{"name":"ARCHBOLD LOGISTICS LIMITED","company_number":"01146071","status":"Active","type":"Private Limited Company","incorporated":"1973-11-16","dissolved":null,"registered_office":"Unit H Birch Business Park, Whittle Lane, Heywood, Lancashire, OL10 2SX","postcode":"OL10 2SX","sic_codes":[{"code":49410,"description":"Freight transport by road"},{"code":52103,"description":"Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities"}],"principal_activity":"The principal activit","previous_names":[{"name":"ARCHBOLD FREIGHTAGE LIMITED","changed_on":"2002-08-23"}],"warnings":[],"accounts":{"category":"Full","year_end":"31 December","last_made_up_to":"2025-12-31","next_due":"2027-09-30"},"employees":{"count":140,"accounts_date":"2025-12-31"},"financials":[{"financial_date":"2025-12-31","profit_loss":474373,"net_assets":5243095,"cash":921939,"average_employees":140},{"financial_date":"2024-12-31","profit_loss":826420,"net_assets":5224722,"cash":1460741,"average_employees":132},{"financial_date":"2023-12-31","cash":470746},{"financial_date":"2022-12-31","net_assets":4996761,"cash":818258},{"financial_date":"2021-12-31","net_assets":3189495,"cash":941635}],"officers":{"current":5,"resigned":26,"complete":true,"note":"Names and details of individual officers are on the People page (subscriber-only on this site) and free at Companies House."},"charges":{"total":4,"outstanding":1},"gazette_notices":[],"insolvency_outcome":null,"ai_summary":"Archbold Logistics demonstrates the classic tensions facing mid-sized UK road freight operators: credible revenue growth and customer retention, but acute margin pressure from structural cost inflation. The 37.6% decline in pre-tax profit despite 4.7% turnover growth signals that the company's pricing power is insufficient to offset the combined impact of wage inflation, NIC increases, and driver shortages — headwinds that are sector-wide but appear to be biting disproportionately here. While the £5.24 million equity base and continued fleet investment provide a foundation for resilience, the unsustainable dividend payout ratio and declining cash position suggest that the controlling shareholders may need to prioritise reinvestment over extraction if the business is to maintain competitive positioning in an increasingly capital-intensive and regulated sector.","website":"https://www.archbold.co.uk","links":{"page":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/archbold-logistics","people":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/archbold-logistics/people","filing_history":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/archbold-logistics/filing-history","companies_house":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01146071","financials":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/archbold-logistics/financial","control":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/archbold-logistics/control","charges":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/archbold-logistics/charges","ai_analysis":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/archbold-logistics/analysis"},"source":"CompaniesInTheUK, from Companies House, The Gazette and other public registers (see /support/about). Cite as: CompaniesInTheUK, https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/archbold-logistics"}