COUNTRYWIDE FREIGHT GROUP LIMITED

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Next accounts due

2026-12-31 (in 7mo)

Last filed for 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-11-03 (in 6mo)

Last made up 2025-10-20

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

—

Latest balance sheet

Net assets

£13M

+10.2% highest in 4 filed years

Employees

246

-17.2% lowest in 4 filed years

Profit before tax

£1M

-0.7% lowest in 4 filed years

Name history

Renamed 1 time since incorporation

COUNTRYWIDE FREIGHT GROUP LIMITED 1994-12-02 → present
ZONECENTRE LIMITED 1994-10-20 → 1994-12-02

Net assets

7-year trend · vs Industrials median

COUNTRYWIDE FREIGHT GROUP LIMITED·Industrials median · n=2875

Accounts

7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31

Metric	2019-03-31	2020-03-31	2021-03-31	2022-03-31	2023-03-31	2024-03-31	2025-03-31
Turnover	—	—	£38,028,418	£39,095,278	—	£32,448,061	£31,706,210
Operating profit	—	—	£1,427,141	£2,095,720	—	£1,660,172	£1,750,645
Profit before tax	—	—	£1,367,007	£2,013,014	—	£1,374,196	£1,364,210
Net profit	—	—	£982,442	£1,608,738	—	£985,534	£932,150
Cash	—	—	£5,348	£1,458	—	£3,439	—
Total assets less current liabilities	—	—	£10,457,691	£10,980,024	—	£12,669,757	£15,334,902
Net assets	—	—	£9,598,149	£10,206,887	—	£11,795,796	£12,997,155
Equity	£8,533,496	£8,711,707	£9,598,149	£10,206,887	£12,560,262	£11,795,796	£12,997,155
Average employees	—	—	344	331	—	297	246
Wages	—	—	£8,257,886	£8,508,098	—	£7,556,962	£7,357,477

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	2019-03-31	2020-03-31	2021-03-31	2022-03-31	2023-03-31	2024-03-31	2025-03-31
Operating margin	—	—	3.8%	5.4%	—	5.1%	5.5%
Net margin	—	—	2.6%	4.1%	—	3.0%	2.9%
Return on capital employed	—	—	13.6%	19.1%	—	13.1%	11.4%
Current ratio	—	—	—	—	—	1.24x	1.40x
Interest cover	—	—	23.73x	25.34x	—	5.81x	4.53x

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 §1A
Reporting scope: Standalone (parent only)
Abridged: Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
Auditor: Sumer Auditco Limited
Audit opinion: Unqualified (clean)
Going concern: Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has sufficient resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the going concern basis has been adopted in preparing the annual report and financial statements.”

Group structure

COUNTRYWIDE FREIGHT GROUP LIMITED · parent
1. Bellbirman Limited 100% · Northern Ireland
2. Countrywide Freight (Midlands) Limited 100% · Northern Ireland
3. Countrywide Freight (Northern) Limited 100% · Northern Ireland
4. Countrywide Freight (Northern Ireland) Limited 100% · Northern Ireland
5. Countrywide Freight (Southern) Limited 100% · Northern Ireland
6. Countrywide Express (North East) Limited 100% · Northern Ireland
7. Countrywide Express Limited 100% · Northern Ireland
8. Meteor Freight Groupage Limited 100% · England & Wales
9. Meteor Freight (UK) Limited 100% · England & Wales
10. Cooper Carriers Limited 100% · England & Wales
11. Palletwales Limited 100% · Northern Ireland

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

3 active · 16 resigned

Name	Role	Appointed	Born	Nationality
CLEMENTS, Roger George	Director	2019-12-23	Apr 1961	British
HOLDCROFT, Darren Andrew	Director	2023-08-15	Mar 1971	British
HOLDCROFT, Nicola Elizabeth Anne	Director	2019-12-23	Jan 1972	British

Show 16 resigned officers

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned
HAWKINS, Cecil	Secretary	1994-12-08	1995-10-03
MCALLISTER, Donal	Secretary	1995-10-03	2019-12-23
MOHR, Jason Anthony John	Secretary	1994-11-02	1994-12-08
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED	Corporate Nominee Secretary	1994-10-20	1994-11-02
CLARKE, Martin Andrew, Dr	Director	1994-12-08	1998-08-18
FORSYTH, John Alexander	Director	1994-12-08	2017-04-25
FORSYTH, Margaret	Director	2019-12-23	2025-11-19
HAWKINS, Cecil	Director	1994-12-08	1998-08-18
MCALLISTER, Donal	Director	1995-10-03	2019-12-23
MCCORMICK, Martin John	Director	2019-03-06	2020-11-02
MOHR, Jason Anthony John	Director	1994-11-02	1994-12-08
NABARRO, David Joseph Nunes	Director	1994-12-08	1995-10-03
ROBERTS, Thomas John Blackburn	Director	1994-12-08	2010-12-08
ROTHWELL, Simon John	Director	2011-10-10	2021-07-02
SIMPSON, Edward Charles Faraday	Director	1994-11-02	1994-12-08
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED	Corporate Nominee Director	1994-10-20	1994-11-02

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name	Kind	Nature of control	Notified	Status
Cfg Holdings Limited	Corporate entity	Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors	2021-09-29	Active
Mrs Margaret Forsyth	Individual	Shares 75–100%	2019-12-23	Ceased 2021-09-29
Mr Donal Mcallister	Individual	Significant influence	2017-04-26	Ceased 2019-12-23
Mr John Alexander Forsyth	Individual	Shares 50–75%	2016-10-20	Ceased 2017-04-26

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 158 total filings

Date	Type	Category	Description
2026-04-16	MR01	mortgage	Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date	PDF
2026-01-07	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2026-01-06	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2025-12-29	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2025-12-11	MR04	mortgage	Mortgage satisfy charge full	PDF
2025-12-11	MR04	mortgage	Mortgage satisfy charge full	PDF
2025-12-11	MR04	mortgage	Mortgage satisfy charge full	PDF
2024-12-20	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2024-10-28	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2023-12-22	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2023-11-02	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2023-09-20	MR01	mortgage	Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date	PDF
2023-08-17	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2022-12-23	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2022-11-03	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2021-12-23	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2021-11-18	PSC07	persons-with-significant-control	Cessation of a person with significant control	PDF
2021-11-18	PSC02	persons-with-significant-control	Notification of a person with significant control	PDF
2021-11-02	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2021-07-05	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings: 7
Capital events: 0
Officers appointed: 0
Officers resigned: 1

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

-2.3%

£32,448,061 £31,706,210

lowest in 4 filed years
Cash

—

Not reported
Net assets

+10.2%

£11,795,796 £12,997,155

highest in 4 filed years
Employees

-17.2%

297 246

lowest in 4 filed years
Operating profit

+5.4%

£1,660,172 £1,750,645
Profit before tax

-0.7%

£1,374,196 £1,364,210

lowest in 4 filed years
Wages

-2.6%

£7,556,962 £7,357,477

lowest 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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