WOODLAND LOGISTICS LTD
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Cash
£773k
-28.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£4.7m
+10.4% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
250
+22.5% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£737k
-9.5% first positive since 2022
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £22,174,496 | £26,732,622 | £27,130,037 | £27,953,229 | £32,740,263 | +17.1% | |
| Operating profit | £1,508,114 | £180,117 | £822,396 | £1,247,971 | £1,217,524 | -2.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,324,954 | -£222,729 | £301,635 | £814,950 | £737,165 | -9.5% | |
| Net profit | £1,100,370 | -£269,636 | £363,174 | £795,346 | £444,752 | -44.1% | |
| Cash | £10,615 | £328,070 | £709,001 | £1,083,055 | £773,135 | -28.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,616,331 | £13,245,093 | £12,429,142 | £11,293,006 | £8,574,528 | -24.1% | |
| Net assets | £4,070,475 | £3,800,839 | £4,164,013 | £4,259,359 | £4,704,111 | +10.4% | |
| Equity | £4,070,475 | £3,800,839 | £4,164,013 | £4,259,359 | £4,704,111 | +10.4% | |
| Average employees | 180 | 227 | 228 | 204 | 250 | +22.5% | |
| Wages | £6,953,779 | £9,434,972 | £9,719,176 | £9,722,681 | £11,859,217 | +22% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £479,258 | £206,582 | £224,362 | £365,045 | £360,017 | -1.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £13,321 | £13,321 | £15,522 | +16.5% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £NaN | £237,683 | £365,044 | £360,016 | -1.4% |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.8% | 0.7% | 3.0% | 4.5% | 3.7% | |
| Net margin | 5.0% | -1.0% | 1.3% | 2.8% | 1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 19.8% | 1.4% | 6.6% | 11.1% | 14.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 70.9% | 79.9% | 77.7% | 77.1% | 71.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.10x | 1.02x | 1.04x | |
| Interest cover | 9.49x | 0.62x | 1.78x | 2.88x | 2.53x |
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
- WOODLAND LOGISTICS LTD 2010-03-09 → present
- CORPORATE MANAGEMENT RESOURCES LIMITED 2004-06-11 → 2010-03-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes that the Company will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and meet its liabilities as they fall due. The Directors have concluded that there are no material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- WOODLAND LOGISTICS LTD · parent
- Courier Elite Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In January 2025 one of their employees was awarded the BIFA Apprentice of the Year award.”
- “In July 2025 and then again in July 2026, the Company was named one of the Top 30 Logistics Service Providers in the UK for 2025 and 2026.”
- “In June 2025 and then again in June 2026 we retained our Gold rating from EcoVadis that validates corporate adherence to 21 recognized CSR criteria.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STUBBINGS, John Peter | Secretary | 2007-11-28 | — | British |
| KIRBY, Sean Steven | Director | 2005-02-10 | Mar 1964 | British |
| STEVENS, Kevin George | Director | 2006-12-01 | Oct 1963 | British |
| STUBBINGS, John Peter | Director | 2006-12-01 | Mar 1960 | British |
| WATTS, Christopher Phillip | Director | 2021-07-23 | Oct 1961 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILSON, David | Secretary | 2005-02-10 | 2007-11-28 |
| FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-06-11 | 2004-06-15 |
| SCOTT, Andrew Paul | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2011-05-31 |
| FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-06-11 | 2004-06-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland Global Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 81 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.