HILLEBRAND BULK LOGISTICS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-13 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-30
Watchouts
Cash
£28K
+647% vs 2023
Net assets
£82M
-6.5% vs 2023
Employees
22
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£16M
-31% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- HILLEBRAND BULK LOGISTICS LIMITED 2021-12-23 → present
- TRANS OCEAN BULK LOGISTICS LIMITED 2009-07-20 → 2021-12-23
- JF HILLEBRAND GB HOLDINGS LIMITED 2006-12-19 → 2009-07-20
- CLIPPERDOVE LIMITED 2006-10-31 → 2006-12-19
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £138,602,352 | — | £87,193,668 | £69,658,151 | |
| Operating profit | — | £6,941,033 | — | £6,463,232 | £8,904,150 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £26,839,152 | — | £23,115,262 | £15,957,560 | |
| Net profit | — | £26,766,649 | — | £22,329,864 | £15,776,865 | |
| Cash | — | £52,319 | — | £3,742 | £27,953 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £64,817,094 | — | £87,146,958 | £81,521,759 | |
| Net assets | — | £64,817,094 | — | £87,146,958 | £81,521,759 | |
| Equity | £41,824,034 | £64,817,094 | £64,817,094 | £87,146,958 | £81,521,759 | |
| Average employees | — | 47 | — | 22 | 22 | |
| Wages | — | £3,074,243 | — | £1,354,436 | £1,145,216 |
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 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 5.0% | — | 7.4% | 12.8% | |
| Net margin | — | 19.3% | — | 25.6% | 22.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 10.7% | — | 7.4% | 10.9% | |
| Interest cover | — | 2.47x | — | 4.79x | 32.90x |
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
“On the basis of their assessment of the company's financial position and resources, the directors believe that the company is well placed to manage its business risks. The company remains profitable, has no external borrowings, and has a positive cash balance. Therefore, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the next 12 months from signing. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- HILLEBRAND BULK LOGISTICS LIMITED · parent
- JF Hillebrand (1983) Limited 100%
- Hillebrand Gori Scotland Limited 100%
- Trans Ocean Distribution (Shanghai) Co 100%
- Trans Ocean Liquid Tech pty Limited 100%
- Trans Ocean Liquid Tech Sdn Bhd 100%
- Trans Ocean Liquid Tech (Kunshan) Co 100%
Significant events
- “Following the Sale of non BWS business in 2023, we continue to focus on our core market of Beer, Wine and Spirits business.”
- “In 2023 there was the gain from sale of non-BWS business of $16,847,070. There have been no transactions of this nature in 2024 to compare to this gain in 2023.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAKER, Carolyn Leigh | Secretary | 2024-02-01 | — | — |
| ANSELL, Steven William | Director | 2024-02-01 | Jun 1974 | British |
| BAKER, Carolyn Leigh | Director | 2024-02-01 | May 1972 | British |
| FRY, Kevin William | Director | 2009-11-16 | Jan 1967 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRY, Kevin William | Secretary | 2011-02-28 | 2024-01-31 |
| JEFFERY, Kathryn Emma | Secretary | 2009-11-18 | 2011-02-28 |
| NORTON, Stephen John | Secretary | 2006-12-18 | 2009-11-18 |
| CLIFFORD CHANCE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2006-10-31 | 2006-12-18 |
| BALL, Christopher | Director | 2010-06-09 | 2017-03-31 |
| DAVIES, Russell Adam | Director | 2024-02-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| DESREUMAUX, Sebastien Robert | Director | 2017-03-31 | 2018-06-30 |
| HERMAN, Gavin Steward, Mr. | Director | 2018-06-01 | 2024-01-31 |
| LEVY, Adrian Joseph Morris | Director | 2006-10-31 | 2006-12-18 |
| MAWER, George David | Director | 2006-12-18 | 2018-06-01 |
| PUDGE, David John | Director | 2006-10-31 | 2006-12-18 |
| WILLIAMS, Michael Richard | Director | 2009-11-16 | 2016-07-31 |
| YUSEF, Thomas Abraham | Director | 2006-12-18 | 2014-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Steven William Ansell | Individual | Significant influence | 2025-12-31 | Active |
| Mr Russell Adam Davies | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-02-01 | Ceased 2025-12-31 |
| Mr Gavin Steward Herman | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-06-01 | Ceased 2024-01-31 |
| Mr George David Mawer | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-06-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 99 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-05 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-02-01 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-02-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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
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Turnover
-20.1%
£87,193,668 £69,658,151
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
+647%
£3,742 £27,953
-
Net assets
-6.5%
£87,146,958 £81,521,759
-
Employees
0%
22 22
-
Operating profit
+37.8%
£6,463,232 £8,904,150
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-31%
£23,115,262 £15,957,560
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
-15.4%
£1,354,436 £1,145,216
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