What Bacton Logistics say about themselves
“Family-run logistics provider in Suffolk offering UK pallet distribution, haulage, warehousing, customs clearance and freight from origin.”
Bacton Logistics Limited
- Incorporated
- 14 November 1991 (34 years)
- Previously known as
- Bacton Transport Services Limited (until 30 January 2025)Followtoday Limited (until 16 January 1992)
- Industry
- Freight transport by road (49410) Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities (52103)
- Directors
- Charles James Downie
- Accounts type
- Full
- Region
- East of England
- Address
- Unit 2 Venture Road Lawn Farm Business ParkWoolpitBury St. EdmundsIP30 9RZ
Website & contact details
- Website
Filing status
- Accounts due
- 31 March 2027
- Last accounts
- 28 June 2025
- Conf. stmt due
- 16 October 2027
- Last conf. stmt
- 2 October 2026
Charges
- Total
- 3
- Outstanding
- 2
- Part satisfied
- 0
- Satisfied
- 1
Officers 4 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Director · Appointed 23 October 2025
British
Born October 1980 (46)
Director · Appointed 10 April 2022
British
Born June 1982 (44)
Downie, Charles James
Director · Appointed 21 January 2005
British
Born August 1960 (66)
Director · Appointed 1 August 2003
British
Born October 1964 (62)
Officer history (11 former)
6 March 2026
Resigned Barnes, Matthew William as Director
23 October 2025
23 October 2025
Appointed Barnes, Matthew William as Director
26 July 2024
Resigned Emberson, Richard John as Director
31 October 2023
Resigned Newman, Nicholas John as Director
31 August 2022
Resigned Willis, Paul Michael as Director
10 April 2022
1 March 2022
Appointed Willis, Paul Michael as Director
1 March 2022
Appointed Newman, Nicholas John as Director
1 March 2022
Appointed Emberson, Richard John as Director
18 February 2022
Resigned Brine, Paul Andrew as Secretary
8 September 2016
Resigned Downie, James Lawrie Gray as Director
23 March 2016
Appointed Brine, Paul Andrew as Secretary
22 March 2016
Resigned Downie, James Lawrie Gray as Secretary
25 November 2005
Resigned Baker, Paul as Director
24 January 2005
Appointed Baker, Paul as Director
21 January 2005
Resigned Miller, James as Director
21 January 2005
Appointed Downie, Charles James as Director
1 August 2003
2 January 1992
Appointed Miller, James as Director
2 January 1992
Appointed Downie, James Lawrie Gray as Director
2 January 1992
Appointed Downie, James Lawrie Gray as Secretary
2 January 1992
2 January 1992
14 November 1991
14 November 1991
Ownership 1 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
Corporate entity · Notified 4 January 2022
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Limited Company
Reg. no. 13523458
Former controllers (2)
4 January 2022
Ceased Charles James Downie — Owns 25–50% of shares
4 January 2022
Ceased Edward Thomas Downie — Owns 25–50% of shares
Financials
Balance sheet as at 28 June 2025 · full accounts
- Net Assets
- £3,390,807
- Cash
- £656,490
- Profit Before Tax
- £6,669
- Debt Ratio
- 62%
- Current Ratio
- 1.2x
- Return on Equity
- -0%
Trend
Net Assets
Balance sheet detail
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £4,791,117 | £5,024,469 | £4,927,059 | £3,925,409 | £2,209,754 | £2,766,033 |
| Current Assets | £4,035,773 | £4,004,175 | £4,016,172 | £3,561,811 | £4,569,547 | £4,146,621 |
| Debtors | £3,363,587 | |||||
| Cash | £656,490 | £866,140 | £862,153 | £614,469 | £1,344,675 | £1,424,326 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £3,466,784 | £3,360,168 | £3,081,559 | £2,425,637 | £3,161,623 | £3,251,993 |
| Creditors (> 1 year) | £1,853,386 | £2,118,425 | £2,051,717 | £1,043,390 | £104,467 | £571,768 |
| Net Current Assets | £568,989 | £644,007 | £934,613 | £1,136,174 | £1,407,924 | £894,628 |
| Net Assets | £3,390,807 | £3,450,506 | £3,687,534 | £3,767,946 | £3,247,562 | £2,830,557 |
| Shareholder Funds | £3,390,807 | £3,450,506 | £3,687,534 | £3,767,946 | £3,247,562 | £2,830,557 |
| Turnover | £19,580,397 | £18,116,463 | £20,366,193 | £17,018,626 | £13,750,601 | |
| Cost of Sales | £15,692,585 | £16,501,804 | £15,336,561 | £16,702,497 | £14,167,277 | £11,651,060 |
| Gross Profit | £3,078,593 | £2,779,902 | £3,663,696 | £2,851,349 | £2,099,541 | |
| Admin Expenses | £2,871,776 | £3,100,562 | £2,922,163 | £3,051,232 | £2,132,750 | £1,709,608 |
| Staff Costs | £5,510,450 | £6,624,308 | £6,514,957 | £6,877,923 | £5,210,229 | £4,012,367 |
| Operating Profit | £62,609 | (£87,316) | £660,382 | £744,143 | £506,656 | |
| Profit Before Tax | £6,669 | (£109,904) | (£208,238) | £605,290 | £690,148 | £453,574 |
| Tax | £16,368 | (£22,876) | (£127,826) | (£15,094) | £193,143 | £117,491 |
| Profit for Period | (£9,699) | (£87,028) | (£80,412) | £620,384 | £497,005 | £336,083 |
Filings 124
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | Confirmation statement with updates | 2 October 2026 | ||
| 3 July 2026 | Memorandum and Articles of Association | |||
| 3 July 2026 | Resolutions | |||
| 23 June 2026 | Statement of capital following an allotment of shares | |||
| 22 June 2026 | Statement of capital following an allotment of shares |
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