FTS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-13 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-30
Watchouts
Cash
£115K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£791K
Equity attributable
Employees
110
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£175K
Period ending 2024-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-08-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £13,076,842 | £8,111,898 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£504,652 | -£158,594 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£534,144 | -£174,645 | |
| Net profit | — | -£590,825 | -£168,844 | |
| Cash | £200 | £197,665 | £114,669 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £1,217,261 | £1,032,941 | |
| Net assets | £200 | £959,622 | £790,778 | |
| Equity | £200 | £959,622 | £790,778 | |
| Average employees | — | 107 | 110 | |
| Wages | — | £4,012,780 | £2,344,949 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £67,107 |
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 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2024-05-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-08-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -3.9% | -2.0% | |
| Net margin | — | -4.5% | -2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -41.5% | -15.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 71.8% | 77.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.97x | 0.86x | |
| Interest cover | — | -17.11x | -9.88x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Hillier Hopkins LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis. The Directors believe the Group is expected to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and meet its liabilities as they fall due for repayment for a period of at least 12 months following the approval of the financial statements.”
Group structure
- FTS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD · parent
- Forward Trucking Services Limited 100%
- Stand & Deliver Transport Limited 100%
- Forward Trucking Services (Commercials) Limited 100%
- Forward Trucking Services (Logistics) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Following a protracted negotiation period, the FTS Group has undergone a management buyout.”
- “After the reporting period, on 31st January 2025, the Share Purchase Agreement for the entire shareholding of FTS Group holding and its subsidiaries was completed.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAMUEL, Peter Andrew | Director | 2024-10-29 | Dec 1970 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MACKAY, Jane | Director | 2021-08-09 | 2025-01-31 |
| MACKAY, Stephen | Director | 2021-08-09 | 2025-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pantrad Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-01-31 | Active |
| Miss Jane Mackay | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2022-06-01 | Ceased 2025-01-31 |
| Mr Stephen Mackay | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2021-08-09 | Ceased 2025-01-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 27 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-11 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-02-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-04 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-11-30 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-08-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type dormant |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.