OOCL LOGISTICS (EUROPE) LIMITED
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Cash
£4.8M
-2.8% vs 2023
Net assets
-£28M
-23% vs 2023
Employees
48
-7.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£5.9M
-13.5% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £77,738,000 | £74,236,000 | -4.5% | |
| Operating profit | -£5,221,000 | -£5,924,000 | -13.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£5,218,000 | -£5,921,000 | -13.5% | |
| Net profit | -£5,303,000 | -£5,945,000 | -12.1% | |
| Cash | £4,894,000 | £4,759,000 | -2.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£22,873,000 | -£28,140,000 | -23% | |
| Net assets | -£22,813,000 | -£28,051,000 | -23% | |
| Equity | -£22,813,000 | -£28,051,000 | -23% | |
| Average employees | 52 | 48 | -7.7% | |
| Wages | £5,499,000 | £5,678,000 | +3.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £320,000 | £154,000 | -51.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -6.7% | -8.0% | |
| Net margin | -6.8% | -8.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.43x | 0.42x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- OOCL LOGISTICS (EUROPE) LIMITED 2003-01-02 → present
- CARGO SYSTEM (UK) LIMITED 1995-08-30 → 2003-01-02
- CARGO SYSTEMS (UK) LTD 1989-09-28 → 1995-08-30
- CARGO SYSTEM LIMITED 1985-01-14 → 1989-09-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis given that OOCL (Assets) Holdings Inc., the intermediate parent Company, has confirmed in writing to the Company its present intention to provide adequate financial support such as to allow the Company to pay its debts as they fall due and to allow the continued operations of the Company for a period of at least 12 months following the signing of these financial statements.”
Group structure
- OOCL LOGISTICS (EUROPE) LIMITED · parent
- OOCL Logistics (Russia) Limited 100%
- OOCL Lojistik Hizmetleri ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi 100%
Significant events
- “A key achievement this year has been the further refinement of our digital platforms and development of digital total-solution, our ISCMS (International Supply Chain Management Service) products have been further elevated, providing visibility and insights into shipments, enabling customers to navigate the complexities of modern logistics and scale up their supply chain management in both 3PL and 4PL models.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OOCL SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2001-06-11 | — | — |
| BOEGER, Joern Wilhelm | Director | 2013-01-01 | Sep 1966 | German |
| BRAKEL, Andreas Hendrik | Director | 2013-01-01 | Jan 1968 | Dutch |
| QI, Xinming | Director | 2025-04-23 | Nov 1965 | Chinese |
| TJHIN, Suliani | Director | 2021-01-01 | Aug 1974 | Indonesian |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MORRISON, William Stuart | Secretary | 1997-01-14 | 2001-06-11 |
| RUSSELL, Howard Neil | Secretary | — | 1997-01-13 |
| BOSCH, Danny Raymond C Van Den | Director | 2010-03-18 | 2013-01-01 |
| BYKOV, Nikolay | Director | 2010-03-18 | 2013-01-01 |
| CHEN, Michael Sen-Wai | Director | 1992-11-18 | 2004-06-01 |
| HAYMAN, Richard James | Director | 1994-02-22 | 2002-05-15 |
| IP, Peter Kong-Kan | Director | 2010-03-18 | 2014-01-01 |
| KO, Kan Ching | Director | — | 1994-02-22 |
| KOFOD HANSEN, Henrik Kristian | Director | 2003-07-14 | 2007-01-01 |
| LI, Jun | Director | 2023-10-13 | 2025-04-23 |
| LOU, Miranda Lai Wah | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2014-08-01 |
| MILLER, Rodney Wayne | Director | 2002-05-15 | 2004-06-01 |
| MORISSET, Richard Henri Bernard | Director | 2010-03-18 | 2013-01-01 |
| MORRISON, William Stuart | Director | 1997-07-15 | 2001-06-11 |
| NEWSON, Dale | Director | 2017-11-01 | 2018-07-20 |
| PAN, Chung Ming | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2023-10-13 |
| PAN, Chung Ming | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2017-11-01 |
| POON, Jim | Director | 1994-10-01 | 1998-10-01 |
| SHERMAN, Samantha Clare | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2015-04-01 |
| TING, Moustapha Cheung Lung | Director | 1992-11-18 | 1994-10-01 |
| TING, Moustapha Cheung Lung | Director | — | 1995-08-01 |
| WANG, Ted Ching Yu | Director | 2004-06-01 | 2006-01-01 |
| WATSON, David Hamilton | Director | — | 1994-02-22 |
| WONG, Allan Tak Sing | Director | 2004-06-01 | 2010-03-18 |
| WONG, Henry Kong Tsun | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2010-03-18 |
| WONG, Tak Sing | Director | — | 1992-11-18 |
| WUEPPER, Juergen | Director | 2010-03-18 | 2013-01-01 |
| YE, Jianping | Director | 2014-08-01 | 2021-01-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenwake Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-07-28 | Active |
| Oocl (Europe) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-07-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 190 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-08-10 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-07-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-11-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.