JAMES BAXTER HAULAGE LIMITED

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Robert Whowell & Partners 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. 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 original financial statements were authorised for issue.”

Significant events

• “The business revenue increased by £743,800 in the year ended 31 March 2025 to £8,287,726. The company has continued to generate increased profits despite the waste and recycling market remaining competitive both locally and nationally.”
• “Within this year we have weighted our focus on the replacement of our industry specialist walking floor trailers, to ensure more uniformity within the fleet.”
• “We have continued to utilise our gas-powered commercial vehicle, to reduce our CO2 footprint. With strategic planning, it is our intention to increase our investment in gas-powered vehicles as more fuel sites open.”
• “Management continues to monitor closely non-financial key performance indicators. Emphasis on continuous staff improvement, including bespoke departmental training, and investment in new IT tools to help us drive operational efficiencies.”
• “We committed to employ a full-time Driver Trainer last year, enabling us to focus on up-skilling our drivers and to reinforce the importance of using the vehicle controls to reduce wear and tear and improve safety and fuel consumption.”
• “Emphasis has continued with further investment within the workshop. Investment was made in diagnostic equipment enabling the technicians to identify faults in a timelier manner.”

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

Filings

4

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

2

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +9.9%

  £7,543,926 → £8,287,726

• Cash

  -1.2%

  £863,515 → £853,367

• Net assets

  +5.7%

  £3,106,798 → £3,282,549

  highest in 3 filed years

• Employees

  +9.3%

  54 → 59

  highest in 3 filed years

• Operating profit

  -17.1%

  £717,873 → £595,363

• Profit before tax

  -19.6%

  £667,840 → £536,874

• Wages

  +13.3%

  £2,307,373 → £2,614,848

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