DSV ROAD HOLDING LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£24M
+2.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
111
+19.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£996K
-94.6% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £17,827,000 | £850,000 | -95.2% | |
| Operating profit | £203,000 | £17,881,000 | £457,000 | -97.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £326,000 | £18,514,000 | £996,000 | -94.6% | |
| Net profit | £247,000 | £18,362,000 | £1,028,000 | -94.4% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £22,388,000 | £23,161,000 | £23,697,000 | +2.3% | |
| Net assets | £22,388,000 | £23,161,000 | £23,697,000 | +2.3% | |
| Equity | £22,388,000 | £23,161,000 | £23,697,000 | +2.3% | |
| Average employees | 86 | 93 | 111 | +19.4% | |
| Wages | £7,482,000 | £8,364,000 | £10,033,000 | +20% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 100.3% | 53.8% | |
| Net margin | — | 103.0% | 120.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.9% | 77.2% | 1.9% | |
| Current ratio | 6.44x | 4.66x | 3.86x | |
| Interest cover | 20.30x | — | — |
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 4 times since incorporation
- DSV ROAD HOLDING LIMITED 2007-01-25 → present
- DFDS TRANSPORT GROUP LIMITED 1999-12-17 → 2007-01-25
- DANTRANSPORT (UK) LIMITED 1991-12-31 → 1999-12-17
- JUMBO SHIPPING LIMITED 1982-09-13 → 1991-12-31
- COASTBEACH LIMITED 1982-08-03 → 1982-09-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company meets its day-to-day working capital requirements through an intercompany funding facility in place with the ultimate parent undertaking... the Directors have received a letter of financial support from DSV A/S that it will provide financial support to the company such that the company is able to operate as a going concern and to settle its liabilities as they fall due. That undertaking will remain in place for the foreseeable future and will not be withdrawn for a period of at last 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Group structure
- DSV ROAD HOLDING LIMITED · parent
- DSV Road Limited 100%
- DSV Commercials Limited 100%
- DSV Pension Trustees Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WATTS, Nichola Claire | Secretary | 2026-02-14 | — | — |
| DIESEN, Pierre Van | Director | 2025-06-09 | May 1974 | Dutch |
| MALMQVIST, Magnus Nils | Director | 2025-06-09 | Apr 1973 | Swedish |
| THYGESEN, Jesper Krupa | Director | 2025-06-09 | Nov 1978 | Danish |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELLABY, Leslie James | Secretary | — | 1994-01-07 |
| LONCKE, Larsen Jan | Secretary | 2025-05-15 | 2026-02-14 |
| OLIVIER, Steven Anthony | Secretary | 1994-01-07 | 1999-11-30 |
| RIDSDALE, Gary Maurice | Secretary | 2004-09-24 | 2025-05-15 |
| WILDE, Alistair Peter | Secretary | 1999-11-30 | 2004-09-24 |
| ANDERSEN, Bjarne | Director | — | 1999-10-01 |
| ANDERSEN, Jens Bjorn | Director | 2002-12-16 | 2017-06-20 |
| ELLABY, Leslie James | Director | — | 1994-01-07 |
| ERIKSSON, Christer Carl Ragnar | Director | 1998-06-21 | 1999-10-01 |
| FACHNIE, Robert Russell | Director | 2001-12-01 | 2003-05-31 |
| FRIE, Ole | Director | 1999-12-31 | 2000-11-20 |
| FUSSELL, Charles James | Director | 2001-12-01 | 2003-05-31 |
| HANSEN, Benny Rhe | Director | 1996-04-24 | 1999-10-01 |
| HANSEN, Jesper Kenneth | Director | 2013-06-17 | 2025-06-12 |
| HANSEN, Johannes Peter Hoetberg | Director | 2001-06-29 | 2008-09-05 |
| HANSEN, Johannes Peter Hoetberg | Director | 1998-06-21 | 2000-03-31 |
| HEIJNSBROEK, Marcel | Director | 1999-01-01 | 1999-08-23 |
| HOLMSTRUP, Kasper | Director | 2024-10-24 | 2025-09-01 |
| JAKOBSEN, Jesper Helmer | Director | — | 1997-04-09 |
| LARSEN, Kurt Kokhauge | Director | 2000-11-20 | 2008-09-05 |
| LORD, Arnold | Director | 1992-01-07 | 1994-11-10 |
| LUND, Jens Hesselberg | Director | 2009-05-01 | 2024-10-24 |
| MOLLER, Jorgen | Director | — | 1999-10-01 |
| NIELSEN, Jens Skibsted | Director | 2001-12-01 | 2002-12-16 |
| OLESEN, Rene Falch | Director | 2007-10-15 | 2013-11-01 |
| OLESEN, Rene Falch | Director | 1998-06-21 | 2000-03-31 |
| PAVEY, Ian | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| PEDERSEN, Torben Koed | Director | — | 1995-12-31 |
| PEDERSON, Dan | Director | — | 1991-11-11 |
| RIDSDALE, Gary Maurice | Director | 2001-12-01 | 2009-08-17 |
| SCHMIDT, Soren | Director | 2009-05-01 | 2025-06-12 |
| SIEGERS, Robert | Director | 1999-01-01 | 1999-08-23 |
| THORPE, James | Director | 1992-01-07 | 1994-09-30 |
| TYLLESEN, Kjeld Bonnerup | Director | 1998-06-21 | 1999-10-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dsv A/S | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2024-07-30 | Active |
| Dsv Road Holding A/S | Legal person | Shares 75–100% | 2022-09-08 | Ceased 2024-07-30 |
| Dsv A/S | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-09-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 237 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-17 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-02-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-21 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-05-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-30 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.