DHL GLOBAL MATCH (UK) LIMITED

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  Material uncertainty over going concern

  Managements intention now is to ultimately liquidate the company the near future. Therefore, the going concern basis of accounting is not applicable, and the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern, as outlined in note 2 to the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024.

1. DHL GLOBAL MATCH (UK) LIMITED 2013-01-04 → present
2. DHL GLOBAL MAIL (UK) LIMITED 2006-12-29 → 2013-01-04
3. MERCURY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1998-09-01 → 2006-12-29
4. MERCURY VMD LIMITED 1998-08-12 → 1998-09-01
5. MERCURY VMD LIMITED 1996-01-11 → 1998-08-12
6. MERCURY SDS LTD 1987-04-14 → 1996-01-11
7. STRIKEGENERAL LIMITED 1987-03-13 → 1987-04-14

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Deloitte LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Material uncertainty disclosed

“Managements intention now is to ultimately liquidate the company the near future. Therefore, the going concern basis of accounting is not applicable, and the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern, as outlined in note 2 to the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024.”

Significant events

• “As part of the Deutsche Post AG Group of Companies (DHL Group) 2030 strategy, the company's main operation and employees were transferred to other group companies, DHL Global Forwarding (UK) Limited (DGF) and DHL eCommerce (UK) Limited (eCom). The directors communicated their intentions during a Townhall meeting on 16 December 2024. The respective agreements were made on 29 April 2025, and the transaction was finalised on 1 May 2025.”
• “Managements intention now is to ultimately liquidate the company the near future.”

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

Filings

4

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  -13.1%

  £34,675,000 → £30,138,000

• Cash

  —

  Not reported

• Net assets

  +1%

  £1,614,000 → £1,630,000

• Employees

  -2.5%

  122 → 119

• Operating profit

  -24.1%

  £1,323,000 → £1,004,000

• Profit before tax

  -98.7%

  £1,359,000 → £17,000

• Wages

  -3.4%

  £4,612,000 → £4,454,000

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