WHITTLE EASTERN EUROPE LOGISTICS LTD.
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Next accounts due
2027-02-28 (in 9mo)
Last filed for 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-25 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-11
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£7M
+0.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£5M
+5.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
38
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£301K
-0.2% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- WHITTLE EASTERN EUROPE LOGISTICS LTD. 1996-01-16 → present
- BELSTA LIMITED 1994-10-14 → 1996-01-16
- TESTWINE LIMITED 1994-07-26 → 1994-10-14
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-05-31 | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £19,716,855 | £16,216,874 | £15,561,442 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £293,432 | £165,347 | £172,748 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £300,856 | £301,101 | £300,615 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £260,604 | £226,563 | £243,288 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £6,910,863 | £6,852,209 | £6,865,028 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £4,032,726 | £4,259,289 | £4,502,577 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £4,259,289 | £4,502,577 | |
| Equity | £3,042,072 | £3,285,648 | £3,527,956 | £3,772,122 | £4,032,726 | £4,259,289 | £4,502,577 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 38 | 38 | 38 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,974,274 | £2,613,807 | £2,416,779 |
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 | 2019-05-31 | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 1.5% | 1.0% | 1.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 1.3% | 1.4% | 1.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 7.3% | 3.9% | 3.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.78x | 1.89x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 2.92x | 1.22x | 1.32x |
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
- DJH 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
- “Brexit continues to impact the logistics industry. There will be additional administrative tasks for every export and import coming to the UK. The company is continuing to train all staff on new formalities and procedures.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SABANOVIC, Marko | Secretary | 2017-09-27 | — | — |
| PASTERNAK, Volodymyr | Director | 2004-07-13 | Oct 1972 | British |
| SABANOVIC, Natasa | Director | 1999-11-19 | Nov 1970 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TUGWELL, Debra | Secretary | 2007-04-15 | 2016-04-25 |
| WIGGIN, David Ryle | Secretary | 1994-10-04 | 2007-04-15 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-07-26 | 1994-10-04 |
| SIDES, Brian Geoffrey | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2004-01-02 |
| WHITTLE, Michael Anthony | Director | 1994-10-04 | 2007-04-15 |
| WIGGIN, David Ryle | Director | 1994-10-04 | 2007-04-15 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-07-26 | 1994-10-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Natasa Sabanovic | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-07-02 | Active |
| Nms Logistics Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-07-02 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 117 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2024-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-01-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-01-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-11-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2017-10-04 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2017-07-20 | 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
- 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 2025-05-31 vs 2024-05-31
-
Turnover
-4%
£16,216,874 £15,561,442
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
+0.2%
£6,852,209 £6,865,028
-
Net assets
+5.7%
£4,259,289 £4,502,577
-
Employees
0%
38 38
-
Operating profit
+4.5%
£165,347 £172,748
-
Profit before tax
-0.2%
£301,101 £300,615
-
Wages
-7.5%
£2,613,807 £2,416,779
lowest 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