CROWN COURIERS LIMITED
Company number 02765680 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Crown Couriers Limited presents a concerning financial trajectory despite its established market position in UK same-day logistics. Revenue has contracted by 27.6% over three years to £29.1M—well above sector-wide declines—while net margins of 1.7% sit below industry benchmarks of 2-5%. Most critically, cash reserves have collapsed from £1.2M to just £21K, leaving the business with approximately 2-3 days of operating liquidity and creating material going concern vulnerability. The continuation of £300K+ annual dividends to the controlling shareholder during this period of financial deterioration raises questions about capital allocation priorities and the company's capacity to fund essential investments in EV transition and technology development that the strategic report identifies as critical to future competitiveness.
Shareholders' funds
£3,057,207
Balance sheet as at 2025-03-31
What it does
The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of freight transport by road.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1992-11-18
- Employees
- 67 (2025 accounts · was 81 in 2024)
- Registered office
- International Logistics Centre, Bonehill Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B78 3HH
- Postcode
- B78 3HH
- Capital
- 2 GBP
- Accounts category
- Medium
- Charges
- 2 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-03-31
- Next due by
- 2026-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-08-11
- Next due by
- 2027-08-25
Nature of business (SIC)
- 49410 Freight transport by road
Officers 4 current · 8 resigned
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
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Contact details
- Website
- crowncouriers.com
- Phone
- 03303334400
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Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| UNIT 8 PHOENIX PARK, AVENUE ROAD, ASTON, BIRMINGHAM B7 4NU | 2007-09-27 |
| 57 FAREHAM AVENUE, RUGBY. WARWICKSHIRE, CV22 5HT | 1993-12-07 |
Among its peers
Top 1%
by shareholders' funds, of 1,833 similar companies in B
Among the biggest employers among its local peers (67 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1992.
No.10 of the largest freight transport by road companies in Birmingham →
Competitors Birmingham
This company ranks 10 among freight transport by road in Birmingham.
The class of 1992
49%
of the 21,839 companies incorporated in 1992 are still active today; 46% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.