RHENUS LOGISTICS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-15 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£156K
+66.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£5M
-44.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
351
-4.1% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£4M
-3.6% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £85,945,714 | £80,850,908 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£3,411,715 | -£3,470,815 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£3,460,853 | -£3,585,287 | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£1,032,331 | -£519,293 | -£2,928,413 | -£3,771,410 | |
| Cash | — | — | £304,154 | £323,593 | £93,782 | £156,235 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £24,375,415 | — | £21,161,147 | £16,461,596 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £8,536,470 | £8,017,177 | £8,532,689 | £4,761,279 | |
| Equity | £10,331,266 | £9,568,801 | £8,536,470 | — | £8,532,689 | £4,761,279 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 382 | 357 | 366 | 351 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £13,345,189 | £13,106,235 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £744,536 | £822,481 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-5.9%
£85,945,714 £80,850,908
-
Cash
+66.6%
£93,782 £156,235
-
Net assets
-44.2%
£8,532,689 £4,761,279
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-4.1%
366 351
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-1.7%
-£3,411,715 -£3,470,815
-
Profit before tax
-3.6%
-£3,460,853 -£3,585,287
-
Wages
-1.8%
£13,345,189 £13,106,235
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -4.0% | -4.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -3.4% | -4.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -16.1% | -21.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.38x | 1.19x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -17.65x | -16.41x |
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, and confirmed with the continued support from the wider Rhenus group, that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- RHENUS LOGISTICS LIMITED · parent
- ABC Freight Forwarding Limited 100%
- The PSL Group Limited 100%
- ABC 4Trade B.V. 100%
Significant events
- “The group underwent rationalisation activities in H1 2024, involving downsizing leasehold property and rightsizing personnel costs.”
- “During 2022, the group invested heavily in new UK facilities to access Life Sciences and Healthcare markets and to provide 'regulated agent cargo handling services'.”
- “In 2024, Northern and Southern Groupage Gateways were formed, utilising existing warehouse facilities to provide daily departures into the EU.”
- “The role of Head of Systems and Solutions was created at the end of 2024 to support investment in IT infrastructure and process automation.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DODSWORTH, Gary | Director | 2020-10-09 | Oct 1967 | British |
| 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 120 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 2021-09-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.