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A B TEXEL UK LIMITED

#05518095 · Active · Incorporated 2005-07-26 (21y 3m) · Last filing 2026-09-17 (1mo ago)
Industrials · SIC 49410 · H Transportation & Storage · Full accounts
Accounts due 2027-09-30 (in 11 months) · Confirmation due 2027-08-09 (in 10 months) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£3.5m

+40.1% highest in 3 filed years

Net assets

£6.1m

+6.4% highest in 3 filed years

Employees

220

+18.3% highest in 3 filed years

Profit before tax

£541k

-58.8% lowest in 3 filed years

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £26,602,602£33,442,487£31,895,122 -4.6%
Operating profit £1,206,978£1,590,055£1,029,606 -35.2%
Profit before tax £1,022,283£1,312,339£541,241 -58.8%
Net profit £756,836£951,158£371,001 -61%
Cash £2,903,771£2,503,113£3,507,262 +40.1%
Total assets less current liabilities £8,827,340£11,997,619£13,355,706 +11.3%
Net assets £4,820,436£5,771,594£6,142,595 +6.4%
Equity £4,820,436£5,771,594£6,142,595 +6.4%
Average employees 138186220 +18.3%
Wages £6,030,871£7,968,739£9,815,500 +23.2%
Directors' remuneration £106,305£107,212£112,767 +5.2%
Directors' pension contributions £7,200£7,501— —

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 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating margin 4.5%4.8%3.2%
Net margin 2.8%2.8%1.2%
Return on capital employed 13.7%13.3%7.7%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 72.5%74.1%72.7%
Current ratio 1.01x1.10x1.11x
Interest cover 4.68x3.60x1.88x

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 2 times since incorporation

  1. A B TEXEL UK LIMITED 2012-05-18 → present
  2. A BAKKER UK TRANSPORT LIMITED 2005-10-20 → 2012-05-18
  3. BELLWEST CORPORATION LTD 2005-07-26 → 2005-10-20

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“Based on the above the Directors are satisfied that it is appropriate to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

3 active · 11 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
CHISHOLM, Lewis Alexander Director 2018-11-09 May 1988 British
WETENKAMP, Dennis Director 2021-01-01 Dec 1966 Dutch
AB TRANSPORT GROUP B.V. Corporate Director 2021-01-01 — —
Show 11 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
EADY, David Charles Secretary 2005-09-06 2011-08-08
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD Corporate Nominee Secretary 2005-07-26 2005-09-01
ALLEN, Paul Francis Director 2015-12-01 2017-05-18
EADY, Anne Denise Director 2007-12-12 2009-01-24
EADY, David Charles Director 2005-09-06 2019-01-22
FRINGS, Anne Pieter Director 2012-04-26 2021-01-01
GRIFFITHS, David Roland Director 2009-01-23 2011-01-28
VAN KERKHOF, Frank Director 2005-09-06 2007-05-01
WETENKAMP, Dennis Director 2010-03-12 2012-04-26
AB TEXEL HOLDING BV Corporate Director 2009-01-26 2010-04-23
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD Corporate Nominee Director 2005-07-26 2005-09-01

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
A B Aardappel Holding Bv Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2018-07-31 Active
A Bakker Uk Holdings Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2016-04-06 Ceased 2018-07-31

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 88 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-09-17 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2026-07-27 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-11-14 AUD auditors Auditors resignation company
2025-09-16 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-07-28 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-07-26 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-06-16 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-07-28 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-04-21 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-07-29 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-07-20 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2021-08-11 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2021-07-28 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-01-05 AP02 officers Appoint corporate director company with name date PDF
2021-01-05 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2021-01-05 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2020-08-07 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2020-03-04 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2019-08-01 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2019-06-21 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
3

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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