LAMBERT BROTHERS HAULAGE LIMITED
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Cash
£193k
+52.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£11m
-6.5% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
81
-12% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£740k
-87.9% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,797,650 | £10,798,171 | £12,200,759 | £11,009,618 | £12,164,695 | £10,804,861 | -11.2% | |
| Operating profit | £5,741,307 | -£1,219,865 | £275,822 | -£155,865 | -£316,116 | -£685,782 | -116.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,719,028 | -£1,273,004 | £221,723 | -£228,336 | -£393,660 | -£739,829 | -87.9% | |
| Net profit | £5,599,405 | -£1,302,516 | £208,049 | -£236,880 | -£392,441 | -£739,829 | -88.5% | |
| Cash | £445,122 | £63,455 | £341,452 | £316,384 | £126,555 | £192,889 | +52.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,338,465 | £11,798,497 | £12,073,139 | £11,770,885 | £11,377,225 | £10,667,396 | -6.2% | |
| Net assets | £13,101,013 | £11,798,497 | £12,006,546 | £11,769,666 | £11,377,225 | £10,637,396 | -6.5% | |
| Equity | £13,101,013 | £11,798,497 | £12,006,546 | £11,769,666 | £11,377,225 | £10,637,396 | -6.5% | |
| Average employees | 153 | 121 | 106 | 93 | 92 | 81 | -12% | |
| Wages | £5,126,996 | £3,760,068 | £3,445,323 | £3,103,572 | £3,271,092 | £3,239,473 | -1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £107,725 | £113,494 | £111,739 | £91,408 | £120,693 | £97,762 | -19% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £6,843 | £6,518 | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 44.9% | -11.3% | 2.3% | -1.4% | -2.6% | -6.3% | |
| Net margin | 43.8% | -12.1% | 1.7% | -2.2% | -3.2% | -6.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 43.0% | -10.3% | 2.3% | -1.3% | -2.8% | -6.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 34.8% | 26.1% | 22.5% | 23.5% | 23.7% | 23.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 4.01x | 4.02x | — | |
| Interest cover | — | -22.95x | 5.08x | -2.06x | -3.40x | -9.14x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- LAMBERT BROTHERS HAULAGE LIMITED 1996-12-20 → present
- LAMBERT BROTHERS (HAULAGE) LIMITED 1960-03-29 → 1996-12-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLAKELEY, Allan | Director | 2026-02-01 | Dec 1971 | British |
| COX, Graham John | Director | 2025-04-07 | Mar 1968 | British |
| JENKINS, Gareth | Director | 2024-12-21 | Oct 1967 | British |
| WARRILLOW, Benjamin James | Director | 2024-12-21 | Aug 1974 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLANDERS, John Michael | Secretary | 1992-05-28 | 2008-12-31 |
| LAMBERT, Elizabeth Mary | Secretary | — | 1992-05-28 |
| BAKER, Henry John | Director | — | 2015-03-26 |
| ELMSLIE, Edmund John | Director | 2017-10-09 | 2026-06-25 |
| FIELDS, Peter Richard | Director | 2015-03-26 | 2024-12-21 |
| FLANDERS, John Michael | Director | 1994-06-27 | 2008-12-31 |
| GERMANY, Barry John | Director | 2024-12-21 | 2025-12-10 |
| HAINES, David William | Director | — | 2011-12-31 |
| HIGGINS, Ray | Director | 2012-02-01 | 2016-09-15 |
| LAMBERT, Raymond Michael | Director | — | 2015-03-26 |
| NORFOLK, Graham Richard | Director | 2015-03-26 | 2024-12-21 |
| TROTTER, Robert Charles | Director | — | 2015-03-26 |
| WATKINS, Clive Geoffrey | Director | 1994-06-27 | 2017-10-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinaxia Transport & Warehousing | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 158 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-13 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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