FREIGHTFORCE DISTRIBUTION LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-06 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-23
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£28K
-55.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
-2.8% vs 2023
Employees
102
+7.4% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£14K
-97.1% lowest in 5 filed years
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- FREIGHTFORCE DISTRIBUTION LTD 2013-07-25 → present
- LOGISTIC MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD. 2000-10-27 → 2013-07-25
- FREIGHTFORCE DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 1998-01-23 → 2000-10-27
Net assets
9-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
9-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £8,752,501 | — | £11,560,457 | — | £13,140,818 | £13,007,661 | £13,307,727 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £431,193 | — | £939,698 | — | £1,133,411 | £796,950 | £241,182 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £349,175 | — | £814,859 | — | £913,581 | £486,520 | £14,126 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £308,046 | — | £746,404 | — | £578,930 | £374,214 | £28,830 | |
| Cash | £119,970 | — | £171,146 | — | £515,393 | — | £25,027 | £62,185 | £27,536 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,332,318 | — | £4,666,701 | — | £4,862,404 | — | £5,282,450 | £5,571,841 | £4,681,362 | |
| Net assets | £1,390,672 | — | £1,559,615 | — | £2,166,915 | — | £2,596,548 | £2,781,682 | £2,702,651 | |
| Equity | £1,390,672 | £1,390,673 | £1,559,615 | £1,559,615 | £2,166,915 | £2,166,915 | £2,977,268 | £2,781,682 | £2,702,651 | |
| Average employees | 66 | — | 61 | — | 96 | — | 97 | 95 | 102 | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,355,863 | — | £3,088,061 | — | £3,408,065 | £3,463,232 | £3,909,571 |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 4.9% | — | 8.1% | — | 8.6% | 6.1% | 1.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 3.5% | — | 6.5% | — | 4.4% | 2.9% | 0.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 9.2% | — | 19.3% | — | 21.5% | 14.3% | 5.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.78x | 0.70x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 5.23x | — | 7.53x | — | 5.16x | 2.54x | 1.05x |
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
- Larking Gowen LLP
- 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALSTON, Sarah Jayne | Director | 2025-01-10 | Aug 1967 | British |
| HALLIDAY, Martin | Director | 2016-08-18 | Sep 1967 | British |
| JOLLEY, Nicholas Charles Anthony | Director | 2016-08-18 | Jan 1973 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS, Peter John | Secretary | 1998-03-16 | 2006-04-19 |
| JOLLEY, Nicholas Charles Anthony | Secretary | 2006-04-20 | 2012-07-16 |
| JOLLEY, Nicholas Charles Anthony | Secretary | 1998-01-23 | 1998-03-16 |
| MIDLANDS COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1998-01-23 | 1998-01-23 |
| ADAMS, Peter John | Director | 1998-03-16 | 2006-04-19 |
| ADEY, Jane | Director | 1998-01-23 | 1998-01-23 |
| HALLIDAY, Martin | Director | 1998-01-23 | 2004-12-24 |
| JOLLEY, Nicholas Charles Anthony | Director | 2013-01-15 | 2015-03-16 |
| JOLLEY, Nicholas Charles Anthony | Director | 1998-01-23 | 2013-01-15 |
| MILES, Edward Donald | Director | 2003-05-12 | 2016-08-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logistic Management Freight Services Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-10-28 | Active |
| Logistic Management Services Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-10-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 135 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-12-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-07-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-03-09 | RP04CS01 | miscellaneous | Legacy |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+2.3%
£13,007,661 £13,307,727
highest in 5 filed years
-
Cash
-55.7%
£62,185 £27,536
-
Net assets
-2.8%
£2,781,682 £2,702,651
-
Employees
+7.4%
95 102
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
-69.7%
£796,950 £241,182
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-97.1%
£486,520 £14,126
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
+12.9%
£3,463,232 £3,909,571
highest in 5 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