OOCL LOGISTICS (EUROPE) LIMITED

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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-08-15 (in 3mo)

Last made up 2025-08-01

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£5M

-2.8% vs 2023

Net assets

-£28M

-23% vs 2023

Employees

-7.7% vs 2023

Profit before tax

-£6M

-13.5% vs 2023

Name history

Renamed 3 times since incorporation

OOCL LOGISTICS (EUROPE) LIMITED 2003-01-02 → present
CARGO SYSTEM (UK) LIMITED 1995-08-30 → 2003-01-02
CARGO SYSTEMS (UK) LTD 1989-09-28 → 1995-08-30
CARGO SYSTEM LIMITED 1985-01-14 → 1989-09-28

Net assets

2-year trend · vs Industrials median

OOCL LOGISTICS (EUROPE) LIMITED·Industrials median · n=6236

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric	2023-12-31	2024-12-31
Turnover	£77,738,000	£74,236,000
Operating profit	-£5,221,000	-£5,924,000
Profit before tax	-£5,218,000	-£5,921,000
Net profit	-£5,303,000	-£5,945,000
Cash	£4,894,000	£4,759,000
Total assets less current liabilities	-£22,873,000	-£28,140,000
Net assets	-£22,813,000	-£28,051,000
Equity	-£22,813,000	-£28,051,000
Average employees	52	48
Wages	£5,499,000	£5,678,000

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	2023-12-31	2024-12-31
Operating margin	-6.7%	-8.0%
Net margin	-6.8%	-8.0%
Return on capital employed	22.8%	21.1%
Current ratio	0.43x	0.42x
Interest cover	-200.81x	-211.57x

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 102
Reporting scope: Standalone (parent only)
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Audit opinion: Unqualified (clean)
Going concern: Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis given that OOCL (Assets) Holdings Inc., the intermediate parent Company, has confirmed in writing to the Company its present intention to provide adequate financial support such as to allow the Company to pay its debts as they fall due and to allow the continued operations of the Company for a period of at least 12 months following the signing of these financial statements.”

Group structure

OOCL LOGISTICS (EUROPE) LIMITED · parent
1. OOCL Logistics (Russia) Limited 100% · Russia · Logistics, cargo consolidation and forwarding
2. OOCL Lojistik Hizmetleri ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi 100% · Turkey · Logistics and forwarding

Significant events

“A key achievement this year has been the further refinement of our digital platforms and development of digital total-solution, our ISCMS (International Supply Chain Management Service) products have been further elevated, providing visibility and insights into shipments, enabling customers to navigate the complexities of modern logistics and scale up their supply chain management in both 3PL and 4PL models.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

5 active · 28 resigned

Name	Role	Appointed	Born	Nationality
OOCL SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED	Corporate Secretary	2001-06-11	—	—
BOEGER, Joern Wilhelm	Director	2013-01-01	Sep 1966	German
BRAKEL, Andreas Hendrik	Director	2013-01-01	Jan 1968	Dutch
QI, Xinming	Director	2025-04-23	Nov 1965	Chinese
TJHIN, Suliani	Director	2021-01-01	Aug 1974	Indonesian

Show 28 resigned officers

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned
MORRISON, William Stuart	Secretary	1997-01-14	2001-06-11
RUSSELL, Howard Neil	Secretary	—	1997-01-13
BOSCH, Danny Raymond C Van Den	Director	2010-03-18	2013-01-01
BYKOV, Nikolay	Director	2010-03-18	2013-01-01
CHEN, Michael Sen-Wai	Director	1992-11-18	2004-06-01
HAYMAN, Richard James	Director	1994-02-22	2002-05-15
IP, Peter Kong-Kan	Director	2010-03-18	2014-01-01
KO, Kan Ching	Director	—	1994-02-22
KOFOD HANSEN, Henrik Kristian	Director	2003-07-14	2007-01-01
LI, Jun	Director	2023-10-13	2025-04-23
LOU, Miranda Lai Wah	Director	2013-01-01	2014-08-01
MILLER, Rodney Wayne	Director	2002-05-15	2004-06-01
MORISSET, Richard Henri Bernard	Director	2010-03-18	2013-01-01
MORRISON, William Stuart	Director	1997-07-15	2001-06-11
NEWSON, Dale	Director	2017-11-01	2018-07-20
PAN, Chung Ming	Director	2021-01-01	2023-10-13
PAN, Chung Ming	Director	2015-04-01	2017-11-01
POON, Jim	Director	1994-10-01	1998-10-01
SHERMAN, Samantha Clare	Director	2014-01-01	2015-04-01
TING, Moustapha Cheung Lung	Director	1992-11-18	1994-10-01
TING, Moustapha Cheung Lung	Director	—	1995-08-01
WANG, Ted Ching Yu	Director	2004-06-01	2006-01-01
WATSON, David Hamilton	Director	—	1994-02-22
WONG, Allan Tak Sing	Director	2004-06-01	2010-03-18
WONG, Henry Kong Tsun	Director	2006-01-01	2010-03-18
WONG, Tak Sing	Director	—	1992-11-18
WUEPPER, Juergen	Director	2010-03-18	2013-01-01
YE, Jianping	Director	2014-08-01	2021-01-01

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name	Kind	Nature of control	Notified	Status
Kenwake Ltd	Corporate entity	Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors	2022-07-28	Active
Oocl (Europe) Limited	Corporate entity	Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%	2016-04-06	Ceased 2022-07-28

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 190 total filings

Date	Type	Category	Description
2025-08-21	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2025-08-07	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2025-05-27	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date
2025-05-27	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date
2024-09-29	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2024-08-13	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2023-11-17	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date
2023-11-17	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date
2023-08-14	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2023-07-17	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2022-08-11	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with updates	PDF
2022-08-11	PSC07	persons-with-significant-control	Cessation of a person with significant control	PDF
2022-08-10	PSC02	persons-with-significant-control	Notification of a person with significant control	PDF
2022-07-20	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2022-04-21	CH01	officers	Change person director company with change date
2021-11-25	CH01	officers	Change person director company with change date
2021-09-06	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2021-08-02	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2021-03-05	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2021-02-09	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings: 4
Capital events: 0
Officers appointed: 0
Officers resigned: 0

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

Turnover

-4.5%

£77,738,000 £74,236,000
Cash

-2.8%

£4,894,000 £4,759,000
Net assets

-23%

-£22,813,000 -£28,051,000
Employees

-7.7%

52 48
Operating profit

-13.5%

-£5,221,000 -£5,924,000
Profit before tax

-13.5%

-£5,218,000 -£5,921,000
Wages

+3.3%

£5,499,000 £5,678,000

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

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