Cash

£200K

+60% vs 2023

Net assets

£2M

+1.8% vs 2023

Employees

59

+3.5% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£253K

+8.4% vs 2023

Profile

Company number
01855274
Status
Active
Incorporation
1984-10-12
Last accounts made up
2024-12-31
Account category
FULL
Primary SIC
49410
Hubs
UK Logistics & Mobility

Net assets

5-year trend · vs UK Logistics & Mobility median

£0£2.5m£5m20222022202320232024
JAMES CARGO SERVICES LIMITED

Accounts

5-year trend · latest 2024-12-31

Metric Trend 2022-01-012022-12-312023-01-012023-12-312024-12-31
Turnover £25,110,035£12,949,528£15,202,161
Operating profit £269,223£277,193£336,564
Profit before tax £209,078£233,744£253,426
Net profit £184,436£193,264£38,885
Cash £675,796£651,280£651,280£124,987£199,925
Total assets less current liabilities £2,591,215£2,556,985£2,539,789
Net assets £2,126,771£2,206,450£2,245,335
Equity £2,026,073£2,126,771£2,013,186£2,206,450£2,245,335
Average employees 505759
Wages £1,677,593£1,949,904£1,943,345

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
Barnes Roffe Audit Limited
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“Directors confirm adequate trading, sufficient working capital and finance available for over 12 months from report approval. No significant uncertainties identified; accounts prepared on a going concern basis.”

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

6 active · 4 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
EDWARDS, Daniel Lee Director 2014-01-30 Mar 1981 British
EDWARDS, Lilian Marguerite Director 2014-01-30 Apr 1951 British
EDWARDS, Matthew St John Director 2019-05-20 Apr 1984 British
EDWARDS, Simon St John Director 1996-12-31 Apr 1953 British
EDWARDS, Vanessa Director 2019-05-20 Jan 1982 British
OBANK, Simon Jonathan Director 2019-05-20 Dec 1980 British
Show 4 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
JAMES, Dawn Marie Secretary 1996-12-31
WARRINER, Roderick Alfred Secretary 1996-12-31 2013-05-09
JAMES, Brian William Director 1996-12-31
WARRINER, Roderick Alfred Director 1996-12-31 2013-05-09

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Mr Simon St John Edwards Individual significant-influence-or-control-as-trust 2016-04-06 Active
Mr Daniel Lee Edwards Individual significant-influence-or-control-as-trust 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 136 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-04-11 CS01 confirmation-statement confirmation statement with no updates
2026-04-10 CH01 officers change person director company with change date
2025-09-30 AA accounts accounts with accounts type full
2025-04-03 CS01 confirmation-statement confirmation statement with no updates
2024-09-30 AA accounts accounts with accounts type full
2024-04-03 CS01 confirmation-statement confirmation statement with no updates
2023-10-11 AA accounts accounts with accounts type full
2023-04-21 CS01 confirmation-statement confirmation statement with updates
2023-04-21 CH01 officers change person director company with change date
2023-04-06 SH06 capital capital cancellation shares
2023-04-06 SH20 capital legacy
2023-04-06 SH19 capital capital statement capital company with date currency figure
2023-04-06 CAP-SS insolvency legacy
2023-04-06 RESOLUTIONS resolution resolution
2023-02-28 RESOLUTIONS resolution resolution
2022-10-10 AA accounts accounts with accounts type full
2022-04-06 CS01 confirmation-statement confirmation statement with no updates
2021-10-06 AA accounts accounts with accounts type total exemption full
2021-05-04 CS01 confirmation-statement confirmation statement with no updates
2020-12-31 AA accounts accounts with accounts type total exemption full

Credit score

Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2024-12-31

1.78

GREY ZONE

Altman Z″

  • Working capital / Total assets 0.184 × 6.56 = +1.21
  • Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
  • EBIT / Total assets 0.036 × 6.72 = +0.24
  • Book equity / Total liabilities 0.314 × 1.05 = +0.33

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

Activity Score not yet computed for this company.

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