Annual accounts
Full accounts
30/09/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/12/2025Due 30/09/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/12/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/12/2025
JAMES CARGO SERVICES LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 3 Brook Business Centre Cowley Mill Road, Cowley, Uxbridge UB8 2FX
- Classification (3 SIC codes)
- Freight transport by road (49.41 - SIC 2007)Sea and coastal freight water transport (50.20 - SIC 2007)Freight air transport (51.21 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 01/10/2026View PDF (10 pages)
Memorandum and Articles of Association
- 01/10/2026View PDF (0 pages)
Resolutions
- 11/04/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-03-23 with no updates
- 10/04/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Matthew St John Edwards on 2026-03-27
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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
06/04/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 23/03/2026Due 06/04/2027
- Next statement date
- 23/03/2027
- Last statement dated
- 23/03/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures JAMES CARGO SERVICES LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2022–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£2.25M2024
1.76%vs 20232023: £2.21M
Total Assets
£10.11M2024
-12.11%vs 20232023: £11.51M
Cash in Bank
£199.93K2024
59.96%vs 20232023: £124.99K
Total Liabilities
£7.60M2024
-15.05%vs 20232023: £8.95M
Employees
592024
+2vs 20232023: 57
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 2 rose and 2 fell. Total assets moved furthest, down 12.11% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for JAMES CARGO SERVICES LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through JAMES CARGO SERVICES LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +2.7% 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, 2022–2024.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 × 3 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 3 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2022–2024.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 59 | +2 |
| 2023 | 57 | +7 |
| 2022 | 50 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 50 in 2022 to 59 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
8Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary | 30/12/1996–08/05/2013 | 0 | |
| Director | 20/05/2019–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 30/01/2014–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 30/12/1996–08/05/2013 | 5 | |
| Director | 20/05/2019–Present | 6 | |
| Director | 20/05/2019–Present | 3 | |
| Director | 30/01/2014–Present | 8 | |
| Director | 31/12/1996–Present | 2 |
Persons with significant control
2Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–Present | 8 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 2 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 16
- Since 06/04/2023
- Last 12 months
- 4
- +2 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 01/10/2026
- less than a month ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 11/04/2026
- Officer changesLatest 10/04/2026
Filing timeline
- 01/10/2026View PDF (10 pages)
Memorandum and Articles of Association
- 01/10/2026View PDF (0 pages)
Resolutions
- 11/04/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-03-23 with no updates
- 10/04/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Matthew St John Edwards on 2026-03-27
- 30/09/2025View PDF (43 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2024-12-31
- 03/04/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-03-23 with no updates
- 30/09/2024View PDF (41 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2023-12-31
- 03/04/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-03-23 with no updates
- 11/10/2023View PDF (37 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2022-12-31
- 21/04/2023View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Matthew St John Edwards on 2022-03-24
- 21/04/2023View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-03-23 with updates
- 06/04/2023View PDF (1 pages)
Statement by Directors
Showing 12 of 16 filings
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About JAMES CARGO SERVICES LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
JAMES CARGO SERVICES LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 3 Brook Business Centre Cowley Mill Road, Cowley, Uxbridge UB8 2FX. Companies House classifies its business as Freight transport by road, one of 3 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 41 years 11 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £2.25M and 59 employees.
JAMES CARGO SERVICES LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records JAMES CARGO SERVICES LIMITED under 3 registered business activities: Freight transport by road (49.41 - SIC 2007), Sea and coastal freight water transport (50.20 - SIC 2007) and Freight air transport (51.21 - SIC 2007).
JAMES CARGO SERVICES LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 12/10/1984.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £2.25M, total assets of £10.11M, cash in bank of £199.93K and total liabilities of £7.60M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 01/10/2026: Memorandum and Articles of Association, less than a month ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/09/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 06/04/2027.
Companies House lists 8 officers (6 currently in post) and 2 people with significant control.