GREAT CENTRAL DESPATCH LIMITED
Company number 03476549 · Active - Proposal to Strike off · Rugby CV21 3QG
GREAT CENTRAL DESPATCH LIMITED is an active (proposal to strike off) private limited company (company number 03476549) incorporated on 5 December 1997, registered in Rugby. Its registered activity is freight transport by road (SIC 49410). Latest micro accounts cover the period ending 30 August 2025, showing net assets of £100, with 0 employees on average. As micro-entity accounts, no profit and loss account is filed, so turnover and profit are not public. Net assets rose 100% on the prior period (−£45k). Across the last 3 periods on record the net-asset trend is volatile.
By net assets it sits in the lower half of 1,242 comparable companies in Coventry (median £545, upper quartile £7,144).
Key dates
- Incorporated
- 5 December 1997
- Next accounts due
- 30 May 2027 — in 224 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 19 December 2026 — in 62 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
Activity
- SIC 49410
- Freight transport by road
- Accounts type
- Micro Entity
- Size band
- Micro (Companies Act thresholds)
Financials — 3 periods on record, latest ending 30 August 2025
| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 August 2025 | £100 | — | — | £100 | — | — | 0 |
| 31 March 2025 | −£45k | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 31 March 2024 | −£44k | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing; micro-entity accounts contain no profit and loss account.
Firmoscan score: 56/100 (grade C)
- +10 Positive net assets — Net assets £100 at 2025-08-30
- +8 Net assets growing — +100.2% vs prior period
- +5 Multi-year filing history — 3 periods on record
- +8 Established — Incorporated 1997-12-05 (29 years)
- -25 Status not Active — Active - Proposal to Strike off
A transparent, rules-based score from filed data only: every point lists its evidence. It is not a credit rating or advice.
Ownership and control
- Mr William Richard Haynes — owns 50–75% of shares · since 6 April 2016
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents.
Similar companies in Coventry
Same activity (freight transport by road), closest in incorporation date.
- INTEX COURIERS LIMITED — Exhall, inc. Sept 1997
- TRADETRUE LIMITED — Coventry, inc. Jul 1997
- GREYHOUND TRANSPORT (MIDLANDS) LIMITED — Nuneaton, inc. Jan 1997
- MILESTONE HOLDINGS LIMITED — Nuneaton, inc. Mar 1999
- J.S.D. HAULAGE LIMITED — Coventry, inc. May 1999
- KULLY'S TRANSPORT LIMITED — Coventry, inc. Apr 1996
Reminders for GREAT CENTRAL DESPATCH LIMITED
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.