HEATHROW TRUCK CENTRE LIMITED
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Cash
£3.6m
-55.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£19m
+10.2% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
411
+4.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£6m
+12.5% highest in 4 filed years
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Our short-form breakdown of HEATHROW TRUCK CENTRE LIMITED's latest filing
HTC Group pulls in £167m in turnover and sends a steady £3m dividend straight up to the parent company. 🚛
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £153,611,000 | £161,388,353 | £184,343,283 | £167,014,925 | -9.4% | |
| Operating profit | — | £5,253,258 | £5,743,314 | £6,490,918 | +13% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,060,000 | £5,012,271 | £5,343,884 | £6,010,107 | +12.5% | |
| Net profit | — | £3,530,066 | £3,559,672 | £4,802,895 | +34.9% | |
| Cash | — | £6,839,981 | £8,170,049 | £3,648,111 | -55.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £17,549,369 | £19,815,999 | £21,393,910 | +8% | |
| Net assets | — | £16,982,106 | £17,541,778 | £19,324,674 | +10.2% | |
| Equity | £13,452,000 | £16,982,106 | £17,541,778 | £19,324,674 | +10.2% | |
| Average employees | — | 341 | 392 | 411 | +4.8% | |
| Wages | — | £14,387,898 | £16,907,839 | £18,607,201 | +10.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £353,719 | £521,315 | £577,124 | +10.7% |
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 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.9% | |
| Net margin | — | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 29.9% | 29.0% | 30.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 69.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.41x | 1.31x | 1.41x | |
| Interest cover | — | 15.62x | 14.38x | 13.50x |
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
- HEATHROW TRUCK CENTRE LIMITED 1999-10-27 → present
- VALES TRUCK & VAN CENTRE LIMITED 1996-04-18 → 1999-10-27
- VALES TRUCK CENTRE LIMITED 1987-08-24 → 1996-04-18
- TARGET PROJECTS LIMITED 1986-10-27 → 1987-08-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton (NI) LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have perforined, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectivel: 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 authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the company since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DARRAGH, James Alexander | Secretary | 2024-03-01 | — | — |
| HUDSON, Richard Nigel Philip | Director | 2024-12-31 | Nov 1967 | British |
| LEONARD, Richard Edward | Director | 2023-09-22 | Nov 1976 | British |
| MASON, Luke | Director | 2023-09-22 | Aug 1980 | British |
| MONTGOMERY, Colin John Hugh | Director | 2019-11-29 | Jul 1976 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, John Seymour | Secretary | 1995-05-19 | 1997-12-31 |
| CROOME, Michael James Roy | Secretary | — | 1994-04-29 |
| FERRINGTON, Adam Forgham | Secretary | 1999-10-14 | 2004-03-01 |
| GRICKS, Daniel David Thomas | Secretary | 1997-12-31 | 1999-10-14 |
| MONTGOMERY, Harold Hugh | Secretary | 2019-02-06 | 2020-09-25 |
| RODGER, Simon | Secretary | 2022-07-08 | 2023-04-27 |
| RODGER, Simon | Secretary | 2020-09-25 | 2022-07-08 |
| THOMSON, Alan William | Secretary | 2007-10-09 | 2019-02-06 |
| WHINYATES, David Paul | Secretary | 1994-04-30 | 1995-05-19 |
| ZAK, Peter Stefan | Secretary | 2004-03-01 | 2007-10-09 |
| ALLEN, John Richard | Director | — | 1995-05-12 |
| BIRKMYRE, David Nigel | Director | 2007-10-09 | 2019-11-29 |
| CARDILLO, James George | Director | 1999-10-14 | 2004-07-07 |
| CAREY, John Charles | Director | 2007-10-09 | 2009-01-31 |
| COTTINGHAM, Miles Samuel | Director | 1995-05-12 | 1999-10-14 |
| GIBBONS, Peter | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| GRICKS, Daniel David Thomas | Director | 1997-06-23 | 1999-10-14 |
| HEYS, Stuart | Director | 2004-07-07 | 2007-10-09 |
| IRVING, Paul Anthony | Director | 2009-09-15 | 2023-02-21 |
| LEMON, Andrew Mark | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2016-09-02 |
| MONTGOMERY, Harold Hugh | Director | 2007-10-09 | 2020-09-25 |
| RADLEY, Peter John | Director | — | 1995-05-12 |
| RUSHFORTH, Terence Cyril | Director | 1995-05-12 | 1999-10-14 |
| TEMBREULL, Michael Anton | Director | 2004-10-20 | 2007-10-09 |
| VALE, Nicolas Weston | Director | — | 1991-09-25 |
| WALKER, Robert Peter | Director | 1996-12-10 | 1999-10-14 |
| WHINYATES, David Paul | Director | 1995-05-12 | 1996-12-10 |
| WILEY, William Struan Ferguson | Director | 1996-12-10 | 1997-09-02 |
| ZAK, Peter Stefan | Director | 2007-09-21 | 2007-10-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyvesey Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 221 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-13 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-25 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2023-09-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-27 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-21 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-07-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.