HOWARDS TRANSPORT LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-08 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-25
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£107K
-10.2% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£3M
+5.4% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
70
-7.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£265K
+14.8% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £10,503,920 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | £512,496 | £333,379 | £324,995 | £231,244 | £265,358 | |
| Net profit | — | £404,369 | — | £271,441 | £159,852 | £142,554 | |
| Cash | — | £174,120 | £265,494 | £336,703 | £119,689 | £107,456 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £2,506,303 | £2,307,933 | £2,592,940 | £2,975,857 | £3,083,897 | |
| Net assets | — | £2,462,627 | £2,220,619 | £2,492,060 | £2,651,912 | £2,794,466 | |
| Equity | — | £2,462,627 | £2,220,619 | £2,492,060 | £2,651,912 | £2,794,466 | |
| Average employees | — | 63 | 67 | 77 | 76 | 70 | |
| Wages | — | £1,928,585 | £2,286,668 | £2,563,630 | £2,653,730 | £2,686,385 |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | 3.8% | — | — | — | — |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “During the year the Directors have continued their Investment in Information Technology, with a new Traffic Management System being implemented.”
- “The Group has also undertaken a review of all their IT systems, which is an ongoing project to enhance both the Security of the business and our Service levels.”
- “The Directors are also pleased to report that they have been successful in gaining planning permission for both an extension of their main depot at West Hay, as well as permission for a new 60.000 sq ft warehouse.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOWARD, Percival William | Secretary | 2003-03-25 | — | British |
| HOWARD, Andrew Percival | Director | 2003-03-25 | Jan 1960 | British |
| HOWARD, Percival William | Director | 2003-03-25 | Apr 1943 | British |
| HOWARD, Peter Charles | Director | 2014-06-24 | Jan 1960 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| STL SECRETARIES LTD. | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-03-25 | 2003-03-25 |
| HOWARD, Anthony Frederick | Director | 2003-03-25 | 2022-12-31 |
| HOWARD, Bernard Charles | Director | 2003-03-25 | 2012-11-03 |
| HOWARD, Roy George | Director | 2003-03-25 | 2014-06-24 |
| STL DIRECTORS LTD. | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-03-25 | 2003-03-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P C Howard Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-03-28 | Active |
| P C Howard Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-03-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 76 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-01 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-04-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type audit exemption subsiduary | |
| 2024-12-30 | PARENT_ACC | accounts | Legacy | |
| 2024-12-30 | GUARANTEE2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2024-12-30 | AGREEMENT2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2024-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-27 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-05-09 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-10.2%
£119,689 £107,456
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+5.4%
£2,651,912 £2,794,466
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
-7.9%
76 70
-
Profit before tax
+14.8%
£231,244 £265,358
-
Wages
+1.2%
£2,653,730 £2,686,385
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