NORTH WEST TRUCK SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£2.7K
-9.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£6.1M
+5.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
185
+10.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£421K
-50.3% first positive since 2023
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £80,735,935 | £90,615,501 | £72,629,016 | -19.8% | |
| Operating profit | £821,019 | £1,509,990 | £607,489 | -59.8% | |
| Profit before tax | -£231,323 | £847,225 | £421,445 | -50.3% | |
| Net profit | -£303,864 | £846,473 | £336,147 | -60.3% | |
| Cash | £2,039 | £2,974 | £2,696 | -9.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,068,373 | £5,891,985 | £6,287,882 | +6.7% | |
| Net assets | £4,909,465 | £5,755,938 | £6,092,085 | +5.8% | |
| Equity | £4,909,465 | £5,755,938 | £6,092,085 | +5.8% | |
| Average employees | 151 | 168 | 185 | +10.1% | |
| Wages | £4,671,224 | £6,581,032 | £7,504,570 | +14% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 1.0% | 1.7% | 0.8% | |
| Net margin | -0.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.2% | 25.6% | 9.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 92.4% | 85.1% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.06x | 1.13x | 1.32x | |
| Interest cover | 0.74x | 2.18x | 3.27x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- WR Partners
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORRIS, David | Director | 2025-05-01 | May 1971 | British |
| PASSANT, Ashley James | Director | 2023-06-16 | May 1991 | British |
| PASSANT, Derek Robert | Director | 2021-11-26 | Jan 1960 | British |
| PAWSON, Michael Andrew | Director | 2021-11-26 | Apr 1961 | British |
| PAYNTON, William Mark | Director | 2021-11-26 | May 1985 | British |
| SWINNERTON, Kevin Anthony | Director | 2021-11-26 | Dec 1966 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARROW, Robert William | Secretary | — | 1993-05-26 |
| MACHIN, Barry | Secretary | 1993-05-26 | 2004-04-14 |
| PETTINGELL, Charles | Secretary | 2004-04-14 | 2021-11-26 |
| BARROW, Diana Alice | Director | — | 1993-05-26 |
| BARROW, Paul James | Director | — | 1993-05-26 |
| BARROW, Robert William | Director | 1992-10-15 | 1993-05-26 |
| CATCHPOLE, Anthony George | Director | 1992-10-15 | 2004-04-14 |
| HEATON, Robert William | Director | 2003-04-14 | 2021-11-26 |
| MACHIN, Barry | Director | 1993-05-26 | 2004-04-14 |
| PETTINGELL, Charles | Director | 2004-04-14 | 2021-11-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heatons Truck Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-11-01 | Active |
| Mr Robert William Heaton | Individual | Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-14 | Ceased 2021-11-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 158 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-10-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-10-21 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-21 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-10-17 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-03-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-03-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
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.