Hutchison Ports Europe Limited
Registered name: HUTCHISON PORTS EUROPE LIMITED
Hutchison Ports Europe Limited made £434m revenue and £66.5m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Hutchison Ports Europe Limited’s revenue was £434m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £66.5m profit and 2,885 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Felixstowe; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Felixstowe, East of England
- Age
- 31 yrs · since 1995
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £387m | £432m | £434m |
| Cost of sales | −£215m | −£232m | −£236m |
| Gross profit | £172m | £200m | £198m |
| Operating profit | £82m | £108m | £108m |
| Profit before tax | £67.4m | £81.7m | £90.6m |
| Profit after tax | £51m | £58.8m | £66.5m |
| Profit (best available) | £51m | £58.8m | £66.5m |
| Employees (average) | 2,821 | 2,822 | 2,885 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 13.2% | 13.6% | 15.3% |
| Gross margin | 44.3% | 46.3% | 45.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £137k | £153k | £151k |
| Profit per employee | £18.1k | £20.8k | £23.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲11.8% | ▲0.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲15.2% | ▲13.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲0% | ▲2.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 15.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 45.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £151k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £23.1k
- 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.
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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲2%
- Now 2,885
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (3)
- Hutchison Ports (UK) Holding LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Hutchison Ports Egypt Investments LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Hutchison Ports Ukraine Investments LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £66.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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