PROACTIVE DESPATCH LTD
Company number 06683583 · Active · Chorley PR7 4EX
PROACTIVE DESPATCH LTD is an active private limited company (company number 06683583) incorporated on 28 August 2008, registered in Chorley. Its registered activity is freight transport by road (SIC 49410). Latest abridged accounts cover the period ending 31 August 2025, showing net assets of £364k and cash of £263k, with 11 employees on average. As abridged accounts, no profit and loss account is filed, so turnover and profit are not public. Net assets rose 40% on the prior period (£260k).
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 734 comparable companies in Lancashire (median £1,527, upper quartile £19k).
Key dates
- Incorporated
- 28 August 2008
- Next accounts due
- 31 May 2027 — in 227 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 11 September 2027 — in 330 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
- Unaudited Abridged
- Size band
- Micro (Companies Act thresholds)
Financials — 2 periods on record, latest ending 31 August 2025
| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £364k | £263k | £312k | £212k | — | — | 11 |
| 31 August 2024 | £260k | £97k | £277k | £108k | — | — | 12 |
- Current ratio
- 2.71 — comfortable
- Cash per employee
- £24k
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
Firmoscan score: 88/100 (grade A)
- +10 Positive net assets — Net assets £363,935 at 2025-08-31
- +8 Net assets growing — +40.2% vs prior period
- +8 Comfortable liquidity — Current ratio 2.71
- +4 Cash reserves — Cash £263,314
- +8 Established — Incorporated 2008-08-28 (18 years)
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 Paul Alan Woods — owns 75–100% of shares; holds 75–100% of voting rights; can appoint or remove directors · 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 Lancashire
Same activity (freight transport by road), closest in incorporation date.
- WIGAN TIPPERS LTD — Preston, inc. Aug 2008
- MCGUINNESS HAULAGE LIMITED — Preston, inc. Oct 2008
- DAR-POL TRANSPORT LIMITED — Fleetwood, inc. Jun 2008
- M & G TRANSPORT AND TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED — Blackburn, inc. Jun 2008
- ALTO AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED — Preston, inc. Jan 2009
- RAYMOND SMITH HAULAGE LIMITED — Colne, inc. Apr 2008
Reminders for PROACTIVE DESPATCH LTD
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.