FORWARD TRUCKING SERVICES LIMITED
Active Company number 04167837
FORWARD TRUCKING SERVICES LIMITED (company number 04167837) is a private limited company incorporated on 26 February 2001. Its status on the Companies House register is Active. Its registered office is in St Albans, AL2 2DL. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is freight transport by road (49410). Its latest accounts we hold, for the period ending 31 December 2025, report turnover of £11.2m and net assets of £1.6m.
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Company details
- Company number
- 04167837
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 26 February 2001
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Registered office
- 6 OLD PARKBURY LANE
COLNEY STREET
ST ALBANS
HERTS
AL2 2DL
Nature of business (SIC 2007)
Accounts and confirmation statement
- Accounting reference date
- 31 December
- Accounts category
- FULL
- Accounts last made up to
- 31 December 2025
- Next accounts due
- 30 September 2027
- Confirmation statement last made up to
- 5 July 2026
- Next confirmation statement due
- 19 July 2027
Financial summary
| Period ending | 31 December 2025 | 31 December 2024 | 31 May 2021 | 31 May 2020 | 31 May 2019 | 31 May 2018 | 31 May 2017 | 31 May 2016 | 31 May 2015 | 31 May 2014 | 31 May 2013 | 31 May 2009 | 31 May 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11.2m | £6.0m | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gross profit | £748k | £573k | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating profit | £134k | £174k | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Profit before tax | £4,479 | £158k | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Profit after tax | £8,256 | £217k | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total assets | £3.8m | £3.0m | £4.1m | £3.6m | £4.2m | £2.9m | £2.9m | £3.0m | £2.3m | £1.9m | £1.7m | £632k | £325k |
| Cash at bank | £37k | £15k | £351k | £223k | £456k | £333k | £316k | £549k | £533k | £477k | £507k | £310k | £122k |
| Current liabilities | £2.1m | £1.2m | £995k | £806k | £1.2m | £877k | £1.3m | £1.1m | £847k | £470k | £566k | £292k | £172k |
| Net current assets / (liabilities) | £1.6m | £1.6m | £1.9m | £1.5m | £1.2m | £74k | (£324k) | £113k | £316k | £731k | £546k | £233k | £100k |
| Total liabilities | — | — | — | — | £2.1m | £1.1m | £1.5m | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net assets | £1.6m | £1.7m | £2.7m | £2.2m | £2.2m | £1.8m | £1.4m | £1.3m | £1.2m | £1.3m | £1.1m | £329k | £151k |
| Employees | 83 | 86 | 73 | 66 | 68 | 73 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
—: no figure read from the filing.
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Control, officers and charges
- Persons with significant control
- 1 current (3 including ceased)
- Corporate controllers
- Fts Group Holdings Ltd
- Charges (mortgages)
- 4 registered, 3 outstanding, 1 satisfied
Questions about FORWARD TRUCKING SERVICES LIMITED
Is FORWARD TRUCKING SERVICES LIMITED active?
Yes. The Companies House register shows the company's status as “Active”. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
When was FORWARD TRUCKING SERVICES LIMITED incorporated?
FORWARD TRUCKING SERVICES LIMITED was incorporated on 26 February 2001, according to the Companies House register. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Where is FORWARD TRUCKING SERVICES LIMITED registered?
Its registered office is in St Albans, AL2 2DL. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Who controls FORWARD TRUCKING SERVICES LIMITED?
The register lists 1 current person with significant control (3 including those who have ceased). Corporate controllers named on the register: Fts Group Holdings Ltd. The register shows control, not a list of shareholders. Individuals are named at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04167837/persons-with-significant-control. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) Who owns a UK limited company: shareholders, PSCs and what the register shows
When are FORWARD TRUCKING SERVICES LIMITED's next accounts due?
The register shows the next accounts as due by 30 September 2027. Its latest accounts on the register were made up to 31 December 2025. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Does FORWARD TRUCKING SERVICES LIMITED file dormant accounts?
Not in its latest accounts. The register gives their category as “Full accounts”, made up to 31 December 2025. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) What a dormant company is and what it must file
Does FORWARD TRUCKING SERVICES LIMITED have any charges registered against it?
Yes. The register shows 4 charges: 3 outstanding and 1 satisfied. The charges themselves are listed at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04167837/charges. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) Company charges: what a mortgage or debenture means and how to read one
Is FORWARD TRUCKING SERVICES LIMITED on a sanctions list?
No match for this company's name on the sanctions lists CompanyStack screens (UK, EU, OFAC SDN, OFAC non-SDN, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, France, US CSL) as at 8 October 2026. A name screen is not legal clearance.
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Other companies, LLPs and partnerships on the Companies House register whose names begin “FORWARD TRUCKING”. Each is a separate legal entity from FORWARD TRUCKING SERVICES LIMITED: check the registered number before relying on a name. Register data as at 29 September 2026.
- FORWARD TRUCKING SERVICES (COMMERCIALS) LTD (Company, Active, St Albans; 09771173)
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