WOODLAND GLOBAL LTD — The Accounts

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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2027-01-30 (in 8mo)

Last made up 2026-01-16

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£3M

-19.1% lowest in 4 filed years

Net assets

£16M

-10.5% vs 2023

Employees

353

-2.8% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£3M

+117.6% vs 2023

Net assets

6-year trend · vs Industrials median

WOODLAND GLOBAL LTD·Industrials median · n=6236

Accounts

6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric	2021-01-01	2021-12-31	2022-01-01	2022-12-31	2023-12-31	2024-12-31
Turnover	—	£192,743,944	—	£162,707,211	£95,749,037	£108,414,189
Operating profit	—	£14,614,130	—	£8,985,905	£1,699,469	£2,346,770
Profit before tax	—	£16,076,423	—	£8,627,638	£1,290,981	£2,809,082
Net profit	—	£13,343,463	—	£6,946,017	£685,850	£2,793,995
Cash	—	£7,005,182	—	£8,392,798	£4,026,041	£3,258,698
Total assets less current liabilities	—	£23,554,466	—	£32,791,285	£30,999,867	£25,784,755
Net assets	—	£12,194,769	—	£17,140,786	£17,826,636	£15,960,631
Equity	£6,010,806	£12,194,769	£12,194,769	£17,140,786	£17,826,636	£15,960,631
Average employees	—	277	—	325	363	353
Wages	—	£9,597,146	—	£10,618,121	£11,084,399	£11,540,602

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	2021-01-01	2021-12-31	2022-01-01	2022-12-31	2023-12-31	2024-12-31
Operating margin	—	7.6%	—	5.5%	1.8%	2.2%
Net margin	—	6.9%	—	4.3%	0.7%	2.6%
Return on capital employed	—	62.0%	—	27.4%	5.5%	9.1%
Current ratio	—	—	—	—	1.73x	1.76x
Interest cover	—	48.70x	—	24.15x	3.92x	5.98x

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 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.”

Group structure

WOODLAND GLOBAL LTD · parent
1. Woodland Logistics Limited 100% · England and Wales
2. Woodland Entertainment 100% · England and Wales
3. Courier Elite Limited 100% · England and Wales · dormant
4. International Food Link Limited 57% · 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 and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. 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	PDF
2025-08-28	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2025-05-06	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2025-01-17	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2024-09-06	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2024-04-30	MR04	mortgage	Mortgage satisfy charge full	PDF
2024-03-08	MR01	mortgage	Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date	PDF
2024-01-19	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2023-09-21	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2023-01-17	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2022-11-09	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2022-11-09	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2022-11-09	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2022-08-15	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2022-04-22	MR04	mortgage	Mortgage satisfy charge full	PDF
2022-01-17	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2021-09-28	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2021-07-26	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2021-01-20	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2021-01-08	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

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

+13.2%

£95,749,037 £108,414,189
Cash

-19.1%

£4,026,041 £3,258,698

lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets

-10.5%

£17,826,636 £15,960,631
Employees

-2.8%

363 353
Operating profit

+38.1%

£1,699,469 £2,346,770
Profit before tax

+117.6%

£1,290,981 £2,809,082
Wages

+4.1%

£11,084,399 £11,540,602

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

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