LINEHAUL EXPRESS LIMITED
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Cash
£466K
+40.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£590K
+397.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
26
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£212K
+195.5% 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 | £2,954,509 | £2,782,239 | £3,465,166 | +24.5% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,018,355 | -£601,703 | -£698,803 | -16.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£126,804 | -£222,519 | £212,465 | +195.5% | |
| Net profit | £172,125 | -£1,856 | £471,330 | +25,494.9% | |
| Cash | £316,908 | £331,218 | £465,955 | +40.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,725,360 | £118,694 | £4,077,338 | +3,335.2% | |
| Net assets | £120,550 | £118,694 | £590,024 | +397.1% | |
| Equity | £120,550 | £118,694 | £590,024 | +397.1% | |
| Average employees | 30 | 26 | 26 | 0% | |
| Wages | £1,208,333 | £1,046,151 | £1,129,876 | +8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £145,314 | £315,117 | £357,482 | +13.4% |
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 | -34.5% | -21.6% | -20.2% | |
| Net margin | 5.8% | -0.1% | 13.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -21.6% | -506.9% | -17.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 98.5% | 92.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.38x | 0.20x | 0.43x | |
| Interest cover | -13.63x | -2.95x | -4.42x |
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
- LINEHAUL EXPRESS LIMITED 1989-04-18 → present
- CHINPORT LIMITED 1989-02-28 → 1989-04-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Barnes Roffe Audit Limited
- 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
- LINEHAUL EXPRESS LIMITED · parent
- Linehaul Express SARL 100%
- Customs Clearance Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENNETT, Jemma Natalie | Director | 2023-12-01 | Jul 1989 | British |
| BRITNOR, Brian | Director | 2023-12-01 | Oct 1958 | British |
| DUBUISSON, Valerie | Director | 2021-02-01 | Jul 1976 | French |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUNLOP, David Nigel Pierce | Secretary | 1999-12-08 | 2004-02-01 |
| WIGMORE, Peter John | Secretary | 2004-02-01 | 2014-09-30 |
| STERLING MILNE SECRETARIAT LTD | Corporate Secretary | 1992-02-27 | 1999-12-07 |
| EVANS, Christopher David Wallace | Director | 1998-01-14 | 2000-04-30 |
| GENRAULT, Richard | Director | 2021-02-01 | 2023-02-03 |
| LANGSLOW, Morty | Director | — | 2021-01-31 |
| REDFERN, Natashia | Director | 2021-02-01 | 2021-09-30 |
| RUSSELL, Stuart Malcolm | Director | — | 2007-08-01 |
| TOWNEND, Sarah Jane, Mrs. | Director | 2021-10-01 | 2023-12-01 |
| WOOD, Alistair Mark | Director | 2021-10-01 | 2023-02-15 |
| WOOD, Alistair Mark | Director | 2015-08-25 | 2021-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agence Des Participations De L'Etat | Legal person | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors (as firm) | 2019-09-06 | Ceased 2019-09-06 |
| Etat Francais | Legal person | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2019-09-06 | Ceased 2019-09-06 |
| Caisse Des Depots Et Consignations | Legal person | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-09-06 | Active |
| Linehaul Express (Hk) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-02-28 | Ceased 2017-02-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 154 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-26 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-19 | PSC06 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.