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Company No. 04199202 · Incorporated 12 Apr 2001

Multimodal Logistics Limited

Registered name: MULTIMODAL LOGISTICS LIMITED

Part of China Shipping (Europe) Holding Gmbh group

Multimodal Logistics Limited made £24.2m revenue and £820k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Multimodal Logistics Limited’s revenue grew 13% to £24.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £820k profit and 90 employees. The company is classified under “freight rail transport” and is based in Felixstowe; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection H · Transportation and storageSIC 49200Freight rail transportSIC 49410Freight transport by road
Status
Active
Location
Felixstowe, East of England
Age
25 yrs · since 2001
Type
Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The immediate parent undertaking of Multimodal Logistics Limited is China Shipping (Europe) Holding GmbH which is registered in Germany. This is the parent undertaking of the smallest group of underta”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Operating leverage
Revenue
£24.2m
Growth ▲13.3%
Profit
£820k
Growth ▲46.3%
Profit margin
3.4%
Gross 10.8%
Employees
90
Change ▲7.1%
Profit / employee
£9.1k
Revenue/employee £269k
Profitable streak
4yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£19.7m£19.2m£21.4m£24.2m
Cost of sales£16.4m£16.6m£19m£21.6m
Gross profit£3.4m£2.7m£2.4m£2.6m
Operating profit£2m£1m£758k£918k
Profit before tax———£820k
Profit after tax£1.6m£736k£560k—
Profit (best available)£1.6m£736k£560k£820k
Staff costs£3.2m£3.9m£4.5m£4.9m
Employees (average)66728490
Ratios
Profit margin8%3.8%2.6%3.4%
Gross margin17.1%13.9%11.3%10.8%
Revenue per employee£299k£267k£255k£269k
Profit per employee£23.9k£10.2k£6.7k£9.1k
Cash conversion−81.9%−93%−379.7%—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼2.6%▲11.3%▲13.3%
Profit growth—▼53.4%▼23.8%▲46.3%
Headcount growth—▲9.1%▲16.7%▲7.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£3.6m£2.3m£1.9m£2m
Net assets£2.9m£3.7m£4.2m£4.8m
Current assets£5.8m£5.6m£5.2m—
Debtors£629k£786k£803k—
Cash from operations−£1.6m−£937k−£2.9m—
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
3.4%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
10.8%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£269k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£9.1k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
—
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
—
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets
▲15%
Now £4.8m
Cash at bank
▲8%
Now £2m
Headcount
▲7%
Now 90
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. China Shipping (Europe) Holding Gmbh (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
  2. Multimodal Logistics Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £820k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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