Wincanton

Freight transport by road · Chippenham, Wiltshire

Wincanton

Wincanton Limited

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Cash down 54%ActiveLatest figures: 2023Group consolidated25 years on the register

Private limited company registered in Chippenham, classed under “Freight transport by road” and 3 other activities.

Headline figures

FY to Mar 2023 · Group consolidated

Turnover

For subscribers

Profit after tax

£33.2m

Net assets

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Cash

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Employees

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Retained reserves

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What the numbers say

4 findings from the figures, in plain English

Written by rules from the figures on this page. Not a forecast or a credit opinion.

History

Pro
£202120222023
Profit after tax£33.2m
Turnover
Net assets
Cash
Employees
Retained reserves

Every figure for all 3 years

“—” means we did not find the figure in a source; it is never filled with an estimate.

Balance sheet and ratios

From the filed balance sheets · £

Balance sheet202120222023
Current assets
of which cash
Creditors due within a year
Creditors due after a year
Net assets
Ratios
Profit marginProfit after tax as a share of turnover
Return on equityProfit after tax as a share of net assets
Current ratioCurrent assets for every £1 owed within a year
Cash ratioCash for every £1 owed within a year

5 balance-sheet lines and 4 ratios, every year

A ratio appears only for years where every line it needs was filed. Lines are as tagged in the accounts; nothing is added up or estimated.

Timeline

Checked 2026-10-18

  1. Accounts
    Amended group of companies' accounts made up to 31 December 2025
  2. Accounts
    Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 December 2025
  3. Directors
    Appointment of Mr Stuart Robert Macgregor as a director on 22 May 2026
  4. Directors
    Appointment of Stuart Robert Macgregor as a secretary on 30 January 2026
  5. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Louise Rabjohns as a secretary on 30 January 2026
  6. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Anthony Paul Hunt as a director on 28 November 2025
  7. Directors
    Appointment of Mr Gavin Glen Williams as a director on 1 October 2025
  8. Directors
    Appointment of Mr James Edward Gill as a director on 1 October 2025
  9. Directors
    Appointment of Mr Anthony Paul Hunt as a director on 1 October 2025
  10. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Thomas Edward Hinton as a director on 22 September 2025
  11. Accounts
    Amended group of companies' accounts made up to 31 December 2024
  12. Accounts
    Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 December 2024
  13. 26 earlier
    1. Directors
      Termination of appointment of James Peter Daniel Wroath as a director on 31 May 2025
    2. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Lyn Carol Colloff as a secretary on 30 April 2025
    3. Directors
      Appointment of Ms Louise Rabjohns as a secretary on 1 May 2025
    4. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Paul Andrew Durkin as a director on 1 May 2025
    5. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Ian David Keilty as a director on 30 April 2025
    6. Directors
      Director's details changed for Mr James Peter Daniel Wroath on 14 March 2025
    7. Accounts
      Current accounting period shortened from 31 March 2025 to 31 December 2024
    8. Accounts
      Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2024
    9. Filing
      Resolutions (and 10 more like it since 21 August 2015)
    10. Filing
      Re-registration of Memorandum and Articles
    11. Name
      Certificate of re-registration from Public Limited Company to Private
    12. Name
      Re-registration from a public company to a private limited company
    13. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Ian David Keilty as a director on 1 June 2024
    14. Ownership
      Notification of Gxo Logistics, Inc. as a person with significant control on 29 April 2024
    15. Filing
      Court order
    16. Shares
      Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 26 April 2024 · GBP 12,598,071 (and 2 more like it since 12 April 2016)
    17. Directors
      Termination of appointment of John Cook Pattullo as a director on 29 April 2024
    18. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Martin Peter Read, Cbe as a director on 29 April 2024
    19. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Deborah Lentz Stumpf as a director on 29 April 2024
    20. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Mihiri Samanthi Jayaweera as a director on 29 April 2024
    21. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Anthony Oliver Bickerstaff as a director on 29 April 2024
    22. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Gillian Carole Barr as a director on 29 April 2024
    23. Filing
      Memorandum and Articles of Association (and 1 more like it since 29 July 2021)
    24. Directors
      Appointment of Mr John Cook Pattullo as a director on 1 November 2023
    25. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Stewart Oades as a director on 31 October 2023
    26. Accounts
      Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2023

From the Companies House filing history. Routine confirmation statements are left out, and a run of the same filing is shown once.

Questions people ask

›What does Wincanton do?

Private limited company registered in Chippenham, classed under “Freight transport by road” and 3 other activities. In its own words: “Wincanton is trusted by global brands for our supply chain expertise. Our technology works alongside great people to deliver growth and to future-proof your business.”

›How much turnover does Wincanton make?

Answered in the full report

›Is Wincanton profitable?

Yes: it made a profit after tax of £33.2m in the year to 31 March 2023, its latest filed accounts.

›Who runs and owns Wincanton?

Answered in the full report

›Where is Wincanton based?

Its registered office is Methuen Park, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 0WT, in Chippenham, Wiltshire.

›When was Wincanton founded?

Wincanton Limited was incorporated on 13 March 2001.

›Is Wincanton still trading?

The register lists Wincanton Limited as active.