FRESH FREIGHT LIMITED
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Cash
£130k
-61.4% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£172k
-90.8% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
128
-5.2% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.7m
-217.8% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,184,898 | £19,053,433 | £22,746,721 | £20,396,822 | £18,926,274 | £16,231,792 | -14.2% | |
| Operating profit | £63,422 | £177,614 | £200,522 | £149,116 | -£425,774 | -£1,569,936 | -268.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £62,038 | £162,112 | £134,586 | £63,634 | -£531,227 | -£1,688,246 | -217.8% | |
| Net profit | £79,151 | £139,814 | £57,266 | £159,806 | -£510,611 | -£1,688,246 | -230.6% | |
| Cash | £1,043,430 | £588,103 | £997,997 | £442,927 | £335,948 | £129,753 | -61.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,281,277 | £2,302,424 | £2,430,248 | £2,469,655 | £1,923,428 | £242,682 | -87.4% | |
| Net assets | £2,013,651 | £2,153,465 | £2,210,731 | £2,370,537 | £1,859,926 | £171,680 | -90.8% | |
| Equity | £2,013,651 | £2,153,465 | £2,210,731 | £2,370,537 | £1,859,926 | £171,680 | -90.8% | |
| Average employees | 136 | 141 | 143 | 133 | 135 | 128 | -5.2% | |
| Wages | £3,470,787 | £3,941,092 | £5,062,429 | £5,146,060 | £4,637,413 | £4,014,872 | -13.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £152,970 | £159,666 | £203,123 | £206,658 | £127,617 | £15 | -100% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £45,209 | £40,832 | £3,333 | -91.8% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.7% | -2.2% | -9.7% | |
| Net margin | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.8% | -2.7% | -10.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.8% | 7.7% | 8.3% | 6.0% | -22.1% | -646.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 61.3% | 63.0% | 68.7% | 66.0% | 72.3% | 96.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.48x | 1.34x | 1.00x | |
| Interest cover | 4.67x | 11.11x | 2.44x | 1.55x | -3.85x | -13.27x |
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
- FRESH FREIGHT LIMITED 1993-06-24 → present
- TRAVELBEST LIMITED 1993-05-05 → 1993-06-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Hurst Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Accordingly, the directors consider it appropriate to prepare the Company's financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- FRESH FREIGHT LIMITED · parent
- Internet Distribution Highway Limited 100%
- Special Logistics Solutions (SLS) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLAKELEY, Allan | Director | 2026-02-01 | Dec 1971 | British |
| COX, Graham John | Director | 2025-04-07 | Mar 1968 | British |
| JENKINS, Gareth | Director | 2024-12-21 | Oct 1967 | British |
| WARRILLOW, Benjamin James | Director | 2024-12-21 | Aug 1974 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| QUIGLEY, Dominic Graeme | Secretary | 2010-11-08 | 2018-11-20 |
| QUIGLEY, Rhonda Alice | Secretary | 2017-11-30 | 2018-11-20 |
| QUIGLEY, Sandra Urquhart | Secretary | 1993-05-11 | 1993-06-15 |
| SMITH, Kenneth | Secretary | 1993-06-15 | 2010-11-08 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-05-05 | 1993-05-11 |
| FIELDS, Peter Richard | Director | 2018-11-20 | 2024-12-21 |
| GERMANY, Barry John | Director | 2024-12-21 | 2025-12-10 |
| NORFOLK, Graham Richard | Director | 2018-11-20 | 2024-12-21 |
| QUIGLEY, Dominic Graeme | Director | 1993-06-15 | 2025-09-05 |
| QUIGLEY, Dominic Eamon | Director | 1993-05-11 | 2018-11-20 |
| SMITH, Kenneth | Director | 1993-06-15 | 2010-11-08 |
| TOFT, John | Director | 2017-11-30 | 2024-02-29 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-05-05 | 1993-05-11 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-05-05 | 1993-05-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinaxia Transport And Warehousing Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2018-11-21 | Active |
| Mr Dominic Graeme Quigley | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-07-01 | Ceased 2018-11-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 141 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-14 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.