PORT EXPRESS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-01 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-18
Watchouts
None on the register
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
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 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 the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
- 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 and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. 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 |
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
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-29.6%
£3,299,969 £2,323,973
-
Net assets
+3.6%
£4,153,279 £4,301,149
-
Employees
+1.6%
128 130
-
Profit before tax
-41.7%
£1,064,773 £621,174
-
Wages
+4.3%
£5,576,265 £5,814,690
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