DHL AVIATION (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£52M
+40.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
2,082
-13% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£10M
-7.5% vs 2024
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 | £183,857,000 | £195,199,000 | £188,032,000 | -3.7% | |
| Operating profit | £16,599,000 | £18,772,000 | £16,321,000 | -13.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £9,793,000 | £10,960,000 | £10,138,000 | -7.5% | |
| Net profit | £7,542,000 | £14,277,000 | £10,527,000 | -26.3% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £20,924,000 | £37,384,000 | £52,410,000 | +40.2% | |
| Equity | £20,924,000 | £37,384,000 | £52,410,000 | +40.2% | |
| Average employees | 2,515 | 2,394 | 2,082 | -13% | |
| Wages | £98,334,000 | £101,714,000 | £96,646,000 | -5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £420,000 | £643,000 | £329,000 | -48.8% |
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 | 9.0% | 9.6% | 8.7% | |
| Net margin | 4.1% | 7.3% | 5.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 92.2% | 86.7% | 80.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.48x | 0.61x | 0.67x | |
| Interest cover | 2.02x | 1.88x | 2.06x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- DHL AVIATION (UK) LIMITED 1988-02-12 → present
- ANCHORMERE LIMITED 1987-02-19 → 1988-02-12
- ANCHORMERE LIMITED 1987-02-04 → 1987-02-19
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. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements. Therefore, the directors consider there to be no material uncertainties that may cast doubt on the company's going concern status.”
Significant events
- “Post year end 31 December 2025, the terms for Exel Limited loan of £92 million were renegotiated to extend the maturity date from January 2026 to the 29th of January 2029. A portion of the loan was also paid leading to a reduced loan balance of £72 million.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASLAM, Shakeela | Director | 2019-01-01 | Jul 1969 | British |
| SMITH, Russell | Director | 2025-02-26 | Jun 1973 | British |
Show 15 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 | — | 1994-12-14 |
| WAGLAND, Karen Ann | Secretary | 1994-12-14 | 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 |
| BARDENS, Peter James | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2022-01-01 |
| COUCHAN, Philip Edward | Director | — | 1993-07-20 |
| CRUIKSHANKS, Geoffrey David | Director | — | 2014-09-30 |
| EVANS, Mark | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2024-11-01 |
| FERGUSON, Neil Ivie Lamont | Director | — | 2019-01-01 |
| HAMBROOK, Rachael | Director | 2008-02-13 | 2008-05-23 |
| HICKLING, Rebecca Ruth | Director | 2024-11-01 | 2025-02-26 |
| MEIJER, Annette Marian | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2021-01-01 |
| PEDRI, Daniel Bruno | Director | 1993-09-02 | 2020-08-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Annette Marian Meijer | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-01-01 |
| Mr Daniel Bruno Pedri | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-08-20 |
| Mr Neil Ivie Lamont Ferguson | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-01-01 |
| Dhl Distribution Holdings (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 148 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-11-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination 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.