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 DONCASTER 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)
- Licensed carriers (53.20/1 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
Pre-Score for UK companies is coming soon
- 25/08/2026View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-08-25 with updates
- 13/07/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Change of share class name or designation
- 13/07/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Particulars of variation of rights attached to shares
- 13/07/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Resolutions
Coming soon
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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
08/09/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 25/08/2026Due 08/09/2027
- Next statement date
- 25/08/2027
- Last statement dated
- 25/08/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures DIRECT EXPRESS LOGISTICS DONCASTER LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£1.65M2025
20.29%vs 20242024: £1.38M
Total Assets
£5.70M2025
14.90%vs 20242024: £4.96M
Cash in Bank
£75.52K2025
114.92%vs 20242024: £35.14K
Total Liabilities
£2.04M2025
0.04%vs 20242024: £2.03M
Employees
542025
0vs 20242024: 54
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 rose. Total assets moved furthest, up 14.90% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for DIRECT EXPRESS LOGISTICS DONCASTER LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through DIRECT EXPRESS LOGISTICS DONCASTER LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +39.2% 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 | 54 | 0 |
| 2024 | 54 | -1 |
| 2023 | 55 | -2 |
| 2022 | 57 | +7 |
| 2021 | 50 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 50 in 2021 to 54 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
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Officers
8Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 04/02/2009–Present | 28 | |
| Secretary | 04/02/2009–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 04/02/2009–26/06/2019 | 7 | |
| Director | 04/02/2009–26/01/2011 | 1 | |
| Director | 01/09/2024–Present | 1 | |
| Director | 30/04/2018–28/05/2021 | 8 | |
| Director | 01/04/2024–Present | 1 | |
| Director | 04/02/2009–08/06/2011 | 0 |
Persons with significant control
1Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–Present | 28 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 23
- Since 15/12/2022
- Last 12 months
- 8
- +3 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 25/08/2026
- 1 month ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 25/08/2026
- Officer changesLatest 10/07/2026
- Charges and mortgagesLatest 13/02/2026
Filing timeline
- 25/08/2026View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-08-25 with updates
- 13/07/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Change of share class name or designation
- 13/07/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Particulars of variation of rights attached to shares
- 13/07/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Resolutions
- 13/07/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Resolutions
- 13/07/2026View PDF (16 pages)
Memorandum and Articles of Association
- 10/07/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Cessation of Karl Brown as a person with significant control on 2026-06-24
- 13/02/2026View PDF (60 pages)
Registration of charge 068099430008, 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
- 23/09/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-09-13 with no updates
- 06/08/2025View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-03-31
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About DIRECT EXPRESS LOGISTICS DONCASTER LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
DIRECT EXPRESS LOGISTICS DONCASTER 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 Licensed carriers. It has been on the register for 17 years 7 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £1.65M and 54 employees.
DIRECT EXPRESS LOGISTICS DONCASTER LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records DIRECT EXPRESS LOGISTICS DONCASTER LIMITED under one registered business activity: Licensed carriers (53.20/1 - SIC 2007).
DIRECT EXPRESS LOGISTICS DONCASTER LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 04/02/2009.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £1.65M, total assets of £5.70M, cash in bank of £75.52K and total liabilities of £2.04M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 25/08/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-08-25 with updates, 1 month ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2026 and the next confirmation statement is due by 08/09/2027.
Companies House lists 8 officers (4 currently in post) and 1 person with significant control.