EDGE TRANSPORT LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-14 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£125K
-8.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
+3.5% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
76
+7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£432K
+38.4% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- EDGE TRANSPORT LIMITED 1985-11-28 → present
- HOMEMINSTER LIMITED 1985-06-06 → 1985-11-28
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £8,297,443 | £9,549,592 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £378,693 | £541,908 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £688,028 | £312,479 | £432,372 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £549,956 | £220,922 | £299,350 | |
| Cash | £115,158 | £14,076 | £303,725 | £137,665 | £125,385 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,639,675 | £3,084,654 | £3,830,996 | £4,901,289 | £4,901,839 | |
| Net assets | £2,074,148 | £2,192,841 | £2,444,959 | £2,451,923 | £2,537,328 | |
| Equity | £2,074,148 | £2,192,841 | £2,444,959 | £2,451,923 | £2,537,328 | |
| Average employees | 64 | 80 | 72 | 71 | 76 | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,132,305 | £2,242,684 | £2,486,383 |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 4.6% | 5.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 2.7% | 3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 7.7% | 11.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 61.6% | 63.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.81x | 1.63x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 5.58x | 4.53x |
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
- Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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
- “During 2024 an opportunity arose for us to take on additional geographical area for the Palletline network, offering the company growth of volume and revenue in a challenging economic environment.”
- “We also took the exciting opportunity of rejoining The Hazchem Network allowing us to significantly expand our ADR regulated transport solutions.”
- “We have continued to invest in our fleet and infrastructure, welcoming our first electric HGV artic unit on to the fleet in March 2024.”
- “During the year, we welcomed Steve Lloyd on to the board as a Non-Executive Director. Steve brings valuable insight to Edge and is supporting the other Directors in driving the business forward.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDGE, Jonathan Tyler | Director | 2000-09-27 | Oct 1973 | British |
| EDGE, Nicola | Director | 2016-03-01 | Mar 1973 | British |
| LLOYD, Steven Andrew | Director | 2024-04-18 | Sep 1973 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Kathryn Dawn | Secretary | 2010-10-28 | 2023-03-10 |
| EDGE, Anthea Clare | Secretary | 1993-01-01 | 1999-04-27 |
| EDGE, Jennifer Lynn | Secretary | 1999-04-27 | 2010-10-27 |
| HARGRAVE, Shirley | Secretary | — | 1992-12-31 |
| BROWN, Mark Edward | Director | 2000-09-27 | 2002-09-27 |
| CLELAND, Anthea Claire | Director | — | 2025-12-27 |
| EDGE, Peter Anthony | Director | — | 1999-02-28 |
| PRIDDING, Jennifer Lynn | Director | 2000-09-27 | 2022-10-21 |
| PRIDDING, Richard Russell | Director | 2009-11-01 | 2023-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edge Transport (Properties) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 134 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-04-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-10-25 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-10-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-04-21 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-04-20 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-04-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-25 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-10-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-10-25 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2022-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
-
Turnover
+15.1%
£8,297,443 £9,549,592
-
Cash
-8.9%
£137,665 £125,385
-
Net assets
+3.5%
£2,451,923 £2,537,328
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+7%
71 76
-
Operating profit
+43.1%
£378,693 £541,908
-
Profit before tax
+38.4%
£312,479 £432,372
-
Wages
+10.9%
£2,242,684 £2,486,383
highest in 3 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