NORTHSIDE TRUCK & VAN LIMITED
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Cash
£7.2m
-18.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£18m
+2.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
387
-12.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.5m
-69% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £280,404,765 | £241,370,699 | £191,914,548 | -20.5% | |
| Operating profit | £12,108,184 | £9,238,941 | £4,934,236 | -46.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £8,993,730 | £4,735,894 | £1,466,995 | -69% | |
| Net profit | £6,814,487 | £2,950,154 | £1,479,424 | -49.9% | |
| Cash | £8,932,688 | £8,772,904 | £7,176,589 | -18.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,976,739 | £18,445,346 | £18,924,770 | +2.6% | |
| Net assets | £16,963,133 | £17,913,287 | £18,392,711 | +2.7% | |
| Equity | £16,963,133 | £17,913,287 | £18,392,711 | +2.7% | |
| Average employees | 449 | 443 | 387 | -12.6% | |
| Wages | £18,975,553 | £17,828,451 | £16,728,651 | -6.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £315,208 | £266,420 | £422,840 | +58.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £27,978 | £23,665 | £40,741 | +72.2% | |
| Highest paid director | £279,783 | £236,650 | £104,411 | -55.9% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.3% | 3.8% | 2.6% | |
| Net margin | 2.4% | 1.2% | 0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 67.4% | 50.1% | 26.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 87.2% | 86.1% | 86.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.13x | 1.14x | 1.14x | |
| Interest cover | 3.12x | 1.80x | 1.20x |
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)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The financial statements have therefore been prepared on a going concern basis. 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEMINGWAY, James Patrick | Secretary | 2018-08-24 | — | — |
| ANDERSON, Samuel Irvine | Director | 2005-10-24 | Jan 1971 | British |
| ATKINSON, Simon | Director | 2025-06-27 | Nov 1976 | British |
| CARTLEDGE, Gavin | Director | 2025-06-27 | Jan 1977 | British |
| COLBOURNE, James Charles George Anderson | Director | 2026-01-01 | Jul 1972 | British |
| COOK, Cathrine Fiona | Director | 2025-06-27 | Mar 1962 | British |
| HEMINGWAY, James Patrick | Director | 2019-01-16 | Feb 1966 | British |
| TOPLISS, Neil Antony | Director | 2026-03-11 | Jun 1972 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, Jennifer Isabella | Secretary | 2004-10-28 | 2014-09-11 |
| BROOKS, Robert Paul | Secretary | 2014-09-11 | 2018-08-24 |
| BRIAN REID LTD. | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-10-28 | 2004-10-28 |
| ANDERSON, Jennifer Isabella | Director | 2005-10-24 | 2014-09-11 |
| ANDERSON, Peter Irvine | Director | 2004-10-28 | 2005-10-22 |
| ANDERSON, Samuel Stewart | Director | 2004-10-28 | 2012-02-27 |
| DRAKE, Laurence Roger | Director | 2023-07-01 | 2023-10-31 |
| HALLOWES, Russell Stuart | Director | 2018-06-14 | 2020-07-06 |
| HEWITT, Gavin | Director | 2025-06-27 | 2026-02-06 |
| HIRD, Christopher Brian | Director | 2005-07-05 | 2005-08-31 |
| JAMIESON, Andrew Ross | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2023-07-01 |
| LEITCH, Fergus Walter Pollock | Director | 2005-05-02 | 2017-01-09 |
| SIMS, Keith Leslie | Director | 2020-07-06 | 2025-06-27 |
| SOWERSBY, Benjamin | Director | 2017-01-25 | 2017-08-09 |
| WARD, Timothy | Director | 2005-07-05 | 2020-07-01 |
| STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-10-28 | 2004-10-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Samuel Irvine Anderson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Miss Helena Anderson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mrs Jillian Marion Mark | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| The Anderson Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 119 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-05-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-04-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.