JOHN HACKLING (TRANSPORT) LIMITED
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Cash
£1.4M
+55.6% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£5M
0% vs 2024
Employees
137
+2.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£453K
+538.6% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £16,943,889 | £18,670,840 | £19,710,639 | £15,913,567 | £15,477,000 | £17,431,436 | +12.6% | |
| Operating profit | £705,198 | £559,962 | £1,573,953 | £450,262 | £48,180 | £416,220 | +763.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £561,645 | £430,229 | £1,461,267 | £471,389 | £70,987 | £453,358 | +538.6% | |
| Net profit | £459,225 | £359,197 | £1,444,421 | £388,334 | £70,018 | £339,622 | +385% | |
| Cash | £927,503 | £603,692 | £785,007 | £1,076,183 | £886,326 | £1,378,728 | +55.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £18,977,625 | £18,823,114 | £5,346,212 | £5,122,336 | £5,003,088 | £5,005,843 | +0.1% | |
| Net assets | £16,611,325 | £16,970,522 | £5,009,943 | £5,009,277 | £5,009,295 | £5,009,917 | 0% | |
| Equity | £16,611,325 | £16,970,522 | £5,009,943 | £5,009,277 | £5,009,295 | £5,009,917 | 0% | |
| Average employees | 159 | 156 | 162 | 140 | 134 | 137 | +2.2% | |
| Wages | £4,537,542 | £4,725,965 | £5,548,278 | £5,193,152 | £4,998,911 | £5,279,344 | +5.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £297,084 | £269,260 | £217,610 | £260,603 | £280,017 | £270,018 | -3.6% |
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.2% | 3.0% | 8.0% | 2.8% | 0.3% | 2.4% | |
| Net margin | 2.7% | 1.9% | 7.3% | 2.4% | 0.5% | 1.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.7% | 3.0% | 29.4% | 8.8% | 1.0% | 8.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 21.0% | 24.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 3.79x | 4.71x | 4.00x | |
| Interest cover | 4.86x | 4.12x | 12.01x | — | — | — |
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
- Hazlewoods LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company has financial resources available and continues to generate cash from operating activities. The directors have prepared forecasts for the next 12 months that indicate that this trend will continue. The directors therefore have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and have continued to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The external commercial environment was expected to remain competitive during 2026. However, in addition to the volatility of fuel prices, fuel costs are expected to increase further in 2026 due to the impact of the Iran - Israel war, which may have a significant effect on the results. Actions taken by the company put the company in a good position to continue to react and operate while monitoring the situation.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HACKLING, Diane | Secretary | 2004-04-20 | — | British |
| FIELD, Kevin John | Director | 2005-10-01 | Jul 1966 | British |
| HACKLING, Dale Kenneth | Director | 2011-01-12 | Aug 1978 | British |
| HACKLING, Diane | Director | 2004-04-20 | May 1955 | British |
| HACKLING, Kenneth John | Director | — | Jul 1955 | British |
| HACKLING-O'DRISCOLL, Anna Diane | Director | 2022-11-03 | Aug 1980 | British |
| MITCHELL, Stuart Anderson | Director | 2006-09-15 | Feb 1967 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HACKLING, Edna Eileen | Secretary | — | 2004-04-20 |
| FORESHEW, Christopher John | Director | 2005-10-01 | 2008-10-24 |
| HACKLING, Edna Eileen | Director | — | 2004-04-20 |
| HACKLING, John | Director | — | 2025-12-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hackling (Holdings) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-10-01 | Active |
| Mr Kenneth John Hackling | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-10-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 133 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-17 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2026-04-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement | |
| 2025-12-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-11-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.