24 X 7 LTD.
Company number 04142000 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
24 X 7 LTD. has carved a defensible niche in specialized transport for schools and social care, leveraging a £19M+ fleet modernization program to drive 25% revenue growth and win new contracts in a market with structural demand tailwinds. However, the company faces a strategic inflection point: margin compression and declining cash reserves signal that growth is coming at a cost that must be addressed through operational efficiency gains and careful contract selection. The path forward requires balancing aggressive fleet investment with margin protection, diversifying the contract portfolio to reduce renewal concentration risk, and potentially exploring funding structures that can sustain the capital-intensive business model without eroding liquidity.
Shareholders' funds
£3,180,494
Balance sheet as at 2018-08-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2001-01-16
- Employees
- 900 (2018 accounts · was 723 in 2017)
- Registered office
- Little Easton Manor Park Road, Little Easton, Dunmow, Essex, England, CM6 2JN
- Postcode
- CM6 2JN
- Capital
- 2 GBP
- Accounts category
- Audit Exemption Subsidiary
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-08-31
- Next due by
- 2027-05-31
- Financial year end
- 31 August
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-01-16
- Next due by
- 2027-01-30
Nature of business (SIC)
- 52290 Other transportation support activities
Officers 4 current · 4 resigned
Group structure 2 subsidiaries
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Public contracts won 39
£9,439,188 total awarded value where published.
Showing the 5 most recent of 39.
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Gender pay gap
0%
Women's median hourly pay above men's, 2025/26 · in the top 10% for parity
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| MAGNOLIA COTTAGE GREEN STREET, ELSENHAM, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM22 6DS, ENGLAND | 2018-06-15 |
| MAGNOLIA COTTAGE, GREEN STREET, ELSENHAM, ESSEX, CM22 6RE | 2015-12-10 |
| TEMPLE HOUSE, 20 HOLYWELL ROW, LONDON, EC2A 4XH | 2001-02-16 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 155 similar companies in CM
The largest employer among its local peers (900 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 2001.
No.4 of the largest other transportation support activities companies in Chelmsford →
Competitors Chelmsford
This company ranks 4 among other transportation support activities in Chelmsford.
The class of 2001
40%
of the 80,159 companies incorporated in 2001 are still active today; 57% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.