AMERICOLD LURGAN TRANSPORT LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-04 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-21
Watchouts
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
We draw attention to note 2 to the financial statements which explains that the company has ceased trading and therefore the directors do not consider it to be appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- AMERICOLD LURGAN TRANSPORT LTD 2021-12-24 → present
- AGRO MERCHANTS LURGAN TRANSPORT LTD 2017-06-14 → 2021-12-24
- SAWYERS TRANSPORT LIMITED 1991-10-28 → 2017-06-14
Accounts
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“We draw attention to note 2 to the financial statements which explains that the company has ceased trading and therefore the directors do not consider it to be appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- AMERICOLD LURGAN TRANSPORT LTD · parent
- Woolsey Freight Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “on 3 December 2024 the directors announced their decision to close the company's operations, with all trading arrangements with customers having ceased on 31 December 2024.”
- “a restructuring plan in February 2024 in addition to the restructuring performed in 2023 to reduce the company's own fleet and utilize subcontractors more to return the business to profitability.”
- “Following the cessation of trading in December 2024, the company disposed of its remaining vehicles and trailers.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARWELL, Nathan Hale | Director | 2023-09-05 | Feb 1976 | American |
| MATES, Andrew | Director | 2024-11-01 | Dec 1978 | Australian |
| WINNALL, Richard Charles | Director | 2022-09-30 | Jun 1973 | Australian |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCKELVEY, Sonya | Secretary | 2005-12-13 | 2015-11-03 |
| MULLIN, Mary | Secretary | 1991-10-28 | 2005-12-13 |
| BENDER, Michael David | Director | 2017-11-27 | 2021-02-25 |
| GILDEA, Elizabeth Margaret | Director | 2020-01-31 | 2022-09-30 |
| KAAKS, Adriaan Johannes Theodoor | Director | 2017-11-27 | 2018-11-14 |
| KROES, Hans | Director | 2021-02-25 | 2022-09-30 |
| KROES, Hans | Director | 2018-11-14 | 2020-01-15 |
| LEE, George | Director | 2018-01-12 | 2022-06-30 |
| LEE, George | Director | 2015-11-03 | 2017-11-27 |
| RODRIGUEZ MARQUEZ, Jose Carlos | Director | 2017-11-27 | 2021-02-25 |
| SAWYERS, Andrew James Derek | Director | 1991-10-28 | 2015-11-03 |
| SAWYERS, Derek Robert | Director | 2018-01-12 | 2021-12-31 |
| SAWYERS, Derek Robert Joseph | Director | 1991-10-28 | 2017-11-27 |
| SAWYERS, Lesley | Director | 2003-01-15 | 2015-11-03 |
| SAWYERS, Yvonne | Director | 2003-01-15 | 2015-11-03 |
| SMERNOFF, Marc Jason | Director | 2021-02-25 | 2024-01-12 |
| SNYDER, JR, James Conrad | Director | 2021-02-25 | 2023-09-05 |
| VAN BERKEL, Frank | Director | 2024-11-01 | 2025-05-21 |
| WELLS, Earl | Director | 2024-01-15 | 2026-02-23 |
| YUEN, Che Lup | Director | 2022-09-30 | 2024-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Americold Holdings Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 169 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-22 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2025-02-25 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2024-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-11 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2023-02-28 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
Latest filed period vs the prior one