JOHN HUGHES HAULAGE LIMITED

Active
Company number 05092857Private limited companyIncorporated 2004

Key figures

£1,624,684+19.5%
Net assets 2025/26
+49.1%
Average annual growth 2019/20–2025/26
0500 k1 m1.5 m2 m2019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/252025/26

Like most small UK companies, JOHN HUGHES HAULAGE 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 49410

Where the company stands among the 56,545 active companies whose first SIC code is 49410 (Freight transport by road).

Net assets£1,624,684
Higher than 96% · median £3,868
Total assets£2,867,641
Higher than 95% · median £20,069
Cash£75,330
Higher than 75% · median £9,527
Employees13
Higher than 93% · median 1
Company age22.6 years
Older than 94% · median 4.2 years
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  8. MARITIME GROUP LIMITED£185.6m
  9. GIST LIMITED£171.4m
  10. DAVIES TURNER HOLDINGS PLC£132.9m

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 56,545. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: JOHN HUGHES HAULAGE LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

JOHN HUGHES HAULAGE LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 05092857. It was incorporated on 2 Apr 2004. Its status is active. The registered office is in Coventry (CV8). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is freight transport by road (49410).

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 £1,624,684, up 19.5% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £75,330. The company had an average of 13 employees. Figures are available for 7 financial years (2019/20–2025/26).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 56,545 active companies whose first SIC code is 49410: By net assets it ranks higher than 96% of them (median £3,868). By total assets it ranks higher than 95% of them (median £20,069). By cash it ranks higher than 75% of them (median £9,527). By number of employees it ranks higher than 93% of them (median 1). It is older than 94% of them (median age 4.2 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 6 public contract award notices from 3 public sector buyers since 2018. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £2.6m. Its most frequent buyer is Coventry City Council (4 contracts). 5 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 1 current director. 2 persons with significant control are registered. 1 of 5 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Jan 2028. The next confirmation statement is due by 9 Apr 2027.

Filed accounts2019/20–2025/26
2021/222022/232023/242024/252025/26
Cash at bank and in hand108,9594,6080—75,330
Total assets1,852,2972,102,7392,522,6322,360,7702,867,641
Total liabilities—————
Net assets / total equity1,016,9231,202,1221,353,4111,359,6701,624,684
Average number of employees1414141413

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.

Public contracts

6 contracts

JOHN HUGHES HAULAGE LIMITED is named as a supplier in 6 public contract award notices from 3 public sector buyers since 2018. The 1 contract awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £2.6m. 5 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers3
Coventry City Council
4 contracts · £2.6m
Coventry - Solihull - Warwickshire
1 contract
Coventry City Council (COV)
1 contract
Contracts
  1. COV - Hire of Plant with Operator (2026)Coventry City Council · shared by 2 suppliers, up to £4,900,000 in total · 8 lots · runs until Jun 2030
  2. Further competition for Highway MaterialsCOVENTRY CITY COUNCIL · shared by 7 suppliers, up to £1,800,000 in total
  3. COV - Hire of Plant with Operator 2021 - AWARD‡Coventry City Council (COV) · shared by 5 suppliers, up to £7,000,000 in total
  4. COV-Hire of Plant with Operator‡Coventry City Council · £2,600,000 · 4 lots
  5. COV - Annual mini competition for Highway Materials (against DPS 6269)‡Coventry City Council · shared by 5 suppliers, up to £1,800,000 in total
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  1. COV - Dynamic purchasing system (DPS) for the supply and delivery of Highway Materials - AWARD‡Coventry - Solihull - Warwickshire · shared by 7 suppliers · runs until Oct 2028

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

History

19 events
  1. Financial year 2025/26 endedAccounts: net assets £1.6m, 13 employees
  2. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £1.4m, 14 employees
  3. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £1.4m, 14 employees
  4. Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £1.2m, 14 employees
  5. Miss Clare Spellman registered as a person with significant control
  6. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £1m, 14 employees
  7. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £323.5k, 14 employees
  8. Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: net assets £147.6k, 16 employees
Earlier events (11)
  1. Sarah Anne HUGHES resignedSecretary
  2. Mrs Sarah Anne Hughes ceased to be a person with significant control
  3. Mr John Francis Hughes registered as a person with significant control
  4. Mrs Sarah Anne Hughes registered as a person with significant control
  5. CROMBIES SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedSecretary (corporate)
  6. CROMBIES NOMINEES LIMITED resignedDirector (corporate)
  7. John Francis HUGHES appointedDirector
  8. Sarah Anne HUGHES appointedSecretary
  9. CROMBIES SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedSecretary (corporate)
  10. CROMBIES NOMINEES LIMITED appointedDirector (corporate)
  11. 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.