FORWARD TRUCKING SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£37k
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£1.6m
lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
83
Average over period
Profit before tax
£4.5k
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £5,995,058 | £11,214,155 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £174,107 | £134,119 | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £158,305 | £4,479 | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | £217,341 | £8,256 | — | |
| Cash | £350,664 | £116,730 | £14,683 | £36,600 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,127,519 | £2,466,666 | £1,764,209 | £1,722,010 | — | |
| Net assets | £2,702,653 | £2,034,052 | £1,727,968 | £1,586,224 | — | |
| Equity | £2,702,653 | £2,034,052 | £1,727,968 | £1,586,224 | — | |
| Average employees | 73 | 75 | 86 | 83 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,869,255 | £3,040,541 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £65,024 | £74,000 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 7 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 2.9% | 1.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 3.6% | 0.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 9.9% | 7.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 34.4% | 45.7% | 41.6% | 58.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.36x | 1.76x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 11.02x | 1.03x |
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
- Hillier Hopkins LLP
- 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BULL, Andrew | Director | 2025-05-01 | Feb 1966 | British |
| SAMUEL, Peter Andrew | Director | 2024-10-29 | Dec 1970 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AITKEN, Dawn Elizabeth | Secretary | 2001-03-08 | 2018-06-27 |
| MACKAY, Jane | Secretary | 2018-07-01 | 2018-10-01 |
| MACKAY, Stephen | Secretary | 2018-10-01 | 2024-12-18 |
| CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-02-26 | 2001-03-08 |
| AITKEN, Dawn Elizabeth | Director | 2001-03-08 | 2020-11-14 |
| MACKAY, George Robert | Director | 2001-03-08 | 2018-06-27 |
| MACKAY, Jane | Director | 2018-06-27 | 2025-01-31 |
| MACKAY, Stephen | Director | 2018-06-27 | 2025-01-31 |
| SIMMONDS, Barry Victor | Director | 2016-03-01 | 2020-11-14 |
| CHETTLEBURGH'S LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-02-26 | 2001-03-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fts Group Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2022-06-01 | Active |
| Mr Stephen Mackay | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 50–75% | 2018-02-01 | Ceased 2022-06-01 |
| Mr George Mackay | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-06-01 | Ceased 2018-01-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 95 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2025-07-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-10 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2025-01-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-08-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-02-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-15 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
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.