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David Watson Transport Limited
- Incorporated
- 13 November 2008 (17 years)
- Industry
- Freight transport by road (49410)
- Directors
- Michael Adrian ReedDean Sears
- Owned by
- Accounts type
- Full
- Region
- East of England
- Address
- Watson House Forest LaneEarls Colne Business ParkColchesterCO6 2NS
Filing status
- Accounts due
- 31 August 2027
- Last accounts
- 30 November 2025
- Conf. stmt due
- 26 December 2026
- Last conf. stmt
- 12 December 2025
Charges
- Total
- 9
- Outstanding
- 4
- Part satisfied
- 0
- Satisfied
- 5
Officers 5 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Reed, Michael Adrian
Director · Appointed 1 September 2026
British
Born December 1965 (60)
Sears, Dean
Director · Appointed 3 January 2023
British
Born March 1965 (61)
Whitwood, David John
Secretary · Appointed 1 December 2022
Director · Appointed 1 December 2022
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Born July 1969 (57)
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Born June 1979 (47)
Officer history (6 former)
1 September 2026
Appointed Reed, Michael Adrian as Director
1 September 2026
31 December 2025
28 February 2025
3 January 2023
Appointed Sears, Dean as Director
1 December 2022
Resigned Cooper, Russell John as Director
1 December 2022
1 December 2022
1 December 2022
Resigned Watson, Jayne as Secretary
1 December 2022
1 December 2022
Appointed Whitwood, David John as Secretary
1 December 2022
Resigned Watson, David Cresswell as Director
17 February 2017
Appointed Watson, Jayne as Secretary
9 December 2008
9 December 2008
Appointed Cooper, Russell John as Director
9 December 2008
13 November 2008
Appointed Watson, David Cresswell as Director
Ownership 1 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
Corporate entity · Notified 1 December 2022
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Limited Company
Reg. no. 13886025
Former controllers (2)
1 December 2022
Ceased David Cresswell Watson — Owns 50–75% of shares
1 December 2022
Ceased Jayne Watson — Owns 25–50% of shares
Financials
Figures from 2022 accounts. Newer accounts, made up to 30 November 2025, are filed but not read yet. See them on Companies House
- Net Assets
- £8,353,523
- Cash
- £1,463,837
- Turnover
- £22,014,711
- Profit Before Tax
- £1,449,852
- Employees
- 170
- Debt Ratio
- 61%
- Current Ratio
- 1.8x
- Profit Margin
- 7%
- Return on Equity
- 16%
Trend
Turnover
Balance sheet detail
| 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £11,354,813 | £10,021,299 | £9,872,780 |
| Current Assets | £10,022,182 | £6,356,214 | £5,016,393 |
| Cash | £1,463,837 | £3,263,297 | £1,652,712 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £5,543,037 | £4,033,420 | £3,890,221 |
| Creditors (> 1 year) | £5,917,815 | £3,780,202 | £3,796,988 |
| Net Current Assets | £4,479,145 | £2,322,794 | £1,126,172 |
| Net Assets | £8,353,523 | £7,133,626 | £6,337,780 |
| Shareholder Funds | £8,353,523 | £7,133,626 | £6,337,780 |
| Turnover | £22,014,711 | £18,641,075 | £14,862,775 |
| Cost of Sales | £16,492,393 | £13,769,799 | £11,803,740 |
| Gross Profit | £5,522,318 | £4,871,276 | £3,059,035 |
| Admin Expenses | £3,914,277 | £3,416,762 | £3,113,030 |
| Staff Costs | £8,562,874 | £7,348,841 | £6,832,756 |
| Operating Profit | £1,614,513 | £1,559,910 | £598,343 |
| Profit Before Tax | £1,449,852 | £1,428,535 | £463,122 |
| Tax | £129,955 | £532,689 | £167,462 |
| Profit for Period | £1,319,897 | £895,846 | £295,660 |
Filings 95
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2026 | Termination of appointment of a director | |||
| 24 September 2026 | Appointment of a director | |||
| 10 May 2026 | Full accounts | 30 November 2025 | ||
| 14 January 2026 | Termination of appointment of a director | |||
| 12 January 2026 | Director's details changed |
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