£4.72m
+9%vs Oct 2024ActiveNI033129Private limited companyCraigavon
EXPRESS DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LTD
A85/10001
Summary
EXPRESS DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LTD is an active private limited company (company number NI033129) incorporated on 21 October 1997, registered in Craigavon. Its registered activity is licensed carriers (SIC 53201). Latest medium accounts cover the period ending 31 October 2025, showing net assets of £4.72m and cash of £2.00m, with 60 employees on average. Turnover was £9.88m and profit for the year £586k. Net assets rose 9% on the prior period (£4.32m).
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 1,665 comparable companies in the UK (median £814, upper quartile £11k).
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 21 October 199729 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 31 July 2027in 282 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 4 November 2026in 13 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
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Activity
- SIC 53201
- Licensed carriers
- Accounts type
- Medium
- Size band
- SmallCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£2.00m
−3%vs Oct 2024£9.88m
+6%vs Oct 202460
Not reported the period before| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | £4.72m | £2.00m | £2.37m | £2.06m | £9.88m | £586k | 60 |
| 31 October 2024 | £4.32m | £2.06m | £2.27m | £1.95m | £9.28m | £757k | — |
| 31 October 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Current ratio2.13Comfortable
Net margin5.9%Profit for the year ÷ turnover
Cash per employee£33kCash ÷ average employees
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
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Firmoscan score
85 / 100 · grade A
| 50 | Starting scoreEvery scored company starts here |
| +10 | Positive net assetsNet assets £4,721,700 at 2025-10-31 |
| +8 | Comfortable liquidityCurrent ratio 2.13 |
| +4 | Cash reservesCash £2,002,770 |
| +5 | Multi-year filing history3 periods on record |
| +8 | EstablishedIncorporated 1997-10-21 (29 years) |
| 85 | Score, grade A |
A transparent, rules-based score from filed data only: every point lists its evidence. It is not a credit rating or advice. How the score is computed.
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Ownership and control
- Neill Holdings Ltd
- owns 75–100% of shares
- Mr David Neill
- owns 25–50% of shares
- Mr Jonathan Neill
- owns 25–50% of shares
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents.
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Timeline
- Next accounts duein 282 days
- Confirmation statement duein 13 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £4.72m · medium accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £4.32m · medium accounts
- Accounts period end
- Incorporated
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Reminders for EXPRESS DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LTD
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.