RHENUS LOGISTICS LIMITED
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Cash
£43k
-72.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1m
-78.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
320
-8.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£3.8m
-5.3% 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 | £85,945,714 | £80,850,908 | £76,836,529 | -5% | |
| Operating profit | -£3,411,715 | -£3,470,815 | -£3,492,132 | -0.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£3,460,853 | -£3,585,287 | -£3,773,982 | -5.3% | |
| Net profit | -£2,928,413 | -£3,771,410 | -£3,746,614 | +0.7% | |
| Cash | £93,782 | £156,235 | £43,133 | -72.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £21,161,147 | £16,461,596 | £13,308,190 | -19.2% | |
| Net assets | £8,532,689 | £4,761,279 | £1,014,665 | -78.7% | |
| Equity | £8,532,689 | £4,761,279 | £1,014,665 | -78.7% | |
| Average employees | 366 | 351 | 320 | -8.8% | |
| Wages | £13,345,189 | £12,968,987 | £12,575,033 | -3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £744,536 | £870,161 | £630,104 | -27.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £46,266 | £47,680 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £293,642 | £352,443 | £189,999 | -46.1% |
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 | -4.0% | -4.3% | -4.5% | |
| Net margin | -3.4% | -4.7% | -4.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | -16.1% | -21.1% | -26.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 77.5% | 86.2% | 97.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.38x | 1.19x | 1.09x | |
| Interest cover | -17.65x | -16.41x | -12.35x |
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
- RHENUS LOGISTICS LIMITED 2009-05-26 → present
- RHENUS HAUSER LIMITED 2007-02-28 → 2009-05-26
- HAUSER LIMITED 2002-05-21 → 2007-02-28
- BROOMCO (2864) LIMITED 2002-03-22 → 2002-05-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements.”
Group structure
- RHENUS LOGISTICS LIMITED · parent
- ABC Freight Forwarding Limited 100%
- The PSL Group Limited 100%
- ABC 4Trade B.V. 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DODSWORTH, Gary Milford | Director | 2020-10-09 | Oct 1967 | British |
| DUDLEY, Scott | Director | 2026-06-19 | Mar 1988 | American |
| HOLLINGTON, Gary Allan | Director | 2022-03-18 | Oct 1972 | British |
| WILLIAMS, David John | Director | 2002-05-15 | May 1965 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HURST, Patrick John | Secretary | 2002-05-20 | 2005-05-20 |
| KENNERLEY, Richard | Secretary | 2005-05-20 | 2021-09-30 |
| WILLIAMS, David | Secretary | 2002-05-15 | 2002-05-20 |
| DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-03-22 | 2002-05-15 |
| AITKEN, Steven | Director | 2024-07-09 | 2026-02-02 |
| BARTZ, Tobias | Director | 2013-02-08 | 2020-10-09 |
| CATER, Gary Steven | Director | 2002-05-15 | 2010-12-31 |
| DAVERN, Spencer Martin | Director | 2022-03-18 | 2024-02-02 |
| HAUSER, Paul Michael | Director | 2002-05-20 | 2005-09-27 |
| HURST, Patrick John | Director | 2002-05-20 | 2005-05-20 |
| KENNERLEY, Richard | Director | 2013-05-13 | 2021-09-30 |
| MILLER, Graham Thomas | Director | 2002-05-15 | 2019-01-14 |
| OEMMELEN, Uwe Detlef | Director | 2005-09-27 | 2013-02-01 |
| DLA NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-03-22 | 2002-05-15 |
| DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-03-22 | 2002-05-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhenus Beteiligunen International Gmbh | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-03-22 | Ceased 2023-01-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 122 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-02-07 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2023-02-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-03-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-03-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-09-30 | 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
- 1
- 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.