BROCKS HAULAGE LIMITED
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Cash
£1.3M
-17.8% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£5.1M
-8.9% vs 2024
Employees
55
+1.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£642K
-46.6% lowest in 3 filed years
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 | — | — | — | £16,201,851 | £10,963,138 | £10,146,941 | -7.4% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £883,715 | -£432,847 | -£647,800 | -49.7% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £877,664 | -£437,795 | -£641,745 | -46.6% | |
| Net profit | £128,861 | £270,756 | £51,014 | £660,965 | -£317,164 | -£495,816 | -56.3% | |
| Cash | £2,104,006 | £1,329,525 | £1,279,164 | £2,190,965 | £1,546,650 | £1,270,731 | -17.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,353,120 | £5,525,977 | £5,113,637 | £6,325,877 | £5,867,154 | £5,302,647 | -9.6% | |
| Net assets | £4,003,395 | £4,274,151 | £4,325,165 | £5,872,245 | £5,555,081 | £5,059,265 | -8.9% | |
| Equity | £4,003,395 | £4,274,151 | £4,325,165 | £5,872,245 | £5,555,081 | £5,059,265 | -8.9% | |
| Average employees | 66 | 68 | 0 | 59 | 54 | 55 | +1.9% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £2,437,922 | £2,193,403 | £2,370,002 | +8.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £34,429 | £50,613 | £34,409 | -32% |
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 | — | — | — | 5.5% | -3.9% | -6.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 4.1% | -2.9% | -4.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 14.0% | -7.4% | -12.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 31.0% | 26.1% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.62x | 3.11x | 3.00x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 49.96x | -19.76x | -78.72x |
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
- Barnes Roffe Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Group's or the Pare”
Group structure
- BROCKS HAULAGE LIMITED · parent
- Romford Chilled Transportation Limited 100%
- Brocks Gordon Ground Engineering Limited 100%
Significant events
- “2024-2025 saw revenues declining further more due to increase competition within the industry and trading conditions tightening.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUGHES, James | Secretary | 2008-10-13 | — | British |
| BROWN, David Michael | Director | — | Aug 1952 | British |
| BROWN, William Frederick Thomas | Director | — | Feb 1943 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, William Frederick Thomas | Secretary | 2003-06-09 | 2003-09-11 |
| BROWN, William Frederick Thomas | Secretary | — | 1996-01-01 |
| FRANCIS, Rupert Anthony | Secretary | 1996-01-01 | 2003-06-09 |
| SHAW, Howard Creighton | Secretary | 2003-09-11 | 2008-05-16 |
| BROWN, Edith Malvane Alice Laura | Director | — | 2018-06-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Michael Brown | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-05-14 | Active |
| Mr William Frederick Thomas Brown | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-05-11 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 118 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-04-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2018-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2018-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-06-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.