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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-06-15 (in 1mo)

Last made up 2025-06-01

Watchouts

1 item

Cash

Latest balance sheet

Net assets

£185M

+30% vs 2023

Employees

0

Average over period

Profit before tax

£43M

+11.3% vs 2023

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Name history

Renamed 3 times since incorporation

  1. EXEL OVERSEAS LIMITED 2004-12-22 → present
  2. TIBBETT & BRITTEN OVERSEAS LIMITED 1994-12-23 → 2004-12-22
  3. TIBBETT & BRITTEN EUROPE LIMITED 1993-08-03 → 1994-12-23
  4. GROUPECO (UK) LIMITED 1991-07-15 → 1993-08-03

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31
Turnover
Operating profit £36,228,841£38,328,556
Profit before tax £38,946,469£43,352,745
Net profit £38,946,469£42,639,936
Cash
Total assets less current liabilities £142,141,010£184,780,946
Net assets £142,141,010£184,780,946
Equity £142,141,010£184,780,946
Average employees 00
Wages

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 2023-12-312024-12-31
Return on capital employed 25.5%20.7%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 0.0%0.0%

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 LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The directors have carried out a going concern assessment. Forecasts through to year ending 2026 are prepared for the UK group of companies in which the company is included. These forecasts support the assessment that the UK group of companies will continue to be able to meet their obligations as they fall due throughout the period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements. The company also participates in the DHL Group's centralised treasury arrangements and so shares banking arrangements with its parent and other group undertakings. The company can draw on these arrangements for funds should the need to access a short-term working capital facility arise. As the principal activity of the company is to hold investments in other Deutsche Post AG group companies the company has limited committed cash outflow over the next twelve months. Any further investments in subsidiaries would be expected to be funded through a loan via the UK parent company or the existing facility arrangements provided by DHL Group's treasury function. Consequently, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”

Group structure

  1. EXEL OVERSEAS LIMITED · parent
    1. DHL Exel Slovakia s.r.o. 100% · Slovakia · Logistics
    2. DHL Metropolitan Logistics SC Mexico S.A. de C.V. 99.96% · Mexico · Logistics
    3. DHL Supply Chain (South Africa) (Pty) Limited 100% · South Africa · Logistics
    4. DHL Supply Chain Kenya Limited 100% · Kenya · Logistics
    5. DHL Supply Chain Limited One Partner 100% · Saudi Arabia · Logistics
    6. Tibbett & Britten Group Canada Inc 100% · Canada · Logistics
    7. Tibbett & Britten Egypt Limited 50% · Egypt · Dormant
    8. DHL Distribution (Thailand) Limited 27.02% · Thailand · Logistics
    9. DHL Global Forwarding (Kenya) Limited 0.00002% · Kenya · Logistics
    10. DHL Global Forwarding (Uganda) Limited 0.00002% · Uganda · Logistics
    11. DHL Logistics Tanzania Limited 0.00009% · United Republic of Tanzania · Logistics
    12. DHL Supply Chain (Argentina) S.A. 18.39% · Argentina · Logistics
    13. DHL Supply Chain (Ireland) Limited 0.0002% · Ireland · Logistics
    14. Exel Contract Logistics (Nigeria) Limited 0.11% · Nigeria · Logistics
    15. Hull Blyth (Angola) Limited 0.073% · Angola · Providing manpower & ancillary services to the oil industry in Angola
    16. Suppla S.A. 5% · Colombia · Logistics
    17. Tafinor S.A. 50% · Uruguay · Logistics
    18. Circuit Logistics Inc 100% · Canada
    19. Connect Logistics Services Inc 100% · Canada
    20. DHL Logistics Kenya Limited 99% · Kenya
    21. DHL Supply Chain (Argentina) S.A. 81.61% · Argentina
    22. Drakensberg Logistics (Pty) Limited 50% · South Africa
    23. EV Logistics 50% · British Columbia
    24. Harmony Logistics Canada Inc 100% · Canada
    25. Matrix Logistics Services Limited 100% · Canada
    26. Relay Logistics Inc 100% · Canada
    27. Saturn Integrated Logistics Inc 100% · Canada
    28. TCL Supply Chain (Canada) Inc 100% · Canada
    29. Tracker Logistics Inc 100% · Canada
    30. Trillium Supply Chain Inc 100% · Canada
    31. Zenith Logistics Inc 100% · Canada

Significant events

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

People

3 active · 32 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
STAGG, Ian Director 2025-11-07 Feb 1970 British
TAYLOR, Rebecca Louise Hazel Director 2021-06-01 Nov 1974 British
TRIMM, Michael James Director 2016-11-25 Dec 1968 British
Show 32 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
ARROWSMITH, Michael Richard Secretary 1999-06-30 2000-04-10
AUSTIN, Keith James Secretary 2002-09-20 2003-02-26
AUSTIN, Keith James Secretary 2000-04-10 2001-02-09
FROOMBERG, Claire Rosemary Secretary 1991-07-15 1995-12-29
LI, Jane Secretary 2015-11-04 2018-12-31
MILLS, John Michael Secretary 2001-02-09 2002-09-20
SMITH, Nicholas Leigh Secretary 2003-02-26 2004-10-21
STALBOW, Michael Robert Secretary 1995-12-29 1999-06-30
EXEL SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED Corporate Secretary 2004-10-21 2015-11-04
ARROWSMITH, Michael Richard Director 1999-06-01 2002-05-31
BUMSTEAD, Jonathan Culver Director 2007-07-26 2009-08-31
BUTT, Kenneth Thomas John Director 1999-06-09 2001-05-04
CASS, David Michael Director 1991-07-15 1997-01-08
CHATFIELD, Carl Anthony Director 2004-10-07 2006-06-30
FINK, Steven Director 2011-01-05 2025-11-07
FROOMBERG, Claire Rosemary Director 1991-07-15 1995-12-29
GILL, James Edward Director 2017-04-01 2018-06-13
HARVEY, John Anthony Director 1991-07-15 2004-08-02
KENT, Raymond Thomas Director 1991-07-15 1992-06-17
KUHL, Thorsten Director 2018-06-13 2021-07-30
LI, Jane Director 2015-10-29 2018-11-26
MELLOR, Kevin Donald Director 1993-01-01 1997-02-28
MUSGRAVE, David Director 1999-06-09 2004-08-18
SMITH, Keith Roy Director 2014-08-15 2017-03-31
STALBOW, Michael Robert Director 1991-07-15 1999-06-30
TAYLOR, Paul Martin Director 2009-08-28 2014-08-15
TUXEN, Henrik Director 1996-06-20 1997-02-28
WATERS, Christopher Stephen Director 2009-08-28 2011-01-05
WHITELING, Mark Argent Director 2002-05-30 2004-08-02
WOOLLISCROFT, Dermot Francis Director 2011-01-05 2016-11-25
EXEL NOMINEE NO 2 LIMITED Corporate Director 2004-10-07 2011-09-01
EXEL SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED Corporate Director 2005-02-20 2015-10-29

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Dhl Supply Chain International Holdings B.V. Corporate entity Shares 75–100% 2024-11-21 Active
Mr James Edward Gill Individual Significant influence 2017-04-01 Ceased 2018-06-13
Mr Michael James Trimm Individual Significant influence 2016-11-25 Ceased 2024-11-21
Exel Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2024-11-21
Mr Steven Fink Individual Significant influence 2016-04-06 Ceased 2023-07-19
Mrs Jane Li Individual Significant influence 2016-04-06 Ceased 2018-11-26

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 214 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2025-11-10 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-11-10 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-10-02 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-06-02 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-11-29 PSC02 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2024-11-29 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2024-11-29 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2024-08-24 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-06-07 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-07-31 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2023-07-08 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-06-06 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-08-03 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-06-06 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2021-10-01 AD01 address Change registered office address company with date old address new address PDF
2021-08-02 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2021-07-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type audit exemption subsiduary
2021-07-30 PARENT_ACC accounts Legacy
2021-07-24 AGREEMENT2 other Legacy
2021-07-24 GUARANTEE2 other Legacy

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
4

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
1

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.

Year-on-year

FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31

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

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