Data · Companies House
Cash position of UK transport and logistics companies in 2026
Draft, not published
45.2% of UK transport and logistics companies in our sample are in net current liabilities: they owe more within the next twelve months than all their current assets combined. Across the whole sample the figure is 37.3%. Based on 166 companies in this sector with the figure tagged, from Companies House filings in June and July 2026.
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Each row shows what this sector reported, the same measure across the whole sample, and how many companies in the sector carried that figure. The counts differ by row because companies tag different fields, and the median ratio row uses its own smaller count: it needs both figures tagged and creditors above zero.
| Measure | Transport and logistics | UK-wide | Companies in this figure |
|---|---|---|---|
| In net current liabilities (net current assets below zero) | 45.2% | 37.3% | 166 |
| With £1,000 or less in the bank at the balance sheet date | 30.2% | 20.6% | 96 |
| Median cash at the balance sheet date | £8,183 | £12,327 | 96 |
Reading these numbers
Transport and logistics shows 45.2% of companies in net current liabilities against 37.3% across the sample, alongside median cash of £8,183, below the UK median of £12,327, and 30.2% holding £1,000 or less at the balance sheet date against 20.6% UK-wide. The cash-against-creditors measures and negative net cash are missing here. Too few companies in the sample tagged the fields they need, so the sector's position on near-term creditors is unknown rather than good or bad, and no reader should fill the gap by assuming. What the published rows say is that the middle balance is below the sample's and the share in net current liabilities above it. Both point the same way: earlier warning is worth more.
Where these numbers come from. The Companies House monthly accounts bulk product, which is free and public, for accounts filed in June and July 2026. Dataset 2026-08: 10,000 filings randomly sampled (seed-reproducible), 6,863 with usable iXBRL facts; SIC joined from BasicCompanyDataAsOneFile-2026-08-01. Balance sheet facts were read from the filings themselves; each figure carries its own count of companies, because companies do not all tag the same fields.
Small companies file balance-sheet-only accounts with no profit and loss, so nothing on this page describes cover over time. Every claim here is cash against what is owed. Full method, definitions and caveats. This sector page draws on 170 sampled companies.
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