Registration number:
Freight Link Solutions Limited
for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
Freight Link Solutions Limited
Contents
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Company Information |
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Strategic Report |
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Directors' Report |
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Statement of Directors' Responsibilities |
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Independent Auditor's Report |
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Profit and Loss Account |
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Statement of Comprehensive Income |
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Balance Sheet |
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Statement of Changes in Equity |
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Notes to the Financial Statements |
Freight Link Solutions Limited
Company Information
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Directors |
Mr ML Stephens Mr D A Gray Mrs E L C Lonne Mr J D Mayor Mr A Tenfalt |
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Company secretary |
Mr D A Gray |
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Registered office |
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Auditors |
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Freight Link Solutions Limited
Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31 December 2025.
Principal activity
The principal activity of the company is the provision of freight and haulage services.
Fair review of the business
Freight Link Solutions Ltd (Freight Link) principal activity is providing a pan-European freight ferry and tunnel booking service to the road transport industry. This is managed by maintaining strong, long-term commercial relationships with suppliers (ferry/tunnel/rail operators) and delivering efficient and effective customer care and reservation functions which offer customers ease of access to the ferry/tunnel/train service.
Freight Link operates in a competitive environment, and the competitive situation remains unchanged. The end of 2025 marked a record-breaking year with results in line of budgeted expectations both in terms of financial KPI’s and volumes of bookings.
The directors consider the main financial KPI’s for Freight Link to be turnover, gross profit and operating profit.
Turnover for the year ended 31 December 2025 is £33.9m (2024: £31.9m), an increase of £2m (6.3%). The increase in turnover is in line with expectations due to a combination of organic growth and the introduction of Europe’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) surcharges, and increasing BAF.
The increase in profitability is directly linked to the growth in volumes of ferry tickets. During the year gross profit margins have been maintained despite continued challenging market conditions in the English Channel. We have been successful at selling Customs products which is having a small impact on average profits.
Gross profit for the year ended 31 December 2025 is £5.6m (2024: £5.2m), an increase of £0.4m. Gross profit margin has remained in line with the previous year, showing a small increase to 16.4% (2024: 16.3%). This shows we are focusing on selling more profitable routes.
Operating profit for the year ended 31 December 2025 is £1.8m (2024: £1.8m). Operating profit has remained consistent despite increases to wage costs across the board.
The company continued to trade profitably in what is now a more complex trading environment as a result of post Brexit controls. Preparations for the implementation of additional border controls were made during the year.
Freight Link Solutions Limited
Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
Principal risks and uncertainties
The company’s financial results are influenced by a number of risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be controlled, and management look to mitigate these risks.
The industry is heavily regulated and changes in legislation or taxes may impact the business. Freight Link are aware of any legislative changes and ensure these are updated into the systems to limit any impact on the performance of the business.
The company trades with overseas suppliers and customers and is exposed to exchange rate risks, however this is not material to the company.
The company does not consider there to be any cash flow or liquidity risk. The company maintains strong cash reserves and is supported by its ultimate parent entity.
The company has no loans with third parties and is not exposed to material credit or interest rate risk.
The directors do not consider the company to be exposed to any material price risk.
Approved and authorised by the
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Freight Link Solutions Limited
Directors' Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025.
Directors of the company
The directors who held office during the year were as follows:
Dividends
No dividends were paid during the year ended 31 December 2025.
Future developments
The company remains focused on delivering sustainable growth through the continued development of its customer and supplier relationships. During the following financial year, management intends to expand its customer base by securing new business opportunities across existing markets, while continuing to strengthen relationships with established customers to support repeat business and long-term growth.
Disclosure of information to the auditors
Each director has taken steps that they ought to have taken as a director in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information. The directors confirm that there is no relevant information that they know of and of which they know the auditors are unaware.
Approved and authorised by the
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Freight Link Solutions Limited
Statement of Directors' Responsibilities
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently; |
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make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; |
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state whether applicable United Kingdom Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and |
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business. |
The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Freight Link Solutions Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Freight Link Solutions Limited
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Freight Link Solutions Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2025, which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, Statement of Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes in Equity, and Notes to the Financial Statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
In our opinion the financial statements:
• | give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 December 2025 and of its profit for the year then ended; |
• | have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and |
• | have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. |
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the auditor responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
Other information
The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
Freight Link Solutions Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Freight Link Solutions Limited
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.
Management is responsible for the Other Information.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
Opinion on other matter prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
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the information given in the Strategic Report and Directors' Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and |
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the Strategic Report and Directors' Report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements. |
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of our knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Strategic Report and the Directors' Report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
• | adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or |
• | the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or |
• | certain disclosures of directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or |
• | we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit. |
Responsibilities of directors
As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities [set out on page 5], the directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Freight Link Solutions Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Freight Link Solutions Limited
Auditor Responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
We gained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework applicable to the company and the industry in which it operates, and considered the risk of acts by the company that were contrary to applicable laws and regulations, including fraud. We designed audit procedures to respond to the risk, recognising that the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery or intentional misrepresentations, or through collusion.
We focused on laws and regulations which could give rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements, including, but not limited to, the Companies Act 2006 and UK tax legislation. Our tests included agreeing the financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation, enquiries with management and enquiries of legal counsel. There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above and, the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely we would become aware of it. As in all our audits, we also addressed the risk of management override of internal controls, including testing journals and evaluating whether there was evidence of bias by the directors that represented a risk of material misstatement due to fraud.
A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.
Freight Link Solutions Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Freight Link Solutions Limited
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the company’s members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company’s members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
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For and on behalf of
Ground Floor, Citygate
Longridge Road
Lancashire
PR2 5BQ
Freight Link Solutions Limited
Profit and Loss Account for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
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2024 |
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Turnover |
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Cost of sales |
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Gross profit |
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Administrative expenses |
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Other operating income |
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Operating profit |
1,806,488 |
1,846,050 |
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Other interest receivable and similar income |
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Interest payable and similar expenses |
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12,547 |
146,319 |
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Profit before tax |
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Tax on profit |
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Profit for the financial year |
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The above results were derived from continuing operations.
The company has no recognised gains or losses for the year other than the results above.
Freight Link Solutions Limited
Statement of Comprehensive Income for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
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2024 |
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Profit for the year |
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Total comprehensive income for the year |
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Freight Link Solutions Limited
(Registration number: 04838153)
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2025
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2024 |
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Fixed assets |
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Intangible assets |
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Investments |
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Current assets |
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Debtors |
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Cash at bank and in hand |
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Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year |
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Net current assets |
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Total assets less current liabilities |
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Provisions for liabilities |
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Net assets |
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Capital and reserves |
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Retained earnings |
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Shareholders' funds |
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Approved and authorised by the
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Freight Link Solutions Limited
Statement of Changes in Equity for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
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Share capital |
Retained earnings |
Total |
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At 1 January 2025 |
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Profit for the year |
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At 31 December 2025 |
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Share capital |
Retained earnings |
Total |
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At 1 January 2024 |
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Profit for the year |
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Dividends |
- |
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At 31 December 2024 |
100 |
1,642,914 |
1,643,014 |
Freight Link Solutions Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
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General information |
The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England and Wales.
The address of its registered office is:
England
The principal place of business is:
12 Sceptre Court
Walton Summit Centre
Bamber Bridge
Preston
PR5 6AW
These financial statements were authorised for issue by the
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Accounting policies |
Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates
The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.
Statement of compliance
These financial statements were prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006'.
Basis of preparation
These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except that as disclosed in the accounting policies certain items are shown at fair value.
Summary of disclosure exemptions
As a qualifying entity, the Company has taken advantage of the following exemptions:
i) from preparing a statement of cash flows and disclosing the key management personnel compensation under the reduced disclosure framework as mentioned in FRS102, Section 1.12.
ii) from disclosing related party disclosures and transactions under FRS102, Section 33.1A.
Going concern
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The entity has maintained its strong cash reserves, positive balance sheet and is supported by its ultimate parent entity.
Freight Link Solutions Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
Exemption from preparing group accounts
The financial statements contain information about Freight Link Solutions Limited as an individual company and do not contain consolidated financial information as the parent of a group.
The company is exempt under section 400 of the Companies Act 2006 from the requirement to prepare consolidated financial statements as it and its subsidiary undertakings are included by full consolidation in the consolidated financial statements of its parent, Stena AB, which are publicly available.
Key sources of estimation uncertainty
The annual amortisation and depreciation charges for fixed assets is sensitive to changes in the estimated useful lives and residual value of the assets. The useful economic lives and residual value are re-assessed annually. They are amended when necessary to reflect current estimates, based on technological advancement, future investments, economic utilisation and the physical condition of the assets.
Revenue recognition
Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of ferry tickets and provision of services in the ordinary course of the company’s activities. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts.
The company recognises revenue when:
The amount of revenue can be reliably measured;
it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity;
and specific criteria have been met for each of the company's activities.
Foreign currency transactions and balances
Non-monetary items measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated.
Tax
The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss, except that a change attributable to an item of income or expense recognised as other comprehensive income is also recognised directly in other comprehensive income.
The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the company operates and generates taxable income.
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between taxable profits and profits reported in the financial statements.
Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised when it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits.
Deferred tax is measured using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.
Freight Link Solutions Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
Tangible assets
Tangible assets are stated in the balance sheet at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.
The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation.
Depreciation
Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets, other than land and properties under construction over their estimated useful lives, as follows:
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Depreciation method and rate |
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Freehold property |
5% reducing balance |
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Plant and machinery |
25% straight line |
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Motor vehicles |
20% straight line |
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Office equipment |
25% straight line |
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Fixtures and fittings |
25% straight line |
Business combinations
Business combinations are accounted for using the purchase method. The consideration for each acquisition is measured at the aggregate of the fair values at acquisition date of assets given, liabilities incurred or assumed, and equity instruments issued by the group in exchange for control of the acquired, plus any costs directly attributable to the business combination. When a business combination agreement provides for an adjustment to the cost of the combination contingent on future events, the group includes the estimated amount of that adjustment in the cost of the combination at the acquisition date if the adjustment is probable and can be measured reliably.
Goodwill
Goodwill arising on the acquisition of an entity represents the excess of the cost of acquisition over the company’s interest in the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities of the entity recognised at the date of acquisition. Goodwill is initially recognised as an asset at cost and is subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is held in the currency of the acquired entity and revalued to the closing rate at each reporting period date. Goodwill is amortised over its useful life, which shall not exceed ten years if a reliable estimate of the useful life cannot be made.
Freight Link Solutions Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
Software development
Costs incurred on the development of internally generated software are capitalised when all of the following conditions are met:
• the software is technically feasible and capable of completion;
• management intends to complete and use the software;
• the software will generate probable future economic benefits;
• adequate technical, financial and other resources are available to complete the development; and
• the expenditure attributable to the software during its development can be measured reliably.
Expenditure incurred during the research phase of a project, together with maintenance and support costs, is recognised as an expense in the profit and loss account as incurred. Capitalised development costs are recognised as intangible fixed assets and are measured initially at cost. Following initial recognition, the assets are carried at cost less accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses.
Amortisation is charged on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful economic life of the software, commencing when the software is available for use. The useful economic life is reviewed annually and revised where appropriate.
Where there are indicators of impairment, the carrying value of internally generated software is reviewed and written down to its recoverable amount where necessary. Where it becomes clear that the development is no longer expected to complete then the asset is derecognised.
Amortisation
Amortisation is provided on intangible assets so as to write off the cost, less any estimated residual value, over their useful life as follows:
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Amortisation method and rate |
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Goodwill |
20% straight line |
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Software |
25% - 33% straight line |
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Software in development |
No amortisation provided |
Investments
Investments in equity shares which are publicly traded or where the fair value can be measured reliably are initially measured at fair value, with changes in fair value recognised in profit or loss. Investments in equity shares which are not publicly traded and where fair value cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.
Interest income on debt securities, where applicable, is recognised in income using the effective interest method. Dividends on equity securities are recognised in income when receivable.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.
Freight Link Solutions Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
Trade debtors
Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for tickets sold and services performed in the ordinary course of business.
Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.
Trade creditors
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the company does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.
Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Borrowings
Interest-bearing borrowings are initially recorded at fair value, net of transaction costs. Interest-bearing borrowings are subsequently carried at amortised cost, with the difference between the proceeds, net of transaction costs, and the amount due on redemption being recognised as a charge to the profit and loss account over the period of the relevant borrowing.
Interest expense is recognised on the basis of the effective interest method and is included in interest payable and similar charges.
Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the company has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting date.
Share capital
Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Equity instruments are measured at the fair value of the cash or other resources received or receivable, net of the direct costs of issuing the equity instruments. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis.
Dividends
Dividend distribution to the company’s shareholders is recognised as a liability in the financial statements in the reporting period in which the dividends are declared.
Defined contribution pension obligation
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme for its employees. A defined contribution pension scheme is a pension plan under which the company pays fixed contributions into a seperate entity. Once the contributions have been paid the company has no further payment obligations.
The contributions are recognised as an expense in the profit and loss account when they fall due. Amounts not paid in shown in other creditors as a liability in the balance sheet. The assets of the plan are held seperately from the company in an independently administered fund.
Freight Link Solutions Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
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Turnover |
The analysis of the company's Turnover for the year from continuing operations is as follows:
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2024 |
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Ferry Ticket Sales |
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Other revenue |
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The analysis of the company's Turnover for the year by class of business is as follows:
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2024 |
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Ferry ticket sales |
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Reload sales |
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Other sales |
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Other operating income |
The analysis of the company's other operating income for the year is as follows:
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2025 |
2024 |
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Miscellaneous other operating income |
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Other gains and losses |
The analysis of the company's other gains and losses for the year is as follows:
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2025 |
2024 |
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Gain on disposal of Tangible assets |
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Operating profit |
Arrived at after charging/(crediting)
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2024 |
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Depreciation expense |
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Amortisation expense |
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Profit on disposal of property, plant and equipment |
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Freight Link Solutions Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
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Other interest receivable and similar income |
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2025 |
2024 |
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Interest income on bank deposits |
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Interest payable and similar expenses |
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2025 |
2024 |
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Interest expense on other finance liabilities |
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Foreign exchange gains/(losses) |
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Staff costs |
The aggregate payroll costs (including directors' remuneration) were as follows:
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2025 |
2024 |
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Wages and salaries |
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Social security costs |
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Pension costs, defined contribution scheme |
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Other employee expense |
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The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, analysed by category was as follows:
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2025 |
2024 |
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Administration and support |
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Sales, marketing and distribution |
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Freight Link Solutions Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
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Directors' remuneration |
The directors' remuneration for the year was as follows:
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2025 |
2024 |
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Remuneration |
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Contributions paid to money purchase schemes |
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376,045 |
320,261 |
In respect of the highest paid director:
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2025 |
2024 |
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Remuneration |
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Auditors' remuneration |
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2025 |
2024 |
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Audit of the financial statements |
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Freight Link Solutions Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
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Taxation |
Tax charged/(credited) in the profit and loss account
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2025 |
2024 |
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Current taxation |
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UK corporation tax |
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UK corporation tax adjustment to prior periods |
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482,630 |
528,201 |
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Deferred taxation |
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Arising from origination and reversal of timing differences |
( |
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Tax expense in the income statement |
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The tax on profit before tax for the year is the same as the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK (2024 - the same as the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK) of
The differences are reconciled below:
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2025 |
2024 |
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Profit before tax |
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Corporation tax at standard rate |
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Tax increase from effect of capital allowances and depreciation |
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Tax (decrease)/increase from other short-term timing differences |
( |
|
|
Increase (decrease) in UK and foreign current tax from adjustment for prior periods |
27,872 |
20,240 |
|
Effect of expense not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss) |
- |
( |
|
Total tax charge |
|
|
Deferred tax
Deferred tax assets and liabilities
|
2025 |
Asset |
Liability |
|
Accelerated tax depreciation |
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
2024 |
Asset |
Liability |
|
Accelerated tax depreciation |
- |
|
|
- |
|
Freight Link Solutions Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
|
Intangible assets |
|
Goodwill |
Internally generated software development costs |
Total |
|
|
Cost or valuation |
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|
At 1 January 2025 |
|
|
|
|
Additions acquired separately |
- |
|
|
|
Transfers between classification |
- |
|
|
|
At 31 December 2025 |
|
|
|
|
Amortisation |
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|
At 1 January 2025 |
|
- |
|
|
Amortisation charge |
|
|
|
|
Transfers between classification |
- |
|
|
|
At 31 December 2025 |
|
|
|
|
Carrying amount |
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|
At 31 December 2025 |
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|
|
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At 31 December 2024 |
|
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|
Assets with a carrying amount of £7,014 have been reclassified from plant and machinery within tangible fixed assets to internally generated software development within intangible fixed assets. In addition, assets with a carrying amount of £10,288 have been reclassified from office equipment within tangible fixed assets to internally generated software development within intangible fixed assets.
Freight Link Solutions Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
|
Tangible assets |
|
Fixtures and fittings |
Office equipment |
Motor vehicles |
Other tangible assets |
Total |
|
|
Cost or valuation |
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|
At 1 January 2025 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additions |
|
|
- |
- |
|
|
Disposals |
- |
- |
( |
- |
( |
|
Transfers |
- |
( |
- |
( |
( |
|
At 31 December 2025 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
Depreciation |
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|
At 1 January 2025 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Charge for the year |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Eliminated on disposal |
- |
- |
( |
- |
( |
|
Transfers |
- |
- |
- |
( |
( |
|
At 31 December 2025 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
Carrying amount |
|||||
|
At 31 December 2025 |
|
|
- |
- |
|
|
At 31 December 2024 |
|
|
|
|
|
Freight Link Solutions Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
Assets with a carrying amount of £7,014 have been reclassified from plant and machinery within tangible fixed assets to internally generated software development within intangible fixed assets. In addition, assets with a carrying amount of £10,313 have been reclassified from office equipment within tangible fixed assets to internally generated software development within intangible fixed assets.
Freight Link Solutions Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
|
Investments |
|
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
Investments in subsidiaries |
|
|
|
Subsidiaries |
£ |
|
Cost or valuation |
|
|
At 1 January 2025 |
|
|
Provision |
|
|
At 31 December 2025 |
- |
|
Carrying amount |
|
|
At 31 December 2025 |
|
|
At 31 December 2024 |
|
Details of undertakings
Details of the investments (including principal place of business of unincorporated entities) in which the company holds 20% or more of the nominal value of any class of share capital are as follows:
|
Undertaking |
Registered office |
Holding |
Proportion of voting rights and shares held |
|
|
2025 |
2024 |
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|
Subsidiary undertakings |
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|
|
First Floor
England and Wales |
|
|
|
|
Subsidiary undertakings |
|
Customslink Limited The principal activity of Customslink Limited is |
Freight Link Solutions Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
|
Debtors |
|
Current |
2025 |
2024 |
|
Trade debtors |
|
|
|
Prepayments |
|
|
|
Accrued income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
Cash on hand |
|
|
|
Cash at bank |
|
|
|
Short-term deposits |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Creditors |
|
Note |
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
Due within one year |
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|
Trade creditors |
|
|
|
|
Social security and other taxes |
|
|
|
|
Outstanding defined contribution pension costs |
|
|
|
|
Other payables |
|
|
|
|
Accruals |
|
|
|
|
Income tax liability |
985,260 |
977,121 |
|
|
|
|
Barclays Bank PLC have a charge over all the property or undertakings of the company. The charge contains fixed & floating charges and a negative pledge.
Freight Link Solutions Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
|
Provisions for liabilities |
|
Deferred tax |
Total |
|
|
At 1 January 2025 |
|
|
|
Increase (decrease) in existing provisions |
( |
( |
|
At 31 December 2025 |
|
|
|
|
||
|
Pension and other schemes |
Defined contribution pension scheme
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The pension cost charge for the year represents employer contributions payable by the company to the scheme and amounted to £55,611 (2024 - £
Employee deductions and employer contributions totalling £
|
Share capital |
Allotted, called up and fully paid shares
|
2025 |
2024 |
|||
|
No. |
£ |
No. |
£ |
|
|
|
|
100 |
|
100 |
Rights, preferences and restrictions
|
Ordinary shares have the following rights, preferences and restrictions: |
|
Obligations under leases and hire purchase contracts |
Operating leases
The total of future minimum lease payments is as follows:
|
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
Not later than one year |
|
|
|
Later than one year and not later than five years |
|
- |
|
Later than five years |
|
- |
|
|
|
Freight Link Solutions Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
The amount of non-cancellable operating lease payments recognised as an expense during the year was £
The operating lease relates to property leases. During the year a new property lease was taken out.
|
Parent and ultimate parent undertaking |
The company's immediate parent is
The ultimate parent is
The most senior parent entity producing publicly available financial statements is
The parent of the largest and smallest group in which these financial statements are consolidated is Stena AB.
The address of Stena AB is:
S 405
19 Gothenburg
Sweden