UPS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-15 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£0
-100% vs 2023
Net assets
£595M
-3.6% vs 2023
Employees
7,405
-6.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£43M
-47% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- UPS LIMITED 1989-07-03 → present
- ATLASAIR PARCELS SERVICE LIMITED 1985-08-27 → 1989-07-03
- ATLASAIR EXPRESS LIMITED 1985-07-24 → 1985-08-27
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 | £1,112,200,000 | £1,008,043,000 | |
| Operating profit | £75,395,000 | £37,936,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £80,637,000 | £42,728,000 | |
| Net profit | £61,054,000 | £32,003,000 | |
| Cash | £528,000 | £0 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £564,265,000 | £536,327,000 | |
| Net assets | £617,751,000 | £595,378,000 | |
| Equity | £617,751,000 | £595,378,000 | |
| Average employees | 7,891 | 7,405 | |
| Wages | £230,332,000 | £223,885,000 |
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 | 6.8% | 3.8% | |
| Net margin | 5.5% | 3.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.4% | 7.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 32.1% | 38.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.37x | 1.26x | |
| Interest cover | 123.40x | 37.16x |
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
- Deloitte Ireland LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- UPS LIMITED · parent
- UPS SGP Limited 100%
- UPS Pension Plan Trustee Limited 100%
Significant events
- “At 31 December 2024, the Company has in issue Bond and Guarantees in favour of HM Customs and Excise and HMRC Central Deferment Office for £8,600,000 (2023: £8,600,000) and £258,000 (2023: £258,000) respectively.”
- “Subsequent to the Balance sheet date of 31 December 2024, there has been no significant events affecting the Company since the financial year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 47 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUNSTAN, Peter Kingsley | Secretary | 2022-02-01 | — | — |
| CARRERA GARCIA, Daniel | Director | 2021-03-01 | Sep 1971 | Spanish |
| DUNSTAN, Peter Kingsley | Director | 2022-02-01 | Sep 1969 | British |
| KESSLER, Markus | Director | 2024-03-01 | May 1977 | German |
| SLEIMAN, Andrew | Director | 2025-11-01 | Feb 1980 | British |
Show 47 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUBIAS JR, Carlos Felipe | Secretary | 2008-01-21 | 2010-04-26 |
| DENNISON, Steven Christopher | Secretary | 2006-05-24 | 2006-09-11 |
| DUNSTAN, Peter Kingsley | Secretary | 2013-10-17 | 2017-04-20 |
| KIELY, Michael Duross | Secretary | 2001-05-31 | 2004-11-15 |
| PARKINSON, Matthew | Secretary | 2021-03-01 | 2022-02-01 |
| PLAMP, Edward | Secretary | 2006-09-11 | 2008-01-31 |
| PLAMP, Edward | Secretary | 2004-12-13 | 2006-05-24 |
| RODRIGUEZ MARQUEZ, Elisabel | Secretary | 2017-04-20 | 2019-08-01 |
| SMITH, Jeffrey | Secretary | — | 2001-05-31 |
| SULEIMAN, Rami | Secretary | 2010-04-01 | 2013-10-17 |
| WELSH, Bram Matthew | Secretary | 2019-08-01 | 2021-03-01 |
| AKALTAN, Cosar Ufku | Director | 2023-10-01 | 2024-03-01 |
| ARRIAGA ARIAS, Luis | Director | 2015-07-15 | 2018-06-18 |
| BARBER, James Jay | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2013-04-30 |
| BARBER, James Jay | Director | 2006-05-24 | 2010-09-22 |
| BARNES JR, Francis Howard | Director | 1993-11-15 | 1996-03-08 |
| CAPLAN, William Frederick | Director | 2004-04-23 | 2006-05-24 |
| CESARONE, Nando | Director | 2016-02-25 | 2018-03-29 |
| CUBIAS JR, Carlos Felipe | Director | 2008-01-21 | 2010-04-26 |
| DENNISON, Steven Christopher | Director | 2006-05-24 | 2006-09-11 |
| DUNSTAN, Peter Kingsley | Director | 2013-10-17 | 2017-04-20 |
| FLETCHER, Richard Stuart | Director | 2022-05-01 | 2023-10-01 |
| FLICK, Wolfgang | Director | 2003-12-31 | 2011-06-29 |
| GOETZ, Ralph Edward | Director | 1994-03-07 | 1997-06-20 |
| KIELY, Michael Duross | Director | 2001-05-31 | 2004-11-15 |
| LOCKHART, John Richard | Director | 1993-03-18 | 1994-02-10 |
| LONG, Larry Lynn | Director | — | 1993-03-18 |
| MENSING, Hans Michael | Director | 1997-06-20 | 2017-02-01 |
| MEYER, Burkhard | Director | 1996-03-08 | 2004-04-23 |
| MILLER, Cindy Jayne | Director | 2013-05-15 | 2016-02-25 |
| MILLER, Cindy Jayne | Director | 2010-09-20 | 2013-05-15 |
| O'GARA, James | Director | 2021-03-01 | 2022-05-01 |
| PARKINSON, Matthew | Director | 2021-03-01 | 2022-02-01 |
| PLAMP, Edward | Director | 2006-09-11 | 2008-01-31 |
| PLAMP, Edward | Director | 2004-12-13 | 2006-05-24 |
| PULITO, Randy Lawrence | Director | 1997-06-20 | 2000-09-25 |
| QUANTRILL, Peter Kiernan | Director | — | 1993-11-15 |
| REITMAN, Edwin Herbert | Director | 1996-03-08 | 1997-06-20 |
| RIVIECCIO JR, Louis Anthony | Director | 2018-03-30 | 2021-03-01 |
| RODRIGUEZ MARQUEZ, Elisabel | Director | 2017-04-20 | 2019-08-01 |
| SMITH, Jeffrey | Director | — | 2001-05-31 |
| STEWARDSON, Peter Raoul | Director | 2017-02-01 | 2025-11-19 |
| SULEIMAN, Rami | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2013-10-17 |
| VALE, Mark Simon | Director | 2018-06-18 | 2021-02-08 |
| WARRICK, John Donald | Director | 2000-09-25 | 2003-12-31 |
| WELSH, Bram Matthew | Director | 2019-08-01 | 2021-03-01 |
| WILLIS, George Anthony | Director | 2013-05-01 | 2015-07-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ups (Uk Holding) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 211 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-05 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-04-28 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-04-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-04-27 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-9.4%
£1,112,200,000 £1,008,043,000
-
Cash
-100%
£528,000 £0
-
Net assets
-3.6%
£617,751,000 £595,378,000
-
Employees
-6.2%
7,891 7,405
-
Operating profit
-49.7%
£75,395,000 £37,936,000
-
Profit before tax
-47%
£80,637,000 £42,728,000
-
Wages
-2.8%
£230,332,000 £223,885,000
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