EDDIE STOBART LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£20m
-45.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
3,498
-4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£25m
-2,718.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £505,743,000 | £556,811,000 | £543,374,000 | -2.4% | |
| Operating profit | £24,347,000 | £12,799,000 | -£12,642,000 | -198.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,892,000 | -£883,000 | -£24,886,000 | -2,718.3% | |
| Net profit | -£6,867,000 | -£1,094,000 | -£16,874,000 | -1,442.4% | |
| Cash | £19,531,000 | £7,971,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £143,925,000 | £184,758,000 | £326,676,000 | +76.8% | |
| Net assets | £37,859,000 | £36,765,000 | £19,891,000 | -45.9% | |
| Equity | £37,859,000 | £36,765,000 | £19,891,000 | -45.9% | |
| Average employees | 3,589 | 3,642 | 3,498 | -4% | |
| Wages | £150,110,000 | £167,351,000 | £165,548,000 | -1.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,190,000 | £1,164,000 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £100,000 | £92,000 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £766,000 | £1,044,000 | — | — |
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 | 4.8% | 2.3% | -2.3% | |
| Net margin | -1.4% | -0.2% | -3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.9% | 6.9% | -3.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 89.8% | 91.0% | 96.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.50x | 0.67x | 0.60x | |
| Interest cover | 1.25x | 0.93x | -0.95x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On this basis, the directors of the Company believe it is appropriate to continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these financial statements.”
Group structure
- EDDIE STOBART LIMITED · parent
- Stobart Truckstops Limited 100%
- Eddie Stobart Distribution Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, property, plant and equipment, right-of-use assets and finance lease receivables with a carrying value of £109,385k, together with associated lease liabilities, were acquired from Culina Asset Management Limited, an asset management company and fellow Culina Group undertaking, funded from existing facilities.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 46 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HELD, Thierry Patrick | Director | 2025-06-12 | Jun 1970 | Swiss |
| KOEHLER, Fabian | Director | 2025-03-15 | May 1988 | German |
| MCELROY, Liam James | Director | 2025-03-13 | Jul 1964 | British |
| TAYLOR, Stephen Martin | Director | 2025-04-30 | Dec 1968 | British |
Show 46 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUTCHER, Richard Edward Charles | Secretary | 2011-04-20 | 2014-04-10 |
| BUTCHER, Richard Edward Charles | Secretary | 2000-12-29 | 2009-03-02 |
| HOWARTH, Trevor | Secretary | 2009-03-02 | 2011-04-20 |
| HUTCHINSON, Robert Keith | Secretary | 1998-10-12 | 2000-12-29 |
| NICHOLS, Rupert Henry Conquest | Secretary | 2014-04-10 | 2017-10-25 |
| THOMAS, Illtyd Barrie, Reverend | Secretary | — | 1998-10-12 |
| WILLIAMS, Elaine | Secretary | 2017-10-25 | 2020-04-23 |
| BRANIGAN, Michael Jordan | Director | 2020-03-16 | 2021-07-01 |
| BROWNE CLAYTON, Benedict John | Director | 2007-09-21 | 2007-10-25 |
| BURRELL, Richard Carey Mathieson | Director | 2007-09-21 | 2007-10-25 |
| BUTCHER, Richard Edward Charles | Director | 1998-10-12 | 2014-04-10 |
| CORRWAY, Brian | Director | 2020-03-16 | 2021-07-01 |
| COURT, John Paul | Director | 2018-12-18 | 2020-04-10 |
| DANBY, Charles Brinley Keith | Director | 1993-01-08 | 1993-09-07 |
| DESREUMAUX, Sebastien Robert | Director | 2019-09-20 | 2019-12-16 |
| DIX, Roger | Director | 1993-12-07 | 1997-04-20 |
| FORREST, Mark Patrick | Director | 2007-09-21 | 2007-10-25 |
| FOSTER, Peter Dale | Director | 1997-01-03 | 2000-12-29 |
| HARGRAVE, David | Director | 2020-03-16 | 2021-07-01 |
| HARTE, Damien | Director | 2017-04-18 | 2019-03-31 |
| INGLIS, Gillian | Director | 1997-01-03 | 2000-12-29 |
| LAFFEY, Alexander | Director | 2015-06-24 | 2019-08-22 |
| MARTIN, Sara | Director | 2001-01-08 | 2001-11-13 |
| MEIR, David Keith | Director | 2006-08-01 | 2019-09-06 |
| MONKHOUSE, Stanley Joseph | Director | 1995-10-16 | 2000-12-29 |
| MOURIK, Thomas Van | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2024-10-01 |
| MULHOLLAND, David Gary | Director | 1994-09-19 | 1996-03-19 |
| MYDDELTON, Guy Charles | Director | 2007-09-21 | 2007-10-25 |
| NICHOLS, Rupert Henry Conquest | Director | 2015-06-24 | 2020-03-19 |
| PICKERING, David Brian | Director | 2014-04-10 | 2024-11-29 |
| PRICE, Christian Lee | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2025-09-30 |
| RAWLINGS, Nigel Keith | Director | 2007-09-21 | 2007-10-25 |
| SMITH, Ian Stuart | Director | 2024-10-01 | 2025-03-13 |
| STEWART, Barry Douglas | Director | 1997-01-03 | 2000-12-29 |
| STEWART, Martin Richard | Director | 2001-01-02 | 2004-10-29 |
| STOBART, Edward Pears | Director | — | 2000-12-29 |
| STOBART, Edward | Director | — | 2004-02-04 |
| STOBART, William | Director | 2020-04-10 | 2024-10-01 |
| STOBART, William | Director | — | 2017-04-20 |
| THOMAS, Illtyd Barrie, Reverend | Director | 1993-02-26 | 1998-10-12 |
| TINKLER, William Andrew | Director | 2004-02-04 | 2014-04-10 |
| TWEEDALE, Robin Edwin | Director | 2003-08-01 | 2004-02-06 |
| TYRRELL, Chris | Director | 2000-12-29 | 2001-11-13 |
| VARDY, David | Director | 1993-01-08 | 1993-09-07 |
| WHAWELL, Benjamin Mark | Director | 2006-08-01 | 2014-04-10 |
| WHITTAKER, Graeme John | Director | 1998-02-01 | 1998-09-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Stobart Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 338 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.