DSV CONTRACT LOGISTICS LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£21M
+43.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,068
+0.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£10M
+588.1% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £134,335,000 | £143,576,000 | £165,305,000 | +15.1% | |
| Operating profit | £9,368,000 | £9,020,000 | £18,307,000 | +103% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,958,000 | £1,498,000 | £10,308,000 | +588.1% | |
| Net profit | £964,000 | -£374,000 | £5,953,000 | +1,691.7% | |
| Cash | £194,000 | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £115,839,000 | £136,361,000 | £144,323,000 | +5.8% | |
| Net assets | £15,087,000 | £14,368,000 | £20,640,000 | +43.7% | |
| Equity | £15,087,000 | £14,368,000 | £20,640,000 | +43.7% | |
| Average employees | 1,006 | 1,066 | 1,068 | +0.2% | |
| Wages | £31,118,000 | £32,066,000 | £35,054,000 | +9.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £309,000 | £358,000 | £358,000 | 0% |
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 | 7.0% | 6.3% | 11.1% | |
| Net margin | 0.7% | -0.3% | 3.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.1% | 6.6% | 12.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.69x | 0.92x | 0.98x | |
| Interest cover | 1.28x | 1.07x | 2.03x |
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 — the current trading name was adopted 2025-06-10
- DSV CONTRACT LOGISTICS LIMITED 2025-06-10 → present
- DSV SOLUTIONS LIMITED 2007-11-08 → 2025-06-10
- FRANS MAAS HOLDING (UK) LIMITED 1996-12-13 → 2007-11-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company meets its day-to-day working capital requirements through an intercompany funding facility in place with the ultimate parent undertaking which is managed by the Group Treasury Department. As the Company does not, therefore, fully control its cash flows and its liquidity position, the Directors have received a letter of financial support from DSV A/S that it will provide financial support to the company such that the company is able to operate as a going concern and to settle its liabilities as they fall due. That undertaking will remain in place for the foreseeable future and will not be withdrawn for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. Consequently, the company continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements Having assessed the company's risk, existing financing and performance including the impact of severe but plausible downside scenarios, the Directors have concluded that the Company should be able to operate within the level of its current intercompany funding facility for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “DSV A/S acquired DB Schenker from Deutsche Bahn, including a UK subsidiary, Schenker Limited, in a transaction completed on 30 April 2025. On 1 September 2025, DSV Contract Logistics Limited acquired the Contract Logistics business of Schenker Limited satisfied in cash (note 21).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WATTS, Nichola Claire | Secretary | 2026-02-14 | — | — |
| DUBRO, Surinder | Director | 2019-12-23 | May 1978 | British |
| EJSING, Brian Skovgaard | Director | 2012-06-13 | Sep 1966 | Danish |
| OTTE, Boris Gregor | Director | 2026-05-27 | Aug 1980 | German |
| VAN DER MAAS, Pieter Jacob | Director | 2024-10-22 | Feb 1968 | Dutch |
| WALENDA, Maciej Grzegorz | Director | 2025-06-10 | May 1981 | Polish |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARROWING, Keith | Secretary | 1996-12-13 | 2006-01-01 |
| LONCKE, Larsen Jan | Secretary | 2025-05-15 | 2026-02-14 |
| RIDSDALE, Gary Maurice | Secretary | 2006-06-01 | 2025-05-15 |
| SHIPP, Krista | Secretary | 2006-01-01 | 2006-06-01 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-12-13 | 1996-12-13 |
| ALMIND, Brian Winther | Director | 2009-05-01 | 2013-11-01 |
| ANDERSEN, Jens Bjorn | Director | 2012-06-13 | 2017-06-20 |
| ANDERSEN, Jens Bjorn | Director | 2006-05-05 | 2009-08-31 |
| BENJAMINS, Hendrik | Director | 1996-12-30 | 2005-05-11 |
| BERENDSEN, Henricus Joannes Maria | Director | 1996-12-13 | 2004-02-28 |
| BRUIN, Albert Derk | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2023-05-26 |
| BRUIN, Albert-Derk | Director | 2024-10-22 | 2025-12-18 |
| HOPPENBROUWERS, Paul | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2006-09-04 |
| LARSEN, Kurt Kokhauge | Director | 2008-01-03 | 2008-09-05 |
| LUND, Jens Hesselberg | Director | 2009-05-01 | 2024-10-22 |
| MANNEKE, Arvid | Director | 2005-05-11 | 2006-07-01 |
| MCCAFFERTY, John Ellis | Director | 2017-06-20 | 2020-03-31 |
| NIELSEN, Jens Peter Pinstrup | Director | 2007-11-16 | 2019-12-23 |
| NORDELL, Leif Sune | Director | 2004-02-01 | 2005-05-31 |
| OLESEN, Rene Falch | Director | 2008-01-03 | 2013-11-01 |
| RIDSDALE, Gary Maurice | Director | 2006-05-05 | 2013-11-01 |
| VAN BEERS, Antonius Maria | Director | 2008-01-03 | 2012-06-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dsv A/S | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2024-08-07 | Active |
| Dsv Solutions Holding A/S | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2022-08-08 | Ceased 2024-08-07 |
| Dsv A/S | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-08-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 146 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-06-10 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-17 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-02-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-10 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-05-21 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-05-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-07 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.