Global Freight Solutions (Holdings) Limited
Registered name: GLOBAL FREIGHT SOLUTIONS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
Part of Yusen Logistics Global Management Co., Ltd. groupGlobal Freight Solutions (Holdings) Limited made a £431k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2024 (revenue not disclosed).
Global Freight Solutions (Holdings) Limited reported a loss of £431k in the year to 31 Mar 2024; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 0 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Sheffield; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active - Proposal to Strike off
- Location
- Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 13 yrs · since 2013
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The immediate parent company is Noel Bidco Limited, registered office: C/o Irwin Mitchell LLP, Riverside East, 2 Millsands, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK, S3 8DT.”
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — |
| Profit before tax | −£422k | −£431k |
| Profit after tax | −£422k | −£431k |
| Profit (best available) | −£422k | −£431k |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | — | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Net assets | £9.9m | £9.5m |
| Debtors | £6.5k | £6.5k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▼4%
- Now £9.5m
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Yusen Logistics Global Management Co., Ltd. (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
- International Logistics Group Limited75–100%
- Noel Topco Limited75–100%
- Noel Midco Limited75–100%
- Noel Cleanco Limited75–100%
- Noel Bidco Limited75–100%
- Global Freight Solutions (Holdings) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (3)
- GFS Logistics LimitedActive - Proposal to Strike offRev. £411k · Profit −£4.5m
- GFS Parcels LimitedActive - Proposal to Strike offFigures not disclosed
- GFS Technology LimitedActive - Proposal to Strike offRev. — · Profit −£729
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2024 (profit −£431k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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