WOODLAND GLOBAL LTD
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Cash
£5.1m
+57.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£17m
+5.6% vs 2024
Employees
373
+5.7% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.7m
-45.3% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £192,743,944 | £162,707,211 | £95,749,037 | £107,108,425 | £98,670,298 | -7.9% | |
| Operating profit | £14,614,130 | £8,985,905 | £1,699,469 | £2,645,132 | £2,051,343 | -22.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £16,076,423 | £8,627,638 | £1,290,981 | £3,093,557 | £1,692,876 | -45.3% | |
| Net profit | £13,343,463 | £6,946,017 | £685,850 | — | — | — | |
| Cash | £7,005,182 | £8,392,798 | £4,026,041 | £3,258,698 | £5,119,661 | +57.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £23,554,466 | £32,791,285 | £30,999,867 | £25,784,755 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £12,194,769 | £17,140,786 | £17,826,636 | £15,960,631 | £16,853,434 | +5.6% | |
| Equity | £12,194,769 | £17,140,786 | £17,826,636 | £15,960,631 | £16,853,434 | +5.6% | |
| Average employees | 277 | 325 | 363 | 353 | 373 | +5.7% | |
| Wages | £9,597,146 | £10,618,121 | £11,084,399 | £11,540,602 | £11,920,374 | +3.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £49,575 | £285,199 | £347,188 | £372,354 | +7.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £82,219 | £4,073 | £26,860 | +559.5% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £NaN | £152,393 | £124,053 | £169,105 | +36.3% |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.6% | 5.5% | 1.8% | 2.5% | 2.1% | |
| Net margin | 6.9% | 4.3% | 0.7% | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 62.0% | 27.4% | 5.5% | 10.3% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 78.5% | 69.7% | 63.5% | 61.2% | 59.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.73x | 1.76x | 1.82x | |
| Interest cover | 48.70x | 24.15x | 3.92x | 6.78x | 5.77x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- WOODLAND GLOBAL LTD 2010-03-09 → present
- WOODLAND INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT COMPANY LIMITED 1988-10-20 → 2010-03-09
- DRIVEIMAGE LIMITED 1988-07-18 → 1988-10-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- 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 a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- WOODLAND GLOBAL LTD · parent
- Woodland Logistics Limited 100%
- Woodland Entertainment 100%
- Courier Elite Limited 100%
- International Food Link Limited 57%
- International Food Link Spain SL 57%
Significant events
- “In January 2025 the Woodland Group were very proud that one of their employees was awarded the BIFA Apprentice of the Year award”
- “In July 2025 and then again in July 2026, the Company was named one of the Top 30 Logistics Service Providers in the UK for 2025 and 2026 by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT).”
- “In June 2025 and then again in June 2026 we retained our Gold rating from EcoVadis that validates corporate adherence to 21 recognized CSR criteria”
- “In January 2026 the Company was included in the Good Business Pays list of fast payers.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STUBBINGS, John Peter | Secretary | 2006-12-02 | — | British |
| ROWLANDS, Iain George | Director | 2022-11-04 | Mar 1980 | British |
| SMAGGASGALE, Keith | Director | 2022-11-04 | Jun 1970 | British |
| STEVENS, Kevin George | Director | — | Oct 1963 | British |
| STUBBINGS, John Peter | Director | 2006-12-01 | Mar 1960 | British |
| WATTS, Christopher Phillip | Director | 2021-07-23 | Oct 1961 | British |
| WILKINSON, Peter | Director | 2022-11-04 | Nov 1978 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEVENS, Dawn | Secretary | 2013-12-31 | 2013-12-31 |
| STEVENS, Kevin George | Secretary | — | 1998-01-16 |
| STUBBINGS, John Peter | Secretary | 1998-01-16 | 2005-09-13 |
| WILSON, David | Secretary | 2005-09-13 | 2006-12-01 |
| BRADY, Kevin | Director | 2001-04-01 | 2014-01-01 |
| CALLAGHAN, Daniel | Director | 1999-05-01 | 2017-03-03 |
| CREEGAN, Frank | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2006-12-01 |
| DENNIS, Andrew | Director | 1994-02-25 | 2004-07-31 |
| RUSSELL, John Patrick | Director | 1996-04-06 | 2011-05-31 |
| SCOTT, Andrew Paul | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2011-05-31 |
| SNELSON, Robert Kenneth | Director | 2017-03-03 | 2025-04-30 |
| STEVENS, Dawn | Director | — | 2001-11-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 171 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.