FERGUSON FREIGHT HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£3.8M
+26.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£14M
+1.8% vs 2024
Employees
162
+1.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£330K
-75.2% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,558,503 | £13,004,193 | -16.4% | |
| Operating profit | £1,312,651 | £546,110 | -58.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,328,919 | £329,819 | -75.2% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | |
| Cash | £3,014,354 | £3,802,816 | +26.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £16,254,028 | £16,963,655 | +4.4% | |
| Net assets | £13,317,323 | £13,563,506 | +1.8% | |
| Equity | £13,317,323 | £13,563,506 | +1.8% | |
| Average employees | 160 | 162 | +1.3% | |
| Wages | £5,509,024 | £5,533,894 | +0.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £296,454 | £284,901 | -3.9% |
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 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.4% | 4.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.1% | 3.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.72x | 1.84x | |
| Interest cover | 14.09x | 3.38x |
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
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors are satisfied that the company and group will have sufficient working capital to trade and meet its liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the approval date of these financial statements and therefore deem it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- FERGUSON FREIGHT HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Ferguson Shipping (Kishorn Port) Limited 100%
- Ferguson Transport (Spean Bridge) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “We have had a good start to our year ending 30 April 2026 with a positive outlook for the year ahead.”
- “The planned expansion of the Dry Dock and Reclamation area in 2025 / 2026 is now underway.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACKINNON, Caroline Anne | Secretary | 2007-04-25 | — | British |
| FERGUSON, Alasdair John | Director | 2007-04-25 | Mar 1963 | British |
| FERGUSON, John Campbell | Director | 2007-04-25 | Jun 1970 | British |
| INNES, Leslie Fiona | Director | 2007-04-25 | Jan 1961 | British |
| MACKINNON, Caroline Anne | Director | 2007-04-25 | Jan 1967 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MACPHEE & PARTNERS | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2007-03-06 | 2007-04-25 |
| MACPHEE NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2007-03-06 | 2007-04-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alasdair John Ferguson | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mrs Leslie Fiona Innes | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr John Campbell Ferguson | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mrs Caroline Anne Mackinnon | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 70 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-30 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-30 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-30 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-30 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with made up date | |
| 2023-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-03 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- 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.