Annual accounts
Group accounts
31/12/2026Filing deadline
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/03/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/03/2025
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
Termination of appointment of Michelle Mcgavin as a director on 2026-05-11
Termination of appointment of Alan William Poulton as a director on 2025-12-31
Group of companies' accounts made up to 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement made on 2025-11-21 with updates
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The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
Group accounts
31/12/2026Filing deadline
Confirms the registry record is up to date
05/12/2026Filing deadline
The latest figures JOHN G. RUSSELL (TRANSPORT) LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2022–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
2024: £38.40M
Total Assets
2024: £76.49M
Cash in Bank
2024: £13.54M
Total Liabilities
2024: £13.45M
Employees
2024: 4
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 3 rose and 1 fell. Total assets moved furthest, up 14.74% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for JOHN G. RUSSELL (TRANSPORT) LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through JOHN G. RUSSELL (TRANSPORT) LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2022–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | -367 |
| 2023 | 371 | -5 |
| 2022 | 376 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 376 in 2022 to 4 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
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Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 01/01/1994–30/06/2017 | 3 | |
| Director | 11/01/2010–31/12/2025 | 5 | |
| Director | 01/04/2001–30/03/2013 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/02/2012–Present | 1 | |
| Director | 01/01/1991–Present | 1 | |
| Director | 01/10/1996–07/01/2002 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/09/2022–Present | 22 | |
| Director | 15/11/2024–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 01/09/2025–11/05/2026 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/01/2023–Present | 1 | |
| Director | 19/05/2023–11/04/2025 | 5 | |
| Director | 06/01/1997–Present | 3 |
Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–Present | 11 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 1 |
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
Termination of appointment of Michelle Mcgavin as a director on 2026-05-11
Termination of appointment of Alan William Poulton as a director on 2025-12-31
Group of companies' accounts made up to 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement made on 2025-11-21 with updates
Appointment of Mrs Michelle Mcgavin as a director on 2025-09-01
Termination of appointment of Stephen John Smith as a director on 2025-04-11
Group of companies' accounts made up to 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement made on 2024-11-21 with updates
Appointment of Mr James William Gell as a director on 2024-11-15
Satisfaction of charge 3 in full
Satisfaction of charge 6 in full
Registration of charge SC0211890013, created on 2024-04-17
Showing 12 of 22 filings
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
JOHN G. RUSSELL (TRANSPORT) LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Deanside Road, Hillington, Glasgow G52 4XB. Companies House classifies its business as Freight rail transport, one of 4 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 87 years 1 month.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £40.47M and 4 employees.
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records JOHN G. RUSSELL (TRANSPORT) LIMITED under 4 registered business activities: Freight rail transport (49.20 - SIC 2007), Freight transport by road (49.41 - SIC 2007), Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities (52.10/3 - SIC 2007) and Other transportation support activities (52.29 - SIC 2007).
JOHN G. RUSSELL (TRANSPORT) LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 18/08/1939.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £40.47M, total assets of £87.76M, cash in bank of £4.87M and total liabilities of £19.28M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 08/06/2026: Termination of appointment of Michelle Mcgavin as a director on 2026-05-11, 3 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2026 and the next confirmation statement is due by 05/12/2026.
Companies House lists 12 officers (6 currently in post) and 2 people with significant control.