Annual accounts
Small accounts
30/06/2026Filing deadline
Made up to 30/06/2024Due 30/06/2026
- Next accounts made up to
- 30/06/2025
- Last accounts made up to
- 30/06/2024
EXPRESS HANDLING SERVICES LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 2-4 Packhorse Road, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire SL9 7QE
- Classification (SIC)
- Cargo handling for air transport activities (52.24/2 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Small
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 13/02/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Hamish Aird Fraser as a director on 2026-02-11
- 12/02/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Hamish Aird Fraser as a secretary on 2026-02-11
- 11/02/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Paul Thomas Brady as a secretary on 2026-02-07
- 11/02/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Paul Thomas Brady as a director on 2026-02-07
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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.
95 days overdue
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
22/10/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 08/10/2025Due 22/10/2026
- Next statement date
- 08/10/2026
- Last statement dated
- 08/10/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures EXPRESS HANDLING SERVICES LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£-624.99K2024
-659.04%vs 20232023: £111.80K
Total Assets
£2.23M2024
55.19%vs 20232023: £1.44M
Cash in Bank
£342.31K2024
-50.68%vs 20232023: £694.07K
Total Liabilities
£2.86M2024
115.36%vs 20232023: £1.33M
Employees
202024
+5vs 20232023: 15
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 2 rose and 2 fell. Total liabilities moved furthest, up 115.36% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for EXPRESS HANDLING SERVICES LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through EXPRESS HANDLING SERVICES LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Cash in Bank · +19% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2022–2024Every measure end to end across 2022, 2023 and 2024, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2024.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 × 4 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 4 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2024.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20 | +5 |
| 2023 | 15 | +9 |
| 2022 | 6 | +1 |
| 2021 | 5 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 5 in 2021 to 20 in 2024. 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
6Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary | 01/10/2002–02/10/2015 | 0 | |
| Director | 02/10/2015–07/02/2026 | 6 | |
| Director | 01/03/2024–Present | 6 | |
| Secretary | 11/02/2026–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 11/02/2026–Present | 2 | |
| Secretary | 19/06/2025–07/02/2026 | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 96
- Since 08/10/1997
- Last 12 months
- 5
- Same as the year before (5)
- Most recent filing
- 13/02/2026
- 7 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Officer changes (4)Latest 13/02/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 15/10/2025
Filing timeline
- 13/02/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Hamish Aird Fraser as a director on 2026-02-11
- 12/02/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Hamish Aird Fraser as a secretary on 2026-02-11
- 11/02/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Paul Thomas Brady as a secretary on 2026-02-07
- 11/02/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Paul Thomas Brady as a director on 2026-02-07
- 15/10/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-10-08 with no updates
- 04/08/2025View PDF (10 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2024-06-30
- 27/06/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Certificate of change of name
- 27/06/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Change of name notice
- 20/06/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Paul Thomas Brady as a secretary on 2025-06-19
- 21/10/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-10-08 with no updates
- 05/03/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Guy Andrew Charles Innes Bridges as a director on 2024-03-01
- 12/02/2024View PDF (10 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2023-06-30
Showing 12 of 96 filings
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About EXPRESS HANDLING SERVICES LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
EXPRESS HANDLING SERVICES LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 2-4 Packhorse Road, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire SL9 7QE. Companies House classifies its business as Cargo handling for air transport activities. It has been on the register for 28 years 11 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £-624.99K and 20 employees. Its accounts are past the filing deadline shown on the registry record.
EXPRESS HANDLING SERVICES LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records EXPRESS HANDLING SERVICES LIMITED under one registered business activity: Cargo handling for air transport activities (52.24/2 - SIC 2007).
EXPRESS HANDLING SERVICES LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 08/10/1997.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £-624.99K, total assets of £2.23M, cash in bank of £342.31K and total liabilities of £2.86M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 13/02/2026: Appointment of Hamish Aird Fraser as a director on 2026-02-11, 7 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/06/2026, which has passed and the next confirmation statement is due by 22/10/2026.
Companies House lists 6 officers (3 currently in post) and 0 people with significant control.