GIST LIMITED
Company number 00502669 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
GIST Limited occupies a strong but narrow position as a specialist temperature-controlled and contract logistics provider operating within the Marks & Spencer group. Its competitive advantages are long-standing infrastructure, cold-chain expertise, and stable parented volumes; its principal risks are commercial concentration and limited external market diversification. Overall, the company is best assessed as a leading captive retail logistics operation rather than an independent market-facing transport business.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1951-12-22
- Registered office
- Waterside House, 35 North Wharf Road, London, England, W2 1NW
- Postcode
- W2 1NW
- Capital
- 1,330,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Audit Exemption Subsidiary
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-03-29
- Next due by
- 2026-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-10-04
- Next due by
- 2027-10-18
Nature of business (SIC)
- 49410 Freight transport by road
Officers 7 current · 22 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by MARKS AND SPENCER (A2B) LIMITED — since 2022-09-30
Controlled by STORESHIELD LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2026 (period to 2026-03-31) — 5 years on the registry.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z6720295 (Tier 3), registered since 2002.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Gender pay gap
11.7%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| BOC DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LIMITED | 2001-06-12 |
| BOC TRANSHIELD LIMITED | 1990-10-01 |
Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| CHERTSEY ROAD, WINDLESHAM, SURREY, GU20 6HJ | 2007-09-26 |
Among its peers
The oldest
of 465 similar companies in W, trading since 1951
Property in England & Wales 26 titles
- Freehold
- 23
- Leasehold
- 3
- Most recent registration
- 2021-05-18
- Price paid, where recorded
- £45,293
- Where
- South Yorkshire (6), Kent (5), Hertfordshire (4)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH703587 | Cheshire East | Leasehold | 2021-05-18 | — |
| DY551913 | Derbyshire | Freehold | 2021-04-09 | — |
| DY541331 | Derbyshire | Freehold | 2020-01-07 | £45,293 |
| LL120729 | Lincolnshire | Freehold | 2019-04-17 | — |
| GR333656 | South Gloucestershire | Leasehold | 2009-04-30 | — |
| SYK338719 | South Yorkshire | Freehold | 2008-04-01 | — |
| LL254369 | Lincolnshire | Freehold | 2005-04-21 | — |
| SYK477731 | South Yorkshire | Freehold | 2004-02-02 | — |
| HD395544 | Hertfordshire | Freehold | 2001-02-21 | — |
| K818576 | Kent | Freehold | 2000-11-15 | — |
| SYK32687 | South Yorkshire | Freehold | 2000-10-11 | — |
| HD370314 | Hertfordshire | Freehold | 1998-11-10 | — |
| HD341082 | Hertfordshire | Freehold | 1996-01-26 | — |
| K580360 | Kent | Freehold | 1993-11-03 | — |
| AV221588 | South Gloucestershire | Leasehold | 1992-09-08 | — |
| HD276304 | Hertfordshire | Freehold | 1990-08-02 | — |
| SYK246828 | South Yorkshire | Freehold | 1987-12-10 | — |
| SYK231112 | South Yorkshire | Freehold | 1986-12-04 | — |
| BK246050 | West Berkshire | Freehold | 1986-10-08 | — |
| BK232095 | West Berkshire | Freehold | 1985-07-10 | — |
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