WOODLAND GLOBAL LTD
Company number 02278005 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Woodland Global Ltd experienced a significant revenue decline of 41% in 2023, from £162.7m to £95.7m, driven by the post-pandemic normalisation of freight rates that affected the entire logistics sector rather than company-specific deterioration. While the gross margin actually improved to 24.4% — indicating effective buy-sell spread management — operating profit fell to £1.7m, depressed by a £712,000 onerous lease provision for the Chelmsford warehouse exit which represents sound long-term rationalisation. The company's balance sheet resilience, EcoVadis Gold ESG credentials, multi-modal capability, and enhanced Barclays banking facilities position it competitively within the UK independent mid-market, though its operating margin remains below sector norms and scale disadvantages versus global forwarders persist. The Red Sea disruptions in 2024 present both revenue opportunity and operational complexity that will test the company's adaptive capabilities.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1988-07-18
- Registered office
- Arlington House West Station Business Park, Spital Road, Maldon, England, CM9 6FF
- Postcode
- CM9 6FF
- Capital
- 45,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 2 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-01-16
- Next due by
- 2027-01-30
Nature of business (SIC)
- 49200 Freight rail transport
- 50200 Sea and coastal freight water transport
- 51210 Freight air transport
- 52290 Other transportation support activities
Officers 8 current · 13 resigned
Group structure 3 subsidiaries
Controlled by WOODLAND GROUP LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z260402X (Tier 2), registered since 2011.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Gender pay gap
8.03%
Women's median hourly pay above men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| WOODLAND INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT COMPANY LIMITED | 2010-03-09 |
| DRIVEIMAGE LIMITED | 1988-10-20 |
Previous registered addresses 7
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 40-42 HIGH STREET, MALDON, ESSEX, CM9 5PN | 2019-07-09 |
| LEIGH HOUSE, WEALD ROAD SOUTH WEALD, BRENTWOOD, ESSEX CM14 5QX | 2005-12-16 |
| MATRIX HOUSE, 12-16 LIONEL ROAD, CANVEY ISLAND, ESSEX SS8 9DE | 1998-12-22 |
| 87, WESTERN ROAD, ROMFORD, ESSEX., RM1 3LX. | 1990-08-01 |
| 107 JERMYN STREET, ST JAMES'S, LONDON, SW1Y 6EE | 1990-04-23 |
| 2 BEDFORD SQUARE, LONDON, WC1B 3RA | 1988-12-14 |
| 2 BACHES STREET, LONDON, N1 6UB | 1988-09-09 |
Among its peers
The oldest
of 8 similar companies in CM, trading since 1988
The class of 1988
51%
of the 20,916 companies incorporated in 1988 are still active today; 43% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 5 titles
- Leasehold
- 5
- Most recent registration
- 2022-06-23
- Price paid, where recorded
- £149,000
- Where
- Essex (3), South Yorkshire (1), West Midlands (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYK700836 | South Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2022-06-23 | — |
| AA41562 | Essex | Leasehold | 2022-04-19 | — |
| MM102339 | West Midlands | Leasehold | 2018-03-09 | — |
| EX728175 | Essex | Leasehold | 2015-01-23 | — |
| EX689555 | Essex | Leasehold | 2006-11-20 | £149,000 |
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