STAPLEHURST TRANSITS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.1m
-45.7% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£7.8m
-0.7% vs 2024
Employees
120
+10.1% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£68k
-125.4% lowest in 5 filed years
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £7,153,395 | £8,841,283 | £10,454,984 | £11,631,762 | £13,321,776 | +14.5% | |
| Operating profit | £665,378 | £1,143,883 | £711,202 | £322,419 | £19,310 | -94% | |
| Profit before tax | £632,690 | £1,128,274 | £655,110 | £266,683 | -£67,617 | -125.4% | |
| Net profit | £498,681 | £921,838 | £326,672 | £154,625 | -£54,010 | -134.9% | |
| Cash | £1,333,744 | £2,399,086 | £2,003,142 | £2,005,713 | £1,089,284 | -45.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,691,575 | £8,352,388 | £9,748,916 | £10,184,507 | £10,282,987 | +1% | |
| Net assets | £6,906,941 | £7,783,536 | £7,910,784 | £7,865,409 | £7,811,399 | -0.7% | |
| Equity | £6,906,941 | £7,783,536 | £7,910,784 | £7,865,409 | £7,811,399 | -0.7% | |
| Average employees | 76 | 78 | 88 | 109 | 120 | +10.1% | |
| Wages | £2,383,294 | £2,731,744 | £3,264,362 | £3,923,150 | £4,560,208 | +16.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £52,631 | £77,524 | — | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 9.3% | 12.9% | 6.8% | 2.8% | 0.1% | |
| Net margin | 7.0% | 10.4% | 3.1% | 1.3% | -0.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.7% | 13.7% | 7.3% | 3.2% | 0.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 19.3% | 20.4% | 35.3% | 42.0% | 43.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.36x | 1.07x | 0.92x | |
| Interest cover | 20.36x | 73.28x | 12.68x | 3.12x | 0.15x |
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
- STAPLEHURST TRANSITS LIMITED 1996-11-07 → present
- EMMABRIDGE LIMITED 1996-04-18 → 1996-11-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Nash Harvey Group LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting”
Significant events
- “injecting £1.68m into our fleet of refrigerated lorries and trailers to ensure seamless temperature controlled transit for our customers.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOLDUP, Darren James | Director | 2022-03-23 | Apr 1989 | British |
| GOLDUP, Michael Colin | Director | 1996-09-05 | Dec 1944 | British |
| PARKES, Ashley Barry Michael | Director | 2016-05-13 | Jul 1995 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOLDUP, Susan Valerie | Secretary | 2000-12-31 | 2021-03-24 |
| GOLDUP, Susan Valerie | Secretary | 1996-09-05 | 2000-12-31 |
| GRAEME, Dorothy May | Nominee Secretary | 1996-04-18 | 1996-09-05 |
| SMITH, David Austin | Secretary | 2013-03-28 | 2013-05-08 |
| GOLDUP, Darren James | Director | 2016-05-13 | 2018-11-16 |
| GOLDUP, Susan Valerie | Director | 2016-05-13 | 2021-03-24 |
| GRAEME, Lesley Joyce | Nominee Director | 1996-04-18 | 1996-09-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldup Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-08-16 | Active |
| Mr Michael Colin Goldup | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-01 | Ceased 2022-08-15 |
| Michael Colin Goldup | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-06-01 | Ceased 2019-10-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 109 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-21 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-04-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-02-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-02-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.