RHENUS LOGISTICS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-15 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£142K
+56.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£886K
-81.9% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
351
-4.1% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£1,032,331 | -£519,293 | -£3,124,030 | -£4,006,669 | |
| Cash | — | — | £304,154 | £323,593 | £90,908 | £142,350 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £24,375,415 | — | £17,521,605 | £12,586,795 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £8,536,470 | £8,017,177 | £4,893,147 | £886,478 | |
| Equity | £10,331,266 | £9,568,801 | £8,536,470 | — | £4,893,147 | £886,478 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 382 | 357 | 366 | 351 | |
| 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
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements the directors have a reasonable expectation, and confirmed with the continued support from the wider Rhenus group, that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- RHENUS LOGISTICS LIMITED · parent
- ABC Freight Forwarding Limited 100%
- The PSL Group Limited 100%
- ABC 4Trade B.V. 100%
Significant events
- “The group underwent rationalisation activities in H1 2024, involving downsizing leasehold property and rightsizing personnel costs.”
- “During 2022, the group invested heavily in new UK facilities to access Life Sciences and Healthcare markets and to provide 'regulated agent cargo handling services'.”
- “In 2024, Northern and Southern Groupage Gateways were formed, utilising existing warehouse facilities to provide daily departures into the EU.”
- “The role of Head of Systems and Solutions was created at the end of 2024 to support investment in IT infrastructure and process automation.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DODSWORTH, Gary | Director | 2020-10-09 | Oct 1967 | British |
| HOLLINGTON, Gary Allan | Director | 2022-03-18 | Oct 1972 | British |
| WILLIAMS, David John | Director | 2002-05-15 | May 1965 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HURST, Patrick John | Secretary | 2002-05-20 | 2005-05-20 |
| KENNERLEY, Richard | Secretary | 2005-05-20 | 2021-09-30 |
| WILLIAMS, David | Secretary | 2002-05-15 | 2002-05-20 |
| DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-03-22 | 2002-05-15 |
| AITKEN, Steven | Director | 2024-07-09 | 2026-02-02 |
| BARTZ, Tobias | Director | 2013-02-08 | 2020-10-09 |
| CATER, Gary Steven | Director | 2002-05-15 | 2010-12-31 |
| DAVERN, Spencer Martin | Director | 2022-03-18 | 2024-02-02 |
| HAUSER, Paul Michael | Director | 2002-05-20 | 2005-09-27 |
| HURST, Patrick John | Director | 2002-05-20 | 2005-05-20 |
| KENNERLEY, Richard | Director | 2013-05-13 | 2021-09-30 |
| MILLER, Graham Thomas | Director | 2002-05-15 | 2019-01-14 |
| OEMMELEN, Uwe Detlef | Director | 2005-09-27 | 2013-02-01 |
| DLA NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-03-22 | 2002-05-15 |
| DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-03-22 | 2002-05-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhenus Beteiligunen International Gmbh | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-03-22 | Ceased 2023-01-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 120 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-02-07 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2023-02-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-03-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-03-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+56.6%
£90,908 £142,350
-
Net assets
-81.9%
£4,893,147 £886,478
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-4.1%
366 351
lowest in 4 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