
Company Number
01291251
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
ceva container logistics ltd
ceva supply chain solutions ltd
Group Structure
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Industry
Other transportation support activities
Registered Address
ceva house excelsior road, ashby de la zouch, leicestershire, LE65 9BA
Website
www.cevalogistics.comPomanda estimates the enterprise value of CEVA LOGISTICS LIMITED at £290.6m based on a Turnover of £427.7m and 0.68x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of CEVA LOGISTICS LIMITED at £64.2m based on an EBITDA of £12.5m and a 5.13x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of CEVA LOGISTICS LIMITED at £119.5m based on Net Assets of £55.3m and 2.16x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Ceva Logistics Limited is a live company located in leicestershire, LE65 9BA with a Companies House number of 01291251. It operates in the other transportation support activities sector, SIC Code 52290. Founded in December 1976, it's largest shareholder is ceva container logistics ltd with a 66.9% stake. Ceva Logistics Limited is a mature, mega sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £427.7m with healthy growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Ceva Logistics Limited a 2.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 3 measures and has 4 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
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4 Regular
4 Weak
Size
annual sales of £427.7m, make it larger than the average company (£12.3m)
£427.7m - Ceva Logistics Limited
£12.3m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 12%, show it is growing at a similar rate (12.3%)
12% - Ceva Logistics Limited
12.3% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 7.6%, this company has a higher cost of product (23.3%)
7.6% - Ceva Logistics Limited
23.3% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of -1.5% make it less profitable than the average company (5.2%)
-1.5% - Ceva Logistics Limited
5.2% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 3630 employees, this is above the industry average (47)
3630 - Ceva Logistics Limited
47 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £42k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£47.9k)
£42k - Ceva Logistics Limited
£47.9k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £117.8k, this is less efficient (£267.9k)
£117.8k - Ceva Logistics Limited
£267.9k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 45 days, this is near the average (45 days)
45 days - Ceva Logistics Limited
45 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 34 days, this is close to average (34 days)
34 days - Ceva Logistics Limited
34 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 0 days, this is less than average (5 days)
0 days - Ceva Logistics Limited
5 days - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- - Ceva Logistics Limited
- - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 71.7%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (60.7%)
71.7% - Ceva Logistics Limited
60.7% - Industry AVG
Ceva Logistics Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £427.7 million and the company has net assets of £55.3 million. According to their latest financial statements, Ceva Logistics Limited has 3,630 employees and maintains cash reserves of 0 as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Turnover | 427,686,000 | 407,182,000 | 332,644,000 | 305,619,000 | 357,053,000 | 399,589,000 | 395,703,000 | 394,488,000 | 357,364,000 | 366,067,000 | 385,252,000 | 406,948,000 | 394,277,000 | 389,793,000 | 400,581,000 |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 395,189,000 | 374,960,000 | 300,154,000 | 279,551,000 | 322,211,000 | 372,703,000 | 363,350,000 | 359,867,000 | 326,797,000 | 334,558,000 | 348,114,000 | 367,174,000 | 358,119,000 | 367,418,000 | 381,469,000 |
Gross Profit | 32,497,000 | 32,222,000 | 32,490,000 | 26,068,000 | 34,842,000 | 26,886,000 | 32,353,000 | 34,621,000 | 30,567,000 | 31,509,000 | 37,138,000 | 39,774,000 | 36,158,000 | 22,375,000 | 19,112,000 |
Admin Expenses | 38,848,000 | 34,935,000 | 31,243,000 | 19,002,000 | 25,038,000 | 22,034,000 | 21,204,000 | 22,110,000 | 20,296,000 | 19,286,000 | 24,457,000 | 27,052,000 | 26,296,000 | 14,188,000 | 18,834,000 |
Operating Profit | -6,351,000 | -2,713,000 | 1,247,000 | 7,066,000 | 9,804,000 | 4,852,000 | 11,149,000 | 12,511,000 | 10,271,000 | 12,223,000 | 12,681,000 | 12,722,000 | 9,862,000 | 8,187,000 | 278,000 |
Interest Payable | 4,702,000 | 5,280,000 | 3,325,000 | 5,548,000 | 4,125,000 | 4,283,000 | 4,074,000 | 4,212,000 | 3,634,000 | 3,386,000 | 2,170,000 | 2,670,000 | 2,063,000 | 1,352,000 | 443,000 |
Interest Receivable | 370,000 | 2,572,000 | 2,365,000 | 4,477,000 | 4,275,000 | 2,736,000 | 7,138,000 | 7,848,000 | 8,228,000 | 9,482,000 | 8,404,000 | 6,912,000 | 6,597,000 | 6,423,000 | 3,113,000 |
Pre-Tax Profit | 16,580,000 | -5,421,000 | 287,000 | 5,995,000 | 9,954,000 | 2,297,000 | 14,213,000 | 16,147,000 | 15,177,000 | 18,536,000 | 18,018,000 | 26,950,000 | 14,396,000 | 13,258,000 | 2,948,000 |
Tax | -6,926,000 | 4,000 | 3,957,000 | 275,000 | -323,000 | 861,000 | -493,000 | -238,000 | -340,000 | 6,958,000 | -5,101,000 | -6,574,000 | -5,262,000 | -19,795,000 | 3,248,000 |
Profit After Tax | 9,654,000 | -5,417,000 | 4,244,000 | 6,270,000 | 9,631,000 | 3,158,000 | 13,720,000 | 15,909,000 | 14,837,000 | 25,494,000 | 12,917,000 | 20,376,000 | 9,134,000 | -6,537,000 | 6,196,000 |
Dividends Paid | 28,047,000 | 38,744,000 | 74,792,000 | 30,000,000 | 7,800,000 | ||||||||||
Retained Profit | 9,654,000 | -5,417,000 | -23,803,000 | 6,270,000 | 9,631,000 | 3,158,000 | 13,720,000 | -22,835,000 | -59,955,000 | 25,494,000 | 12,917,000 | 20,376,000 | -20,866,000 | -14,337,000 | 6,196,000 |
Employee Costs | 152,298,000 | 162,620,000 | 126,400,000 | 122,707,000 | 124,768,000 | 138,096,000 | 136,454,000 | 135,894,000 | 128,034,000 | 129,070,000 | 133,273,000 | 147,594,000 | 141,185,000 | 142,308,000 | 158,209,000 |
Number Of Employees | 3,630 | 3,796 | 3,505 | 3,702 | 3,313 | 3,984 | 4,103 | 3,953 | 4,165 | 4,729 | 4,729 | 5,244 | 5,072 | 5,082 | 5,918 |
EBITDA* | 12,531,000 | 12,349,000 | 14,384,000 | 19,665,000 | 21,688,000 | 15,011,000 | 20,172,000 | 19,952,000 | 17,231,000 | 18,193,000 | 19,544,000 | 23,430,000 | 21,825,000 | 19,843,000 | 11,259,000 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Tangible Assets | 72,055,000 | 62,303,000 | 58,027,000 | 35,878,000 | 27,180,000 | 24,464,000 | 23,831,000 | 15,074,000 | 14,675,000 | 12,617,000 | 13,757,000 | 15,863,000 | 34,384,000 | 34,080,000 | 32,474,000 |
Intangible Assets | 21,315,000 | 23,232,000 | 2,585,000 | 6,843,000 | 10,673,000 | 16,432,000 | 16,545,000 | 20,456,000 | 24,442,000 | 28,169,000 | 32,058,000 | 36,183,000 | 39,962,000 | 44,660,000 | 49,559,000 |
Investments & Other | 412,000 | 412,000 | 412,000 | ||||||||||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 499,000 | 8,773,000 | 6,268,000 | 5,849,000 | 4,453,000 | 4,522,000 | 4,684,000 | 4,467,000 | 4,869,000 | 6,815,000 | |||||
Total Fixed Assets | 94,281,000 | 94,720,000 | 61,024,000 | 42,721,000 | 37,853,000 | 47,164,000 | 46,225,000 | 39,983,000 | 43,639,000 | 45,470,000 | 50,282,000 | 56,915,000 | 81,161,000 | 78,740,000 | 82,033,000 |
Stock & work in progress | 28,000 | 113,000 | 83,000 | 12,000 | 698,000 | 836,000 | 704,000 | 687,000 | 974,000 | 845,000 | 1,398,000 | 743,000 | 1,756,000 | 1,725,000 | 2,176,000 |
Trade Debtors | 52,772,000 | 64,962,000 | 41,668,000 | 29,769,000 | 34,059,000 | 43,157,000 | 53,835,000 | 51,325,000 | 42,335,000 | 27,442,000 | 31,494,000 | 28,392,000 | 28,743,000 | 34,127,000 | 40,397,000 |
Group Debtors | 13,115,000 | 93,337,000 | 115,513,000 | 223,862,000 | 187,232,000 | 142,865,000 | 139,905,000 | 174,077,000 | 142,044,000 | 197,521,000 | 187,988,000 | 172,168,000 | 111,947,000 | 144,273,000 | 107,486,000 |
Misc Debtors | 35,129,000 | 33,665,000 | 43,424,000 | 22,923,000 | 22,008,000 | 19,348,000 | 20,687,000 | 18,149,000 | 17,981,000 | 28,568,000 | 23,712,000 | 29,813,000 | 26,603,000 | 26,598,000 | 20,610,000 |
Cash | 5,069,000 | 263,000 | 53,000 | 555,000 | 99,000 | 1,098,000 | 512,000 | 1,408,000 | 1,214,000 | 901,000 | 735,000 | 3,684,000 | 1,112,000 | 5,532,000 | |
misc current assets | 73,000 | 214,000 | 318,000 | 659,000 | 201,000 | 325,000 | 1,446,000 | ||||||||
total current assets | 101,044,000 | 197,146,000 | 200,951,000 | 276,619,000 | 244,552,000 | 206,305,000 | 216,229,000 | 244,750,000 | 204,815,000 | 255,804,000 | 245,811,000 | 232,510,000 | 172,934,000 | 208,160,000 | 177,647,000 |
total assets | 195,325,000 | 291,866,000 | 261,975,000 | 319,340,000 | 282,405,000 | 253,469,000 | 262,454,000 | 284,733,000 | 248,454,000 | 301,274,000 | 296,093,000 | 289,425,000 | 254,095,000 | 286,900,000 | 259,680,000 |
Bank overdraft | |||||||||||||||
Bank loan | |||||||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 36,965,000 | 44,390,000 | 35,150,000 | 29,083,000 | 41,132,000 | 52,443,000 | 57,728,000 | 50,071,000 | 42,268,000 | 41,331,000 | 41,159,000 | 36,573,000 | 36,976,000 | 32,978,000 | 32,961,000 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 38,511,000 | 134,677,000 | 111,043,000 | 150,454,000 | 116,834,000 | 82,798,000 | 84,615,000 | 64,108,000 | 5,100,000 | 6,924,000 | 20,218,000 | 20,675,000 | 10,542,000 | 26,336,000 | 6,384,000 |
other short term finances | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 1,005,000 | 859,000 | 729,000 | 604,000 | 502,000 | 410,000 | 329,000 | 263,000 | 199,000 | 142,000 | 91,000 | 1,793,000 | 2,073,000 | 1,618,000 | 348,000 |
other current liabilities | 41,055,000 | 40,626,000 | 34,171,000 | 37,207,000 | 29,594,000 | 30,199,000 | 31,947,000 | 31,535,000 | 38,410,000 | 26,737,000 | 34,865,000 | 41,651,000 | 37,673,000 | 37,230,000 | 35,507,000 |
total current liabilities | 117,536,000 | 220,552,000 | 181,093,000 | 217,348,000 | 188,062,000 | 165,850,000 | 174,619,000 | 145,977,000 | 85,977,000 | 75,134,000 | 96,333,000 | 100,692,000 | 87,264,000 | 98,162,000 | 75,200,000 |
loans | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 8,245,000 | 9,252,000 | 10,112,000 | 10,850,000 | 11,462,000 | 11,971,000 | 12,387,000 | 12,716,000 | 12,980,000 | 13,161,000 | 13,324,000 | 11,973,000 | 12,835,000 | 12,686,000 | 3,252,000 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 8,491,000 | 12,162,000 | 12,555,000 | 13,719,000 | 15,514,000 | 6,340,000 | |||||||||
other liabilities | 7,367,000 | 8,194,000 | 8,345,000 | 6,501,000 | 6,010,000 | 6,912,000 | 8,757,000 | 7,751,000 | 8,671,000 | 1,865,000 | |||||
provisions | 6,671,000 | 6,286,000 | 7,479,000 | 4,426,000 | 2,124,000 | 2,990,000 | 3,190,000 | 3,707,000 | 3,619,000 | 4,984,000 | 3,400,000 | 6,256,000 | 7,113,000 | 6,466,000 | 6,560,000 |
total long term liabilities | 22,476,000 | 25,974,000 | 31,763,000 | 30,245,000 | 28,214,000 | 29,453,000 | 34,987,000 | 35,310,000 | 32,384,000 | 37,191,000 | 34,171,000 | 35,559,000 | 33,667,000 | 34,666,000 | 16,152,000 |
total liabilities | 140,012,000 | 246,526,000 | 212,856,000 | 247,593,000 | 216,276,000 | 195,303,000 | 209,606,000 | 181,287,000 | 118,361,000 | 112,325,000 | 130,504,000 | 136,251,000 | 120,931,000 | 132,828,000 | 91,352,000 |
net assets | 55,313,000 | 45,340,000 | 49,119,000 | 71,747,000 | 66,129,000 | 58,166,000 | 52,848,000 | 103,446,000 | 130,093,000 | 188,949,000 | 165,589,000 | 153,174,000 | 133,164,000 | 154,072,000 | 168,328,000 |
total shareholders funds | 55,313,000 | 45,340,000 | 49,119,000 | 71,747,000 | 66,129,000 | 58,166,000 | 52,848,000 | 103,446,000 | 130,093,000 | 188,949,000 | 165,589,000 | 153,174,000 | 133,164,000 | 154,072,000 | 168,328,000 |
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | -6,351,000 | -2,713,000 | 1,247,000 | 7,066,000 | 9,804,000 | 4,852,000 | 11,149,000 | 12,511,000 | 10,271,000 | 12,223,000 | 12,681,000 | 12,722,000 | 9,862,000 | 8,187,000 | 278,000 |
Depreciation | 16,103,000 | 13,110,000 | 8,297,000 | 8,024,000 | 7,006,000 | 6,148,000 | 4,941,000 | 3,274,000 | 2,909,000 | 1,982,000 | 2,738,000 | 6,332,000 | 7,147,000 | 6,784,000 | 6,243,000 |
Amortisation | 2,779,000 | 1,952,000 | 4,840,000 | 4,575,000 | 4,878,000 | 4,011,000 | 4,082,000 | 4,167,000 | 4,051,000 | 3,988,000 | 4,125,000 | 4,376,000 | 4,816,000 | 4,872,000 | 4,738,000 |
Tax | -6,926,000 | 4,000 | 3,957,000 | 275,000 | -323,000 | 861,000 | -493,000 | -238,000 | -340,000 | 6,958,000 | -5,101,000 | -6,574,000 | -5,262,000 | -19,795,000 | 3,248,000 |
Stock | -85,000 | 30,000 | 71,000 | -686,000 | -138,000 | 132,000 | 17,000 | -287,000 | 129,000 | -553,000 | 655,000 | -1,013,000 | 31,000 | -451,000 | 2,176,000 |
Debtors | -99,222,000 | 132,000 | -75,949,000 | 33,255,000 | 31,661,000 | -8,638,000 | -27,728,000 | 41,122,000 | -51,333,000 | 10,554,000 | 12,419,000 | 61,134,000 | -30,890,000 | 36,505,000 | 168,493,000 |
Creditors | -7,425,000 | 9,240,000 | 6,067,000 | -12,049,000 | -11,311,000 | -5,285,000 | 7,657,000 | 7,803,000 | 937,000 | 172,000 | 4,586,000 | -403,000 | 3,998,000 | 17,000 | 32,961,000 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 429,000 | 6,455,000 | -3,036,000 | 7,613,000 | -605,000 | -1,748,000 | 412,000 | -6,875,000 | 3,182,000 | -11,799,000 | -7,179,000 | 2,814,000 | -1,352,000 | 10,897,000 | 41,847,000 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | 385,000 | -1,193,000 | 3,053,000 | 2,302,000 | -866,000 | -200,000 | -517,000 | 88,000 | -1,365,000 | 1,584,000 | -2,856,000 | -857,000 | 647,000 | -94,000 | 6,560,000 |
Cash flow from operations | 98,301,000 | 26,693,000 | 100,303,000 | -14,763,000 | -22,940,000 | 17,145,000 | 54,942,000 | -20,105,000 | 70,849,000 | 5,107,000 | -4,080,000 | -41,711,000 | 50,715,000 | -25,186,000 | -74,794,000 |
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | |||||||||||||||
Change in Investments | 412,000 | ||||||||||||||
cash flow from investments | |||||||||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | |||||||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | -96,166,000 | 23,634,000 | -39,411,000 | 33,620,000 | 34,036,000 | -1,817,000 | 20,507,000 | 59,008,000 | -1,824,000 | -13,294,000 | -457,000 | 10,133,000 | -15,794,000 | 19,952,000 | 6,384,000 |
Other Short Term Loans | |||||||||||||||
Long term loans | |||||||||||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | -861,000 | -730,000 | -613,000 | -510,000 | -417,000 | -335,000 | -263,000 | -200,000 | -124,000 | -112,000 | -351,000 | -1,142,000 | 604,000 | 10,704,000 | 3,600,000 |
other long term liabilities | -827,000 | -151,000 | 1,844,000 | 491,000 | -902,000 | -1,845,000 | 1,006,000 | -920,000 | 6,806,000 | 1,865,000 | |||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | -4,332,000 | -2,708,000 | -960,000 | -1,071,000 | 150,000 | -1,547,000 | 3,064,000 | 3,636,000 | 4,594,000 | 6,096,000 | 6,234,000 | 4,242,000 | 4,534,000 | 5,071,000 | 2,670,000 |
cash flow from financing | -101,867,000 | 21,683,000 | -37,965,000 | 31,878,000 | 31,199,000 | -3,384,000 | -40,004,000 | 57,712,000 | 10,551,000 | -7,579,000 | 4,924,000 | 12,867,000 | -10,698,000 | 35,808,000 | 174,786,000 |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | -5,069,000 | 4,806,000 | 210,000 | -502,000 | 456,000 | -999,000 | 586,000 | -896,000 | 194,000 | 313,000 | 166,000 | -2,949,000 | 2,572,000 | -4,420,000 | 5,532,000 |
overdraft | |||||||||||||||
change in cash | -5,069,000 | 4,806,000 | 210,000 | -502,000 | 456,000 | -999,000 | 586,000 | -896,000 | 194,000 | 313,000 | 166,000 | -2,949,000 | 2,572,000 | -4,420,000 | 5,532,000 |
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CEVA LOGISTICS LIMITED group structure
Ceva Logistics Limited has 1 subsidiary company.
Ultimate parent company
CEVA LOGISTICS AG
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2 parents
CEVA LOGISTICS LIMITED
01291251
1 subsidiary
Ceva Logistics Limited currently has 3 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr David Jones (Jul 2020) and Mr Huw Jenkins (May 2023).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr David Jones | England | 50 years | Jul 2020 | - | Director |
Mr Huw Jenkins | 55 years | May 2023 | - | Director | |
Mr Paul Farr | England | 49 years | May 2023 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
427.7m
+5%
operating profit
-6.4m
+134%
gross margin
7.6%
-3.98%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
55.3m
+0.22%
total assets
195.3m
-0.33%
cash
0
-1%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
01291251
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
52290 - Other transportation support activities
incorporation date
December 1976
age
49
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Full Accounts
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
tnt logistics uk limited (December 2006)
taylor barnard limited (February 2002)
accountant
-
auditor
KPMG LLP
address
ceva house excelsior road, ashby de la zouch, leicestershire, LE65 9BA
Bank
NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC
Legal Advisor
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