MASTERFREIGHT LIMITED

Company number 04593496 ·

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Executive summary

Masterfreight Limited is a long-established family business that has grown substantially through debt-funded property acquisition, with net assets increasing from £349K (2016) to £2.64M (2024). However, the 2024 accounts reveal critical liquidity stress: cash has collapsed to £48, working capital is negative at (£1.28M), and trade creditors have surged 639% to £1.025M, suggesting payment difficulties. The business is explicitly dependent on bank facilities for day-to-day working capital, with £4.75M of secured debt carrying a fixed and floating charge over all assets. Any credit decision must be conditional on written confirmation of ongoing bank facilities and an independent property valuation to substantiate the £7.08M director-valued asset base.

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Shareholders' funds

£2,641,122

Balance sheet as at 2024-12-31

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Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
2002-11-18
Employees
23 (2024 accounts · was 20 in 2023)
Registered office
A.M.K House, West Bromwich Street, Oldbury, West Midlands, B69 3AY
Postcode
B69 3AY
Capital
64 GBP
Accounts category
Total Exemption Full
Charges
2 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to
2024-12-31
Next due by
2026-09-30
Financial year end
31 December

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2026-06-21
Next due by
2027-07-05
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 52219 Other service activities incidental to land transportation, not elsewhere classified

Officers 4 current · 7 resigned

Alisha BALU Director
Appointed 2024-02-08
Kamal BALU Director
Appointed 2024-02-08
Appointed 2024-02-08
Appointed 2002-11-20

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Contact details

Website
http://www.masterfreight.org.uk

Previous registered addresses 2

AddressChanged on
WEDNESBURY FREIGHT TERMINAL, POTTERS LANE, WEDNESBURY, WEST MIDLANDS WS10 7NR2007-06-04
152-160 CITY ROAD, LONDON, EC1V 2NX2003-01-02

Among its peers

Top 5%

by shareholders' funds, of 51 similar companies in B

2nd largest employer among its local peers (23 staff).

Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 2002.

No.1 of the largest other service activities incidental to land transportation, not elsewhere classified companies in Birmingham →

Competitors Birmingham

This company ranks 1 among other service activities incidental to land transportation, not elsewhere classified in Birmingham.

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The class of 2002

39%

of the 122,927 companies incorporated in 2002 are still active today; 58% have since been dissolved.

A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.

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Property in England & Wales 2 titles

Freehold
1
Leasehold
1
Most recent registration
2023-01-04
Price paid, where recorded
£4,000,000
Where
West Midlands (2)
Title numberCounty Tenure RegisteredPrice paid
WM210091 West Midlands Freehold 2023-01-04 £4,000,000
WM928225 West Midlands Leasehold 2008-04-25

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