UK transport and logistics companies
3,810 active limited companies and LLPs that file full, group, medium or small accounts in transport and logistics, from Companies House. 1,591 of them were founded before 2000. 488 have revenue from their filed accounts.
By size
- Large (full or group accounts)2,031 (53%)
- Medium (medium-company accounts)253 (7%)
- Small (small-company accounts)1,526 (40%)
By year founded
- Before 1990972 (26%)
- In the 1990s619 (16%)
- In the 2000s832 (22%)
- 2010 or later1,387 (36%)
By region
- London1,181 (31%)
- South East503 (13%)
- North West372 (10%)
- East of England345 (9%)
- Yorkshire and The Humber261 (7%)
- Scotland235 (6%)
- West Midlands230 (6%)
- East Midlands200 (5%)
- South West162 (4%)
- Northern Ireland123 (3%)
- North East103 (3%)
- Wales89 (2%)
Examples from the register
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| Company | Activity | Location | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLDN PORTS KILLINGHOLME LIMITED | Service activities incidental to water transportation | London, London | 1933 |
| D & E COACHES LIMITED | Other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar) | Inverness, Scotland | 2003 |
| TUDOR INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT LIMITED | Other transportation support activities | Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber | 1991 |
| H.T. GARDNER DISTRIBUTION LIMITED | Freight transport by road | Plymouth, South West | 1993 |
| M. & W. FREIGHT LIMITED | Other transportation support activities | Manchester, North West | 1979 |
| OVERSEAS COURIER SERVICE (LONDON) LIMITED | Freight transport by road | Colnbrook, South East | 1972 |
| COSCO SHIPPING LINES (UK) LIMITED | Freight transport by road | Barking, London | 1995 |
| CONTAINERLIFT SHIPPING SERVICES LIMITED | Cargo handling for water transport activities | Great Dunmow, East of England | 2009 |
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