SCAN GLOBAL LOGISTICS (UK) LTD
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Next accounts due
2027-09-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-11 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-37.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£5M
-22.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
129
+16.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3M
-49.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- SCAN GLOBAL LOGISTICS (UK) LTD 2022-06-29 → present
- HORIZON INTERNATIONAL CARGO LIMITED 1991-05-17 → 2022-06-29
- VIOCREST LIMITED 1991-04-18 → 1991-05-17
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-01-01 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £46,429,051 | — | £57,679,397 | £63,434,969 | |
| Operating profit | — | £4,140,401 | — | £4,559,103 | £2,867,117 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £4,678,308 | — | £5,198,948 | £2,634,619 | |
| Net profit | — | £3,582,619 | — | £3,980,160 | £1,971,135 | |
| Cash | — | £2,444,061 | — | £4,462,260 | £2,770,137 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £19,825,303 | — | £7,063,125 | £5,536,158 | |
| Net assets | — | £19,252,965 | — | £6,733,125 | £5,204,260 | |
| Equity | £15,670,346 | £19,252,965 | £19,252,965 | £6,733,125 | £5,204,260 | |
| Average employees | — | 99 | — | 111 | 129 | |
| Wages | — | £3,675,106 | — | £4,293,265 | £4,484,704 |
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 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-01-01 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 8.9% | — | 7.9% | 4.5% | |
| Net margin | — | 7.7% | — | 6.9% | 3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 20.9% | — | 64.5% | 51.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 66.0% | 69.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.53x | 1.44x | |
| Interest cover | — | 316.01x | — | 222.84x | 11.20x |
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
- Barnes Roffe Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe that the company has adequate resources to continue to operate and meet its obligations as they fall due for the foreseeable future for a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements and therefore the use of the going concern assumption remains appropriate.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTENSEN, Henrik | Secretary | 2023-08-08 | — | — |
| CHRISTENSEN, Henrik | Director | 2023-08-31 | May 1984 | Danish |
| HOLST, Clara Nygaard | Director | 2023-08-31 | Nov 1983 | Danish |
| MELGAARD, Allan Dyrgaard | Director | 2021-09-30 | Sep 1970 | Danish |
| MURRAY, Neil Ronald | Director | 2024-06-10 | Jun 1973 | British |
| SYBERG, Lars | Director | 2023-08-31 | Dec 1967 | Danish |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Emma Louise | Secretary | 2010-04-01 | 2021-09-30 |
| DWYER, Daniel John | Nominee Secretary | 1991-04-18 | 1991-05-20 |
| HARRIS, Amanda | Secretary | 1998-08-31 | 2000-09-01 |
| JONES, Donna | Secretary | 2000-09-01 | 2009-02-20 |
| SCORGIE, Nigel Edward Lind | Secretary | 1993-03-29 | 1998-08-31 |
| WRIGHT, David Peter | Secretary | 2009-02-20 | 2010-04-01 |
| ADAM MANAGEMENT LTD | Corporate Secretary | 1991-05-20 | 1993-03-29 |
| DAVIES, Emma Louise | Director | 2020-03-17 | 2021-09-30 |
| DAVIES, Nigel | Director | 2008-05-12 | 2023-03-31 |
| DAVIES, Oliver Robert Yorweth | Director | 2020-03-17 | 2021-08-24 |
| DWYER, Daniel John | Nominee Director | 1991-04-18 | 1991-05-20 |
| HART, Daniel | Director | 2008-04-24 | 2013-09-27 |
| HIGGINS, Christopher | Director | 2008-04-24 | 2009-02-12 |
| LLOYD, Samuel George Alan | Nominee Director | 1991-04-18 | 1991-05-20 |
| PEDERSEN, Claes Bronsgaard | Director | 2021-09-30 | 2023-08-15 |
| SHEEHAN, Caroline | Director | 1991-05-20 | 2008-04-01 |
| TALBOT, Mark | Director | 2012-01-06 | 2024-03-08 |
| WHITE, William Neil | Director | 1991-05-20 | 1993-03-29 |
| WRIGHT, David Peter | Director | 2020-03-17 | 2021-09-30 |
| WRIGHT, David Peter | Director | 2004-12-01 | 2013-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon International Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2019-12-31 | Active |
| Mr Nigel Davies | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-06-01 | Ceased 2019-12-31 |
| Mrs Emma Louise Davies | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-06-01 | Ceased 2019-12-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 164 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-07-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-07-15 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-06-29 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-06-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-30 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-06-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-29 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31
-
Turnover
+10%
£57,679,397 £63,434,969
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-37.9%
£4,462,260 £2,770,137
-
Net assets
-22.7%
£6,733,125 £5,204,260
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+16.2%
111 129
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-37.1%
£4,559,103 £2,867,117
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-49.3%
£5,198,948 £2,634,619
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+4.5%
£4,293,265 £4,484,704
highest 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