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GERLACH CUSTOMS SERVICES UK LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- 08214408
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2012-09-14
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 52290
Accounts
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Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors believe that preparing the financial statements on the going concern basis is appropriate due to the continued financial support of the ultimate parent company DHL Group The Directors have received confirmation that DHL Group intends to support the company for 12 months from after these financial statements are signed.”
Significant events
- “Following Brexit on 1 January 2021, the business has grown significantly and therefore the company has continued to invest to ensure that business is able to support its customers”
- “Pillar Two legislation has been enacted in the UK and is effective from 1 January 2024”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
2 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYON, Paul David | Director | 2025-12-01 | May 1974 | British |
| MEIER, Coelestin Ignaz | Director | 2025-12-01 | May 1977 | Swiss |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LI, Jane | Secretary | 2015-11-04 | 2018-12-31 |
| EXEL SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2012-09-14 | 2015-11-04 |
| DAVIES, Russell Adam | Director | 2012-09-14 | 2014-03-14 |
| GLENCASTLE, Elouise | Director | 2019-08-01 | 2024-01-25 |
| GREGOIR, Serge | Director | 2014-03-14 | 2015-03-06 |
| HOLTON, Thomas Edward William | Director | 2018-10-16 | 2021-01-29 |
| JOHNSTON-SMITH, Martin John | Director | 2017-03-27 | 2018-10-16 |
| KUPPENS, Antoine Gijsbertus Wilhelmus | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2023-01-01 |
| LABAERE, Frederik Reinhart | Director | 2018-07-10 | 2021-01-01 |
| MAY, Andrew Leslie | Director | 2014-06-17 | 2017-03-31 |
| MERCURI, Thomas | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2025-02-01 |
| MIDDLETON, Christopher Richard | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2017-03-31 |
| MUMFORD, Kane Daniel | Director | 2024-02-01 | 2025-12-01 |
| NIVEN, Tim | Director | 2012-09-14 | 2014-06-17 |
| PEETERS, John | Director | 2012-09-14 | 2015-07-30 |
| PERRAUT, Elizabeth Jane | Director | 2015-07-30 | 2016-04-01 |
| SMITH, Heath Douglas | Director | 2025-02-01 | 2025-12-01 |
| STEENLANT, Liesbeth Katrien Suzanne Jeanine | Director | 2023-02-01 | 2025-04-01 |
| WORTH, William Ian | Director | 2017-03-10 | 2018-02-27 |
| ZIEGLER, Robert Alexander | Director | 2017-03-10 | 2018-07-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deutsche Post International B.V. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2025-02-01 | Active |
| Mr Thomas Mercuri | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-01-25 | Ceased 2025-02-01 |
| Mr Antoine Gijsbertus Wilhelmus Kuppens | Individual | Significant influence | 2021-01-01 | Ceased 2023-09-06 |
| Ms Elouise Glencastle | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-08-01 | Ceased 2024-01-25 |
| Mr Thomas Edward William Holton | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-10-16 | Ceased 2021-01-29 |
| Mr Frederik Reinhart Labaere | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-07-10 | Ceased 2021-01-01 |
| Mr Martin John Johnston-Smith | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-03-27 | Ceased 2018-07-10 |
| Mr Robert Alexander Ziegler | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-03-10 | Ceased 2018-07-10 |
| Mr William Ian Worth | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-03-10 | Ceased 2018-02-27 |
| Mr Andrew Leslie May | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-09-14 | Ceased 2017-03-31 |
| Mr Christopher Richard Middleton | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-09-14 | Ceased 2017-03-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 88 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-06 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2025-12-08 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-12-08 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-12-08 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-12-08 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-10-09 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-04-14 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-02-03 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2025-02-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2025-02-03 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-02-03 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-09-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-02-12 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-01-26 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2024-01-26 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-01-26 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-09-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
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