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Share CHANNEL TUNNEL GROUP LIMITED(THE)

Company Number

01811435

Shareholders

eurotunnel holding sas

claire piccolin

Group Structure

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Industry

Other service activities incidental to land transportation, n.e.c. (not including operation of rail freight terminals, passenger facilities at railway stations or passenger facilities at bus and coach stations)

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Registered Address

uk terminal, ashford road, folkestone, kent, CT18 8XX

channel tunnel group limited(the) Estimated Valuation

£600.5m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of CHANNEL TUNNEL GROUP LIMITED(THE) at £600.5m based on a Turnover of £492.7m and 1.22x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

channel tunnel group limited(the) Estimated Valuation

£2.2b

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of CHANNEL TUNNEL GROUP LIMITED(THE) at £2.2b based on an EBITDA of £257.6m and a 8.4x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

channel tunnel group limited(the) Estimated Valuation

£679.5m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of CHANNEL TUNNEL GROUP LIMITED(THE) at £679.5m based on Net Assets of £352.8m and 1.93x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).

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Channel Tunnel Group Limited(the) Overview

Channel Tunnel Group Limited(the) is a live company located in kent, CT18 8XX with a Companies House number of 01811435. It operates in the other passenger land transport sector, SIC Code 49390. Founded in April 1984, it's largest shareholder is eurotunnel holding sas with a 100% stake. Channel Tunnel Group Limited(the) is a mature, mega sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £492.7m with high growth in recent years.

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Channel Tunnel Group Limited(the) Health Check

Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Channel Tunnel Group Limited(The) a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 8 measures and has 2 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

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Health Rating5out of 5
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8 Strong

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1 Regular

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2 Weak

size

Size

annual sales of £492.7m, make it larger than the average company (£7m)

£492.7m - Channel Tunnel Group Limited(the)

£7m - Industry AVG

growth

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 17%, show it is growing at a faster rate (7.3%)

17% - Channel Tunnel Group Limited(the)

7.3% - Industry AVG

production

Production

with a gross margin of 52.9%, this company has a lower cost of product (26.1%)

52.9% - Channel Tunnel Group Limited(the)

26.1% - Industry AVG

profitability

Profitability

an operating margin of 39.2% make it more profitable than the average company (6.5%)

39.2% - Channel Tunnel Group Limited(the)

6.5% - Industry AVG

employees

Employees

with 4769 employees, this is above the industry average (39)

4769 - Channel Tunnel Group Limited(the)

39 - Industry AVG

paystructure

Pay Structure

There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!

- - Channel Tunnel Group Limited(the)

- - Industry AVG

efficiency

Efficiency

resulting in sales per employee of £103.3k, this is less efficient (£130.8k)

£103.3k - Channel Tunnel Group Limited(the)

£130.8k - Industry AVG

debtordays

Debtor Days

it gets paid by customers after 19 days, this is earlier than average (31 days)

19 days - Channel Tunnel Group Limited(the)

31 days - Industry AVG

creditordays

Creditor Days

its suppliers are paid after 97 days, this is slower than average (26 days)

97 days - Channel Tunnel Group Limited(the)

26 days - Industry AVG

stockdays

Stock Days

it holds stock equivalent to 0 days, this is less than average (6 days)

0 days - Channel Tunnel Group Limited(the)

6 days - Industry AVG

cashbalance

Cash Balance

has cash to cover current liabilities for 37 weeks, this is average cash available to meet short term requirements (35 weeks)

37 weeks - Channel Tunnel Group Limited(the)

35 weeks - Industry AVG

debtlevel

Debt Level

it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 88.2%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (47%)

88.2% - Channel Tunnel Group Limited(the)

47% - Industry AVG

CHANNEL TUNNEL GROUP LIMITED(THE) financials

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Channel Tunnel Group Limited(The)'s latest turnover from December 2023 is £492.7 million and the company has net assets of £352.8 million. According to their latest financial statements, we estimate that Channel Tunnel Group Limited(The) has 4,769 employees and maintains cash reserves of £146.4 million as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies HousePomanda Estimates

Dec 2023Dec 2022Dec 2021Dec 2020Dec 2019Dec 2018Dec 2017Dec 2016Dec 2015Dec 2014Dec 2013Dec 2012Dec 2011Dec 2010Dec 2009
Turnover492,747,000455,335,000272,018,000308,758,000412,291,000424,278,000399,820,000378,750,000331,968,000331,188,000324,495,000313,868,000291,722,000271,848,000253,653,000
Other Income Or Grants
Cost Of Sales232,287,000339,510,122219,506,284248,735,929317,790,107328,775,226312,752,726289,622,063257,086,016252,683,973246,536,205242,428,087223,210,094201,998,706202,922,400
Gross Profit260,460,000115,824,87852,511,71660,022,07194,500,89395,502,77487,067,27489,127,93774,881,98578,504,02777,958,79571,439,91368,511,90669,849,29450,730,600
Admin Expenses67,245,000-90,284,1222,723,716-17,793,929-98,368,107-96,385,226-84,183,726-72,839,063-67,792,015-59,712,973-59,045,205-65,964,087-62,278,094-23,315,706-41,513,400
Operating Profit193,215,000206,109,00049,788,00077,816,000192,869,000191,888,000171,251,000161,967,000142,674,000138,217,000137,004,000137,404,000130,790,00093,165,00092,244,000
Interest Payable5,676,0002,395,00011,562,0003,545,00010,734,000104,182,000102,613,00089,221,00079,514,000112,037,00093,870,00096,997,000
Interest Receivable1,707,00017,413,0002,058,00012,248,0001,817,0005,360,0004,405,0003,521,0003,658,0005,076,0004,480,0004,281,0005,174,0005,841,0008,266,000
Pre-Tax Profit41,129,00032,510,000-93,005,000-22,928,00071,577,00073,050,00043,990,00055,140,00034,764,00021,574,00017,314,00020,916,0005,180,000-16,366,0004,376,000
Tax-8,517,00022,537,00014,870,00014,522,0002,782,0008,031,00013,385,000-3,966,0002,253,0004,138,0001,381,000532,000643,000254,000424,000
Profit After Tax32,612,00055,047,000-78,135,000-8,406,00074,359,00081,081,00057,375,00051,174,00037,017,00025,712,00018,695,00021,448,0005,823,000-16,112,0004,800,000
Dividends Paid80,040,000
Retained Profit32,612,00055,047,000-78,135,000-8,406,00074,359,00081,081,00057,375,00051,174,00037,017,000-54,328,00018,695,00021,448,0005,823,000-16,112,0004,800,000
Employee Costs
Number Of Employees4,7695,4393,9874,1415,0205,3485,2065,0064,3524,4264,3324,5124,3574,088
EBITDA*257,583,000270,467,000109,119,00077,874,000249,232,000245,963,000223,521,000214,579,000192,139,000191,281,000189,243,000189,778,000182,492,000145,739,000148,859,000

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

Dec 2023Dec 2022Dec 2021Dec 2020Dec 2019Dec 2018Dec 2017Dec 2016Dec 2015Dec 2014Dec 2013Dec 2012Dec 2011Dec 2010Dec 2009
Tangible Assets1,936,067,0002,209,556,0002,163,516,0002,070,478,0002,028,703,0002,057,561,0002,084,913,0003,088,013,0003,114,334,0003,140,392,0003,159,667,0003,196,338,0003,222,255,0003,252,372,0003,289,426,000
Intangible Assets928,000849,000
Investments & Other4,361,000112,419,000107,013,000152,000152,000152,000152,0001,027,317,0001,027,305,0001,027,309,0001,027,316,0001,027,325,0001,027,327,0001,027,357,0001,027,362,000
Debtors (Due After 1 year)201,337,000108,234,00078,889,00064,598,00053,515,000
Total Fixed Assets2,142,693,0002,101,322,0002,084,627,0002,005,880,0002,028,703,0002,058,410,0002,084,913,0003,088,013,0003,114,334,0003,140,392,0003,159,667,0003,196,338,0003,222,255,0003,252,372,0003,289,426,000
Stock & work in progress2,0002,000
Trade Debtors26,968,00028,083,00016,018,00018,627,00018,979,00027,816,00024,510,00021,852,00019,441,00020,952,00020,640,00021,495,0001,449,00019,673,00017,570,000
Group Debtors649,976,000710,683,000427,483,000411,391,000408,679,000244,134,000166,991,000108,437,000108,419,000108,438,000116,135,000130,480,000107,890,000109,168,000
Misc Debtors27,839,00015,140,00010,160,00024,301,00010,029,00010,834,00013,257,00068,280,00029,073,00094,091,0004,934,0007,380,00020,550,00038,536,000
Cash146,433,000109,869,000222,569,000222,150,000168,536,000130,162,000309,943,000128,493,000192,811,000172,207,000126,501,000139,273,000148,986,000188,178,000124,151,000
misc current assets518,459,000106,861,000106,861,000108,189,000108,351,000
total current assets851,218,000863,777,000676,230,000759,236,000730,068,000683,547,000697,610,000438,944,000388,969,000330,651,000349,670,000281,837,000288,295,000336,291,000289,425,000
total assets2,993,911,0002,965,099,0002,760,857,0002,765,116,0002,758,771,0002,741,957,0002,782,523,0003,526,957,0003,503,303,0003,471,043,0003,509,337,0003,478,175,0003,510,550,0003,588,663,0003,578,851,000
Bank overdraft
Bank loan
Trade Creditors 61,928,00040,455,00027,170,00035,781,00037,075,00040,158,00036,170,00035,414,00020,407,00018,490,00025,405,00019,496,00018,359,00030,756,00028,085,000
Group/Directors Accounts5,017,0004,800,0004,659,000
other short term finances43,413,00039,189,00033,084,00029,982,00028,264,00026,461,00038,347,00015,162,0006,927,000
hp & lease commitments
other current liabilities99,354,00092,607,00095,717,00060,072,00044,630,00041,452,00037,118,0001,058,211,0001,102,880,0001,089,598,0001,076,232,0001,079,385,0001,144,523,0001,236,192,0001,250,376,000
total current liabilities204,695,000172,251,000155,971,000125,835,000109,969,000113,088,000116,435,0001,113,446,0001,130,214,0001,108,088,0001,101,637,0001,098,881,0001,162,882,0001,266,948,0001,278,461,000
loans2,411,892,0004,789,781,0004,911,851,0004,950,550,0004,638,561,0004,629,405,0004,687,549,0004,177,938,0004,173,171,0004,216,784,0004,079,862,0004,140,719,0002,322,743,0002,133,221,0002,054,719,000
hp & lease commitments
Accruals and Deferred Income
other liabilities23,424,000
provisions2,372,00087,976,000135,066,00081,108,00075,866,00063,750,00083,806,00061,248,00053,688,00030,928,00038,322,00014,886,00018,454,00015,728,000
total long term liabilities2,436,401,0002,408,724,0002,511,667,0002,555,506,0002,487,239,0002,458,487,0002,491,191,0002,328,039,0002,248,749,0002,263,725,0002,122,451,0002,181,583,0002,153,648,0002,049,997,0001,991,369,000
total liabilities2,641,096,0002,580,975,0002,667,638,0002,681,341,0002,597,208,0002,571,575,0002,607,626,0003,441,485,0003,378,963,0003,371,813,0003,224,088,0003,280,464,0003,316,530,0003,316,945,0003,269,830,000
net assets352,815,000384,124,00093,219,00083,775,000161,563,000170,382,000174,897,00085,472,000124,340,00099,230,000285,249,000197,711,000194,020,000271,718,000309,021,000
total shareholders funds352,815,000384,124,00093,219,00083,775,000161,563,000170,382,000174,897,00085,472,000124,340,00099,230,000285,249,000197,711,000194,020,000271,718,000309,021,000
Dec 2023Dec 2022Dec 2021Dec 2020Dec 2019Dec 2018Dec 2017Dec 2016Dec 2015Dec 2014Dec 2013Dec 2012Dec 2011Dec 2010Dec 2009
Operating Activities
Operating Profit193,215,000206,109,00049,788,00077,816,000192,869,000191,888,000171,251,000161,967,000142,674,000138,217,000137,004,000137,404,000130,790,00093,165,00092,244,000
Depreciation64,368,00064,358,00059,331,00058,00056,363,00054,075,00052,270,00052,612,00049,465,00053,064,00052,239,00052,374,00051,702,00052,574,00056,615,000
Amortisation
Tax-8,517,00022,537,00014,870,00014,522,0002,782,0008,031,00013,385,000-3,966,0002,253,0004,138,0001,381,000532,000643,000254,000424,000
Stock2,000
Debtors43,980,000329,590,000449,325,000-424,961,00061,662,000167,046,00077,378,0005,942,00037,714,000-64,725,00080,605,0003,255,000-8,804,000-17,161,000165,274,000
Creditors21,473,00013,285,000-8,611,000-1,294,000-3,083,0003,988,000756,00015,007,0001,917,000-6,915,0005,909,0001,137,000-12,397,0002,671,00028,085,000
Accruals and Deferred Income6,747,000-3,110,00035,645,00015,442,0003,178,0004,334,000-1,021,093,000-44,669,00013,282,00013,366,000-3,153,000-65,138,000-91,669,000-14,184,0001,250,376,000
Deferred Taxes & Provisions-2,372,000-85,604,000-47,090,00053,958,0005,242,00012,116,000-20,056,00022,558,0007,560,00022,760,000-7,394,00023,436,000-3,568,0002,726,00015,728,000
Cash flow from operations230,934,000-112,017,000-345,392,000585,463,000195,689,000107,386,000-880,865,000197,567,000179,437,000289,355,000105,381,000146,490,00084,305,000154,367,0001,278,198,000
Investing Activities
capital expenditure208,193,000-110,398,000-152,369,000-41,833,000-26,656,000-27,572,000950,830,000-26,291,000-23,407,000-33,789,000-15,568,000-26,457,000-21,585,000-15,520,000-3,346,041,000
Change in Investments-108,058,0005,406,000106,861,000-1,027,165,00012,000-4,000-7,000-9,000-2,000-30,000-5,0001,027,362,000
cash flow from investments316,251,000-115,804,000-259,230,000-41,833,000-26,656,000-27,572,0001,977,995,000-26,303,000-23,403,000-33,782,000-15,559,000-26,455,000-21,555,000-15,515,000-4,373,403,000
Financing Activities
Bank loans
Group/Directors Accounts-5,017,000217,000141,0004,659,000
Other Short Term Loans 4,224,0006,105,0003,102,0001,718,0001,803,000-11,886,00023,185,0008,235,0006,927,000
Long term loans-2,377,889,000-122,070,000-38,699,000311,989,0009,156,000-58,144,000509,611,0004,767,000-43,613,000136,922,000-60,857,0001,817,976,000189,522,00078,502,0002,054,719,000
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments
other long term liabilities23,424,000
share issue-63,921,000235,858,00087,579,000-69,382,000-83,178,000-85,596,00032,050,000-90,042,000-11,907,000-131,691,00068,843,000-17,757,000-83,521,000-21,191,000304,221,000
interest-3,969,00015,018,000-9,504,0008,703,000-8,917,000-98,822,000-98,208,000-85,700,000-75,856,0005,076,0004,480,0004,281,000-106,863,000-88,029,000-88,731,000
cash flow from financing-2,418,131,000134,911,00042,478,000253,028,000-86,153,000-254,231,000466,779,000-158,081,000-124,449,00010,307,00012,466,0001,804,500,000-862,000-30,718,0002,270,209,000
cash and cash equivalents
cash36,564,000-112,700,000419,00053,614,00038,374,000-179,781,000181,450,000-64,318,00020,604,00045,706,000-12,772,000-9,713,000-39,192,00064,027,000124,151,000
overdraft
change in cash36,564,000-112,700,000419,00053,614,00038,374,000-179,781,000181,450,000-64,318,00020,604,00045,706,000-12,772,000-9,713,000-39,192,00064,027,000124,151,000

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Channel Tunnel Group Limited(the) Competitor Analysis

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channel tunnel group limited(the) Ownership

CHANNEL TUNNEL GROUP LIMITED(THE) group structure

Channel Tunnel Group Limited(The) has 3 subsidiary companies.

Ultimate parent company

GETLINK SE

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EUROTUNNEL HOLDING SAS

#0099784

2 parents

CHANNEL TUNNEL GROUP LIMITED(THE)

01811435

3 subsidiaries

CHANNEL TUNNEL GROUP LIMITED(THE) Shareholders

eurotunnel holding sas 100%
claire piccolin 0%

channel tunnel group limited(the) directors

Channel Tunnel Group Limited(The) currently has 2 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Jacques Gounon (Dec 2004) and Mr Yann Leriche (Jul 2020).

officercountryagestartendrole
Mr Jacques GounonEngland72 years Dec 2004- Director
Mr Yann LericheEngland51 years Jul 2020- Director

P&L

December 2023

turnover

492.7m

+8%

operating profit

193.2m

-6%

gross margin

52.9%

%

turnover

Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.

Balance Sheet

December 2023

net assets

352.8m

-0.08%

total assets

3b

+0.01%

cash

146.4m

+0.33%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

channel tunnel group limited(the) company details

company number

01811435

Type

Private limited with Share Capital

industry

52219 - Other service activities incidental to land transportation, n.e.c. (not including operation of rail freight terminals, passenger facilities at railway stations or passenger facilities at bus and coach stations)

49390 - Other passenger land transport n.e.c.

incorporation date

April 1984

age

41

incorporated

UK

ultimate parent company

GETLINK SE

accounts

Full Accounts

last accounts submitted

December 2023

previous names

fossnorth limited (March 1985)

accountant

-

auditor

FORVIS MAZARS LLP

address

uk terminal, ashford road, folkestone, kent, CT18 8XX

Bank

BARCLAYS BANK PLC

Legal Advisor

-

channel tunnel group limited(the) Charges & Mortgages

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