280 |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.3% | — | 47.4% | — | 0.9% | — | 3.7% | — | 0.4% | -10.3% | |
| Net margin | 1.1% | — | 38.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 3.1% | — | -0.7% | -11.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.5% | — | 65.3% | — | 1.3% | — | 6.4% | — | 0.7% | -23.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.53x | 1.46x | |
| Interest cover | 1.31x | — | 58.83x | — | 0.73x | — | 4.13x | — | 0.41x | -11.68x |
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
- Hurst Accountants Limited
- 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. 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.”
Group structure
- A K W GLOBAL LOGISTICS LTD · parent
- AKW Global Logistics Birmingham Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “On 3 March 2022, the Company granted a fixed and floating charge over its assets in favour of Sanne Group (UK) Limited, acting as a security agent.”
- “On 21 December 2024, the Company granted a fixed and floating charge over its assets in favour of Apex Group Hold Co (UK) Limited, acting as a security agent.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLAKELEY, Allan | Director | 2026-02-01 | Dec 1971 | British |
| COX, Graham John | Director | 2025-04-07 | Mar 1968 | British |
| JENKINS, Gareth | Director | 2024-12-21 | Oct 1967 | British |
| WARRILLOW, Benjamin James | Director | 2024-12-21 | Aug 1974 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Rebecca Therese | Secretary | 1993-10-08 | 2003-07-01 |
| LYONS, Michael James | Secretary | 2003-07-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| WORTHINGTON, David Mark | Secretary | — | 1993-10-08 |
| DAVIES, Rebecca Therese | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2003-07-01 |
| FIELDS, Peter Richard | Director | 2018-10-04 | 2024-12-21 |
| GERMANY, Barry John | Director | 2024-12-21 | 2025-12-10 |
| LYONS, Michael James | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| MURRAY, Carl | Director | 2012-09-26 | 2015-02-28 |
| NORFOLK, Graham Richard | Director | 2018-10-04 | 2024-12-21 |
| RICHARDS, Julian Charles | Director | 2000-09-07 | 2021-06-22 |
| WELSH, Paul | Director | 2015-08-05 | 2018-10-04 |
| WELSH, Paul | Director | 2015-08-05 | 2016-05-04 |
| WORTHINGTON, Anthony Kevin | Director | — | 2018-10-04 |
| WORTHINGTON, David Mark | Director | — | 1993-10-08 |
| WORTHINGTON, Karen Lesley | Director | 2015-02-12 | 2018-10-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Anthony Kevin Worthington | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-10-04 |
| Akw Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 170 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-13 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-06 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-01-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
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
+2.2%
£16,792,833 £17,165,506
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Cash
-73.2%
£539,876 £144,863
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Net assets
-19.9%
£9,453,692 £7,567,927
-
Employees
-4.9%
103 98
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Operating profit
-2,855.4%
£64,006 -£1,763,594
lowest in 6 filed years
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Profit before tax
-2,011.4%
-£90,593 -£1,912,787
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Wages
+4%
£3,126,225 £3,252,280
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