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PORT EXPRESS LIMITED
Cash
£2M
-29.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£4M
+3.6% vs 2023
Employees
130
+1.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£621K
-41.7% vs 2023
Profile
- Company number
- 05077834
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2004-03-18
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 49410
Net assets
4-year trend · vs UK Logistics & Mobility median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,064,773 | £621,174 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £689,144 | £447,871 | |
| Cash | — | — | £3,299,969 | £2,323,973 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £9,614,331 | £8,690,203 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £4,153,279 | £4,301,149 | |
| Equity | — | — | £4,153,279 | £4,301,149 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 128 | 130 | |
| Wages | — | — | £5,576,265 | £5,814,690 |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Maynard Heady 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 financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “At the year end, the company had placed orders for 10 new trucks in 2025.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
6 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STUBBINGS, John Peter | Secretary | 2004-03-20 | — | British |
| DAWSON, Adam Karl | Director | 2023-11-06 | Mar 1992 | British |
| HUTCHISON, Jacqueline Ann | Director | 2016-03-01 | Jul 1967 | British |
| NICHOLS, Ashley Russell | Director | 2004-03-20 | Apr 1968 | British |
| STEVENS, Kevin George | Director | 2007-02-28 | Oct 1963 | British |
| WATTS, James | Director | 2023-11-06 | Nov 1982 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-03-18 | 2004-03-22 |
| DAWSON, Karl Samuel James | Director | 2004-03-20 | 2024-03-26 |
| LANGDON, Alan Edward | Director | 2004-12-15 | 2007-02-28 |
| FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-03-18 | 2004-03-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ashley Russell Nichols | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2021-03-03 | Active |
| Atlantic Pacific Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2021-03-03 | Active |
| Mr Karl Samuel James Dawson | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-03-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 78 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-03-26 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-11-10 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2023-11-09 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-03-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-08-05 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-03-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2021-09-07 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2021-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2021-03-26 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2021-03-25 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2021-03-25 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2021-03-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2020-10-30 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2020-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2024-12-31
1.36
GREY ZONE
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets 0.069 × 6.56 = +0.45
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets 0.062 × 6.72 = +0.42
- Book equity / Total liabilities 0.472 × 1.05 = +0.50
Bands: > 2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · < 1.1 distress. Z″ is a public-formula baseline, not a substitute for adverse-data signals (CCJs, charges, gazette notices) — those land in a later pass.
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory