DENHOLM GOOD LOGISTICS LIMITED
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Cash
£3.2m
-8.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£9.9m
+94.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
318
-0.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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 | £131,532,000 | £230,080,000 | £207,491,000 | -9.8% | |
| Operating profit | £7,811,000 | £11,737,000 | £7,538,000 | -35.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £10,640,000 | £11,948,000 | — | — | |
| Net profit | £8,711,000 | £8,829,000 | — | — | |
| Cash | £4,803,000 | £3,472,000 | £3,165,000 | -8.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £18,379,000 | £10,296,000 | £15,133,000 | +47% | |
| Net assets | £5,268,000 | £5,097,000 | £9,932,000 | +94.9% | |
| Equity | £5,268,000 | £5,097,000 | £9,932,000 | +94.9% | |
| Average employees | 234 | 321 | 318 | -0.9% | |
| Wages | £10,132,000 | £14,590,000 | £13,365,000 | -8.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,254,000 | £472,000 | £324,000 | -31.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £51,000 | £12,000 | £13,000 | +8.3% | |
| Highest paid director | £449,000 | £290,000 | £131,000 | -54.8% |
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 | 5.9% | 5.1% | 3.6% | |
| Net margin | 6.6% | 3.8% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 42.5% | 114.0% | 49.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 84.2% | 89.6% | 79.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.48x | 0.97x | 0.95x | |
| Interest cover | 15.14x | 51.93x | 57.98x |
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
- DENHOLM GOOD LOGISTICS LIMITED 2024-01-17 → present
- JOHN GOOD LOGISTICS LIMITED 2020-01-02 → 2024-01-17
- JOHN GOOD SHIPPING LIMITED 2016-09-28 → 2020-01-02
- JOHN GOOD SHIPPING LTD 2006-03-16 → 2016-09-28
- JOHN GOOD & SONS (SHIPPING) LIMITED 1982-01-13 → 2006-03-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors considered forecasts, cash resources, facilities, and projected costs for the period to June 2027 (based on a range of possible outcomes) and have concluded that there is no material uncertainty arising in relation to going concern.”
Group structure
- DENHOLM GOOD LOGISTICS LIMITED · parent
- Transtainer Lines Limited 100%
- John Good Denizcilik Tas ve Loj Hizmtic Tic Ltd 80%
- John Good Logistics, Inc. 100%
- MSA Group BV 20%
- Denholm Global Logistics Limited 100%
- Quay Holdings Limited 100%
- BIG Logistics Co. Limited 33%
Significant events
- “On 31 March 2026, the company acquired 100% of the share capital of Quay Holdings Limited and its subsidiary, Quay Cargo Services Limited, a freight forwarding business based in Belfast.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANIELS, Craig David George | Secretary | 2021-08-31 | — | — |
| FERGUSON, Paul Scott Ian | Director | 2025-05-01 | May 1978 | British |
| PARKINSON, David | Director | 2024-01-01 | Nov 1967 | British |
| PLATT, Alan Oliver | Director | 2003-01-23 | Nov 1969 | British |
| PRESTON, Simon Luke | Director | 2025-05-16 | Oct 1980 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Paul Howard | Secretary | 2008-03-17 | 2012-01-25 |
| HOPE, Richard John | Secretary | 1993-01-01 | 2008-03-17 |
| LONG, Brian | Secretary | 2012-01-26 | 2016-09-19 |
| PLATT, Geoffrey Brian | Secretary | — | 1993-01-01 |
| BARKER, William Edward | Director | — | 2001-08-29 |
| FERGUSON, Paul Scott Ian | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2024-01-01 |
| FITZGERALD, Peter James | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2024-01-01 |
| GARNIER, Jonathan Ramon | Director | 2008-03-17 | 2024-01-01 |
| GOOD, Edward Spencer | Director | — | 1993-07-20 |
| GOOD, John Ambrose | Director | — | 2007-04-27 |
| GOOD, Matthew John Jackson | Director | 2006-04-26 | 2011-06-26 |
| GOSLING, Stuart Charles | Director | 2016-11-01 | 2024-01-01 |
| GROSVENOR, Trevor Ronald | Director | 2001-08-01 | 2007-06-30 |
| HALL, Kieran Joseph | Director | 2021-08-31 | 2025-11-30 |
| HOPE, Richard John | Director | 2000-06-30 | 2008-03-17 |
| JENNINGS, James Gerard | Director | 2007-04-01 | 2025-05-01 |
| MACLEHOSE, Benjamin Donald Robert | Director | 2021-08-31 | 2025-02-05 |
| MCMAHON, Michael Gerard | Director | 2021-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
| MEGRAN, Brian Harold | Director | 2005-01-24 | 2021-05-12 |
| PLATT, Geoffrey Brian | Director | — | 2000-06-30 |
| PRESTON, Simon Luke | Director | 2021-08-31 | 2024-01-01 |
| RUTHERFORD, John David | Director | 2021-08-31 | 2026-06-04 |
| RUTHERFORD, John David | Director | 2002-10-30 | 2016-09-05 |
| SPENCE, Darren John | Director | 2007-06-30 | 2016-11-01 |
| STEADMAN, Alan | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2017-03-31 |
| WALLACE, Steven David James | Director | 2023-09-14 | 2024-01-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denholm Logistics Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-07-01 | Active |
| J.&J. Denholm Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2021-08-31 | Ceased 2026-07-01 |
| John Good & Sons Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-08-31 |
| Mr John Ambrose Good | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-02-07 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 191 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-17 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
- 2024-01-17 CONNOT Change of name notice
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-02 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-07-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-17 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-01-17 | CONNOT | change-of-name | Change of name notice | |
| 2024-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.