WOODLAND LOGISTICS LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-25 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-11
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£709K
+116.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£4M
+9.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
228
+0.4% vs 2022
Profit before tax
£302K
+235.4% first positive since 2022
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- WOODLAND LOGISTICS LTD 2010-03-09 → present
- CORPORATE MANAGEMENT RESOURCES LIMITED 2004-06-11 → 2010-03-09
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2023-12-31
Latest accounts filed cover 2024-12-31; financial figures currently reflect up to 2023-12-31.
| Metric | Trend | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £22,174,496 | — | £26,732,622 | £27,130,037 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,508,114 | — | £180,117 | £822,396 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,324,954 | — | -£222,729 | £301,635 | |
| Net profit | — | £1,100,370 | — | -£269,636 | £363,174 | |
| Cash | — | £10,615 | — | £328,070 | £709,001 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £7,616,331 | — | £13,245,093 | £12,429,142 | |
| Net assets | — | £4,070,475 | — | £3,800,839 | £4,164,013 | |
| Equity | £3,973,105 | £4,070,475 | £4,070,475 | £3,800,839 | £4,164,013 | |
| Average employees | — | 180 | — | 227 | 228 | |
| Wages | — | £6,953,779 | — | £9,434,972 | £9,719,176 |
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 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 6.8% | — | 0.7% | 3.0% | |
| Net margin | — | 5.0% | — | -1.0% | 1.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 19.8% | — | 1.4% | 6.6% | |
| Interest cover | — | 9.49x | — | 0.62x | 1.78x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes that the Company will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and meet its liabilities as they fall due. The Company has net current assets of £111,562 (2023 - £627,696) and net assets of £4,259,359 (2023 - £4,164,013). The Company's financial forecasts, taking into consideration the current environment, show that the Company is expected to remain profitable and generate positive cash flows giving the Company the ability to operate for the foreseeable future. We continue to closely monitor the economic environment, staying alert to the impact of any downturn on the trading position of the Company and our principal customers. Consequently, the Directors have concluded that there are no material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for the next 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. Accordingly, the going concern basis has been adopted in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- WOODLAND LOGISTICS LTD · parent
- Courier Elite Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During 2025 the Company has launched a new customer contract which has allowed for greater use of own fleet deliveries.”
- “In January 2024 Woodland Group were awarded the BIFA Sustainable Logistics and Environment Award and Ocean Services Award.”
- “In January 2025 the Woodland Group were very proud that one of their employees was awarded the BIFA Apprentice of the Year award.”
- “In July 2025 we retained our Gold rating from EcoVadis that validates corporate adherence to 21 recognized CSR criteria.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STUBBINGS, John Peter | Secretary | 2007-11-28 | — | British |
| KIRBY, Sean Steven | Director | 2005-02-10 | Mar 1964 | British |
| STEVENS, Kevin George | Director | 2006-12-01 | Oct 1963 | British |
| STUBBINGS, John Peter | Director | 2006-12-01 | Mar 1960 | British |
| WATTS, Christopher Phillip | Director | 2021-07-23 | Oct 1961 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILSON, David | Secretary | 2005-02-10 | 2007-11-28 |
| FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-06-11 | 2004-06-15 |
| SCOTT, Andrew Paul | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2011-05-31 |
| FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-06-11 | 2004-06-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland Global Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 79 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-07-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
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
FY2022 → FY2023 · period ending 2023-12-31 vs 2022-12-31
-
Turnover
+1.5%
£26,732,622 £27,130,037
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
+116.1%
£328,070 £709,001
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+9.6%
£3,800,839 £4,164,013
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+0.4%
227 228
-
Operating profit
+356.6%
£180,117 £822,396
-
Profit before tax
+235.4%
-£222,729 £301,635
first positive since 2022
-
Wages
+3%
£9,434,972 £9,719,176
highest in 3 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