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dfds logistics limited Company Information

Company Number

05055324

Next Accounts

Sep 2025

Directors

Allan Bell

John Coleman

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Shareholders

dfds a/s

Group Structure

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Industry

Freight transport by road

Registered Address

nordic house western access road, immingham dock, immingham, north east lincolnshire, DN40 2LZ

Website

www.dfds.com

dfds logistics limited Estimated Valuation

£197.8m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of DFDS LOGISTICS LIMITED at £197.8m based on a Turnover of £217.4m and 0.91x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

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Dfds Logistics Limited is a live company located in immingham, DN40 2LZ with a Companies House number of 05055324. It operates in the freight transport by road sector, SIC Code 49410. Founded in February 2004, it's largest shareholder is dfds a/s with a 100% stake. Dfds Logistics Limited is a mature, mega sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £217.4m with healthy growth in recent years.

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Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Dfds Logistics Limited a 4.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 5 measures and has 3 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

Health Rating4.5out of 5

5 Strong

4 Regular

3 Weak

Size

annual sales of £217.4m, make it larger than the average company (£10.8m)

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 13%, show it is growing at a faster rate (8.9%)

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Dfds Logistics Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £217.4 million and the company has net assets of £42.2 million. According to their latest financial statements, Dfds Logistics Limited has 542 employees and maintains cash reserves of £6.3 million 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
Turnover	217,392,026	218,188,413	189,631,259	148,792,229	152,292,321	131,133,560	157,860,518	156,931,756	129,701,869	38,031,275	41,145,952	26,282,598	21,642,050	17,032,935	13,558,023
Other Income Or Grants
Cost Of Sales	185,729,274	187,874,148	162,625,749	133,886,923	134,308,761	117,101,930	145,195,634	143,428,284	117,726,711	36,108,256	38,603,409	23,962,678	18,904,699	14,509,504	11,372,219
Gross Profit	31,662,752	30,314,265	27,005,510	14,905,306	17,983,560	14,031,630	12,664,884	13,503,472	11,975,158	1,923,019	2,542,543	2,319,920	2,737,351	2,523,431	2,185,804
Admin Expenses	20,377,372	19,904,467	19,338,833	9,869,188	32,360,053	9,697,139	10,077,086	8,343,406	7,639,347	2,785,255	2,433,413	2,054,960	1,794,131	1,454,180	1,148,436
Operating Profit	11,285,380	10,409,798	7,666,677	5,036,118	-14,376,493	4,334,491	2,587,798	5,160,066	4,335,811	-862,236	109,130	264,960	943,220	1,069,251	1,037,368
Interest Payable	1,793,980	586,919	672,523	1,348,031	3,815,598	3,084,068	2,718,583	2,925,345	1,617,538	255,172	66,439	77,315	25,220	16,678	36,802
Interest Receivable	1,831,757	3,818			1,746,324	1,000,875	491,080	1,171,826	473,718			833	3,556	755	2,759
Pre-Tax Profit	11,323,157	9,826,697	7,425,950	3,688,087	-16,445,767	7,965,519	-1,056,720	7,906,547	3,191,991	-1,117,408	42,691	188,478	921,556	1,053,328	1,003,325
Tax	-2,683,857	-2,169,742	-1,738,005	-717,026	-973,601	-517,426	-27,748	-375,871	383,319	202,725	-27,977	-58,707	-255,273	74,581	-248,539
Profit After Tax	8,639,300	7,656,955	5,687,945	2,971,061	-17,419,368	7,448,093	-1,084,468	7,530,676	3,575,310	-914,683	14,714	129,771	666,283	1,127,909	754,786
Dividends Paid								4,500,000
Retained Profit	8,639,300	7,656,955	5,687,945	2,971,061	-17,419,368	7,448,093	-1,084,468	3,030,676	3,575,310	-914,683	14,714	129,771	666,283	1,127,909	754,786
Employee Costs	23,896,233	22,298,161	19,407,750	15,207,909	14,055,446	12,948,524	14,777,020	14,873,133	11,043,914	3,270,708	3,223,050	2,747,668	2,392,630	1,932,966	1,897,352
Number Of Employees	542	557	495	404	376	351	427	432	303	92	86	76	68	59	53
EBITDA*	14,831,242	13,844,311	11,499,082	9,961,632	-10,066,400	6,495,707	4,910,585	7,236,786	5,871,058	-841,739	129,626	283,376	961,926	1,088,329	1,055,172

* 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
Tangible Assets	33,782,537	29,446,558	24,613,868	21,541,676	22,255,092	18,017,813	18,962,257	19,398,470	12,523,290	41,953	62,450	82,946	88,905	44,971	64,049
Intangible Assets	2,705,323	1,199,828	64,000	64,000						71,803	143,606
Investments & Other	1,646,961	1,646,961	1,646,961	6,398,437	5,435,459	22,246,961	22,246,961	22,246,961	15,146,961	13,200,000
Debtors (Due After 1 year)
Total Fixed Assets	38,134,821	32,293,347	26,324,829	28,004,113	27,690,551	40,264,774	41,209,218	41,645,431	27,670,251	13,313,756	206,056	82,946	88,905	44,971	64,049
Stock & work in progress	194,772	194,385	240,339	151,454	99,946	95,765	89,063	42,757	27,512	12,375	12,375	12,375
Trade Debtors	44,844,860	45,558,095	38,298,634	33,153,903	32,843,794	28,224,636	29,841,906	34,206,874	29,017,335	11,230,384	9,727,735	8,346,246	7,899,762	6,138,448	3,545,527
Group Debtors		2,998,583	3,386,366	1,672,661	2,777,726	3,630,376	7,640,011	2,477,586	5,326,654	1,422,605	2,042,999	1,449,793	2,471,165	529,768	376,458
Misc Debtors	18,972,020	8,499,117	8,668,179	7,648,876	6,768,050	6,444,448	7,156,273	7,162,859	5,355,734	1,478,733	2,091,366	648,487	1,339,327	1,146,114	416,202
Cash	6,342,705	823,051	59,508	894,595	2,411,541	5,035,143	1,972,329	238,981	27,948	597,290	1,929,185	835,576	72,799	578,583	183,939
misc current assets
total current assets	70,354,357	58,073,231	50,653,026	43,521,489	44,901,057	43,430,368	46,699,582	44,129,057	39,755,183	14,741,387	15,803,660	11,292,477	11,783,053	8,392,913	4,522,126
total assets	108,489,178	90,366,578	76,977,855	71,525,602	72,591,608	83,695,142	87,908,800	85,774,488	67,425,434	28,055,143	16,009,716	11,375,423	11,871,958	8,437,884	4,586,175
Bank overdraft			20,100,728	23,451,966	30,293,360	33,181,388	37,112,621	41,592,161	39,731,878	14,680,931		319,844	26,706
Bank loan		23,067,334
Trade Creditors	16,230,856	19,099,132	20,346,232	19,959,264	14,987,614	13,912,811	16,407,564	13,152,796	12,757,499	6,514,993	7,076,707	1,800,274	2,223,714	1,714,943	1,149,800
Group/Directors Accounts	21,314,818	14,343,757	9,598,033	9,401,787	11,991,668	8,559,548	13,368,484	8,568,831	4,843,452	1,237,284	5,113,152	3,915,385	4,215,106	2,955,106	1,184,796
other short term finances
hp & lease commitments
other current liabilities	27,046,653	14,596,645	14,316,316	11,521,900	9,888,029	8,586,683	9,145,046	9,638,086	4,800,667	3,905,307	1,188,546	2,723,323	2,919,606	1,947,292	1,558,945
total current liabilities	64,592,327	71,106,868	64,361,309	64,334,917	67,160,671	64,240,430	76,033,715	72,951,874	62,133,496	26,338,515	13,378,405	8,758,826	9,385,132	6,617,341	3,893,541
loans
hp & lease commitments			2,120,713	2,452,753	3,264,059
Accruals and Deferred Income
other liabilities	1,700,481	962,311
provisions
total long term liabilities	1,700,481	962,311	2,120,713	2,452,753	3,264,059
total liabilities	66,292,808	72,069,179	66,482,022	66,787,670	70,424,730	64,240,430	76,033,715	72,951,874	62,133,496	26,338,515	13,378,405	8,758,826	9,385,132	6,617,341	3,893,541
net assets	42,196,370	18,297,399	10,495,833	4,737,932	2,166,878	19,454,712	11,875,085	12,822,614	5,291,938	1,716,628	2,631,311	2,616,597	2,486,826	1,820,543	692,634
total shareholders funds	42,196,370	18,297,399	10,495,833	4,737,932	2,166,878	19,454,712	11,875,085	12,822,614	5,291,938	1,716,628	2,631,311	2,616,597	2,486,826	1,820,543	692,634

	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
Operating Activities
Operating Profit	11,285,380	10,409,798	7,666,677	5,036,118	-14,376,493	4,334,491	2,587,798	5,160,066	4,335,811	-862,236	109,130	264,960	943,220	1,069,251	1,037,368
Depreciation	2,674,682	2,367,512	3,832,405	4,925,514	4,310,093	2,161,216	2,322,787	2,076,720	1,535,247	20,497	20,496	18,416	18,706	19,078	17,804
Amortisation	871,180	1,067,001
Tax	-2,683,857	-2,169,742	-1,738,005	-717,026	-973,601	-517,426	-27,748	-375,871	383,319	202,725	-27,977	-58,707	-255,273	74,581	-248,539
Stock	387	-45,954	88,885	51,508	4,181	6,702	46,306	15,245	15,137			12,375
Debtors	6,761,085	6,702,616	7,877,739	85,870	4,090,110	-6,338,730	790,871	4,147,596	25,568,001	269,622	3,417,574	-1,265,728	3,895,924	3,476,143	4,338,187
Creditors	-2,868,276	-1,247,100	386,968	4,971,650	1,074,803	-2,494,753	3,254,768	395,297	6,242,506	-561,714	5,276,433	-423,440	508,771	565,143	1,149,800
Accruals and Deferred Income	12,450,008	280,329	2,794,416	1,633,871	1,301,346	-558,363	-493,040	4,837,419	895,360	2,716,761	-1,534,777	-196,283	972,314	388,347	1,558,945
Deferred Taxes & Provisions
Cash flow from operations	14,967,645	4,051,136	4,975,837	15,712,749	-12,758,143	9,257,193	6,807,388	7,930,790	-12,190,895	1,246,411	425,731	858,299	-1,708,186	-1,359,743	-822,809
Investing Activities
capital expenditure	-9,387,336	-9,403,031	-6,904,597	-4,276,098	-8,547,372	-1,216,772	-1,886,574	-8,951,900	-13,944,781	71,803	-143,606	-12,457	-62,640		-81,853
Change in Investments			-4,751,476	962,978	-16,811,502			7,100,000	1,946,961	13,200,000
cash flow from investments	-9,387,336	-9,403,031	-2,153,121	-5,239,076	8,264,130	-1,216,772	-1,886,574	-16,051,900	-15,891,742	-13,128,197	-143,606	-12,457	-62,640		-81,853
Financing Activities
Bank loans	-23,067,334	23,067,334
Group/Directors Accounts	6,971,061	4,745,724	196,246	-2,589,881	3,432,120	-4,808,936	4,799,653	3,725,379	3,606,168	-3,875,868	1,197,767	-299,721	1,260,000	1,770,310	1,184,796
Other Short Term Loans
Long term loans
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments		-2,120,713	-332,040	-811,306	3,264,059
other long term liabilities	738,170	962,311
share issue	15,259,671	144,611	69,956	-400,007	131,534	131,534	136,939	4,500,000							-62,152
interest	37,777	-583,101	-672,523	-1,348,031	-2,069,274	-2,083,193	-2,227,503	-1,753,519	-1,143,820	-255,172	-66,439	-76,482	-21,664	-15,923	-34,043
cash flow from financing	-60,655	26,216,166	-738,361	-5,149,225	4,758,439	-6,760,595	2,709,089	6,471,860	2,462,348	-4,131,040	1,131,328	-376,203	1,238,336	1,754,387	1,088,601
cash and cash equivalents
cash	5,519,654	763,543	-835,087	-1,516,946	-2,623,602	3,062,814	1,733,348	211,033	-569,342	-1,331,895	1,093,609	762,777	-505,784	394,644	183,939
overdraft		-20,100,728	-3,351,238	-6,841,394	-2,888,028	-3,931,233	-4,479,540	1,860,283	25,050,947	14,680,931	-319,844	293,138	26,706
change in cash	5,519,654	20,864,271	2,516,151	5,324,448	264,426	6,994,047	6,212,888	-1,649,250	-25,620,289	-16,012,826	1,413,453	469,639	-532,490	394,644	183,939

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DFDS LOGISTICS LIMITED group structure

Dfds Logistics Limited has 7 subsidiary companies.

Ultimate parent company

DFDS AS

#0018004

1 parent

DFDS LOGISTICS LIMITED

05055324

7 subsidiaries

HSF NEWCO LIMITED

13841800

DFDS LOGISTICS GRIMSBY HOLDINGS LIMITED

05328150

DFDS LOGISTICS PROPERTY LIMITED

02202712

COLLEY BROTHERS LTD

05893157

DFDS LOGISTICS CONTRACTS LIMITED

01931078

HAULAGE SHETLAND LIMITED

SC083965

HSF FRESH LOGISTICS LIMITED

13841718

DFDS LOGISTICS LIMITED Shareholders

dfds a/s

100%

Dfds Logistics Limited currently has 4 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Allan Bell (Dec 2014) and Mr John Coleman (Apr 2022).

officer	country	age	start	end	role
Mr Allan Bell	England	47 years	Dec 2014	-	Director
Mr John Coleman		44 years	Apr 2022	-	Director
Mr Zachary Brown		54 years	Aug 2022	-	Director
Mr Matthew O'Dell		53 years	May 2023	-	Director

P&L

December 2023

turnover

217.4m

operating profit

11.3m

+8%

gross margin

14.6%

+4.83%

turnover

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

Balance Sheet

December 2023

net assets

42.2m

+1.31%

total assets

108.5m

+0.2%

cash

6.3m

+6.71%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

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Type

Private limited with Share Capital

industry

49410 - Freight transport by road

incorporation date

February 2004

ultimate parent company

DFDS AS

previous names

dfds logistics partners ltd (January 2015)

speedcargo limited (August 2010)

address

nordic house western access road, immingham dock, immingham, north east lincolnshire, DN40 2LZ

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