BRIT-EUROPEAN TRANSPORT LIMITED
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Cash
£19k
-36.6% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£4.1m
-17.6% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
148
-13.5% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1m
-130.1% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £22,006,697 | £25,421,110 | £32,575,478 | £36,941,340 | £27,755,653 | £27,965,964 | +0.8% | |
| Operating profit | £513,509 | £88,654 | £630,117 | £1,381,481 | £12,774 | -£528,213 | -4,235.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £332,269 | -£91,407 | £405,351 | £1,035,135 | -£445,029 | -£1,024,000 | -130.1% | |
| Net profit | £188,299 | -£97,498 | £405,351 | £671,975 | -£351,126 | -£865,740 | -146.6% | |
| Cash | £3,845,953 | £54,953 | £45,577 | £24,048 | £30,062 | £19,073 | -36.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,462,906 | £8,292,702 | £9,116,796 | £10,014,151 | £10,071,554 | £8,044,415 | -20.1% | |
| Net assets | £4,787,707 | £4,690,209 | £5,095,560 | £5,267,535 | £4,916,409 | £4,050,669 | -17.6% | |
| Equity | £4,787,707 | £4,690,209 | £5,095,560 | £5,267,535 | £4,916,409 | £4,050,669 | -17.6% | |
| Average employees | 151 | 155 | 161 | 179 | 171 | 148 | -13.5% | |
| Wages | £6,525,323 | £6,688,473 | £7,624,216 | £9,356,033 | £8,231,857 | £7,031,731 | -14.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £402,568 | £524,000 | £487,676 | £730,282 | £687,222 | £456,050 | -33.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £24,042 | £25,871 | £21,682 | -16.2% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £335,852 | £311,258 | £232,276 | -25.4% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.3% | 0.3% | 1.9% | 3.7% | 0.0% | -1.9% | |
| Net margin | 0.9% | -0.4% | 1.2% | 1.8% | -1.3% | -3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.9% | 1.1% | 6.9% | 13.8% | 0.1% | -6.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 71.9% | 66.0% | 70.7% | 70.7% | 73.4% | 76.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.16x | 1.04x | 0.99x | |
| Interest cover | 2.86x | 0.49x | 2.80x | 3.98x | 0.03x | -1.04x |
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)
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting”
Group structure
- BRIT-EUROPEAN TRANSPORT LIMITED · parent
- Silver Arrow Logistics Ltd 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WARING, Tracey | Secretary | 2021-03-01 | — | — |
| LACKEY, Graham David | Director | 2008-05-06 | Sep 1967 | British |
| WARING, Tracey | Director | 2021-03-01 | Jun 1972 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATKINSON, Ian | Secretary | 2015-05-01 | 2017-01-03 |
| CARMAN, Emily Jean | Secretary | — | 2005-12-29 |
| CARMAN, Sally Jane | Secretary | 2011-04-21 | 2015-04-30 |
| HODGSON, Andrew Jonathan | Secretary | 2017-01-03 | 2021-03-01 |
| PARKER, Wendy Christine | Secretary | 2005-12-29 | 2011-04-21 |
| ATKINSON, Ian | Director | 2013-03-04 | 2017-01-03 |
| BROOKS, Michael Andrew | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2014-11-30 |
| CARMAN, Emily Jean | Director | — | 2006-04-25 |
| CARMAN, William Roderick | Director | 2008-12-24 | 2021-03-01 |
| CARMAN, William Douglas Ronald | Director | — | 2011-02-16 |
| CARMAN, William Roderick | Director | — | 2008-10-31 |
| DURANTI, Peter Nicholas | Director | 2021-03-01 | 2021-10-29 |
| HAMMOND, Anthony Brian | Director | 2002-12-04 | 2008-10-31 |
| HODGSON, Andrew Jonathan | Director | 2017-01-03 | 2025-01-30 |
| HOYLE, Edward Andrew | Director | 1997-07-01 | 1999-10-19 |
| MCNINCH, Robbie Andrew | Director | 2016-03-01 | 2026-05-07 |
| POTTS, Martin Herbert | Director | — | 2008-04-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brit European Transport(Holdings)Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-06-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 160 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-11 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-18 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-13 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2022-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-11-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-05-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.