MICHEL HUREL TRANSPORT U.K. LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-17 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-03
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+4.6% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£4M
-2.4% vs 2023
Employees
14
+16.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£578K
-60.1% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- MICHEL HUREL TRANSPORT U.K. LIMITED 1986-04-08 → present
- LANCEGALA LIMITED 1986-02-27 → 1986-04-08
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £14,105,770 | £17,376,673 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,520,190 | £544,017 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,450,331 | £578,248 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £1,080,826 | £357,985 | |
| Cash | £319,708 | £181,694 | — | — | £1,838,252 | £1,923,163 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,674,787 | £1,902,369 | — | — | £4,159,599 | £4,059,077 | |
| Net assets | £1,670,556 | £1,898,879 | — | — | £4,159,599 | £4,059,077 | |
| Equity | £1,670,556 | £1,898,879 | £2,199,228 | £2,890,965 | £4,159,599 | £4,059,077 | |
| Average employees | — | 14 | — | — | 12 | 14 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £905,727 | £1,489,070 |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 10.8% | 3.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 7.7% | 2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 36.5% | 13.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.52x | 2.34x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 21.76x | 28.17x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- UHY Ross Brooke
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- MICHEL HUREL TRANSPORT U.K. LIMITED · parent
- MHT Forwarding SAS 100%
- MH Transport LLC 30%
- Tradex International S.A.R.L 20%
- SARL Michel Algerie 47%
Significant events
- “A significant increase in marine activity during 2024 resulted in much improved sales for the period against the previous year. Although lower margins for this activity combined with increased competition in the general forwarding markets impacted on the overall gross margin for the year.”
- “Increased administrative costs during 2024 combined with one-time provisions for value of assets has negatively impacted on EBITDA.”
- “The MHT group is cash positive which has facilitated the expansion of our marine business supplementing the profitable trading from existing business.”
- “Changes to the global political landscape create risks to the business. The routing of international shipping around Africa to avoid the Red Sea, affects availability and transit times.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRATLEY, Andrew Jonathan | Secretary | 1998-05-01 | — | British |
| BEVERIDGE, Alistair | Director | 2007-09-18 | Apr 1976 | British |
| HALLO, Basile Francois | Director | 2004-11-22 | Apr 1976 | French |
| PRATLEY, Andrew Jonathan | Director | 2004-11-22 | Mar 1969 | British |
| LÉON VINCENT | Corporate Director | 2021-12-13 | — | — |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HALLO, Bertrand Guy Paul | Secretary | — | 1998-05-01 |
| HALLO, Benjamin Charles Alexandre | Director | 2004-11-22 | 2011-04-01 |
| HALLO, Bertrand Guy Paul | Director | — | 2004-05-28 |
| HALLO, Christine Marie Noelle | Director | 2004-11-22 | 2021-12-13 |
| HUREL, Michel Emile | Director | — | 1998-01-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Stéphane Perriquet | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2021-12-13 | Ceased 2022-05-17 |
| Mr François Barbier | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2021-12-13 | Ceased 2022-05-17 |
| Mr Basile Francois Hallo | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-05-17 |
| Mrs Christine Marie Noelle Hallo | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-05-17 |
| Mr Benjamin Charles Alexandre Hallo | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-05-17 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 174 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-12-19 MA Memorandum articles
- 2021-12-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-12-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-06-30 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2022-06-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-06-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-06-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-06-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-06-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-22 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2021-12-20 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-12-20 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-12-19 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2021-12-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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
+23.2%
£14,105,770 £17,376,673
-
Cash
+4.6%
£1,838,252 £1,923,163
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-2.4%
£4,159,599 £4,059,077
-
Employees
+16.7%
12 14
-
Operating profit
-64.2%
£1,520,190 £544,017
-
Profit before tax
-60.1%
£1,450,331 £578,248
-
Wages
+64.4%
£905,727 £1,489,070
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