X-PRESS CONTAINER LINE (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£3.1M
USD 4,181,838
-8.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£25M
USD 33,949,080
-46.1% vs 2023
Employees
103
+33.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£38M
USD 50,157,471
-41.8% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £229,154,507 | £185,107,016 | -19.2% | |
| Operating profit | £48,304,932 | £26,458,481 | -45.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £64,492,286 | £37,548,638 | -41.8% | |
| Net profit | £64,448,780 | £37,508,524 | -41.8% | |
| Cash | £3,418,644 | £3,130,587 | -8.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £55,142,479 | £25,929,570 | -53% | |
| Net assets | £47,177,156 | £25,414,793 | -46.1% | |
| Equity | £47,177,156 | £25,414,793 | -46.1% | |
| Average employees | 77 | 103 | +33.8% | |
| Wages | £9,548,283 | £11,272,113 | +18.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £339,174 | £76,082 | -77.6% |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.749 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 21.1% | 14.3% | |
| Net margin | 28.1% | 20.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 87.6% | 102.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 50.9% | 73.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.84x | 1.03x | |
| Interest cover | 15.33x | 19.71x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have reviewed the budgets and forecasts for the foreseeable future and have reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements. The Group also continues to make use of the ongoing support of its ultimate controlling party and the directors expect this support to be available for at least 12 months from the signing of these financial statements.”
Group structure
- X-PRESS CONTAINER LINE (UK) LIMITED · parent
- X-Press Feeders Agency GmbH 100%
- Feroday Associates Limited 100%
- X-Press Shipping Agency Panama S.A 100%
- Duxton Property S.L 100%
- X-Press Container Line (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. 100%
- X-Press Feeders Americas Panama S.A 100%
- Hico Ventures Limited 80%
Significant events
- “The Group reported a positive current asset position, with current assets exceeding current liabilities by US$2.7 million (2023: US$46.2 million). The significant decrease is primarily due to the decrease in amount due from immediate holding company following the declaration of US$ 78 million dividends during the year, which remains unpaid at the year end.”
- “The Group has commenced the transition to alternative fuels, including green methanol. These initiatives not only support decarbonisation objectives but also provide a hedge against conventional fuel price volatility.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORNHILL SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-06-30 | — | — |
| HARTNOLL, Timothy Amyas | Director | 2000-05-01 | May 1955 | British |
| HOWITT, Tristan John Rance | Director | 2012-09-14 | Mar 1961 | British |
| SEQUEIRA, George Nelson | Director | 2025-02-01 | Apr 1964 | Indian |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | — | 1995-06-30 |
| ALFREDS, Samuel Nalenthran | Director | 1997-03-20 | 1997-04-30 |
| BRAKE, Brian | Director | — | 1995-06-30 |
| BROUGH, Simon Timothy | Director | 2000-07-01 | 2004-04-01 |
| DAVIES, Derek Roy | Director | 1996-06-14 | 2002-04-01 |
| ESPOSITO DI MARCANTONIO, Vincenzo | Director | 2000-04-01 | 2007-09-30 |
| HARTNOLL, Alexander Peter Amyas | Director | 2012-06-01 | 2014-05-01 |
| HARTNOLL, Christopher Amyas | Director | 2000-04-01 | 2012-06-01 |
| HARTNOLL, Christopher Amyas | Director | — | 1999-01-01 |
| HARTNOLL, Gethin | Director | 1995-06-30 | 1999-01-01 |
| HARTNOLL, Timothy Amyas | Director | — | 2000-04-03 |
| HOPWOOD ALLEN, Mark Christian | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2013-09-01 |
| HUTSON, Peter Eyre | Director | — | 1997-01-24 |
| LUCAS, James Edward | Director | 2014-05-01 | 2019-10-01 |
| MURPHY, Paul Andrew | Director | 2013-08-23 | 2019-08-01 |
| PARKINSON, Angus Richard | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2025-02-01 |
| ST JOHNSTON, Kerry, Sir | Director | 1993-11-25 | 1998-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Amyas Hartnoll | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Nicholas Peter James Falla | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 172 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-28 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-08 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-29 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-02-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-05-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-07-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.