AVON FREIGHT GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£495K
-50.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.4M
-56% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
125
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2.5M
-9.9% 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 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £17,860,298 | £18,070,748 | £18,695,733 | +3.5% | |
| Operating profit | £2,852,195 | £2,809,096 | £2,565,843 | -8.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,838,659 | £2,824,780 | £2,545,795 | -9.9% | |
| Net profit | £2,232,889 | £2,041,969 | £1,883,827 | -7.7% | |
| Cash | £1,850,166 | £1,008,190 | £495,006 | -50.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,271,591 | £6,437,012 | £3,777,631 | -41.3% | |
| Net assets | £6,441,221 | £5,483,190 | £2,412,017 | -56% | |
| Equity | £6,441,221 | £5,483,190 | £2,412,017 | -56% | |
| Average employees | 116 | 125 | 125 | 0% | |
| Wages | £4,156,146 | £4,237,262 | £4,192,794 | -1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £578,728 | £576,875 | £508,913 | -11.8% |
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 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 16.0% | 15.5% | 13.7% | |
| Net margin | 12.5% | 11.3% | 10.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 39.2% | 43.6% | 67.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 38.9% | 44.4% | 61.5% | |
| Current ratio | 2.77x | 2.53x | 1.87x | |
| Interest cover | 85.07x | 91.12x | 65.88x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- AVON FREIGHT GROUP LIMITED 2005-06-23 → present
- AVON GROUPAGE LIMITED 1982-05-25 → 2005-06-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- BDO Statutory Audit Firm
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from the date when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “A new 162,000 square foot leased warehouse was secured from January 2026 to enable us the meet the ongoing growth requirements of our largest contract logistics client and to secure a further 5 year contract.”
- “The company has paid £1.2 million on 4 April 2025 relating to an S445 tax change. This charge arose from a £3.8 million loan to directors associated with the 2023 management buyout.”
- “In April 2025, AFG 2022 Limited was acquired by Primeline Group which is located in Unit 3 Ashbourne, Business Park, Ashbourne, Co. Meath, A84PX25, Ireland.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUMMINS, Tim | Director | 2025-04-05 | Sep 1961 | Irish |
| DOLAN, John | Director | 2025-04-05 | Jul 1973 | Irish |
| GEOGHEGAN, Danny | Director | 2025-04-05 | Nov 1956 | Irish |
| GREENE, Dawn Elizabeth | Director | 2003-01-01 | Sep 1966 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DREW, Paul John | Secretary | 1999-03-03 | 2017-07-01 |
| POOLE, Ninette | Secretary | 2022-11-11 | 2025-04-05 |
| RIDGWAY, Paul Gavin Douglas | Secretary | — | 1999-03-03 |
| ANDERSON, Emma-Jane Margaret | Director | 2023-04-01 | 2025-04-05 |
| DREW, Paul John | Director | 1999-03-03 | 2017-07-01 |
| GEORGE, Julie Ann | Director | 1999-12-16 | 2025-04-05 |
| HARBORNE, Louise Anne | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2019-09-13 |
| HOBBIS, Nicholas James | Director | 2023-04-01 | 2025-04-05 |
| OHANLON, Bernard John | Director | 1999-03-03 | 2009-07-01 |
| POOLE, Simon James | Director | 1999-03-03 | 2025-04-05 |
| RIDGWAY, Patricia Ann | Director | — | 1999-03-03 |
| RIDGWAY, Paul Gavin Douglas | Director | — | 1999-03-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afg Holdco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-06-29 | Active |
| Linkchoice Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-06-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 146 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-10 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-10-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-05-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-10 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-10-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.