BULK FREIGHT (MIDLANDS) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-27 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-13
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-53% vs 2024
Net assets
£12M
+5.9% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
130
-1.5% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£926K
-10.8% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £18,276,171 | — | £19,810,145 | £20,510,945 | £20,392,370 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,152,020 | — | £1,780,275 | £845,471 | £879,710 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,101,988 | — | £1,709,730 | £1,038,524 | £926,278 | |
| Net profit | — | £889,013 | — | £1,776,393 | £768,622 | £684,278 | |
| Cash | — | £1,174,764 | — | £3,728,640 | £5,997,271 | £2,820,308 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £9,286,890 | — | £13,538,393 | £14,697,008 | £15,671,334 | |
| Net assets | — | £7,989,334 | — | £10,897,396 | £11,666,018 | £12,350,296 | |
| Equity | £7,100,321 | £7,989,334 | £9,121,003 | £10,897,396 | £11,666,018 | £12,350,296 | |
| Average employees | — | 137 | — | 134 | 132 | 130 | |
| Wages | — | £4,325,999 | — | £4,750,246 | £4,915,550 | £5,227,112 |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 6.3% | — | 9.0% | 4.1% | 4.3% | |
| Net margin | — | 4.9% | — | 9.0% | 3.7% | 3.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 12.4% | — | 13.1% | 5.8% | 5.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.12x | 1.05x | |
| Interest cover | — | 23.03x | — | 22.92x | 9.16x | 7.13x |
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
- TC Group
- 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
- “The company has continued to invest heavily in revitalising the fleet with investment in lorries and trailers of £4.7m.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DISNEY, Andrew John | Secretary | 1999-05-20 | — | British |
| DISNEY, Andrew John | Director | 2012-03-14 | Jan 1972 | British |
| SHERWOOD, Ashley Paul Alan | Director | 1998-03-16 | Jul 1969 | British |
| SHERWOOD, Jayne Louise | Director | 2010-03-16 | Sep 1971 | British |
| SHERWOOD, Sheila Irene | Director | 1996-04-22 | Jun 1944 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIXON, Oscar Allan | Secretary | — | 1996-04-22 |
| ORRILL, Roger Michael | Secretary | 1996-04-22 | 1999-05-20 |
| DIXON, Marion | Director | — | 1996-04-22 |
| DIXON, Oscar Allan | Director | — | 1996-04-22 |
| HIBBERT, Matthew Thomas | Director | 1998-10-05 | 2019-07-15 |
| SHERWOOD, Alan Frederick | Director | 1996-04-22 | 1998-08-07 |
| WHITEHEAD, Alan George | Director | — | 1997-05-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Sherwood Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2019-03-18 | Active |
| Fred Sherwood & Sons (Transport) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-03-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 118 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2024-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-07-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2019-05-09 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2019-05-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2019-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-0.6%
£20,510,945 £20,392,370
-
Cash
-53%
£5,997,271 £2,820,308
-
Net assets
+5.9%
£11,666,018 £12,350,296
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-1.5%
132 130
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+4%
£845,471 £879,710
-
Profit before tax
-10.8%
£1,038,524 £926,278
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+6.3%
£4,915,550 £5,227,112
highest in 4 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