EV CARGO GLOBAL FORWARDING LIMITED
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Cash
£1.2m
+25.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£109m
+33% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
371
-7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£24m
+753% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £225,082,000 | £260,320,000 | £191,837,000 | -26.3% | |
| Operating profit | -£18,684,000 | -£2,549,000 | -£10,142,000 | -297.9% | |
| Profit before tax | -£13,375,000 | -£3,636,000 | £23,742,000 | +753% | |
| Net profit | -£9,629,000 | -£2,512,000 | £25,768,000 | +1,125.8% | |
| Cash | £3,687,000 | £954,000 | £1,201,000 | +25.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £112,582,000 | £104,400,000 | £124,912,000 | +19.6% | |
| Net assets | £81,056,000 | £81,675,000 | £108,646,000 | +33% | |
| Equity | £81,056,000 | £81,675,000 | £108,646,000 | +33% | |
| Average employees | 447 | 399 | 371 | -7% | |
| Wages | £17,693,000 | £16,210,000 | £16,339,000 | +0.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £519,000 | £388,000 | £417,000 | +7.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £52,000 | £31,000 | £32,000 | +3.2% | |
| Highest paid director | £236,000 | £262,000 | £270,000 | +3.1% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -8.3% | -1.0% | -5.3% | |
| Net margin | -4.3% | -1.0% | 13.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | -16.6% | -2.4% | -8.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 63.2% | 56.9% | 45.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.83x | 1.91x | 2.31x | |
| Interest cover | -4.77x | -0.43x | -3.24x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- EV CARGO GLOBAL FORWARDING LIMITED 2020-10-29 → present
- ALLPORT CARGO SERVICES LIMITED 2012-12-28 → 2020-10-29
- ALLPORT LIMITED 1999-11-01 → 2012-12-28
- ALLPORT FREIGHT LIMITED 1977-12-31 → 1999-11-01
- ALLPORT SHIPPING CO.LIMITED 1963-09-03 → 1977-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having considered all of the above factors, the Directors have concluded that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and that it remains appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- EV CARGO GLOBAL FORWARDING LIMITED · parent
- EV Cargo Global Forwarding SAS 100%
- EV Cargo Global Forwarding Sp.zoo 80%
- EV Cargo Asia Limited 100%
- Far East Cargo Line Limited 99.86%
- EV Cargo B.V. 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, the Company disposed of its 40% direct investment in a subsidiary to another entity within the EV Cargo Group. The gain recognised on disposal was £26.559 million.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 39 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIS, Mark | Secretary | 2019-07-01 | — | British |
| CHAPLIN, Bruce James, Mr. | Director | 2025-01-01 | Feb 1976 | British |
| COUTTS, Paul William | Director | 2022-01-24 | Nov 1956 | British |
| DAVIS, Mark | Director | 2019-07-09 | May 1972 | British |
| MC ALLISTER, Ian Collin, Mr. | Director | 2025-01-01 | Jul 1971 | South African |
| ZARIN, Heath Brian | Director | 2017-11-30 | Dec 1975 | Kittitian |
Show 39 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKNELL, Terrance Albert | Secretary | — | 2001-04-30 |
| HARRIS, Catherine Jayne | Secretary | 2018-04-16 | 2018-07-13 |
| KIRKHOUSE, Mark Adrian | Secretary | 2001-04-30 | 2018-03-12 |
| ARDEN, Brian | Director | — | 1995-04-01 |
| BINGLEY, Alan William | Director | — | 2007-12-31 |
| BLACKNELL, Terrance Albert | Director | — | 2001-04-30 |
| BRIGGS, Douglas Campbell | Director | 2013-11-14 | 2017-11-03 |
| BUNTROCK, Clyde Andrew | Director | 2019-06-26 | 2022-12-07 |
| BYRNE, Michael Adrian | Director | — | 2008-12-10 |
| CARGILL, Christopher | Director | — | 2013-02-24 |
| CHANDRA, Muriel Anne | Director | 2022-01-24 | 2025-01-01 |
| CLAYTON, Daniel Mark | Director | 2013-06-26 | 2015-02-18 |
| CLAYTON, John | Director | — | 2010-12-23 |
| CLAYTON, Margaret | Director | — | 2006-11-03 |
| CORKER, Alan Charles | Director | — | 1996-09-04 |
| DAVIS, Derek | Director | — | 2010-12-23 |
| DEAKIN, Philip James | Director | 2022-12-07 | 2023-09-30 |
| DEVANY, John Robert | Director | — | 1996-09-04 |
| GRAY, Jeremy Martin | Director | — | 2019-02-25 |
| KIRKHOUSE, Mark Adrian | Director | 2002-02-01 | 2017-11-30 |
| LAU, Shek Yau John | Director | 2010-12-23 | 2020-12-08 |
| LOVE, Matthew Neale | Director | 2019-06-26 | 2021-10-31 |
| MCCANN, John | Director | 2004-04-19 | 2010-07-01 |
| MCGURIN, Charles | Director | 2014-12-01 | 2020-03-31 |
| NICHOL, Glen John | Director | — | 2013-12-31 |
| QUISH, Michael James | Director | — | 1995-02-17 |
| RIDDELL, Julia Ann | Director | 2022-01-24 | 2022-12-07 |
| SALE, Keith | Director | — | 2008-12-31 |
| SIEBER, Peter David | Director | 1994-09-01 | 1996-09-04 |
| SIEBER, Peter | Director | — | 2001-12-11 |
| SMITH, Andrew Michael | Director | 1995-02-16 | 1996-09-04 |
| STONE, Peter Michael | Director | — | 1996-01-17 |
| THOMAS, David James | Director | 2017-11-30 | 2019-08-08 |
| TOYE, Daniel James | Director | — | 2013-12-31 |
| TOYE, William Alfred John | Director | — | 2021-01-05 |
| WALLACE, Ian David | Director | — | 2001-08-31 |
| WHITTLE, Michael Anthony | Director | — | 1996-06-07 |
| WILLIAMS, Steve | Director | 2019-09-02 | 2025-01-01 |
| YOUNGER, Colin John | Director | — | 2010-12-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ev Cargo Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 304 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2025-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-18 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-12-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-09-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-02-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-18 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-10-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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.