BUFFALOAD LOGISTICS LIMITED
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Cash
£2.7m
+72.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£15m
+11.1% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
339
+19.4% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.8m
-16.1% lowest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-30
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-30 | 2025-12-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £60,600,888 | £51,014,863 | £55,612,288 | £69,232,048 | +24.5% | |
| Operating profit | £2,669,552 | £3,446,211 | £3,072,595 | £2,993,690 | -2.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,220,286 | £2,625,986 | £2,093,256 | £1,757,082 | -16.1% | |
| Net profit | £1,762,408 | £1,906,774 | £1,554,890 | £1,302,890 | -16.2% | |
| Cash | £3,638,017 | £1,233,143 | £1,550,369 | £2,676,061 | +72.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,885,777 | £13,164,047 | £23,881,289 | £28,057,390 | +17.5% | |
| Net assets | £7,314,111 | £9,220,885 | £13,170,630 | £14,631,418 | +11.1% | |
| Equity | £7,314,111 | £9,220,885 | £13,170,630 | £14,631,418 | +11.1% | |
| Average employees | 323 | 267 | 284 | 339 | +19.4% | |
| Wages | £10,667,657 | £10,451,679 | £11,349,898 | £13,333,879 | +17.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £234,134 | £258,889 | £476,437 | £467,228 | -1.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £9,028 | £35,379 | £55,825 | +57.8% | |
| Highest paid director | — | £121,331 | £126,213 | £149,366 | +18.3% |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-30 | 2025-12-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.4% | 6.8% | 5.5% | 4.3% | |
| Net margin | 2.9% | 3.7% | 2.8% | 1.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 22.5% | 26.2% | 12.9% | 10.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 76.5% | 73.0% | 70.0% | 72.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.05x | 1.23x | 1.17x | |
| Interest cover | 5.94x | 4.20x | 3.05x | 2.39x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- BUFFALOAD LOGISTICS LIMITED 2013-12-13 → present
- TAYLOR MARKETING (ELY) LTD 2007-03-13 → 2013-12-13
- TAYLOR VEHICLE SALES & HIRE LIMITED 2005-03-03 → 2007-03-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on these assessments and having regards to the resources available to the entity, the Directors have concluded that there is no material uncertainty and that they can continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.”
Group structure
- BUFFALOAD LOGISTICS LIMITED · parent
- Drury Holdings Limited 51%
- Temples Transport Limited 51%
- Temples Resources Ltd 51%
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the reporting date, the Company transferred the legal title to its freehold property at Grove Parc, Grove Lane, Ellington, Huntingdon to BL Propco Limited.”
- “Following completion of the transfer, the Company entered into a five-year operating lease with BL Propco Limited... provides for annual rental payments of £546,000.”
- “Included within trade creditors at 30 December 2025 is an amount of approximately £1.1 million payable to Air Liquide in relation to the supply of LNG gas.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FELTWELL, Julie | Secretary | 2011-02-28 | — | — |
| BOULTON, Julian Paul | Director | 2023-04-28 | May 1966 | British |
| FELTWELL, Julie Ann | Director | 2010-03-25 | May 1968 | British |
| KERRIGAN, John Mark | Director | 2025-12-11 | Apr 1979 | British |
| SMITH, Fiona Louise | Director | 2023-11-27 | May 1980 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| POLLINGTON, Nicholas George | Secretary | 2005-03-03 | 2007-03-01 |
| TAYLOR, Gail Heather | Secretary | 2007-02-27 | 2011-02-28 |
| WINTERBOURNE, Anthony | Secretary | 2005-03-03 | 2007-02-27 |
| PRICE BAILEY LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2007-03-01 | 2009-02-04 |
| BLYTHE, Jennifer | Director | 2019-03-19 | 2023-04-28 |
| BOULTON, Mark Kevin Jonathon | Director | 2023-04-28 | 2024-06-14 |
| EDWARDS, Graham Mark | Director | 2016-12-22 | 2019-03-19 |
| GARNHAM, Rodney Stephen | Director | 2007-03-26 | 2014-03-21 |
| HAGGERWOOD, Peter | Director | 2024-06-14 | 2026-05-28 |
| HENDERSON, Stephen | Director | 2016-01-14 | 2016-12-22 |
| MASTERS, Michael Anthony | Director | 2016-01-14 | 2018-02-21 |
| PERKS, Ian David | Director | 2014-05-21 | 2023-01-10 |
| POWER, Edward Samuel | Director | 2018-05-23 | 2023-04-28 |
| TAYLOR, Ross John | Director | 2007-03-01 | 2009-02-18 |
| WINTERBOURNE, Anthony | Director | 2005-03-03 | 2007-02-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bl Holdco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2023-04-28 | Active |
| Mr Ross John Taylor | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-05-25 | Ceased 2024-12-23 |
| Mr Ranjit Singh Boparan | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as firm), Voting 25–50% (as firm), Appoints directors (as firm) | 2016-05-25 | Ceased 2022-06-14 |
| Ms Bajinder Kaur Boparan | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as firm), Voting 25–50% (as firm), Appoints directors (as firm) | 2016-05-25 | Ceased 2022-06-14 |
| Invest 1 Co Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-04-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 122 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-01 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2026-05-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-11 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-12-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-24 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-18 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2024-03-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.