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F.H. BERTLING LOGISTICS ABERDEEN LIMITED
Cash
£1M
-7.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£5M
-1.2% vs 2023
Employees
79
+12.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
+56.8% vs 2023
Profile
- Company number
- SC463202
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2013-11-06
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 49410
Profit before tax
3-year trend · vs UK Logistics & Mobility median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | £767,000 | £1,203,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | |
| Cash | — | £1,297,000 | £1,200,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £5,276,000 | £5,211,000 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | |
| Equity | £4,555,000 | £3,388,000 | £4,290,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 70 | 79 | |
| Wages | — | £4,104,000 | £4,779,000 |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements and having considered the continuing impacts of the global sanctions and the pressures from the conflict between Russia and Ukraine coupled with the Company's financial forecasts, the director has a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Company has been profit generative during the year, has strong reserves and future prospects, thus the director continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The principal risks and uncertainties facing the Company include the continuing pressures on the Company's margin through competition and from fuel prices as well as the impact of significant project renewals for the business and the political and economic pressures around certain key freight routes for customers, particularly where these routes encompass jurisdictions subject to global sanctions.”
- “The global shipping market in 2024 and early 2025 continue to face challenges such as decrease in demand for container shipping especially in key markets like Europe and North America. After reaching record highs in 2021, container rates have dropped significantly. Carriers, however, are still dealing with overcapacity in some regions. In 2025, this imbalance is expected to stabilise, but recovery for certain routes might take time.”
- “Continued economic instability and inflation concerns in various regions affect both demand and operational costs. Rising interest rates, particularly in the U.S. and parts of Europe, impact spending and investment in logistics infrastructure.”
- “The upcoming year is expected to see decreased volumes in line with 2022. The Company continues to invest in resources to boost commercial activity to diversify and enhance the client base and management expect to see some of the benefit from this but we remain cautious about the business for the remainder of 2025 and beyond.”
- “A new finance lease agreement for office space in Aberdeen was entered into on 1 January 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
1 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACISAAC, Colin Francis | Director | 2013-11-06 | Mar 1978 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURT, Julia | Director | 2014-12-04 | 2024-07-01 |
| F.H. BERTLING INTERNATIONAL GMBH | Corporate Director | 2013-11-06 | 2017-07-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F.H. Bertling International Gmbh | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-07 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 31 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-09-05 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-09-13 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-07-01 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-05-21 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2024-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-10-10 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-09-20 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2021-09-07 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2020-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2020-10-06 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2020-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2019-09-24 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2018-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2018-06-01 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2017-12-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
Credit score
Altman Z″ — composite of working capital, retained earnings, EBIT, and leverage
Activity Score
Composite activity score · components 0–100 · reference 2026-05-10
20.9
COLD
/ 100
- Filings velocity 17
- Capital events 0
- Officer churn 0
- Headcount trajectory 63
- Accounts trajectory 49
- 2 filing(s) in last 12 months
- Employees +13% YoY
- Total Assets Less Current Liabilities -1% YoY