DENHOLM GLOBAL LOGISTICS LIMITED
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Cash
£38k
-68.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£6.3m
+1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
2
-33.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£75k
+206.4% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
At the point when the transfer is fully completed, the Company will cease to trade and it is the intention of the directors to liquidate the Company. As a result, the Directors do not consider it to be appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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 | £83,088,949 | £1,968,528 | £1,870,311 | -5% | |
| Operating profit | £5,827,422 | £24,518 | £75,127 | +206.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £6,643,290 | £24,518 | £75,127 | +206.4% | |
| Net profit | £4,987,941 | £18,190 | £62,360 | +242.8% | |
| Cash | £1,210,648 | £122,863 | £38,215 | -68.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,226,350 | £6,244,540 | £6,306,900 | +1% | |
| Net assets | £6,226,350 | £6,244,540 | £6,306,900 | +1% | |
| Equity | £6,226,350 | £6,244,540 | £6,306,900 | +1% | |
| Average employees | 105 | 3 | 2 | -33.3% | |
| Wages | £4,277,383 | £157,605 | £118,579 | -24.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £414,380 | — | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £41,068 | — | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £120,415 | — | — | — |
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 | 7.0% | 1.2% | 4.0% | |
| Net margin | 6.0% | 0.9% | 3.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 93.6% | 0.4% | 1.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 60.2% | 5.7% | 4.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.56x | 17.59x | 23.68x |
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 5 times since incorporation
- DENHOLM GLOBAL LOGISTICS LIMITED 2011-12-29 → present
- DENHOLM FORWARDING LIMITED 2006-06-30 → 2011-12-29
- DENHOLM-BAHR FORWARDING LIMITED 2003-06-25 → 2006-06-30
- BAHR FORWARDING LTD. 1999-11-29 → 2003-06-25
- SAPPHIRE SHIPPING LTD. 1996-02-15 → 1999-11-29
- WEST AFRICAN LINER AGENCIES LIMITED 1994-04-26 → 1996-02-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“At the point when the transfer is fully completed, the Company will cease to trade and it is the intention of the directors to liquidate the Company. As a result, the Directors do not consider it to be appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting.”
Significant events
- “Approval of the transfer of trade and assets of the Republic of Ireland branch to Denholm Good Logistics Limited, after which the Company will cease to trade and will be liquidated.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANIELS, Craig David George | Secretary | 2020-12-31 | — | — |
| PLATT, Alan Oliver | Director | 2024-01-01 | Nov 1969 | British |
| PRESTON, Simon Luke | Director | 2024-01-01 | Oct 1980 | British |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HANSON, Gregory Albert | Secretary | 2003-04-03 | 2020-12-31 |
| WRIGHT, Gordon Sturgess | Secretary | 1994-04-26 | 2003-04-03 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-04-26 | 1994-04-26 |
| ARENDS, Philip John | Director | 2011-11-17 | 2012-12-31 |
| BARNES, Anthony Graham | Director | 2013-03-01 | 2014-11-17 |
| BEVERIDGE, Michael John | Director | 2003-04-03 | 2012-10-10 |
| BODDAM-WHETHAM, Peter Timothy Tudor | Director | 1999-12-15 | 2017-03-31 |
| BROADHEAD, Terence Michael | Director | 2012-10-10 | 2016-04-27 |
| COPLAND, Peter Oranmore | Director | 1996-08-22 | 2003-04-03 |
| COPLAND, Peter Oranmore | Director | 1994-04-26 | 1996-02-26 |
| COX, Mark Steven | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2024-01-01 |
| DAVIES, Paul Michael | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2024-01-01 |
| DENHOLM, James Niall William | Director | 2012-10-10 | 2024-01-01 |
| DENHOLM, John Stephen | Director | 2010-11-26 | 2011-11-17 |
| ELLIS, Mark Geoffrey | Director | 2010-11-26 | 2012-02-28 |
| EUSTACE, David Paul | Director | 2020-05-19 | 2023-02-23 |
| FAULKNER, Charles Andrew | Director | 2000-05-08 | 2000-09-29 |
| FERGUSON, Gerard | Director | 2011-11-17 | 2012-12-31 |
| GEARY, Richard Charles | Director | 2020-06-23 | 2024-01-01 |
| HALL, Kieran Joseph | Director | 2016-06-22 | 2023-06-30 |
| HANSON, Gregory Albert | Director | 2010-11-26 | 2011-11-17 |
| HARRIS, Diana Jane | Director | 2010-11-26 | 2011-11-17 |
| HUGHES, Stephen Barrie | Director | 2010-11-26 | 2026-01-31 |
| KEARY, John Michael Roy | Director | 2013-03-01 | 2015-01-12 |
| MACLEHOSE, Benjamin Donald Robert | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2026-01-31 |
| MCMAHON, Michael Gerard | Director | 2017-02-02 | 2021-10-31 |
| MORRISON, Peter | Director | 2003-06-01 | 2010-08-27 |
| MOSS, Paul Roxburgh | Director | 1996-02-26 | 1996-08-22 |
| MOUNSEY, Jeremy Charles | Director | 1999-12-15 | 2003-04-03 |
| NEWMAN, Tracey | Director | 2018-05-01 | 2020-08-03 |
| PARKINSON, David | Director | 2019-03-01 | 2024-01-01 |
| REID, Paul | Director | 2011-11-17 | 2014-02-17 |
| WRIGHT, Gordon Sturgess | Director | 1994-04-26 | 2006-04-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denholm Good Logistics Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-07-04 | Active |
| Denholm Logistics Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-07-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 175 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-11 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.