WOODLAND GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£10m
-2.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£28m
+9.2% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
75
+19% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.4m
-75.4% vs 2024
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 | £4,871,102 | £6,918,329 | £6,204,159 | £6,580,191 | £7,619,066 | +15.8% | |
| Operating profit | £153,150 | £919,855 | £141,355 | -£496,903 | -£226,438 | +54.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £8,672,140 | £3,433,040 | £1,603,138 | £9,827,420 | £2,421,994 | -75.4% | |
| Net profit | £8,527,951 | £3,263,738 | £1,377,501 | — | £2,321,478 | — | |
| Cash | £886,074 | £8,454,515 | £17,626,822 | £10,661,405 | £10,376,596 | -2.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £24,142,094 | £25,379,720 | £25,471,697 | £25,965,749 | £27,961,403 | +7.7% | |
| Net assets | £23,790,084 | £25,053,812 | £25,181,313 | £25,197,051 | £27,518,529 | +9.2% | |
| Equity | £23,790,084 | £25,053,812 | £25,181,313 | £25,197,051 | £27,518,529 | +9.2% | |
| Average employees | 60 | 64 | 58 | 63 | 75 | +19% | |
| Wages | £3,203,725 | £3,448,844 | £2,675,163 | £2,972,782 | £3,331,589 | +12.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £440,773 | £567,591 | £274,919 | £449,514 | £653,497 | +45.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £93,538 | £4,118 | £102,137 | +2,380.3% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £NaN | £177,715 | £188,088 | £200,584 | +6.6% |
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 | 3.1% | 13.3% | 2.3% | -7.6% | -3.0% | |
| Net margin | 175.1% | 47.2% | 22.2% | — | 30.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.6% | 3.6% | 0.6% | -1.9% | -0.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 26.5% | 37.7% | 50.3% | 44.3% | 40.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.02x | 1.06x | 1.15x | |
| Interest cover | 49.26x | — | 19.64x | -7.60x | -2.18x |
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)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- MHA
- 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.”
Group structure
- WOODLAND GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Woodland Global Limited 100%
- Woodland International Transport Company Inc 100%
- Woodland Brokerage Inc 100%
- Woodland Media Logistics Inc. 100%
- Woodland Group Express Inc. 100%
- Woodland International Express Company Ltd 100%
- Woodland Logistics Limited 100%
- Woodland Entertainment Limited 100%
- Woodland Global BV 100%
- Woodland Risk Services Limited 100%
- Millon International Freight Limited 100%
- MIT Millon Transport S.A 100%
- International Food Link Limited 57.2%
- International Food Link Spain SL 57.2%
- Woodland Group (Hong Kong) Limited 100%
- Woodland Global Network (Aus) Pty Limited 100%
- Woodland Media (Hong Kong) Limited 100%
- Courier Elite Limited 100%
- Freight Filter Limited 75%
- TBK Holdings Limited 50%
- Worldwide Book Services Limited 50%
- WBS Nordic AB 50%
- WBS Logistics Limited 50%
- Haulable Limited 100%
- Intelclear SAS 50%
- Intelclear Limited 100%
- Intelclear Inc. 100%
- Woodland Logistics (Shanghai) Co Ltd 100%
- DMG Freight Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In June 2025 DMG Freight Services Limited, one of the Company's subsidiaries vacated their premises as it failed to reach acceptable terms with the Landlord. It then went into voluntary liquidation as it had no further business activity and the Company wrote off the cost of the investment.”
- “During March 2025, one of our associate company's, Redwood Fulfilment BV acquired 80% share capital of Vasco BV, continuing our strategy of expanding our warehousing and fulfilment capacity in Europe.”
- “On 31st October 2025 International Food Link Limited a subsidiary of the Company, acquired the remaining 57.9% of the issued share capital of International Food Link Spain SL, making this a wholly owned subsidiary of International Food Link Limited, and a subsidiary of the Company, this entity has been consolidated from the date of acquisition.”
- “Ongoing geopolitical instability including in 2026 the war in the Middle East and effective blocking of the Strait of Hormuz in conjunction with attacks by Houthi rebels on shipping lanes, has resulted in longer vessel transit times, increased freight rates, and constraints on space and equipment availability. We are actively working with our customers, suppliers, and partner networks to mitigate these challenges.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEVENS, Dawn | Secretary | 2013-12-31 | — | — |
| STUBBINGS, John Peter | Secretary | 2006-12-02 | — | British |
| BARBER, James Christopher Lewis | Director | 2024-10-17 | Oct 1989 | British |
| ROWLANDS, Iain George | Director | 2022-11-04 | Mar 1980 | British |
| STEVENS, Jack Kevin | Director | 2022-11-04 | Mar 1995 | British |
| STEVENS, Kevin George | Director | 2005-05-17 | Oct 1963 | British |
| STUBBINGS, John Peter | Director | 2005-10-06 | Mar 1960 | British |
| WATTS, Christopher Phillip | Director | 2021-07-23 | Oct 1961 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Daniel Mark | Director | 2025-09-08 | Oct 1987 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILSON, David | Secretary | 2005-05-17 | 2006-12-01 |
| FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-05-17 | 2005-05-18 |
| SCOTT, Andrew Paul | Director | 2005-10-06 | 2011-05-31 |
| FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 2005-05-17 | 2005-05-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland Group Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2022-11-03 | Active |
| Mr Kevin George Stevens | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2017-04-06 | Ceased 2022-11-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 87 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-16 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-09-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-02-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-26 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-07-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-20 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.