Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
30/04/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/07/2025Due 30/04/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/07/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/07/2025
ESSEX TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 65a Brock Hill, Runwell, Wickford SS11 7NS
- 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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- 22/04/2026View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-07-31
- 11/07/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-07-11 with no updates
- 28/04/2025View PDF (9 pages)
Amended total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-07-31
- 24/04/2025View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-07-31
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What Pre-Score will tell you
- Whether the filed accounts are strengthening or weakening year on year.
- Whether this company files on time, and how often its record changes.
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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.
On schedule
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
25/07/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 11/07/2026Due 25/07/2027
- Next statement date
- 11/07/2027
- Last statement dated
- 11/07/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures ESSEX TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£766.65K2025
-5.08%vs 20242024: £807.69K
Total Assets
£2.98M2025
25.76%vs 20242024: £2.37M
Cash in Bank
£501.43K2025
78.38%vs 20242024: £281.10K
Total Liabilities
£1.73M2025
50.61%vs 20242024: £1.15M
Employees
452025
-7vs 20242024: 52
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 3 rose and 1 fell. Total assets moved furthest, up 25.76% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for ESSEX TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD.
The full financial record
Four ways through ESSEX TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -13.6% 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 | 45 | -7 |
| 2024 | 52 | -6 |
| 2023 | 58 | 0 |
| 2022 | 58 | +7 |
| 2021 | 51 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 51 in 2021 to 45 in 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.
- Company potential
- Risk indicators
- Past performance
- Future prospects
Officers
4Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 06/07/2016–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 06/07/2016–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 06/07/2016–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 06/07/2016–Present | 3 |
Persons with significant control
2Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/07/2016–Present | 0 | |
| 06/07/2016–Present | 3 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 8
- Since 05/04/2023
- Last 12 months
- 1
- -2 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 22/04/2026
- 5 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 22/04/2026
Filing timeline
- 22/04/2026View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-07-31
- 11/07/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-07-11 with no updates
- 28/04/2025View PDF (9 pages)
Amended total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-07-31
- 24/04/2025View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-07-31
- 11/07/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-07-11 with no updates
- 24/01/2024View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-07-31
- 13/07/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-07-11 with no updates
- 05/04/2023View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2022-07-31
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About ESSEX TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
ESSEX TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 65a Brock Hill, Runwell, Wickford SS11 7NS. Companies House classifies its business as Freight transport by road. It has been on the register for 10 years 2 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £766.65K and 45 employees.
ESSEX TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records ESSEX TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD under one registered business activity: Freight transport by road (49.41 - SIC 2007).
ESSEX TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 06/07/2016.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £766.65K, total assets of £2.98M, cash in bank of £501.43K and total liabilities of £1.73M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 22/04/2026: Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-07-31, 5 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/04/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 25/07/2027.
Companies House lists 4 officers and 2 people with significant control.