WINCANTON LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-14 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Cash
£27M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£96M
Equity attributable
Employees
19,453
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£88M
Period ending 2024-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,406,600,000 | £1,170,900,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£38,800,000 | -£77,700,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£44,900,000 | -£88,400,000 | |
| Net profit | -£39,600,000 | -£73,700,000 | |
| Cash | £28,700,000 | £26,600,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £189,400,000 | £164,800,000 | |
| Net assets | -£34,000,000 | -£96,400,000 | |
| Equity | -£34,000,000 | -£96,400,000 | |
| Average employees | 19,225 | 19,453 | |
| Wages | £667,200,000 | £533,700,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,185,000 | £2,188,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2024-03-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -2.8% | -6.6% | |
| Net margin | -2.8% | -6.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -20.5% | -47.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 105.3% | 116.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.54x | 0.46x | |
| Interest cover | -3.06x | -5.40x |
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
- WINCANTON LIMITED 2024-06-19 → present
- WINCANTON PLC 2001-03-13 → 2024-06-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- WINCANTON LIMITED · parent
- Wincanton Holdings Limited 100%
- Wincanton Group Limited 100%
- Wincanton Ireland Limited 100%
- Risk Underwriting (Guernsey) Limited 100%
- Invar Controls Limited 100%
- Invar Systems Limited 100%
- Invar Integration Limited 100%
- Invar Integration Europe B.V. 100%
- Onevast Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 29 April 2024, GXO Logistics, Inc. acquired Wincanton at a share price of 605p for each Wincanton share, representing a 104% premium to the closing price of 297p on the last business day before the commencement of the offer period.”
- “Wincanton delisted from the London Stock Exchange and the two businesses are in a hold separate period while the Competition and Markets Authority ('CMA') complete its review.”
- “Following its Phase 1 review of the acquisition, the CMA referred the acquisition to a Phase 2 review in November 2024, which is due to complete on or before 25 June 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 46 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACGREGOR, Stuart Robert | Secretary | 2026-01-30 | — | — |
| DURKIN, Paul Andrew | Director | 2025-05-01 | Mar 1969 | British |
| GILL, James Edward | Director | 2025-10-01 | Nov 1976 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Gavin Glen | Director | 2025-10-01 | Oct 1971 | British |
Show 46 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLLOFF, Lyn Carol | Secretary | 2019-11-14 | 2025-04-30 |
| DOWLING, Alison Jane | Secretary | 2014-12-03 | 2017-07-07 |
| FORBES, David John | Secretary | 2017-07-07 | 2017-08-14 |
| PHILLIPS, Charles Francis | Secretary | 2001-03-14 | 2010-04-26 |
| RABJOHNS, Louise | Secretary | 2025-05-01 | 2026-01-30 |
| SHARMA, Rajiv | Secretary | 2017-08-14 | 2019-11-14 |
| WILLIAMS, Stephen Philip | Secretary | 2010-04-26 | 2014-09-01 |
| CAPITA COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2014-09-01 | 2014-12-03 |
| HACKWOOD SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-03-13 | 2001-03-14 |
| ADAM, Richard John | Director | 2014-06-01 | 2014-09-09 |
| BARR, Gillian Carole | Director | 2017-09-15 | 2024-04-29 |
| BATEMAN, Paul | Director | 2002-10-09 | 2005-12-14 |
| BENJAMIN, Victor Woolf | Director | 2001-03-23 | 2005-07-21 |
| BICKERSTAFF, Anthony Oliver | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2024-04-29 |
| BORN, Eric Martin | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2015-07-31 |
| BROWN, Peter Huguiner | Director | 2001-03-23 | 2006-02-07 |
| COLMAN, Adrian Maxwell | Director | 2013-01-07 | 2019-09-02 |
| CONNELL, Gerard Dominic | Director | 2001-03-14 | 2010-06-21 |
| COX, Jonson | Director | 2005-10-21 | 2014-05-31 |
| COX, Philip Gotsall | Director | 2001-06-04 | 2009-07-23 |
| DEAN, Paul David | Director | 2015-02-01 | 2021-02-28 |
| EDMONDS, David Albert | Director | 2004-12-14 | 2011-12-13 |
| ENGLAND, Neil Martin | Director | 2008-06-03 | 2012-07-31 |
| HASSELKUS, Walter, Dr | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2011-07-21 |
| HINTON, Thomas Edward | Director | 2022-08-15 | 2025-09-22 |
| HUNT, Anthony Paul | Director | 2025-10-01 | 2025-11-28 |
| JAYAWEERA, Mihiri Samanthi | Director | 2020-04-07 | 2024-04-29 |
| KEILTY, Ian David | Director | 2024-06-01 | 2025-04-30 |
| KEMPSTER, Jonathan | Director | 2010-07-22 | 2012-11-12 |
| LAWLOR, Timothy Charles | Director | 2015-09-28 | 2022-02-28 |
| LAWRENCE, Charles Anthony | Director | 2001-03-14 | 2003-04-09 |
| LENTZ STUMPF, Deborah | Director | 2019-06-01 | 2024-04-29 |
| MALPAS, Alfred David | Director | 2001-06-04 | 2008-07-24 |
| MARSHALL, Steven | Director | 2011-12-14 | 2017-09-29 |
| MCFAULL, Graeme | Director | 2001-03-23 | 2010-12-14 |
| OADES, Stewart | Director | 2014-11-01 | 2023-10-31 |
| PATTULLO, John Cook | Director | 2023-11-01 | 2024-04-29 |
| RADCLIFFE, David John Chegwidden | Director | 2012-07-27 | 2019-12-18 |
| READ, CBE, Martin Peter, Dr | Director | 2018-08-01 | 2024-04-29 |
| SAWKINS, Martin Trevor | Director | 2012-07-27 | 2018-12-31 |
| SULLIVAN, Nigel | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2010-07-26 |
| VENABLES, Paul | Director | 2009-09-02 | 2015-07-16 |
| WROATH, James Peter Daniel | Director | 2019-09-02 | 2025-05-31 |
| ZEIDA, Ernest Albert | Director | 2001-03-23 | 2003-12-10 |
| HACKWOOD DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-03-13 | 2001-03-14 |
| HACKWOOD SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-03-13 | 2001-03-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gxo Logistics, Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2024-04-29 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 504 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-01-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-09 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-12 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-05-12 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-10 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2024-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 16
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.