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KUEHNE + NAGEL LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- 01722216
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1983-05-11
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 52290
Accounts
Pending extraction
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Rödl & Partner Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the period to 31 December 2026. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements.”
Significant events
- “weak European economy and various geopolitical tensions which have impacted on global supply chains.”
- “changing capacity from Sea carriers during the Red Sea crisis”
- “hostilities in the Ukraine were limited due to our focus on the leverage areas.”
- “The group launched its 'Roadmap2026' & 'Vision2030' strategy during 2023”
- “The market conditions changed in 2023, and the company has seen a decline in both volumes and freight rates in the Sea & Air divisions which continues into 2024.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
3 active · 55 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'BRIEN, Daniel Richard | Secretary | 2019-07-01 | — | — |
| DA SILVA, Fabio Luiz | Director | 2025-03-06 | Nov 1980 | Brazilian |
| LAFLIN, Matthew | Director | 2025-10-01 | Sep 1972 | British |
Show 55 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENSOR, Nicholas Lee | Secretary | 1997-11-03 | 2001-04-01 |
| JACKSON, David Keith Philo | Secretary | — | 1995-05-12 |
| KALAWSKI, Eva Monica | Secretary | 2004-02-04 | 2004-03-31 |
| LAYTON, Robert | Secretary | 2001-04-01 | 2016-05-31 |
| STOKES, Tristan Richard Michael | Secretary | 2016-10-10 | 2019-07-01 |
| URBAIN, Xavier Francois Emile | Secretary | 2004-03-31 | 2004-06-30 |
| WATERMAN, Matthew Thomas | Secretary | 1995-05-12 | 1997-10-31 |
| AUSTEN SMITH, Jeremy Charles | Director | 1993-07-26 | 2004-02-04 |
| BAYEY, Geoffrey Michael | Director | — | 1994-06-24 |
| BENNETT, Marcus | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2018-11-29 |
| BEST, Allison Michelle | Director | 2019-01-02 | 2025-01-17 |
| BIDEN, Michael James | Director | 1996-08-12 | 1997-01-21 |
| BLANKA, Markus | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2009-01-23 |
| BRIMFIELD, Steven Gilbert | Director | 1998-05-14 | 1999-12-03 |
| CASSELLS, Leslie James Davidson | Director | 1996-09-25 | 2002-09-12 |
| CHARLTON, Keith Pearson | Director | 1996-08-12 | 2002-05-15 |
| COLE, John Robert | Director | 1997-01-21 | 2001-06-12 |
| COX, Brian | Director | 2018-09-24 | 2024-05-03 |
| COX, Brian | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2017-01-01 |
| DOWNIE, Ian Michael Stuart | Director | 2004-02-04 | 2006-01-01 |
| EDMONDS, Dominic | Director | 2012-11-01 | 2014-10-06 |
| FROST, Derrick Charles | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| FROST, Ronald Edwin | Director | — | 2001-06-30 |
| GUDGE, Raymond | Director | 1995-01-01 | 1997-01-07 |
| HANNS, Peter Gerd Ulber | Director | 2006-01-25 | 2008-12-20 |
| HELD, Thierry Patrick | Director | 2009-01-22 | 2016-04-01 |
| HEWITT, Trevor | Director | 2001-04-24 | 2004-02-04 |
| HORSFALL, Ian David | Director | 2002-10-17 | 2004-02-04 |
| HUDSON, Timothy John | Director | 1993-02-02 | 1995-01-01 |
| JACKSON, David Keith Philo | Director | — | 1995-01-01 |
| JENKINS, Mark David James | Director | 2016-05-23 | 2020-03-12 |
| KALAWSKI, Eva Monica | Director | 2004-02-04 | 2006-01-01 |
| LAWSON, Robert Arthur | Director | 2001-07-01 | 2004-02-04 |
| LINDFIELD, Glenn Jonathan | Director | 2006-01-25 | 2012-11-01 |
| MARR, Brian | Director | — | 1993-06-30 |
| MARTIN, John Walley | Director | 2003-03-14 | 2004-02-04 |
| MATTHEWS, Colin Stephen | Director | 2002-11-01 | 2004-02-04 |
| MCLACHLAN, Neil Andrew | Director | 1999-03-01 | 2003-09-08 |
| MCLOUGHLIN, Peter Hamilton | Director | 1998-05-14 | 2003-03-31 |
| MCLOUGHLIN, Peter Hamilton | Director | — | 1995-01-01 |
| MILES, James Robert | Director | 2025-01-22 | 2025-03-06 |
| NAPIER, John Alan | Director | — | 1998-09-15 |
| OHAGAN, John | Director | 1998-05-14 | 2001-06-01 |
| PROFFITT, Michael | Director | 1992-12-31 | 1996-06-07 |
| QUINN, Pamela | Director | 2024-05-03 | 2025-10-01 |
| RODERICK, Edward Joseph | Director | 1995-01-01 | 1995-09-29 |
| RUUD, Yngve | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2013-11-01 |
| SCHARWATH, Tim | Director | 2009-01-22 | 2011-10-01 |
| SEDRANI, Christophe Nadia Alexander | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2019-01-02 |
| THEVENIN, Bernard Marie Michel | Director | 2003-01-21 | 2004-02-04 |
| URBAN, Xavier Francois Emile | Director | 2002-10-17 | 2006-01-25 |
| WEBSTER, Jonathan Philip Mark | Director | 1993-07-26 | 1995-01-01 |
| WHITE, Werner Andrew | Director | 2014-10-06 | 2016-05-23 |
| WINKWORTH, David Peter John | Director | — | 1993-09-27 |
| WYATT, Christopher John | Director | 1995-01-01 | 1996-07-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuehne + Nagel (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 289 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-07 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-10-01 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-10-01 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2025-10-01 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-03-19 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-03-18 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-01-22 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-01-22 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-10-17 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-10-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-05-17 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-05-17 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-04-11 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2024-04-11 | CH03 | officers | change person secretary company with change date |
| 2023-12-19 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-10-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-05-18 | AD03 | address | move registers to sail company with new address |
| 2023-05-17 | AD02 | address | change sail address company with new address |
| 2022-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
Credit score
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Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory