RHENUS WAREHOUSING SOLUTIONS LTD
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Cash
£137k
+2,292% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.2m
-27.1% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
432
+10.5% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£457k
+90.6% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £22,497,017 | £28,694,720 | £34,246,108 | £36,785,967 | £39,830,220 | £45,757,516 | +14.9% | |
| Operating profit | £1,917,090 | £2,295,047 | £1,171,366 | -£2,115,877 | -£2,916,259 | £1,655,067 | +156.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,906,920 | £2,298,261 | £1,177,543 | -£2,574,201 | -£4,880,918 | -£457,410 | +90.6% | |
| Net profit | £1,430,695 | £1,826,511 | £1,411,445 | -£2,554,062 | -£4,469,864 | -£457,410 | +89.8% | |
| Cash | £1,980,682 | £726,273 | £542,223 | £34,314 | £5,715 | £136,705 | +2,292% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,675,742 | £12,392,675 | £19,584,143 | £57,729,856 | £53,022,296 | £52,564,886 | -0.9% | |
| Net assets | £6,970,840 | £7,297,351 | £8,708,796 | £6,154,734 | £1,684,870 | £1,227,460 | -27.1% | |
| Equity | £6,970,840 | £7,297,351 | £8,708,796 | £6,154,734 | £1,684,870 | £1,227,460 | -27.1% | |
| Average employees | 284 | 321 | 367 | 431 | 391 | 432 | +10.5% | |
| Wages | £7,383,740 | £8,578,485 | £9,965,049 | £11,874,259 | £11,020,271 | £12,347,798 | +12% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £157,387 | £220,064 | £198,077 | £297,579 | £83,762 | £132,000 | +57.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £9,438 | £7,700 | £12,100 | +57.1% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £297,579 | — | — | — |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.5% | 8.0% | 3.4% | -5.8% | -7.3% | 3.6% | |
| Net margin | 6.4% | 6.4% | 4.1% | -6.9% | -11.2% | -1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.0% | 18.5% | 6.0% | -3.7% | -5.5% | 3.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 58.2% | 59.2% | 70.9% | 91.3% | 97.3% | 98.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.26x | 1.65x | 1.96x | |
| Interest cover | 72.97x | — | — | -4.56x | -1.42x | 0.74x |
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 5 times since incorporation
- RHENUS WAREHOUSING SOLUTIONS LTD 2024-05-02 → present
- RHENUS WAREHOUSING SOLUTIONS LUTTERWORTH LIMITED 2020-06-18 → 2024-05-02
- CML LIMITED 2007-05-29 → 2020-06-18
- CML PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1990-10-25 → 2007-05-29
- CHAGMARR LOGISTICS LIMITED 1990-08-21 → 1990-10-25
- INSTANT START 162 LIMITED 1990-06-27 → 1990-08-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In considering current budgets and long-term forecasts, the Directors have concluded that, at the date of approval of the financial statements, there is a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least 12 months”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DELANEY, Kerry Frances | Director | 2024-09-01 | Mar 1974 | British |
| HOLLINGTON, Gary Allan | Director | 2023-11-14 | Oct 1972 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, Mark Andrew | Secretary | 2007-06-06 | 2011-04-14 |
| CHRISTODOULOU, Ioanna | Secretary | 2003-07-01 | 2006-07-21 |
| CURTIS, Jeremy Nigel | Secretary | 2006-07-21 | 2007-06-06 |
| HILL, Kevin Royston | Secretary | — | 2003-07-01 |
| ALLEN, Mark Andrew | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2011-03-31 |
| CHRISTODOULOU, Ioanna | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2006-07-21 |
| COPLEY, Graham John | Director | 2000-06-01 | 2019-01-03 |
| CURTIS, Jeremy Nigel | Director | 2016-05-24 | 2019-01-03 |
| CURTIS, Jeremy Nigel | Director | — | 2007-06-06 |
| DELANEY, Kerry Frances | Director | 2017-09-27 | 2023-11-24 |
| GOODMAN, Adrian Michael | Director | 2017-12-13 | 2019-06-28 |
| HARGRAVE, Timothy James | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2012-01-13 |
| HILL, Kevin Royston | Director | 1990-08-03 | 2003-07-01 |
| JENKINS, Rebecca | Director | 2017-10-04 | 2019-09-30 |
| KENNERLEY, Richard | Director | 2019-01-03 | 2021-09-30 |
| MARSH, Darren | Director | 2016-05-24 | 2018-03-31 |
| MELLER, David Robert | Director | — | 2007-06-06 |
| MELLER, Michael Joseph | Director | — | 2007-06-06 |
| PLIKAT, Andreas | Director | 2019-01-03 | 2023-05-22 |
| SATCHITHANANDA, Janarthanan | Director | 1994-05-01 | 2002-03-31 |
| WALSH, Rachel Louise | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2019-01-03 |
| WEBB, Mark | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2019-11-30 |
| WILLIAMS, David John | Director | 2021-09-30 | 2024-09-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhenus Beteiligungen International Gmbh | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2019-11-30 | Active |
| Mr Mark Webb | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-10-01 | Ceased 2019-11-30 |
| Mr Graham John Copley | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-10-01 | Ceased 2019-11-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 203 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-05-02 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-02 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-05-02 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2024-05-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-01 | 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.