S W GROUP LOGISTICS LIMITED
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Cash
£716k
+0.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£4.6m
-2.5% vs 2024
Employees
366
+16.9% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£76k
+42.3% vs 2024
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Inside the accounts of SW Group Logistics. 🚛📉
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 | £15,819,253 | £17,959,187 | £22,327,616 | £26,693,050 | £24,772,085 | £25,107,209 | +1.4% | |
| Operating profit | £485,571 | £599,393 | £634,083 | £640,108 | -£102,745 | -£24,045 | +76.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £456,314 | £576,106 | £623,100 | £609,619 | -£131,631 | -£75,916 | +42.3% | |
| Net profit | £361,563 | £498,252 | £436,525 | £482,406 | -£156,369 | -£105,961 | +32.2% | |
| Cash | £956,993 | £1,186,521 | £1,367,928 | £1,292,904 | £713,181 | £716,385 | +0.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,531,205 | £4,225,135 | £4,527,393 | £5,397,493 | £5,861,339 | £5,872,275 | +0.2% | |
| Net assets | £3,078,477 | £3,576,729 | £4,013,254 | £4,862,587 | £4,686,218 | £4,570,257 | -2.5% | |
| Equity | £3,078,477 | £3,576,729 | £4,013,254 | £4,862,587 | £4,686,218 | £4,570,257 | -2.5% | |
| Average employees | 160 | 157 | 162 | 341 | 313 | 366 | +16.9% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £6,069,772 | £9,610,324 | £9,751,009 | +1.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £94,121 | £131,899 | £500,377 | £414,498 | £490,085 | £363,071 | -25.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £45,198 | £8,974 | £6,802 | -24.2% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £261,460 | £174,274 | £186,582 | +7.1% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.1% | 3.3% | 2.8% | 2.4% | -0.4% | -0.1% | |
| Net margin | 2.3% | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1.8% | -0.6% | -0.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.8% | 14.2% | 14.0% | 11.9% | -1.8% | -0.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 52.9% | 51.1% | 52.8% | 45.4% | 48.8% | 49.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.79x | 1.70x | 1.65x | |
| Interest cover | 16.49x | 25.36x | 25.13x | 12.98x | -2.13x | -0.41x |
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
- S W GROUP LOGISTICS LIMITED 2005-08-30 → present
- S.W. TRANSPORT (SWINDON) LIMITED 1979-07-25 → 2005-08-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- David Iain Black
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- S W GROUP LOGISTICS LIMITED · parent
- Datevale Ltd 100%
- Ballivar Ltd 100%
- 911 Staffing Ltd 60%
Significant events
- “Post Balance Sheet Event: In March 2026, SW Group Logistics purchased the remaining share capital in 911 Staffing Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KNOX, Pauline | Secretary | — | — | English |
| CAUSER, Gary Maurice | Director | 2021-07-16 | Apr 1970 | British |
| KNOX, Christian Richard James | Director | 2021-07-16 | Aug 1988 | British |
| KNOX, Pauline | Director | — | Apr 1935 | English |
| KNOX, Richard Ian | Director | 1999-01-08 | Apr 1963 | English |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DURHAM, Michael | Director | — | 2004-09-30 |
| KNOX, Kenneth George | Director | — | 2015-07-22 |
| NASH, Anthony John | Director | 2000-12-11 | 2010-07-31 |
| OAKLEY, Clive Lyndon | Director | 2024-01-24 | 2024-12-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Pauline Knox | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 116 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-09-22 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2026-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-14 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-31 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-07-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-09 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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