RHENUS WAREHOUSING SOLUTIONS UK LTD
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Cash
£138k
+1,815.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£263k
-66.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
432
+10.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£522k
+89.4% highest in 3 filed years
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 | £36,785,967 | £39,830,220 | £45,757,516 | +14.9% | |
| Operating profit | -£2,180,847 | -£2,981,229 | £1,590,097 | +153.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,639,171 | -£4,945,888 | -£522,380 | +89.4% | |
| Net profit | -£2,619,032 | -£4,534,834 | -£522,380 | +88.5% | |
| Cash | £35,815 | £7,216 | £138,206 | +1,815.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £56,895,517 | £52,122,987 | £51,600,607 | -1% | |
| Net assets | £5,320,395 | £785,561 | £263,181 | -66.5% | |
| Equity | £5,320,395 | £785,561 | £263,181 | -66.5% | |
| Average employees | 431 | 391 | 432 | +10.5% | |
| Wages | £11,874,259 | £11,020,271 | £12,347,798 | +12% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £83,762 | £132,000 | +57.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £7,700 | £12,100 | +57.1% |
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 | -5.9% | -7.5% | 3.5% | |
| Net margin | -7.1% | -11.4% | -1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -3.8% | -5.7% | 3.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 92.5% | 98.5% | 99.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.16x | 1.53x | 1.83x | |
| Interest cover | -4.70x | -1.45x | 0.71x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- RHENUS WAREHOUSING SOLUTIONS UK LTD 2019-07-25 → present
- WILLOUGHBY (562) LIMITED 2007-03-22 → 2019-07-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services Limited
- 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 Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least 12 months from that date.”
Group structure
- RHENUS WAREHOUSING SOLUTIONS UK LTD · parent
- Rhenus Warehousing Solutions Holdings Limited 100%
- Rhenus Warehousing Solutions Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 14 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 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, Mark Andrew | Secretary | 2007-06-06 | 2011-04-14 |
| WILLOUGHBY CORPORATE SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-03-22 | 2007-06-06 |
| ALLEN, Mark Andrew | Director | 2007-06-06 | 2011-03-31 |
| COPLEY, Graham John | Director | 2007-06-06 | 2019-01-03 |
| COPLEY, Rachel Louise | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2019-01-03 |
| DELANEY, Kerry Frances | Director | 2019-01-03 | 2023-11-24 |
| GOODMAN, Adrian Michael | Director | 2018-02-02 | 2019-06-28 |
| HARGRAVE, Timothy James | Director | 2007-06-06 | 2012-01-13 |
| KENNERLEY, Richard | Director | 2019-01-03 | 2021-09-30 |
| MARSH, Darren | Director | 2016-05-24 | 2017-04-26 |
| PLIKAT, Andreas | Director | 2019-01-03 | 2023-05-22 |
| WEBB, Mark | Director | 2007-06-06 | 2019-11-30 |
| WILLIAMS, David John | Director | 2021-09-30 | 2024-09-01 |
| WILLOUGHBY CORPORATE REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2007-03-22 | 2007-06-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhenus Beteiligungen International Gmbh | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2019-01-03 | Active |
| Mr Mark Webb | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-11-30 |
| Mr Graham John Copley | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-01-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 114 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-02 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2024-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-08 | 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 group | |
| 2023-08-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.