BULK LOGISTICS GROUP LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-05 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+11.8% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£3M
+2.7% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
108
-12.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£330K
-86.9% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £42,156,523 | £37,537,605 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £3,141,046 | £971,512 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £2,512,143 | £330,006 | |
| Net profit | — | -£61,287 | -£28,161 | £1,770,290 | £75,423 | |
| Cash | — | £8,815 | £38,978 | £1,052,997 | £1,177,564 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | -£244,498 | -£272,659 | £7,945,811 | £6,653,971 | |
| Net assets | — | -£244,498 | -£272,659 | £2,829,794 | £2,905,217 | |
| Equity | -£183,211 | -£244,498 | -£272,659 | £2,829,794 | £2,905,217 | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | 124 | 108 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £5,324,271 | £5,056,182 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £122,670 | £122,670 |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-11%
£42,156,523 £37,537,605
-
Cash
+11.8%
£1,052,997 £1,177,564
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+2.7%
£2,829,794 £2,905,217
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-12.9%
124 108
-
Operating profit
-69.1%
£3,141,046 £971,512
-
Profit before tax
-86.9%
£2,512,143 £330,006
-
Wages
-5%
£5,324,271 £5,056,182
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 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 7.5% | 2.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 4.2% | 0.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 39.5% | 14.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 85.9% | 84.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.85x | 0.80x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 5.02x | 1.51x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- BULK LOGISTICS GROUP LTD 2016-09-20 → present
- BULK LINE HOLDINGS LIMITED 2016-06-07 → 2016-09-20
- BULKLINE HOLDINGS LIMITED 2016-03-23 → 2016-06-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Armstrong Watson Audit 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 Group's or the parent 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
- BULK LOGISTICS GROUP LTD · parent
- J & J Ward Limited 100%
- D H Pearson Limited 100%
- Hare Bulk Haulage Limited 100%
- Horsley Bulk Transport Limited 100%
- Helium Miracle 189 Limited 100%
- Bulk Logistics Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The two main challenges facing the Group this year were the national increase in drivers wages and general competition for their services due to skill shortages after Brexit, and the world increase in fuel and oil prices.”
- “The Group continues to make significant investment in updating the vehicle and trailer fleet which should see greater fuel economy and emission benefits to help mitigate the fluctuation in fuel prices, along with CPC training that provides the benefits in areas such as safety, fuel economy and accident awareness.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOLMIE, Paul William | Director | 2017-04-01 | Aug 1961 | British |
| WARD, Michael James | Director | 2016-08-25 | Jan 1968 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CASTLE, David Andrew | Director | 2016-03-23 | 2018-10-10 |
| COOKE, Stephen David | Director | 2016-03-23 | 2016-12-07 |
| EDGHILL, David Keith | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2018-10-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael James Ward | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-08-26 | Active |
| Mr Andrew David Castle | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-06-02 | Ceased 2018-10-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 46 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-03-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2018-11-21 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2018-11-05 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2018-10-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2018-10-18 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
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.