ARROW XL LIMITED
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Cash
£4.3m
+77.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£17m
+88.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
867
-14.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£138m
+1,604.4% highest in 3 filed years
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.
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-27
Latest accounts filed cover 2025-12-31; financial figures currently reflect up to 2025-12-27.
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 | 2025-12-27 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £109,715,000 | £105,225,000 | £94,622,000 | -10.1% | |
| Operating profit | £995,000 | -£7,103,000 | £139,829,000 | +2,068.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,009,000 | -£9,148,000 | £137,620,000 | +1,604.4% | |
| Net profit | -£741,000 | -£9,485,000 | £133,431,000 | +1,506.8% | |
| Cash | £2,427,000 | £2,410,000 | £4,286,000 | +77.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£103,450,000 | -£112,102,000 | £19,270,000 | +117.2% | |
| Net assets | -£140,258,000 | -£149,743,000 | -£16,836,000 | +88.8% | |
| Equity | — | — | -£16,836,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 1,162 | 1,011 | 867 | -14.2% | |
| Wages | £35,420,000 | £33,006,000 | £27,771,000 | -15.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £304,000 | £368,000 | £557,000 | +51.4% | |
| Highest paid director | £304,000 | £342,000 | £448,000 | +31% |
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 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 | 2025-12-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.9% | -6.8% | 147.8% | |
| Net margin | -0.7% | -9.0% | 141.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 725.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 317.2% | 366.9% | 133.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.12x | 0.08x | 0.49x | |
| Interest cover | 0.50x | -3.47x | 63.30x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- ARROW XL LIMITED 2013-03-21 → present
- YODEL XL LIMITED 2010-12-03 → 2013-03-21
- CREDIT AND DATA MARKETING SERVICES LIMITED 2002-02-22 → 2010-12-03
- LITTLEWOODS2 LIMITED 2002-01-23 → 2002-02-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis. A letter of support has been obtained from Zamenhof Exploitation the parent company of Jacky Perrenot confirming its intention to provide financial support to the company for the period of at least 12 months.”
Group structure
- ARROW XL LIMITED · parent
- Arrow XL (Scotland) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Arrow XL Limited and its subsidiary was acquired by Jacky Perrenot Group on 13 June 2025, a market leading European logistics and transportation firm.”
- “As part of the acquisition, the bank cross-guarantee of £145m has been removed.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUOC, Philippe | Director | 2025-06-13 | May 1973 | French |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LITTLEWOODS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2002-01-23 | 2008-05-06 |
| MARCH SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-05-06 | 2016-02-29 |
| BARCLAY, Aidan Stuart | Director | 2010-12-02 | 2024-03-22 |
| BARCLAY, Howard Myles | Director | 2010-12-02 | 2024-03-22 |
| DEERING, Mathew William | Director | 2024-03-22 | 2025-06-13 |
| EDDY, Sarah Judith | Director | 2013-04-10 | 2017-09-04 |
| FABER, Richard Julian Robert | Director | 2008-09-15 | 2010-12-02 |
| HALLETT, David | Director | 2002-01-23 | 2002-11-25 |
| HOWELL, Ian Thomas | Director | 2014-10-31 | 2017-10-10 |
| MONK, Gary Andrew | Director | 2010-12-02 | 2014-06-27 |
| NEAL, Richard John | Director | 2014-10-31 | 2024-03-22 |
| PETERS, Philip Leslie | Director | 2010-12-02 | 2024-03-22 |
| SCHNEIDER, Patrice | Director | 2025-08-25 | 2026-06-18 |
| SEAL, Michael | Director | 2010-12-02 | 2019-06-07 |
| SHIELS, Charles Martin | Director | 2018-07-09 | 2025-08-13 |
| SMITH, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2010-12-02 | 2012-11-14 |
| WILLIAMS, Gareth David | Director | 2002-01-23 | 2002-11-25 |
| LITTLEWOODS COMPANY DIRECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2002-11-25 | 2008-05-06 |
| MARCH COMPANY DIRECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2008-05-06 | 2010-12-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logistics Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-06-13 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 143 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-07-02 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-07-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-06-30 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-02 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-07-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-30 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2025-06-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-23 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-06-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.