AKW GLOBAL LOGISTICS BIRMINGHAM LTD.
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-10 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-26
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£77K
+171.3% vs 2023
Net assets
-£500K
-554.1% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
15
-46.4% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£417K
-41.9% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Unclassified median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £5,102,404 | £5,296,864 | £4,920,528 | £4,264,101 | £789,784 | |
| Operating profit | — | £34,798 | £32,017 | £11,476 | -£292,952 | -£439,068 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £39,622 | £24,631 | £8,774 | -£293,991 | -£417,123 | |
| Net profit | — | £43,078 | £17,284 | £9,261 | -£293,277 | -£423,146 | |
| Cash | £228,024 | £405,744 | £50,967 | £115,956 | £28,229 | £76,596 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £147,288 | £190,366 | £207,650 | £216,911 | -£76,366 | -£349,512 | |
| Net assets | £147,288 | £190,366 | £207,650 | £216,911 | -£76,366 | -£499,512 | |
| Equity | £147,288 | £190,366 | £207,650 | £216,911 | -£76,366 | -£499,512 | |
| Average employees | 38 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 15 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-81.5%
£4,264,101 £789,784
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Cash
+171.3%
£28,229 £76,596
-
Net assets
-554.1%
-£76,366 -£499,512
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
-46.4%
28 15
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
-49.9%
-£292,952 -£439,068
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-41.9%
-£293,991 -£417,123
lowest in 5 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.2% | -6.9% | -55.6% | |
| Net margin | — | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.2% | -6.9% | -53.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 18.3% | 15.4% | 5.3% | 383.6% | 125.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.81x | 0.18x | |
| Interest cover | — | 8.31x | 3.41x | 4.25x | -221.10x | -113.51x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- AKW GLOBAL LOGISTICS BIRMINGHAM LTD. 2017-04-04 → present
- GLOBAL LOGISTICS CENTRAL LIMITED 2013-07-22 → 2017-04-04
- GLOBAL LOGISTICS GB (PW) LIMITED 2013-05-10 → 2013-07-22
- GLOBAL LOGISTICS GB (PW) INVALID ENDING 2013-04-26 → 2013-05-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Hurst Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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.”
Significant events
- “The Company ceased trading on 22 March 2024 following a strategic review of operations, and the intention is for the Company to become dormant.”
- “During the year, the Company recognised an exceptional charge of £150,000 in respect of dilapidation obligations arising from the termination of a property lease, which ended in March 2024.”
- “The Company's operating leases for plant and machinery were novated to a fellow group undertaking, A.J. Maiden and Son Limited, during the year.”
- “On 21 December 2024, the Company granted a fixed and floating charge over its assets in favour of Apex Group Hold Co (UK) Limited, acting as a secutrity agent.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLAKELEY, Allan | Director | 2026-02-01 | Dec 1971 | British |
| COX, Graham John | Director | 2025-04-07 | Mar 1968 | British |
| JENKINS, Gareth | Director | 2024-12-21 | Oct 1967 | British |
| WARRILLOW, Benjamin James | Director | 2024-12-21 | Aug 1974 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| OWENS, Paula | Secretary | 2013-04-26 | 2018-10-04 |
| FIELDS, Peter Richard | Director | 2018-10-04 | 2024-12-21 |
| GERMANY, Barry John | Director | 2024-12-21 | 2025-12-10 |
| LYONS, Michael James | Director | 2018-03-14 | 2025-12-31 |
| NORFOLK, Graham Richard | Director | 2018-10-04 | 2024-12-21 |
| OWENS, Paula | Director | 2013-04-26 | 2018-10-04 |
| RICHARDS, Julian Charles | Director | 2015-08-05 | 2021-06-22 |
| TURNER, Steven | Director | 2013-12-18 | 2016-05-20 |
| WELSH, Paul Francis | Director | 2013-04-26 | 2018-10-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A K W Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Appoints directors | 2016-07-18 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 89 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-14 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-26 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.