HUXLOE LOGISTICS LTD
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Cash
£1m
+8.5% vs 2025
Net assets
£4.8m
+5.6% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
27
-38.6% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.1m
+39.8% vs 2025
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £60,982,715 | £63,223,922 | £50,385,363 | £47,352,075 | £49,231,049 | +4% | |
| Operating profit | £2,197,770 | £2,447,193 | £2,067,607 | £1,663,595 | £2,212,918 | +33% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,171,815 | £2,517,015 | £1,900,816 | £1,479,374 | £2,068,663 | +39.8% | |
| Net profit | £1,751,465 | £2,044,690 | £1,398,240 | £1,113,646 | £1,538,915 | +38.2% | |
| Cash | £410,428 | £914,737 | £1,084,147 | £924,942 | £1,004,022 | +8.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,430,903 | £5,032,483 | £5,006,966 | £4,999,096 | £5,272,047 | +5.5% | |
| Net assets | £3,179,089 | £3,966,996 | £4,441,627 | £4,554,427 | £4,811,384 | +5.6% | |
| Equity | £3,179,089 | £3,966,996 | £4,441,627 | £4,554,427 | £4,811,384 | +5.6% | |
| Average employees | 41 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 27 | -38.6% | |
| Wages | £2,126,982 | £2,288,326 | £2,021,503 | £1,994,709 | £1,534,771 | -23.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £442,353 | £472,686 | £436,563 | £393,213 | £528,160 | +34.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £5,400 | £5,400 | £205,400 | +3,703.7% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £166,699 | £162,500 | £251,495 | +54.8% |
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.6% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 3.5% | 4.5% | |
| Net margin | 2.9% | 3.2% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 49.6% | 48.6% | 41.3% | 33.3% | 42.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 80.0% | 68.5% | 61.0% | 60.1% | 61.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.27x | 1.29x | 1.33x | |
| Interest cover | 84.67x | 62.49x | 12.39x | 8.47x | 13.15x |
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
- Moore
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting.”
Group structure
- HUXLOE LOGISTICS LTD · parent
- Magma Trading Limited 100%
Significant events
- “After date the building with a net realisable value of £1,593,246 was sold. This is a non adjusting event as the sale occurred after the financial year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| URQUHART, Adrian Clive | Secretary | 2019-04-06 | — | — |
| CORTES MERINO, Alfonso Luis | Director | 2009-03-16 | May 1974 | Spanish |
| RABY-SMITH, Philip Edward | Director | 2009-03-16 | Apr 1962 | British |
| URQUHART, Adrian Clive | Director | 2018-04-01 | May 1962 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Howard Brian | Secretary | 2009-03-31 | 2017-09-04 |
| DAVIS, Andrew Simon | Director | 2009-03-16 | 2009-03-16 |
| SMITH, Howard Brian | Director | 2009-03-31 | 2017-09-04 |
| WALKER, Paul Andrew | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2025-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alfonso Luis Cortes Merino | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Philip Edward Raby-Smith | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 102 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-06-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-11-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-12-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-14 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-07-13 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-06-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-25 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-11-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-05 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-02 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-05 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-12-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-12-18 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-12-14 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 4
- 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.