JOHN G. RUSSELL (TRANSPORT) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-05 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-21
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
-64% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£40M
+5.4% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
395
+6.8% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | £3,849,196 | £3,479,498 | £3,557,622 | £625,977 | |
| Cash | £8,443,126 | £8,915,018 | £13,536,859 | £4,870,327 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £43,002,614 | £48,975,525 | |
| Net assets | £26,773,318 | £35,368,198 | £38,402,849 | £40,472,986 | |
| Equity | — | — | £38,402,849 | £40,472,986 | |
| Average employees | 376 | 371 | 370 | 395 | |
| Wages | £13,684,165 | £13,795,953 | — | — |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have considered the appropriateness of preparing the financial statements on a going concern basis and are satisfied that this remains appropriate. Comprehensive cash flow forecasts have been prepared extending to December 2026, considering the group's current trading performance and the potential impact of severe but plausible downside scenarios. These forecasts demonstrate that the group is expected to maintain adequate liquidity and continue to meet its financial obligations as they fall due.”
Group structure
- JOHN G. RUSSELL (TRANSPORT) LIMITED · parent
- Carntyne Transport Company Limited 100%
- R.D. Spittal Limited 100%
- Deanside Transit Limited 100%
- Storage Services (Leith) Limited 100%
- Russell Railroad Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, the group acquired the trade and assets of the intermodal rail terminal located at Coatbridge from Freightliner Ltd.”
- “The group completed a significant acquisition during the year, financed through a combination of existing cash reserves and external borrowings. The group has established a £20 million combined debt facility.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIGFIELD, Sarah Johnston | Secretary | — | — | British |
| GELL, James William | Director | 2024-11-15 | May 1994 | British |
| HANNAH, Robert Kerr | Director | 2022-09-01 | Sep 1968 | British |
| JONES, David | Director | 2023-01-01 | Apr 1985 | British |
| MCGAVIN, Michelle | Director | 2025-09-01 | May 1983 | British |
| PATERSON, David | Director | 2012-02-01 | Aug 1973 | British |
| RUSSELL, Isobel Margaret | Director | — | Mar 1939 | British |
| RUSSELL, James Graham | Director | 1991-01-01 | Jun 1965 | British |
| RUSSELL, John Graham | Director | — | Jan 1937 | Scottish |
| RUSSELL, William Kenneth | Director | 1997-01-06 | Mar 1962 | British |
| WIGFIELD, Sarah Johnston | Director | — | Jun 1943 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUME, John Ramsay | Director | 2001-04-01 | 2013-03-30 |
| MACLEOD, Kenneth Iain Alexander | Director | 1994-01-01 | 2017-06-30 |
| MANN, Alexander Hamilton | Director | 1996-10-01 | 2002-01-07 |
| PEARSON, Alexander | Director | — | 1997-10-29 |
| POULTON, Alan William | Director | 2010-01-11 | 2025-12-31 |
| SMITH, Stephen John | Director | 2023-05-19 | 2025-04-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Graham Russell | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mrs Isobel Margaret Russell | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 138 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-07-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-07-05 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-07-05 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-05-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-02-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
-64%
£13,536,859 £4,870,327
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+5.4%
£38,402,849 £40,472,986
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+6.8%
370 395
highest in 4 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