HILLEBRAND BULK LOGISTICS LIMITED
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Cash
£3.1K
-88.9% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£79M
-3.3% vs 2024
Employees
22
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£2.7M
-116.7% lowest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
Due to the planned transfer of assets, liabilities and operations to Hillebrand Gori UK Limited in Q3 2026, the directors have assessed the entity to no longer be a going concern. Therefore the financial statements are prepared on a basis other than going concern.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £138,602,352 | £87,193,668 | £69,658,151 | £64,932,648 | -6.8% | |
| Operating profit | £6,941,033 | £6,463,232 | £8,904,150 | £2,651,096 | -70.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £26,839,152 | £23,115,262 | £15,957,560 | -£2,665,519 | -116.7% | |
| Net profit | £26,766,649 | £22,329,864 | £15,776,865 | -£3,743,460 | -123.7% | |
| Cash | £52,319 | £3,742 | £27,953 | £3,114 | -88.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £64,817,094 | £87,146,958 | £81,521,759 | £78,845,866 | -3.3% | |
| Net assets | £64,817,094 | £87,146,958 | £81,521,759 | £78,845,866 | -3.3% | |
| Equity | £64,817,094 | — | — | £78,845,866 | — | |
| Average employees | 47 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0% | |
| Wages | £3,074,243 | £1,354,436 | £1,145,216 | £1,273,680 | +11.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £183,416 | £9,658 | £0 | — | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.749 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.0% | 7.4% | 12.8% | 4.1% | |
| Net margin | 19.3% | 25.6% | 22.6% | -5.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.7% | 7.4% | 10.9% | 3.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | -1.3% | -1.2% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.15x | 0.85x | 0.92x | |
| Interest cover | 2.47x | 4.79x | 32.90x | 6.99x |
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
- HILLEBRAND BULK LOGISTICS LIMITED 2021-12-23 → present
- TRANS OCEAN BULK LOGISTICS LIMITED 2009-07-20 → 2021-12-23
- JF HILLEBRAND GB HOLDINGS LIMITED 2006-12-19 → 2009-07-20
- CLIPPERDOVE LIMITED 2006-10-31 → 2006-12-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“Due to the planned transfer of assets, liabilities and operations to Hillebrand Gori UK Limited in Q3 2026, the directors have assessed the entity to no longer be a going concern. Therefore the financial statements are prepared on a basis other than going concern.”
Group structure
- HILLEBRAND BULK LOGISTICS LIMITED · parent
- JF Hillebrand (1983) Limited 100%
- Hillebrand Gori Scotland Limited 100%
- Trans Ocean Distribution (Shanghai) Co 100%
- Trans Ocean Liquid Tech pty Limited 100%
- Trans Ocean Liquid Tech Sdn Bhd 100%
- Trans Ocean Liquid Tech (Kunshan) Co 100%
- JF Hillebrand UK Limited 100%
- Global Equipment Logistics Limited 100%
- Transclear Limited 100%
- JF Hillebrand (GC) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In 2026 the Directors have agreed to transfer all the business, assets, liabilities and employees (via TUPE) to Hillebrand Gori UK (Limited). Hillebrand Gori Scotland Ltd will transfer at the same time to create one unified business of all the BWS (Beer, Wine and Spirits) business in the UK. The transfer is expected to take place in Q3 of 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAKER, Carolyn Leigh | Secretary | 2024-02-01 | — | — |
| ANSELL, Steven William | Director | 2024-02-01 | Jun 1974 | British |
| BAKER, Carolyn Leigh | Director | 2024-02-01 | May 1972 | British |
| FRY, Kevin William | Director | 2009-11-16 | Jan 1967 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRY, Kevin William | Secretary | 2011-02-28 | 2024-01-31 |
| JEFFERY, Kathryn Emma | Secretary | 2009-11-18 | 2011-02-28 |
| NORTON, Stephen John | Secretary | 2006-12-18 | 2009-11-18 |
| CLIFFORD CHANCE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2006-10-31 | 2006-12-18 |
| BALL, Christopher | Director | 2010-06-09 | 2017-03-31 |
| DAVIES, Russell Adam | Director | 2024-02-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| DESREUMAUX, Sebastien Robert | Director | 2017-03-31 | 2018-06-30 |
| HERMAN, Gavin Steward, Mr. | Director | 2018-06-01 | 2024-01-31 |
| LEVY, Adrian Joseph Morris | Director | 2006-10-31 | 2006-12-18 |
| MAWER, George David | Director | 2006-12-18 | 2018-06-01 |
| PUDGE, David John | Director | 2006-10-31 | 2006-12-18 |
| WILLIAMS, Michael Richard | Director | 2009-11-16 | 2016-07-31 |
| YUSEF, Thomas Abraham | Director | 2006-12-18 | 2014-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Steven William Ansell | Individual | Significant influence | 2025-12-31 | Active |
| Mr Russell Adam Davies | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-02-01 | Ceased 2025-12-31 |
| Mr Gavin Steward Herman | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-06-01 | Ceased 2024-01-31 |
| Mr George David Mawer | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-06-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 100 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-05 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-02-01 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-02-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.