DHL ECOMMERCE UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-11-30 (in 6mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-01 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-18
Watchouts
Cash
£5K
-81.5% vs 2023
Net assets
-£24M
-213.2% vs 2023
Employees
3,957
+3.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£40M
-235.9% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £616,132,000 | £633,430,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£6,698,000 | -£28,253,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£11,850,000 | -£39,800,000 | |
| Net profit | -£31,407,000 | -£45,920,000 | |
| Cash | £27,000 | £5,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £183,585,000 | £150,983,000 | |
| Net assets | £21,582,000 | -£24,434,000 | |
| Equity | £21,582,000 | -£24,434,000 | |
| Average employees | 3,813 | 3,957 | |
| Wages | £122,827,000 | £131,636,000 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.1% | -4.5% | |
| Net margin | -5.1% | -7.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | -3.6% | -18.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 93.3% | 105.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.69x | 0.30x | |
| Interest cover | -1.29x | -2.42x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have carried out a going concern assessment. Forecasts through to year ending 2026 are prepared for DHL eCommerce UK Ltd. These forecasts support the assessment that the Company will continue to meet their obligations as they fall due throughout the period of at least twelve months from the date of these financial statements. The directors have also obtained a formal letter of support from Deutsche Post AG confirming its continued commitment to provide financial assistance to enable the company to meet its third-party liabilities as they fall due and not to call intra-group balances for a period of at least 12 months from the date these financial statements are approved. In addition, the directors note that the company, together with its immediate parent and subsidiaries, will become part of the Evri Group following completion of the acquisition announced in May 2025. This transaction is expected to further strengthen the company's long-term financial position. On this basis, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months from the date of issue of these financial statements and, accordingly, continue to adopt the going concern basis of preparation.”
Significant events
- “On 14 May 2025, it was announced that the Company, along with its parent UK Mail Group Ltd, and its holding company, DHL Parcel UK Holding, will be acquired by Evri Group. The acquisition completes on 1 October 2025, with DHL Group retaining a minority stake in the combined Evri Group.”
- “In July 2025, DHL Group made a capital injection into DHL Ecommerce UK Limited, enabling the Company to repay its outstanding loans.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 41 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE LANGE, Martijn Constantijn | Director | 2025-10-01 | Feb 1978 | Dutch |
| RICHARDSON, Alan | Director | 2025-10-01 | Feb 1977 | British |
Show 41 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIDDULPH, Charisse Mignon | Secretary | 2007-08-01 | 2009-01-30 |
| COCHRANE, Charles | Secretary | 2006-12-01 | 2007-07-31 |
| DOBB, Parvinder Kaur | Secretary | 2009-09-01 | 2011-02-01 |
| FITZWILLIAM, Peter David Campbell | Secretary | 1999-02-01 | 2006-06-02 |
| GLEW, Steven Peter | Secretary | 2006-10-31 | 2006-12-01 |
| MAIR, James Percival | Secretary | 1998-08-18 | 1999-02-01 |
| MAIR, James Percival | Secretary | — | 1996-03-29 |
| MONTAGUE-JOHNSTONE, Torquil James | Secretary | 1996-03-29 | 1998-08-18 |
| WRIGHT, Martin Leslie | Secretary | 2006-06-02 | 2006-10-31 |
| BENSON, Neil Winston | Director | 1993-06-21 | 1996-03-29 |
| BRABBINS, Nigel | Director | 1996-10-10 | 2000-11-30 |
| BUSWELL, Charles Guy | Director | 1997-10-01 | 2015-11-25 |
| BUSWELL, Charles Guy | Director | 1993-04-01 | 1994-07-20 |
| CARVELL, Paul David | Director | 2001-02-26 | 2006-01-05 |
| DAHLER, Terence Edward | Director | 1994-09-01 | 1996-03-29 |
| DAVIDIAN, Martin Lee | Director | 1997-10-01 | 1999-01-31 |
| FISHBURN, John Dudley | Director | 1993-04-01 | 1996-03-29 |
| FITZWILLIAM, Peter David Campbell | Director | 1999-02-01 | 2006-06-02 |
| FORBES, David Edward | Director | 1995-02-01 | 1995-11-01 |
| FULLER, Peter Stanley | Director | 2016-12-12 | 2024-03-01 |
| GARDINER, Paula | Director | 2025-09-25 | 2025-10-01 |
| GLEW, Steven Peter | Director | 2006-06-05 | 2018-10-01 |
| HILL, Stuart | Director | 2024-03-01 | 2025-09-25 |
| HODGSON, Russell | Director | 2001-01-02 | 2005-09-30 |
| HUNTER, Graham | Director | 1996-04-01 | 1996-10-25 |
| JARMAN, Mark Laurence | Director | 1997-10-01 | 1998-10-07 |
| JONES, Michael Dennis | Director | 1993-04-01 | 1998-11-30 |
| KANE, Michael | Director | 1998-08-12 | 2009-09-23 |
| KANE, Michael | Director | — | 1997-10-01 |
| KANE, Peter | Director | 1998-08-12 | 2017-09-29 |
| KANE, Peter | Director | — | 1996-03-29 |
| KROHN, Peter Michael | Director | 2018-09-01 | 2023-09-11 |
| LAIRD, Scott | Director | 2018-09-01 | 2025-09-25 |
| LYALL, Jaspreet Kaur | Director | 2023-09-11 | 2025-10-01 |
| MANGHAM, Albert Christopher | Director | 2016-12-12 | 2019-09-23 |
| MC LAREN, Susan Elaine | Director | 1993-04-01 | 1996-03-29 |
| MC LAREN, Susan Elaine | Director | — | 1992-02-17 |
| MICHIE, Alexander James | Director | 1996-04-01 | 1997-03-05 |
| MONTAGUE-JOHNSTONE, Torquil James | Director | 1993-04-26 | 1998-09-18 |
| ODLING, Antony William | Director | 1996-10-10 | 1999-10-04 |
| ROSS, Donald Alexander | Director | 1997-10-01 | 2011-03-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uk Mail Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2025-10-01 | Active |
| Deutsche Post Ag | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-12-22 | Ceased 2025-10-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 241 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-10-10 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2025-10-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-08 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-10-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-30 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 18
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+2.8%
£616,132,000 £633,430,000
-
Cash
-81.5%
£27,000 £5,000
-
Net assets
-213.2%
£21,582,000 -£24,434,000
-
Employees
+3.8%
3,813 3,957
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Operating profit
-321.8%
-£6,698,000 -£28,253,000
-
Profit before tax
-235.9%
-£11,850,000 -£39,800,000
-
Wages
+7.2%
£122,827,000 £131,636,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers