NEWCOLD TRANSPORT LTD
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Cash
£1.4m
+20.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£3.3m
-12.6% vs 2024
Employees
360
+18.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£811k
+19% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £36,412,825 | £43,158,036 | £50,306,374 | +16.6% | |
| Operating profit | -£572,439 | -£850,532 | -£632,876 | +25.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£722,530 | -£1,001,389 | -£811,074 | +19% | |
| Net profit | £146,996 | -£907,883 | -£468,725 | +48.4% | |
| Cash | £1,897,989 | £1,143,536 | £1,379,757 | +20.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,132,821 | £3,724,938 | £3,256,213 | -12.6% | |
| Net assets | £3,132,821 | £3,724,938 | £3,256,213 | -12.6% | |
| Equity | £3,132,821 | £3,724,938 | £3,256,213 | -12.6% | |
| Average employees | 235 | 304 | 360 | +18.4% | |
| Wages | £9,773,085 | £13,303,198 | £16,533,524 | +24.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £359,860 | £152,757 | £357,604 | +134.1% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.6% | -2.0% | -1.3% | |
| Net margin | 0.4% | -2.1% | -0.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | -18.3% | -22.8% | -19.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 84.1% | 87.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.92x | 0.65x | 0.63x | |
| Interest cover | -3.81x | -5.64x | -3.55x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Notwithstanding net current liabilities of £8,885,509 on 31 December 2025 and a loss for the year then ended of £468,725, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the directors consider to be appropriate for the following reasons.”
Significant events
- “Construction of Corby phase 3 was completed in 2025, resulting in a further increase in UK transportation requirements.”
- “Construction commenced at Wakefield, which will see an additional 19,000 pallet spaces and increased UK transportation requirements.”
- “Transport turnover continued to grow from £43.2m in 2024 to £50.3m during 2025, an annual increase of 16.6%.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUSSELL, Richard Arthur | Director | 2023-03-06 | Jan 1969 | British |
| TOWERS, Paula | Director | 2024-06-05 | Dec 1981 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MILES, Jonathon Robert | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2024-06-05 |
| RICHARDSON, David Harden | Director | 2014-12-30 | 2017-08-22 |
| VAN DER HEIJDEN, Jacobus Cornelius | Director | 2014-12-30 | 2018-12-03 |
| WEIJTS, Kristian | Director | 2018-12-03 | 2023-12-15 |
| OVAL NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2014-12-30 | 2014-12-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 45 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-03-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.