{"name":"JOHN HACKLING (TRANSPORT) LIMITED","company_number":"00819052","status":"Active","type":"Private Limited Company","incorporated":"1964-09-10","dissolved":null,"registered_office":"Hackling House Bourton Industrial Park, Bourton-On-The-Water, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL54 2EP","postcode":"GL54 2EP","sic_codes":[{"code":49410,"description":"Freight transport by road"},{"code":52103,"description":"Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities"}],"principal_activity":"The principal activity of the company is haulage contractors and warehousing.","previous_names":[],"warnings":[],"accounts":{"category":"Full","year_end":"30 September","last_made_up_to":"2025-09-30","next_due":"2027-06-30"},"employees":{"count":137,"accounts_date":"2025-09-30"},"financials":[{"financial_date":"2025-09-30","turnover":17431436,"profit_loss":339622,"net_assets":5009917,"cash":1378728,"average_employees":137},{"financial_date":"2024-09-30","turnover":15477000,"profit_loss":70018,"net_assets":5009295,"cash":886326,"average_employees":134},{"financial_date":"2023-09-30","turnover":15913567,"net_assets":5009277,"cash":1076183},{"financial_date":"2022-09-30","turnover":19710639,"net_assets":5009943,"cash":785007},{"financial_date":"2021-09-30","turnover":18670840,"net_assets":16970522,"cash":603692}],"officers":{"current":8,"resigned":4,"complete":true,"note":"Names and details of individual officers are on the People page (subscriber-only on this site) and free at Companies House."},"charges":{"total":5,"outstanding":4},"gazette_notices":[],"insolvency_outcome":null,"ai_summary":"[name withheld] (Transport) Limited is a well-established, family-owned mid-sized regional haulier and warehousing operator that has successfully navigated a significant balance sheet restructure since 2021, transitioning from a property-heavy to a leaner operating model. The 2025 financial year demonstrates meaningful recovery, with revenue growing 12.6% to £17.43M and operating margins improving from an unsustainable 0.3% to a more sector-appropriate 2.4%. However, profitability remains at the lower end of acceptable performance for a dual-revenue business, and the aggressive dividend extraction policy (81% payout ratio) limits internal reinvestment capacity. The company's competitive position is sound within its regional market, supported by 60 years of trading history, conservative leverage, and the stabilising effect of warehousing income, but scale limitations and margin vulnerability in a cost-inflationary environment remain structural constraints on future growth.","website":null,"links":{"page":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/john-hackling-(transport)","people":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/john-hackling-(transport)/people","filing_history":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/john-hackling-(transport)/filing-history","companies_house":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00819052","financials":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/john-hackling-(transport)/financial","control":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/john-hackling-(transport)/control","charges":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/john-hackling-(transport)/charges","ai_analysis":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/john-hackling-(transport)/analysis"},"source":"CompaniesInTheUK, from Companies House, The Gazette and other public registers (see /support/about). Cite as: CompaniesInTheUK, https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/john-hackling-(transport)"}