CASTLE FREIGHT LIMITED

Active
Company number 01365078Private limited companyIncorporated 1978

Key figures

£470,928-12.6%
Net assets 2025/26
-0.4%
Average annual change 2020/21–2025/26
0200 k400 k600 k800 k2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/252025/26

Like most small UK companies, CASTLE FREIGHT LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2025/26

Sector comparison

SIC 52103

Where the company stands among the 5,536 active companies whose first SIC code is 52103 (Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities).

Net assets£470,928
Higher than 82% · median £17,642
Total assets£597,197
Higher than 76% · median £81,611
Cash£285,853
Higher than 81% · median £28,571
Employees0
Lower than 65% · median 1
Company age48.5 years
Older than 97% · median 5.5 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. NEXT DISTRIBUTION LIMITED£600.3m
  2. IRON MOUNTAIN (UK) PLC£237.5m
  3. HOWARD TENENS LIMITED£147.9m
  4. CULINA LOGISTICS LIMITED£109.2m
  5. GREAT BEAR DISTRIBUTION LIMITED£101m
  6. P.J.H. GROUP LIMITED£99.9m
  7. FOWLER WELCH LIMITED£78.9m
  8. THINVENTORY LIMITED£59.7m
  9. PENTAGON FREIGHT SERVICES PLC£48.1m
  10. SEKO LOGISTICS (LONDON) LIMITED£45.7m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 5,536. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: CASTLE FREIGHT LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

CASTLE FREIGHT LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01365078. It was incorporated on 25 Apr 1978. Its status is active. The registered office is in Enderby (LE19). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities (52103), other transportation support activities (52290).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025/26 (period ending 30 Apr 2026); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £470,928, down 12.6% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £285,853. Total assets were £597,197 and total liabilities £266,235. The company had an average of 0 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2020/21–2025/26).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 5,536 active companies whose first SIC code is 52103: By net assets it ranks higher than 82% of them (median £17,642). By total assets it ranks higher than 76% of them (median £81,611). By cash it ranks higher than 81% of them (median £28,571). By number of employees it ranks lower than 65% of them (median 1). It is older than 97% of them (median age 5.5 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly machinery.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 2 current directors. 3 persons with significant control are registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Jan 2028. The next confirmation statement is due by 24 Jul 2027.

Filed accounts2020/21–2025/26
2021/222022/232023/242024/252025/26
Cash at bank and in hand364,914375,395364,591386,801285,853
Total assets655,346696,187666,415688,246597,197
Total liabilities199,896255,284243,129281,425266,235
Net assets / total equity543,618601,307536,689538,998470,928
Average number of employees181818170

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 1 of the last 12 months on record, most recently February 2026. Main goods: machinery.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

23 events
  1. Financial year 2025/26 endedAccounts: net assets £470.9k, 0 employees
  2. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £539k, 17 employees
  3. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £536.7k, 18 employees
  4. Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £601.3k, 18 employees
  5. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £543.6k, 18 employees
  6. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £480.7k, 17 employees
  7. Stewart MATTHEWS resignedSecretary
  8. Stewart MATTHEWS resignedDirector
Earlier events (15)
  1. David Peter OWEN appointedSecretary
  2. Mr Stewart Matthews ceased to be a person with significant control
  3. Mrs Emma Owen registered as a person with significant control
  4. Mr David Peter Owen registered as a person with significant control
  5. Mr Leslie Francis Coupe registered as a person with significant control
  6. Mr Stewart Matthews registered as a person with significant control
  7. Hazel Daphne OWEN resignedSecretary
  8. Stewart MATTHEWS appointedSecretary
  9. Hazel Daphne OWEN resignedDirector
  10. Les Francis COUPE appointedDirector
  11. Adrian John CASTLEMAN resignedDirector
  12. Stewart MATTHEWS appointedDirector
  13. David Leonard VALLANCE resignedDirector
  14. David Leonard VALLANCE appointedDirector
  15. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.