DP WORLD FREIGHT FORWARDING UK LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-17
Watchouts
Cash
£4M
-76.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£22M
-40% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
113
+2.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£12M
+1.1% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2026-02-12
- DP WORLD FREIGHT FORWARDING UK LTD 2026-02-12 → present
- EDGE WORLDWIDE LOGISTICS LIMITED 2009-06-30 → 2026-02-12
- A J EDGE LIMITED 1990-11-23 → 2009-06-30
- BLOWCUTTER LIMITED 1990-10-17 → 1990-11-23
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-06-30 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £171,415,162 | £85,178,449 | £69,642,256 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £16,432,959 | £12,349,998 | £10,209,550 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £14,969,535 | £11,896,873 | £12,025,543 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £12,061,713 | £8,558,667 | £8,901,822 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £28,899,777 | £18,674,979 | £4,305,794 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £29,730,709 | £37,592,679 | £22,099,160 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £27,754,822 | £36,313,489 | £21,795,461 | |
| Equity | £2,443,811 | £5,244,760 | £12,919,700 | £22,923,378 | £27,754,822 | £36,313,489 | £21,795,461 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 115 | 110 | 113 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £5,060,008 | £4,700,096 | £2,543,755 |
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 | 2019-06-30 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 9.6% | 14.5% | 14.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 7.0% | 10.0% | 12.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 55.3% | 32.9% | 46.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.35x | 2.36x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 9.77x | 8.08x | 24.23x |
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
- DJH Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have assessed the future trading position. Cash flow forecasts have been prepared for the next twelve months and the directors have concluded that the company has more than adequate resources to continue in business. As such the going concern basis is considered appropriate by the directors.”
Group structure
- DP WORLD FREIGHT FORWARDING UK LTD · parent
- Edge Worldwide Logistics Company Limited 100%
- Edge Worldwide Logistics Netherlands BV 80%
Significant events
- “In December 2024, the business was sold to OP World, a global logistics and supply chain solutions provider, headquartered in Dubai.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDGE, Philip Adam | Director | 2009-01-05 | Sep 1983 | British |
| QUARTEY, Eric Kwatei | Director | 2024-12-13 | Aug 1973 | British |
| SHAOUL, Alan | Director | 2024-12-13 | Dec 1971 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDGE, Alan Joseph | Secretary | — | 2024-12-13 |
| DAVIS, Andrew Guy | Director | 2018-04-08 | 2019-09-18 |
| DEMAIN, Rachel Jane | Director | 2020-09-21 | 2022-06-09 |
| DIXON, Valerie | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2006-09-29 |
| EDGE, Alan Joseph | Director | — | 2024-12-13 |
| EDGE, Susan Marie Catherine | Director | — | 2018-02-27 |
| GROCOTT, Malcolm Douglas | Director | 1996-11-01 | 1998-03-15 |
| MCCREANOR, John | Director | 2001-10-12 | 2006-06-30 |
| POSTLES, James Vincent | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2024-12-13 |
| RAGLAN, Andrew Anthony | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2024-12-13 |
| SHAW, Russell John | Director | 2019-08-12 | 2020-11-06 |
| SULLIVAN, Adrian Paul | Director | 2022-06-01 | 2024-12-13 |
| TAYLOR, Brian | Director | 1997-06-01 | 2004-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Government Of Dubai | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-12-13 | Active |
| Aj&Se Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2024-06-13 | Ceased 2024-12-13 |
| Efh Ltd. | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2023-11-07 | Ceased 2024-12-13 |
| Mr Philip Adam Edge | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-11-07 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 163 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-12 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2026-02-12 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-12-20 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-29 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-11 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-27 | 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
- 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
FY2024 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2024-06-30
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Turnover
-18.2%
£85,178,449 £69,642,256
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-76.9%
£18,674,979 £4,305,794
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
-40%
£36,313,489 £21,795,461
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+2.7%
110 113
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Operating profit
-17.3%
£12,349,998 £10,209,550
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+1.1%
£11,896,873 £12,025,543
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Wages
-45.9%
£4,700,096 £2,543,755
lowest in 3 filed years
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