DFDS LOGISTICS LIMITED
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Cash
£38m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£60m
+18.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
654
+12.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£12m
-17.6% vs 2024
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 | £217,392,026 | £244,646,912 | £252,529,617 | +3.2% | |
| Operating profit | £11,039,198 | £13,558,999 | £11,559,552 | -14.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £11,076,975 | £14,945,367 | £12,317,529 | -17.6% | |
| Net profit | £8,393,118 | £11,065,283 | £9,567,417 | -13.5% | |
| Cash | £6,342,705 | — | £37,519,561 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £43,639,172 | £54,043,294 | £65,859,872 | +21.9% | |
| Net assets | £39,518,723 | £50,689,143 | £59,921,001 | +18.2% | |
| Equity | £39,518,723 | £50,689,143 | £59,921,001 | +18.2% | |
| Average employees | 542 | 582 | 654 | +12.4% | |
| Wages | £20,669,792 | £22,253,926 | £25,151,650 | +13% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £562,999 | £590,055 | £431,209 | -26.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £22,750 | £38,578 | £28,777 | -25.4% | |
| Highest paid director | £266,030 | £303,100 | £282,983 | -6.6% |
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 | 5.1% | 5.5% | 4.6% | |
| Net margin | 3.9% | 4.5% | 3.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 25.3% | 25.1% | 17.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 63.5% | 56.1% | 55.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.05x | 1.04x | 1.23x | |
| Interest cover | 6.15x | 23.95x | 39.59x |
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 5 times since incorporation
- DFDS LOGISTICS LIMITED 2015-01-09 → present
- DFDS LOGISTICS PARTNERS LTD 2010-08-27 → 2015-01-09
- SPEEDCARGO LIMITED 2008-12-24 → 2010-08-27
- DFDS SPEEDCARGO LIMITED 2008-12-19 → 2008-12-24
- SPEEDCARGO LTD. 2006-11-07 → 2008-12-19
- HELLMANN NORDIC LIMITED 2004-02-25 → 2006-11-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On the basis of their assessment of the company's financial position the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company will be able to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- DFDS LOGISTICS LIMITED · parent
- DFDS Logistics Contracts Limited 100%
- DFDS Logistics SARL 100%
Significant events
- “The Directors concluded that a restructure of the Cold and Dry business in England, consolidating the management team under one England would optimise business performance and align the corporate strategy Standardise to Simplify.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEEK, Andrew | Secretary | 2020-12-03 | — | — |
| BELL, Allan James Macintyre | Director | 2014-12-01 | Feb 1978 | British |
| COLEMAN, John | Director | 2022-04-07 | Mar 1981 | Irish |
| O'DELL, Matthew | Director | 2023-05-31 | Mar 1972 | British |
| VAN HOMBERGH, Gregory | Director | 2026-01-27 | Oct 1986 | Dutch |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLETSO, Bryan Edward | Secretary | 2004-02-25 | 2006-06-21 |
| JENSEN, Per Lund | Secretary | 2008-11-20 | 2020-01-31 |
| MAGNUSSEN, Jesper Sogaard | Secretary | 2006-06-21 | 2006-09-20 |
| WALKE, Lynn | Secretary | 2006-09-20 | 2008-11-20 |
| ANDERSON, Peter Hamberg | Director | 2004-03-26 | 2006-01-31 |
| ANTONSEN, Jens Ejner | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2014-12-01 |
| BROWN, Zachary Paul | Director | 2022-08-09 | 2025-11-07 |
| GRAVES, Martin James | Director | 2009-02-09 | 2014-02-28 |
| GREEN, Edward James | Director | 2013-05-20 | 2022-12-31 |
| HOLLOWAY, Sarah | Director | 2013-05-20 | 2019-04-02 |
| JONASSEN, Klaus Westh | Director | 2014-05-30 | 2023-05-31 |
| JONASSEN, Klaus | Director | 2008-04-23 | 2013-05-20 |
| LOHMEIER, Andreas | Director | 2005-12-16 | 2006-06-21 |
| MACAULAY, Stephen William | Director | 2014-12-01 | 2022-04-07 |
| MAGNUSSEN, Jesper Sogaard | Director | 2004-03-26 | 2007-05-11 |
| MEYER, Martin | Director | 2004-02-25 | 2006-06-21 |
| MOLLERUP, Allan | Director | 2004-02-25 | 2006-06-21 |
| OVERETT, Douglas William | Director | 2004-03-26 | 2005-10-31 |
| POUSETTE, Michael Ulf | Director | 2008-04-23 | 2012-10-11 |
| SANKEY, John Anthony | Director | 2004-03-26 | 2007-05-11 |
| SEHESTED, Ole Paul | Director | 2008-04-23 | 2013-05-20 |
| SODERDAHL, Jens | Director | 2008-04-23 | 2013-05-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dfds A/S | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-02-07 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 140 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-08-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-06-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-07-24 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-06-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.