UK Companies House feature
WOODLAND GLOBAL LTD
Cash
£4M
-52% vs 2022
Net assets
£18M
+4% vs 2022
Employees
363
+11.7% vs 2022
Profit before tax
£1M
-85% vs 2022
Profile
- Company number
- 02278005
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1988-07-18
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 49200
Net assets
5-year trend · vs UK Logistics & Mobility median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest 2023-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £192,743,944 | — | £162,707,211 | £95,749,037 | |
| Operating profit | — | £14,614,130 | — | £8,985,905 | £1,699,469 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £16,076,423 | — | £8,627,638 | £1,290,981 | |
| Net profit | — | £13,343,463 | — | £6,946,017 | £685,850 | |
| Cash | — | £7,005,182 | — | £8,392,798 | £4,026,041 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £23,554,466 | — | £32,791,285 | £30,999,867 | |
| Net assets | — | £12,194,769 | — | £17,140,786 | £17,826,636 | |
| Equity | £6,010,806 | £12,194,769 | £12,194,769 | £17,140,786 | £17,826,636 | |
| Average employees | — | 277 | — | 325 | 363 | |
| Wages | — | £9,597,146 | — | £10,618,121 | £11,084,399 |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- 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.”
Subsidiaries
- Woodland Logistics Limited · 100% held · England and Wales
- Woodland Entertainment · 100% held · England and Wales
- Courier Elite Limited · 100% held · England and Wales · dormant
- International Food Link Limited · 57% held · England and Wales
Significant events
- “This year saw an increase in revenues and gross profit, as freight rates rebounded from the lows of 2023.”
- “A substantial dividend was made to the immediate parent company resulting in a reduction in net assets.”
- “Ongoing geopolitical instability including attacks by Houthi rebels on shipping lanes, has resulted in longer vessel transit times, increased freight rates, and constraints on space and equipment availability.”
- “The Company was named one of the Top 30 Logistics Service Providers in the UK for 2024 by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT).”
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
7 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STUBBINGS, John Peter | Secretary | 2006-12-02 | — | British |
| ROWLANDS, Iain George | Director | 2022-11-04 | Mar 1980 | British |
| SMAGGASGALE, Keith | Director | 2022-11-04 | Jun 1970 | British |
| STEVENS, Kevin George | Director | — | Oct 1963 | British |
| STUBBINGS, John Peter | Director | 2006-12-01 | Mar 1960 | British |
| WATTS, Christopher Phillip | Director | 2021-07-23 | Oct 1961 | British |
| WILKINSON, Peter | Director | 2022-11-04 | Nov 1978 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEVENS, Dawn | Secretary | 2013-12-31 | 2013-12-31 |
| STEVENS, Kevin George | Secretary | — | 1998-01-16 |
| STUBBINGS, John Peter | Secretary | 1998-01-16 | 2005-09-13 |
| WILSON, David | Secretary | 2005-09-13 | 2006-12-01 |
| BRADY, Kevin | Director | 2001-04-01 | 2014-01-01 |
| CALLAGHAN, Daniel | Director | 1999-05-01 | 2017-03-03 |
| CREEGAN, Frank | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2006-12-01 |
| DENNIS, Andrew | Director | 1994-02-25 | 2004-07-31 |
| RUSSELL, John Patrick | Director | 1996-04-06 | 2011-05-31 |
| SCOTT, Andrew Paul | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2011-05-31 |
| SNELSON, Robert Kenneth | Director | 2017-03-03 | 2025-04-30 |
| STEVENS, Dawn | Director | — | 2001-11-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 170 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-08-28 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-05-06 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-09-06 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-04-30 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2024-03-08 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2024-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-09-21 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-11-09 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2022-11-09 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2022-11-09 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2022-08-15 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-04-22 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2022-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2021-09-28 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2021-07-26 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2021-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2021-01-08 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2023-12-31
2.58
GREY ZONE
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets 0.265 × 6.56 = +1.74
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets 0.035 × 6.72 = +0.23
- Book equity / Total liabilities 0.575 × 1.05 = +0.60
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