Annual accounts
Medium accounts
31/07/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/10/2025Due 31/07/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/10/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/10/2025
EXPRESS DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LTD
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Unit 15 Silverwood Business Park, Lurgan, Craigavon BT66 6SY
- Classification (SIC)
- Licensed carriers (53.20/1 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Medium
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 27/02/2026View PDF (25 pages)
Accounts for a medium company made up to 2025-10-31
- 02/02/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-12-19 with no updates
- 25/07/2025View PDF (30 pages)
Accounts for a medium company made up to 2024-10-31
- 19/12/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Neill Holdings Ltd as a person with significant control on 2024-12-01
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- Whether the filed accounts are strengthening or weakening year on year.
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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
02/01/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 19/12/2025Due 02/01/2027
- Next statement date
- 19/12/2026
- Last statement dated
- 19/12/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures EXPRESS DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LTD filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£4.72M2025
9.40%vs 20242024: £4.32M
Total Assets
£10.99M2025
3.87%vs 20242024: £10.58M
Cash in Bank
£2.00M2025
-2.60%vs 20242024: £2.06M
Total Liabilities
£3.17M2025
-5.31%vs 20242024: £3.35M
Employees
602025
-15vs 20242024: 75
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 2 rose and 2 fell. Total assets moved furthest, up 3.87% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for EXPRESS DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LTD.
The full financial record
Four ways through EXPRESS DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LTD's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +12.4% 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 figures5 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 | 60 | -15 |
| 2024 | 75 | -5 |
| 2023 | 80 | +22 |
| 2021 | 58 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 58 in 2021 to 60 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 | 05/03/2024–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 21/10/1997–Present | 6 | |
| Secretary | 01/01/2016–Present | 0 | |
| Secretary | 21/10/1997–01/01/2016 | 0 |
Persons with significant control
6Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 01/01/2018–01/12/2024 | 2 | |
| 01/01/2018–Present | 2 | |
| 06/04/2017–Present | 6 | |
| 01/12/2024–Present | 0 | |
| 06/04/2017–01/12/2024 | 6 | |
| 22/07/2016–01/01/2018 | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 12
- Since 05/04/2023
- Last 12 months
- 2
- -3 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 27/02/2026
- 7 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 27/02/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 02/02/2026
Filing timeline
- 27/02/2026View PDF (25 pages)
Accounts for a medium company made up to 2025-10-31
- 02/02/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-12-19 with no updates
- 25/07/2025View PDF (30 pages)
Accounts for a medium company made up to 2024-10-31
- 19/12/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Neill Holdings Ltd as a person with significant control on 2024-12-01
- 19/12/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of David Neill as a person with significant control on 2024-12-01
- 19/12/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Jonathan Neill as a person with significant control on 2024-12-01
- 19/12/2024View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-12-19 with updates
- 05/08/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-07-22 with no updates
- 29/03/2024View PDF (28 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2023-10-31
- 05/03/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Jonathan Neill as a director on 2024-03-05
- 24/07/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-07-22 with no updates
- 05/04/2023View PDF (30 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2022-10-31
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About EXPRESS DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LTD
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
EXPRESS DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LTD is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Unit 15 Silverwood Business Park, Lurgan, Craigavon BT66 6SY. Companies House classifies its business as Licensed carriers. It has been on the register for 28 years 11 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £4.72M and 60 employees.
EXPRESS DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LTD: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records EXPRESS DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LTD under one registered business activity: Licensed carriers (53.20/1 - SIC 2007).
EXPRESS DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LTD is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 21/10/1997.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £4.72M, total assets of £10.99M, cash in bank of £2.00M and total liabilities of £3.17M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 27/02/2026: Accounts for a medium company made up to 2025-10-31, 7 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/07/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 02/01/2027.
Companies House lists 4 officers (3 currently in post) and 6 people with significant control (3 current).