JAMES LYNCH & SONS (TRANSPORT) LIMITED
Company number 00535138 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
James Lynch & Sons (Transport) Limited presents a mixed risk profile: a long-established, profitable road freight operator with growing net assets, but one that has significantly increased its financial leverage in the latest year. The 55.7% cash decline, unusual capital redemption reserve movement of over £1M, and 57% increase in long-term liabilities suggest the company may be undertaking significant capital investment funded by debt — a strategy that requires careful monitoring in a sector characterized by cyclical demand and fuel cost volatility. The concentrated ownership (>75% held by John Stanley Lynch) provides decision-making agility but introduces key-person and succession risks that institutional investors should evaluate.
Shareholders' funds
£2,667,928
Balance sheet as at 2025-06-30
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1954-06-30
- Employees
- 53 (2025 accounts · was 55 in 2024)
- Registered office
- Norton Way, Moss Lane Industrial Estate, Sandbach, Cheshire, CW11 3YT
- Postcode
- CW11 3YT
- Capital
- 2 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 3 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-06-30
- Next due by
- 2027-03-31
- Financial year end
- 30 June
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-08-17
- Next due by
- 2027-08-31
Nature of business (SIC)
- 49410 Freight transport by road
Officers 6 current · 7 resigned
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA327729 (Tier 1), registered since 2018.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Previous registered addresses 5
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| FLOOR 6, 5 TEMPLE SQUARE TEMPLE STREET, LIVERPOOL, L2 5RH | 2008-06-11 |
| 52 MOUNT PLEASANT, LIVERPOOL, MERSEYSIDE L3 5UN | 2006-03-14 |
| HEATH LANE, OFF OLD WARRINGTON ROAD WINCHAM, NORTHWICH, CHESHIRE CW9 6DB | 2002-08-07 |
| GRIFFITHS ROAD, LOSTOCK GRALAM, NORTHWICH, CHESHIRE CW9 7NU | 1999-07-06 |
| 27 LEICESTER STREET, NORTHWICH, CHESHIRE, CW9 5LB | 1995-12-12 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 244 similar companies in CW
Among the biggest employers among its local peers (53 staff).
The oldest of its local peers, trading since 1954.
No.4 of the largest freight transport by road companies in Crewe →
Competitors Crewe
This company ranks 4 among freight transport by road in Crewe.
Property in England & Wales 2 titles
- Freehold
- 2
- Most recent registration
- 2004-08-18
- Where
- Cheshire East (2)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH313915 | Cheshire East | Freehold | 2004-08-18 | — |
| CH323817 | Cheshire East | Freehold | 2004-08-18 | — |
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