PDP COURIER SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£1.5m
+83.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£633k
-51.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
55
-9.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.1m
-16.6% lowest in 3 filed years
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 | £14,005,581 | £10,400,941 | £8,924,714 | -14.2% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,290,928 | -£1,228,960 | -£1,057,435 | +14% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,038,428 | -£985,522 | -£1,149,204 | -16.6% | |
| Net profit | -£1,149,878 | -£1,031,708 | -£1,164,140 | -12.8% | |
| Cash | £1,518,385 | £843,711 | £1,549,860 | +83.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,803,698 | £2,096,895 | £4,380,198 | +108.9% | |
| Net assets | £2,044,117 | £1,308,510 | £632,980 | -51.6% | |
| Equity | £2,044,117 | £1,308,510 | £632,980 | -51.6% | |
| Average employees | 68 | 61 | 55 | -9.8% | |
| Wages | £2,809,632 | £2,710,931 | £2,431,141 | -10.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £108,739 | £121,105 | £124,049 | +2.4% |
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 | -9.2% | -11.8% | -11.8% | |
| Net margin | -8.2% | -9.9% | -13.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -46.0% | -58.6% | -24.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 78.1% | 85.6% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.81x | 0.75x | 1.27x | |
| Interest cover | -12.52x | -5.63x | -4.39x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- PDP COURIER SERVICES LIMITED 1997-06-30 → present
- PDP ACQUISITIONS LIMITED 1997-06-25 → 1997-06-30
- DE FACTO 618 LIMITED 1997-03-27 → 1997-06-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Menzies LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having considered the forecasts and the continued financial support available, the directors have concluded that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- PDP COURIER SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- PDP Couriers (Singapore) Pte Limited 100%
- PDP Courier Services (Korea) Limited 100%
- PDP Life Science Logistics India Private Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, the unvested Cryoport Inc. Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) held by employees were cancelled following DHL's acquisition of the CRYOPDP group. In accordance with IFRS 2 Share-based Payment, the Group recognised the remaining unrecognised share-based payment expense immediately, resulting in an accelerated share-based payment charge of £488,610.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIDDIQUI, Khurram Hussain | Secretary | 2024-04-23 | — | — |
| TREMORIN, Tangi Pierrick | Director | 2021-06-21 | Apr 1975 | French |
| WHITAKER, David | Director | 2022-12-05 | Oct 1965 | British |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOURI, Attul | Secretary | 2018-12-01 | 2024-04-23 |
| BROOKS, Caroline Mary | Secretary | 2007-07-31 | 2008-08-31 |
| GOLDER, David Sidney | Secretary | 1997-06-18 | 2007-07-31 |
| TRAVERS SMITH SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-03-27 | 1997-06-18 |
| WHITE HOUSE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1997-07-23 | 2007-07-31 |
| BALKWELL, Paul Anthony | Director | 2000-03-06 | 2013-05-14 |
| BIER, Robert Edward | Director | 2012-07-01 | 2013-08-28 |
| BROOKS, Caroline Mary | Director | 2003-04-28 | 2008-08-31 |
| BROWN, Raymond Keith | Director | 1997-06-18 | 2000-03-01 |
| BRYANT, Clive John | Director | 2008-08-14 | 2014-04-30 |
| CHEVILLON, Guillaume | Director | 2016-02-09 | 2021-06-21 |
| FROST, Derrick Charles | Director | 1997-06-26 | 2007-07-31 |
| GARROW, John Nicholas | Director | 1997-06-18 | 2007-07-31 |
| GILLES, Carole | Director | 2016-02-09 | 2018-07-20 |
| GOLDER, David Sidney | Director | 1997-06-18 | 2007-07-31 |
| HASNIP, Matthew John | Director | 2016-04-08 | 2020-07-30 |
| JOSHI, Manish Endrawadan | Director | 2013-08-28 | 2016-08-03 |
| MACSWINEY, Peter John | Director | 1997-06-18 | 2000-03-01 |
| MCLEISH, Iain Alasdair | Director | 2013-08-28 | 2018-05-18 |
| PETTLER, Mark | Director | 2019-12-11 | 2021-04-15 |
| PICAUD, Cédric | Director | 2016-02-09 | 2021-06-21 |
| SAINT, Timothy Wakelin | Director | 2000-03-06 | 2002-05-26 |
| THOMIS, Joseph, Dr | Director | 2012-07-01 | 2013-08-28 |
| THOMSON, Archibald Thomas James | Director | 2008-08-14 | 2013-08-28 |
| TOTTEN, Joseph Wilson, Doctor | Director | 2012-07-01 | 2016-02-09 |
| VERIK, Yuliya | Director | 2021-06-21 | 2022-12-29 |
| TRAVERS SMITH LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-03-27 | 1997-06-18 |
| TRAVERS SMITH SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-03-27 | 1997-06-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spl Services Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-07-23 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 185 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-05-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-06-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-06-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-06-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.