GEODIS FF UNITED KINGDOM LTD.
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Cash
£588k
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£2m
Equity attributable
Employees
263
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£1.6m
Period ending 2022-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
At 30 June 2026, the Company had net liabilities of £11,813,000 and cash of £463,000 and is dependent on the continued availability of GEODIS group cash pooling and funding support. GEODIS S.A. has also provided a letter of support confirming it will provide financial support, if required, to enable the Company to trade and meet its liabilities as they fall due for twelve months from the date of that letter.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £208,979,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £6,399,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,638,000 | — | |
| Net profit | -£46,000 | — | |
| Cash | £588,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £34,910,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £2,024,000 | — | |
| Equity | £2,024,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 263 | — | |
| Wages | £10,618,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £460,000 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £22,000 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £286,000 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.1% | |
| Net margin | -0.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 96.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.89x | |
| Interest cover | 4.69x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 6 times since incorporation
- GEODIS FF UNITED KINGDOM LTD. 2019-01-08 → present
- GEODIS WILSON UK LIMITED 2007-05-21 → 2019-01-08
- TNT FREIGHT MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED 2005-06-30 → 2007-05-21
- WILSON LOGISTICS UK LIMITED 2000-02-09 → 2005-06-30
- WILSON & CO. (U.K.) LTD. 1995-09-19 → 2000-02-09
- H.R. EMBASSY FREIGHT SERVICES LTD. 1988-04-15 → 1995-09-19
- EMBASSY FREIGHT SERVICES LIMITED 1959-02-23 → 1988-04-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“At 30 June 2026, the Company had net liabilities of £11,813,000 and cash of £463,000 and is dependent on the continued availability of GEODIS group cash pooling and funding support. GEODIS S.A. has also provided a letter of support confirming it will provide financial support, if required, to enable the Company to trade and meet its liabilities as they fall due for twelve months from the date of that letter.”
Significant events
- “As part of the lease renewal at London, we agreed with the Landlord on the installation of solar panels which will help to manage future energy costs as well as support our environmental goals.”
- “We successfully renewed our ISO accreditations for Quality, Health & Safety and Environment, but also added ISO 50001 for energy management and efficiency.”
- “GEODIS FF United Kingdom Ltd participated and won the UK Big Logistics Diversity Challenge 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 43 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEARY, Norma | Secretary | 2025-12-31 | — | — |
| BARDAJI, Luis Olalla | Director | 2024-09-10 | Nov 1973 | Spanish |
| SMITH, Frank | Director | 2025-02-28 | Jun 1968 | British |
| VALICON, Amaury Thierry Francois | Director | 2025-11-01 | Jun 1974 | French |
Show 43 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BECKETT, Hazell | Secretary | 2024-12-30 | 2025-12-31 |
| BELL, Nigel | Secretary | — | 1995-08-01 |
| CARR, Martin | Secretary | 1998-05-26 | 2013-04-30 |
| FRID, Lennart | Secretary | 1998-03-11 | 1998-05-26 |
| HARRIES, Gareth Adrian | Secretary | 2016-12-05 | 2024-12-06 |
| HOLDEN, Leslie James | Secretary | 1996-01-01 | 1998-03-11 |
| HOLMES, Clive Campbell | Secretary | — | 1994-07-20 |
| JAMES, Daniel Luke | Secretary | 2013-04-30 | 2016-12-05 |
| WEBSTER, Malcolm Stuart | Secretary | 1995-05-31 | 1995-12-31 |
| BARTLETT, Graeme Edward | Director | — | 1995-01-24 |
| BILLING, Narinder Singh | Director | 2015-10-14 | 2016-08-31 |
| BURGIN, Gerald Anthony John | Director | 1995-08-01 | 1998-05-29 |
| CARR, Martin | Director | 1998-05-26 | 2013-01-28 |
| FERNBACK, Grahame | Director | — | 1994-01-17 |
| FINCH, Steven | Director | 2004-08-19 | 2007-03-23 |
| FISHER, Colin | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2015-10-14 |
| FITZGERALD, Kevin Leo | Director | 1995-09-23 | 1998-11-09 |
| GEORGE, Peter Rex | Director | — | 1993-02-01 |
| GERDRUP, Jorgen Bror | Director | 1995-05-31 | 2003-02-28 |
| GUY, Alan Leslie | Director | — | 1996-09-30 |
| HABERS, Guido Johannes Bernardus | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2009-06-19 |
| HANSEN, Matthias, Director | Director | 2008-02-01 | 2018-12-12 |
| HARRIES, Gareth Adrian | Director | 2016-12-05 | 2024-12-06 |
| HOLDEN, Leslie James | Director | 1995-08-14 | 1998-03-11 |
| HOLMES, Clive Campbell | Director | — | 1995-05-31 |
| HOOGESTEGER, Jeffrey John Krijn | Director | 2005-01-28 | 2006-11-03 |
| INNES, Stuart | Director | 2007-06-01 | 2015-01-22 |
| JAMES, Daniel Luke | Director | 2013-01-28 | 2016-12-05 |
| KIND, Gunnar | Director | 2016-12-05 | 2018-12-12 |
| KRAUS, Thomas Walter | Director | 2018-12-12 | 2025-11-01 |
| LLOYD, Anthony Derek | Director | — | 1995-05-31 |
| LOOTS, Michael | Director | 2002-08-23 | 2005-04-29 |
| NIELSEN, Preben Moeller | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2008-02-01 |
| NORBURY, David Michael | Director | 1994-01-25 | 1995-05-31 |
| NOYON, Yann Robert | Director | 2018-12-12 | 2024-09-10 |
| PACKWOOD, Christopher John | Director | 2016-12-05 | 2025-06-17 |
| ROHMANH, Ole Erik | Director | 2000-03-16 | 2002-09-02 |
| SIMPSON, Jack | Director | — | 2002-09-02 |
| STOEKENBROEK, Martin | Director | 2015-01-22 | 2016-12-05 |
| TWEEN, Peter | Director | — | 1994-12-05 |
| VON SYDOW, Henrick August | Director | 1995-08-01 | 2005-01-28 |
| VOS, Gysbert | Director | 2002-08-23 | 2006-07-31 |
| WYETH, Brian Michael | Director | 1995-08-01 | 2004-08-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French State | Legal person | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-01-19 | Active |
| Geodis International Sa | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-01-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 246 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-07 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-07 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-11-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-13 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-12-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-23 | PSC03 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.