E. C. M. (VEHICLE DELIVERY SERVICE) LIMITED
Get an alert when E. C. M. (VEHICLE DELIVERY SERVICE) LIMITED files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Cash
£8.7M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£35M
Equity attributable
Employees
750
Average over period
Profit before tax
£6.4M
Period ending 2025-03-30
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £104,009,694 | £114,539,336 | — | |
| Operating profit | £6,198,209 | £6,229,103 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £6,289,621 | £6,433,261 | — | |
| Net profit | £4,706,888 | £4,818,354 | — | |
| Cash | £4,056,724 | £8,680,397 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £35,769,976 | £43,712,298 | — | |
| Net assets | £29,700,237 | £34,518,591 | — | |
| Equity | £29,700,237 | £34,518,591 | — | |
| Average employees | 703 | 750 | — | |
| Wages | £38,746,860 | £42,995,294 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £18,456 | £160,215 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.0% | 5.4% | |
| Net margin | 4.5% | 4.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.3% | 14.3% | |
| Current ratio | 2.35x | 2.38x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- E. C. M. (VEHICLE DELIVERY SERVICE) LIMITED 1984-12-04 → present
- EAST CUMBRIA MOTORS LIMITED 1984-11-01 → 1984-12-04
- ACTEDGE LIMITED 1984-09-05 → 1984-11-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Christian Douglass Accountants 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 company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “In September 2024 the Company entered into an agreement over various bank loans and overdrafts of certain Group undertakings and has granted, as security, a fixed and floating charge over all its present and future assets. At the period end the loans totalled £1,778.2m and the net overdraft totalled £8.1m.”
- “On 3 April 2025 the Group completed the refinancing of its existing loan facilities. As a result security given by the company was released and it is no longer a party to the contingent liabilities disclosed above but entered into an agreement under the new finance facilities and has granted, as security, a fixed and floating charge over all its present and future assets. Following the refinancing, the loans over which security has been granted totalled £1,542m, including a £238m Revolving Credit Facility.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STUART, Allen Blaney | Secretary | 2005-03-14 | — | British |
| LAMPERT, Timothy Giles | Director | 2025-04-24 | Mar 1970 | British |
| MCGURL, Kevin | Director | 2022-07-19 | Jun 1968 | British |
| STUART, Allen Blaney | Director | 2005-03-14 | Jan 1979 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LITTLE, Alexandra Thomasina | Secretary | — | 2005-03-14 |
| HOPE, John Andrew | Director | 2005-03-14 | 2022-07-19 |
| MACDOWALL, Anne Julia | Director | — | 2008-03-06 |
| MACDOWALL, Grant | Director | 2005-03-14 | 2022-07-19 |
| MACDOWALL, Raymond Gregory | Director | — | 2022-07-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Grant Macdowall | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2022-07-19 | Ceased 2022-07-19 |
| Cold Fell Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-07-19 | Active |
| Mr Grant Macdowall | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-07-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 150 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-18 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2023-09-18 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2023-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-11 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-24 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company |
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.