DHL INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED
Operating as the UK subsidiary of the Frankfurt-listed German multinational DHL Group, the company provides express courier, parcel delivery, and logistics services.
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Cash
£2.1m
-21% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£141m
+3.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
4,392
-1.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£56m
+0.6% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,499,939,000 | £1,347,034,000 | £1,269,000,000 | -5.8% | |
| Operating profit | £52,532,000 | £58,352,000 | £59,515,000 | +2% | |
| Profit before tax | £52,774,000 | £55,498,000 | £55,846,000 | +0.6% | |
| Net profit | £31,258,000 | £49,886,000 | £56,285,000 | +12.8% | |
| Cash | £2,384,000 | £2,647,000 | £2,090,000 | -21% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £350,612,000 | £371,735,000 | £357,811,000 | -3.7% | |
| Net assets | £111,283,000 | £136,822,000 | £141,032,000 | +3.1% | |
| Equity | £111,283,000 | £136,822,000 | £141,032,000 | +3.1% | |
| Average employees | 4,612 | 4,464 | 4,392 | -1.6% | |
| Wages | £204,213,000 | £206,590,000 | £212,689,000 | +3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,106,000 | £916,000 | £1,102,000 | +20.3% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.5% | 4.3% | 4.7% | |
| Net margin | 2.1% | 3.7% | 4.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.0% | 15.7% | 16.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 83.6% | 78.3% | 77.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.04x | 1.18x | 1.24x | |
| Interest cover | 5.43x | 4.22x | 4.49x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- DHL INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED 1987-06-01 → present
- D.H.L. INTERNATIONAL (U.K.) LIMITED 1974-09-24 → 1987-06-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- 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, is profitable, has no external borrowings and adequate cash, and receives a letter of continued support from Deutsche Post AG for at least 12 months.”
Significant events
- “After the reporting period, three service stations were approved for closure, with the resultant closures taking place across March-April 2026. This is considered a non-adjusting event.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORNISH, Alexander John Richard | Director | 2025-07-01 | Apr 1961 | British |
| GARDNER, Glenn William | Director | 2025-12-09 | Jan 1984 | American |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LI, Jane | Secretary | 2015-11-04 | 2018-12-31 |
| MUNSON, Anne Patricia | Secretary | 2004-03-31 | 2005-02-03 |
| ROBINSON, Merle Catharine | Secretary | — | 1994-03-30 |
| WAGLAND, Karen Ann | Secretary | 1994-03-30 | 2004-03-31 |
| EXEL SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2014-12-15 | 2015-11-04 |
| ORBITAL SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-03-10 | 2014-12-15 |
| ALLEN, David Raymond | Director | — | 2008-06-25 |
| BIGGS, Anthony Mark | Director | 1996-02-22 | 1999-07-02 |
| BUTCHER, Nicholas Terence | Director | 1994-10-18 | 2000-01-01 |
| BYRON, Patrick Gordon | Director | — | 1994-10-18 |
| CALDER, Roy James | Director | 2010-09-08 | 2012-10-16 |
| CLOUGH, Ian David | Director | 1999-07-02 | 2004-07-06 |
| COLES, David | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2003-05-30 |
| COUCHMAN, Philip | Director | 2010-12-21 | 2016-12-31 |
| DAVIES, Peter Anthony | Director | — | 1994-10-18 |
| DAY, Stephen Charles | Director | 2003-09-05 | 2005-05-31 |
| DAY, Stephen Charles | Director | 1992-10-13 | 1996-02-02 |
| DUNCAN, David Archibald | Director | 2015-03-02 | 2025-12-09 |
| GLOECKNER, Dirk | Director | 2011-01-19 | 2012-04-16 |
| HOGAN, John Christopher James | Director | 2003-07-03 | 2005-08-31 |
| LINSELL, Richard Duncan | Director | — | 1997-11-05 |
| MASOUD, Mahmoud | Director | 2008-03-03 | 2011-03-31 |
| MCCALL, Kenneth Stanley | Director | 2008-05-06 | 2010-09-08 |
| MCCAMBRIDGE, Alastair | Director | 2011-09-14 | 2015-12-31 |
| MUNTWYLER, Christian | Director | 2005-08-31 | 2008-03-31 |
| WILSON, Ian David | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2025-07-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ian David Wilson | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-01-01 | Ceased 2025-07-01 |
| Mr David Archibald Duncan | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-12-09 |
| Dhl Distribution Holdings (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 172 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-01 | 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
- 1
- 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.