BACTON LOGISTICS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-28
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-07 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-24
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£656K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£3M
Equity attributable
Employees
128
Average over period
Profit before tax
£7K
Period ending 2025-06-28
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-01-30
- BACTON LOGISTICS LIMITED 2025-01-30 → present
- BACTON TRANSPORT SERVICES LIMITED 1992-01-16 → 2025-01-30
- FOLLOWTODAY LIMITED 1991-11-14 → 1992-01-16
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-28
| Metric | Trend | 2020-07-01 | 2021-06-30 | 2021-07-03 | 2021-07-04 | 2022-07-02 | 2022-07-03 | 2023-07-01 | 2024-06-29 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £17,018,626 | £17,018,626 | — | £20,366,193 | — | £18,116,463 | £19,580,397 | — | £18,672,049 | |
| Operating profit | — | £744,143 | £744,143 | — | £660,382 | — | -£87,316 | £62,609 | — | £162,633 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £690,148 | £690,148 | — | £605,290 | — | -£208,238 | -£109,904 | — | £6,669 | |
| Net profit | — | £497,005 | £497,005 | — | £620,384 | — | -£80,412 | -£87,028 | — | -£9,699 | |
| Cash | — | £1,344,675 | £1,344,675 | — | £614,469 | — | £862,153 | £866,140 | — | £656,490 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £3,617,678 | £3,617,678 | — | £5,061,583 | — | £5,861,672 | £5,668,476 | — | £5,360,106 | |
| Net assets | — | £3,247,562 | £3,247,562 | — | £3,767,946 | — | £3,687,534 | £3,450,506 | — | £3,390,807 | |
| Equity | £2,830,557 | £3,247,562 | £3,247,562 | £3,247,562 | £3,767,946 | £3,767,946 | £3,687,534 | £3,450,506 | — | £3,390,807 | |
| Average employees | — | 138 | 138 | — | 161 | — | 151 | 152 | — | 128 | |
| Wages | — | £4,981,831 | £4,981,831 | — | £6,650,389 | — | £6,252,866 | £6,325,927 | — | £4,885,795 |
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 | 2020-07-01 | 2021-06-30 | 2021-07-03 | 2021-07-04 | 2022-07-02 | 2022-07-03 | 2023-07-01 | 2024-06-29 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 4.4% | 4.4% | — | 3.2% | — | -0.5% | 0.3% | — | 0.9% | |
| Net margin | — | 2.9% | 2.9% | — | 3.0% | — | -0.4% | -0.4% | — | -0.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 20.6% | 20.6% | — | 13.0% | — | -1.5% | 1.1% | — | 3.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61.8% | — | 61.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.19x | — | 1.16x | |
| Interest cover | — | 13.78x | 13.78x | — | 11.99x | — | -0.71x | 0.36x | — | 0.98x |
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 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services Limited, trading as Ensors
- 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.”
Significant events
- “Since the year end the company has entered into a significant operating lease. The lease term is 15 years with an annual rental commitment of £999,334.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOWNIE, Charles James | Director | 2005-01-21 | Aug 1960 | British |
| DOWNIE, Edward Thomas | Director | 2003-08-01 | Oct 1964 | British |
| MADDISON, Thomas James | Director | 2025-10-23 | Oct 1980 | British |
| STEVENSON, Andrew Gordon | Director | 2022-04-10 | Jun 1982 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRINE, Paul Andrew | Secretary | 2016-03-23 | 2022-02-18 |
| DOWNIE, James Lawrie Gray | Secretary | 1992-01-02 | 2016-03-22 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-11-14 | 1992-01-02 |
| BAKER, Paul | Director | 2005-01-24 | 2005-11-25 |
| BARNES, Matthew William | Director | 2025-10-23 | 2026-03-06 |
| DOWNIE, James Lawrie Gray | Director | 1992-01-02 | 2016-09-08 |
| EMBERSON, Richard John | Director | 2022-03-01 | 2024-07-26 |
| MILLER, James | Director | 1992-01-02 | 2005-01-21 |
| NEWMAN, Nicholas John | Director | 2022-03-01 | 2023-10-31 |
| WILLIS, Paul Michael | Director | 2022-03-01 | 2022-08-31 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-11-14 | 1992-01-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacton Transport Services Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-01-04 | Active |
| Mr Charles James Downie | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-01-04 |
| Mr Edward Thomas Downie | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-01-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 119 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-01-30 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-23 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-30 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-11-23 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-06-28 vs 2024-06-30