VANGUARD LOGISTICS SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-04 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-21
Watchouts
Cash
£128K
+157.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£9M
+4.4% vs 2023
Employees
78
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£299K
-74.7% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
However, there is a material uncertainty due to OTS Topco Ltd's financial statements disclosing a working capital deficit at year-end and projecting potential non-compliance with certain bank covenants.
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- VANGUARD LOGISTICS SERVICES LIMITED 2008-01-09 → present
- CONFREIGHT (U.K.) LIMITED 1998-07-21 → 2008-01-09
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £26,048,849 | £24,783,422 | |
| Operating profit | £764,843 | -£102,589 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,180,398 | £298,550 | |
| Net profit | £739,460 | £368,306 | |
| Cash | £49,835 | £128,191 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,479,877 | £8,822,133 | |
| Net assets | £8,320,972 | £8,689,278 | |
| Equity | £8,320,972 | £8,689,278 | |
| Average employees | 78 | 78 | |
| Wages | £3,170,857 | £2,690,395 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.9% | -0.4% | |
| Net margin | 2.8% | 1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.0% | -1.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 33.1% | 32.5% | |
| Current ratio | 3.12x | 3.17x | |
| Interest cover | — | -25.96x |
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
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“However, there is a material uncertainty due to OTS Topco Ltd's financial statements disclosing a working capital deficit at year-end and projecting potential non-compliance with certain bank covenants.”
Significant events
- “On the 2nd of April 2025, President Trump announced a new tariff strategy A baseline 10% tariff will be imposed on nearly all imported goods entering the US, effective April 9th 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COWELL, Emma | Director | 2025-09-01 | Nov 1980 | British |
| GARCIA, Ivan | Director | 2025-09-01 | Aug 1980 | Spanish |
| GILL, Ian Colin | Director | 2001-09-06 | Jul 1962 | British |
| JAMIL, Muhammad Usman | Director | 2026-04-01 | Oct 1984 | Pakistani |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLAYTON, Steven Derek | Secretary | 1998-07-21 | 2001-09-30 |
| GILL, Ian Colin | Secretary | 2001-09-06 | 2006-11-24 |
| JOHNSON, Jamie | Secretary | 2006-11-24 | 2007-10-01 |
| SPENCE, Christopher Michael | Secretary | 2007-10-01 | 2010-04-30 |
| CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-07-21 | 1998-07-31 |
| BARENDSE, John Thurso | Director | 2016-07-12 | 2025-03-01 |
| CLAESSENS, Roger | Director | 1998-10-01 | 2007-03-14 |
| CLARKE, Robert Paul | Director | 2008-01-14 | 2010-06-21 |
| CLARKE, Robert Paul | Director | 1998-07-21 | 2001-09-30 |
| CLAYTON, Steven Derek | Director | 1998-07-21 | 2001-09-30 |
| COUSINS, Graham Richard Lewin | Director | 2016-07-12 | 2026-01-09 |
| DONGMO NOUMBO, Levite | Director | 2025-09-01 | 2026-02-25 |
| DYE, Michael Joseph | Director | 2008-05-13 | 2009-11-26 |
| HOLT, Anthony | Director | 2008-01-14 | 2009-11-26 |
| KEEN, David | Director | 2010-08-21 | 2016-07-12 |
| LOPEZ BRUZON, Maria | Director | 2025-09-01 | 2026-02-25 |
| MIKKELSEN, Hans | Director | 2007-03-14 | 2008-05-13 |
| PROUD, Allan | Director | 2008-10-01 | 2009-05-15 |
| SMITH, Chris | Director | 2025-09-01 | 2026-01-28 |
| SUPRE, Geert Antoine Marie | Director | 2010-06-21 | 2016-07-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eqt Aib | Corporate entity | Voting 25–50% | 2025-08-08 | Active |
| Sir Mohamed Mansour | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2025-08-08 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 123 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-21 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-21 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-21 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-08-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 15
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 4
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
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Turnover
-4.9%
£26,048,849 £24,783,422
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Cash
+157.2%
£49,835 £128,191
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Net assets
+4.4%
£8,320,972 £8,689,278
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Employees
0%
78 78
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Operating profit
-113.4%
£764,843 -£102,589
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Profit before tax
-74.7%
£1,180,398 £298,550
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Wages
-15.2%
£3,170,857 £2,690,395
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