Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
31/12/2026Filing deadline
Made up to 31/03/2025Due 31/12/2026
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/03/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/03/2025
DIRECT EXPRESS LOGISTICS CARDIFF LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Unit 2 Alpha Court, Thorne, Doncaster DN8 5TZ
- Classification (SIC)
- Freight transport by road (49.41 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 16/02/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Aaron Cullumbine on 2026-02-16
- 16/02/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Ian Wilson on 2026-02-16
- 16/02/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-02-08 with no updates
- 13/02/2026View PDF (60 pages)
Registration of charge 065981750002, created on 2026-02-12
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Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
Due in 89 days
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
22/02/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 08/02/2026Due 22/02/2027
- Next statement date
- 08/02/2027
- Last statement dated
- 08/02/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures DIRECT EXPRESS LOGISTICS CARDIFF LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£150.85K2025
33.21%vs 20242024: £113.24K
Total Assets
£539.32K2025
5.24%vs 20242024: £512.49K
Cash in Bank
£52.66K2025
0.36%vs 20242024: £52.47K
Total Liabilities
£346.98K2025
-7.12%vs 20242024: £373.56K
Employees
272025
+2vs 20242024: 25
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 3 rose and 1 fell. Net assets moved furthest, up 33.21% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for DIRECT EXPRESS LOGISTICS CARDIFF LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through DIRECT EXPRESS LOGISTICS CARDIFF LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +33.3% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2023–2025Every measure end to end across 2023, 2024 and 2025, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2025.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures4 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 5 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 5 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | +2 |
| 2024 | 25 | -6 |
| 2023 | 31 | +2 |
| 2022 | 29 | +2 |
| 2021 | 27 | – |
Reported employee count was unchanged at 27 between 2021 and 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
It is a professional assessment of the company 's performance, revealing company's potential and risks, showing it's past experiences and revealing future prospects.
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Officers
7Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 20/05/2008–06/02/2017 | 0 | |
| Director | 06/02/2017–Present | 28 | |
| Director | 20/05/2008–06/02/2017 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/09/2024–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 01/04/2024–Present | 1 | |
| Director | 30/04/2018–28/05/2021 | 8 | |
| Director | 12/06/2008–13/08/2008 | 9 |
Persons with significant control
2Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/02/2017–Present | 28 | |
| 10/01/2023–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 18
- Since 09/12/2022
- Last 12 months
- 4
- -1 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 16/02/2026
- 7 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Officer changes (2)Latest 16/02/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 16/02/2026
- Charges and mortgagesLatest 13/02/2026
Filing timeline
- 16/02/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Aaron Cullumbine on 2026-02-16
- 16/02/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Ian Wilson on 2026-02-16
- 16/02/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-02-08 with no updates
- 13/02/2026View PDF (60 pages)
Registration of charge 065981750002, created on 2026-02-12
- 23/09/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Karl Brown on 2025-09-22
- 23/09/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mr Karl Brown as a person with significant control on 2025-09-22
- 06/08/2025View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 24/06/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Ian Wilson on 2025-06-22
- 18/02/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-02-08 with no updates
- 02/09/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Ian Wilson as a director on 2024-09-01
- 30/07/2024View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-03-31
- 03/04/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Aaron Cullumbine as a director on 2024-04-01
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About DIRECT EXPRESS LOGISTICS CARDIFF LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
DIRECT EXPRESS LOGISTICS CARDIFF LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Unit 2 Alpha Court, Thorne, Doncaster DN8 5TZ. Companies House classifies its business as Freight transport by road. It has been on the register for 18 years 4 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £150.85K and 27 employees.
DIRECT EXPRESS LOGISTICS CARDIFF LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records DIRECT EXPRESS LOGISTICS CARDIFF LIMITED under one registered business activity: Freight transport by road (49.41 - SIC 2007).
DIRECT EXPRESS LOGISTICS CARDIFF LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 20/05/2008.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £150.85K, total assets of £539.32K, cash in bank of £52.66K and total liabilities of £346.98K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 16/02/2026: Director's details changed for Mr Aaron Cullumbine on 2026-02-16, 7 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2026 and the next confirmation statement is due by 22/02/2027.
Companies House lists 7 officers (3 currently in post) and 2 people with significant control.