TRANS GLOBAL FREIGHT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
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Cash
£141k
-33.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£3.7m
-37.9% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
228
-8.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£2.3m
-132.1% lowest in 5 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £233,298,414 | £222,283,161 | £148,849,989 | £164,782,555 | £150,747,447 | -8.5% | |
| Operating profit | £3,527,113 | £1,372,592 | -£566,179 | -£625,761 | -£1,966,261 | -214.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,334,987 | £1,641,590 | -£617,685 | -£979,358 | -£2,273,292 | -132.1% | |
| Net profit | £2,677,403 | £1,507,845 | -£583,020 | -£1,023,423 | -£2,273,292 | -122.1% | |
| Cash | £1,765,139 | £133,896 | £117,495 | £212,690 | £141,192 | -33.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,589,765 | £7,597,610 | £7,014,590 | £5,991,167 | £3,717,875 | -37.9% | |
| Net assets | — | — | £7,014,590 | £5,991,167 | £3,717,875 | -37.9% | |
| Equity | £8,589,765 | £7,597,610 | £7,014,590 | £5,991,167 | £3,717,875 | -37.9% | |
| Average employees | 227 | 251 | 263 | 248 | 228 | -8.1% | |
| Wages | £7,595,653 | £9,328,847 | £9,834,238 | £9,888,126 | £9,603,692 | -2.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £629,108 | £620,210 | £415,341 | £629,540 | £685,313 | +8.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £55,864 | £78,452 | £58,279 | -25.7% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £132,635 | £134,415 | £148,943 | +10.8% |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.5% | 0.6% | -0.4% | -0.4% | -1.3% | |
| Net margin | 1.1% | 0.7% | -0.4% | -0.6% | -1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 41.1% | 18.1% | -8.1% | -10.4% | -52.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 79.0% | 86.0% | 90.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.15x | 1.03x | 0.97x | |
| Interest cover | 18.36x | 9.40x | -10.99x | -1.77x | -6.40x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- TRANS GLOBAL FREIGHT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 2001-01-02 → present
- TRANS GLOBAL AIR LIMITED 1979-12-31 → 2001-01-02
- TRANS-GLOBAL AIR LIMITED 1976-08-11 → 1979-12-31
- TRANSGLOBAL FREIGHT SYSTEM LIMITED 1976-08-11 → 1979-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- TRANS GLOBAL FREIGHT MANAGEMENT LIMITED · parent
- B.I.L.L. (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 100%
- ADV Logistics Limited 100%
- Crocodile Stores Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On the 24th of January 2024, the company acquired 100% of the shares in Crocodile Stores Limited for a cash price of £1,435,262 and deferred consideration of £875,000 which the first £437,500 was paid in January 2025 and the full remaining £437,500 was paid in January 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEN, Dilsher | Secretary | 2005-01-10 | — | British |
| CARPENTIER, David | Director | 2017-07-01 | Jun 1972 | French |
| KHAITAN, Amritanshu | Director | 2024-12-20 | Nov 1982 | Indian |
| KIRBY, Matthew Richard | Director | 2024-12-20 | Apr 1976 | British |
| KNIGHT, Stephen | Director | 2001-05-09 | Jan 1960 | British |
| MERCER, Paul Christopher | Director | 2025-08-26 | Mar 1966 | British |
| RAWLINSON, Simon David | Director | 2014-09-01 | Sep 1967 | British |
| RUCK, Barry John | Director | 1997-06-24 | Jan 1959 | British |
| SEN, Dilsher | Director | 2007-02-12 | Jan 1968 | British |
| STEVENSON, Lee Robert | Director | 2023-01-04 | Jun 1972 | British |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DENNEHEY, Michael Anthony Reginald | Secretary | 1998-02-04 | 2005-01-10 |
| LANGER, Henry David | Secretary | 1994-06-09 | 1998-02-04 |
| RUCK, Barry John | Secretary | — | 1994-06-08 |
| AHMAD, Kaisar | Director | 1999-01-04 | 2004-06-30 |
| BLACK, Graham Charles Fraser | Director | 1995-08-18 | 1999-07-28 |
| BOLSOVER, Lee Andrew | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2026-01-01 |
| BURGIN, Gerald Anthony John | Director | — | 1995-06-06 |
| CANDLER, Richard William | Director | 1998-07-01 | 2001-05-09 |
| CHITLANGIA, Amit | Director | 2005-03-07 | 2007-02-12 |
| CHOGLE, Prasad Santosh | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2026-02-10 |
| CHRISTIE, Andrew Kerr | Director | 1995-08-18 | 2003-11-30 |
| ELSTON, James Thomas | Director | 2024-02-01 | 2026-01-01 |
| FITZGERALD, Kevin Leo | Director | 1995-05-02 | 1995-09-22 |
| FOSTER, Thomas Robb Ronald | Director | 1995-06-06 | 1998-04-14 |
| GORDON-SMITH, Colin Gerald | Director | — | 1993-02-10 |
| GRIMWOOD, Mark Julian | Director | 1995-09-04 | 2001-05-09 |
| HOLDEN, Leslie James | Director | — | 1995-08-04 |
| JONES, Brian Albert | Director | 1996-07-10 | 1998-05-01 |
| JONES, Kevin Leon | Director | 1998-12-02 | 2017-06-13 |
| KHAITAN, Deepak | Director | 2003-09-05 | 2006-10-31 |
| KNIGHT, Ronald Arthur | Director | — | 2006-01-01 |
| LANGER, Henry David | Director | — | 2006-01-01 |
| NARAYANSWAMI, Tirrunallan Annayanger | Director | — | 1997-11-19 |
| RUSSELL, Ralph Thomas | Director | — | 1994-05-10 |
| SMITH, Timothy Paul | Director | 2001-05-09 | 2012-01-28 |
| THEOBALD, George Peter | Director | 1993-07-07 | 2006-01-01 |
| WYETH, Brian Michael | Director | — | 1995-06-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trans Global Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-06-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 181 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.