EXPERT LOGISTICS LTD.
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Cash
£1m
+3.3% vs 2025
Net assets
£1.5m
+30.7% vs 2025
Employees
1,250
-1.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.8m
+21.9% vs 2025
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £165,083,000 | £173,608,000 | £189,046,000 | +8.9% | |
| Operating profit | £7,235,000 | £5,881,000 | £6,797,000 | +15.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,157,000 | £3,088,000 | £3,763,000 | +21.9% | |
| Net profit | £2,683,000 | £1,743,000 | £335,000 | -80.8% | |
| Cash | £2,156,000 | £970,000 | £1,002,000 | +3.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £43,981,000 | £38,654,000 | £49,820,000 | +28.9% | |
| Net assets | £1,647,000 | £1,137,000 | £1,486,000 | +30.7% | |
| Equity | £1,647,000 | £1,137,000 | £1,486,000 | +30.7% | |
| Average employees | 1,382 | 1,273 | 1,250 | -1.8% | |
| Wages | £38,539,000 | £39,955,000 | £42,358,000 | +6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £4,234,000 | £4,540,000 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £4,000 | £4,000 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £2,000,000 | £2,200,000 | £400,000 | -81.8% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.4% | 3.4% | 3.6% | |
| Net margin | 1.6% | 1.0% | 0.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.5% | 15.2% | 13.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 98.5% | 99.1% | 98.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.22x | 0.16x | 0.13x | |
| Interest cover | 2.35x | 2.11x | 2.24x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the Directors are confident that the Group and Company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FINNEMORE, Julie Angela Louise | Secretary | 2014-04-15 | — | — |
| ASHWELL, David Michael | Director | 2006-08-01 | Mar 1967 | British |
| HIGGINS, Jonathan Mark Stephen | Director | 2014-03-31 | Mar 1978 | British |
| ROBERTS, John Charles | Director | 2020-03-27 | Oct 1973 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATTWOOD, Paul Gerard | Secretary | 1998-09-22 | 2002-06-30 |
| BERRY, John Graham | Secretary | 2005-03-04 | 2009-06-22 |
| BERRY, John Graham | Secretary | 1997-10-01 | 1998-09-22 |
| CAUNCE, Stephen James | Secretary | 2009-06-22 | 2014-04-15 |
| CHASE, Suzanne Gabrielle | Secretary | 2002-06-30 | 2005-03-04 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-10-01 | 1997-10-01 |
| BATES, Mark | Director | 1998-09-22 | 2002-11-29 |
| BERRY, John Graham | Director | 1999-11-05 | 2001-09-04 |
| BERRY, John Graham | Director | 1997-10-01 | 1998-09-22 |
| CAUNCE, Stephen James | Director | 2009-06-22 | 2017-07-05 |
| CHASE, Suzanne Gabrielle | Director | 2001-09-04 | 2005-03-04 |
| CROWTHER, John | Director | 2014-03-31 | 2014-10-24 |
| DAINES, Ian David | Director | 2006-08-01 | 2009-03-31 |
| DHALIWAL, Tarsem Singh | Director | 2005-03-04 | 2009-06-22 |
| EARL, Keith | Director | 2002-11-18 | 2005-03-04 |
| EMMETT, Daniel Anthony | Director | 2018-04-19 | 2022-09-16 |
| FORD, Russell Mark | Director | 1998-09-22 | 2001-01-05 |
| HAYNES, Stuart Mark | Director | 2018-02-21 | 2022-05-24 |
| HOSKINS, William John | Director | 2001-01-30 | 2005-03-04 |
| LEIGH, James Bernard | Director | 1997-10-01 | 1998-09-22 |
| PHILBIN, Kevin | Director | 2009-06-22 | 2014-02-25 |
| PRITCHARD, Andrew Simon | Director | 2005-03-04 | 2009-06-22 |
| PRITCHARD, Andrew Simon | Director | 1999-11-05 | 2001-01-30 |
| ROBERTS, John Charles | Director | 2009-06-22 | 2018-04-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ao Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-06-02 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 156 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-05-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-05-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-02-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.