Hutchison Ports (UK) Limited
Registered name: HUTCHISON PORTS (UK) LIMITED
Part of Hutchison Ports Europe Limited groupHutchison Ports (UK) Limited made £430m revenue and £81.2m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Hutchison Ports (UK) Limited’s revenue was £430m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £81.2m profit and 2,865 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
- 28 yrs · since 1997
- 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.
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.
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) | £383m | £429m | £430m |
| Cost of sales | −£212m | −£230m | −£233m |
| Gross profit | £170m | £199m | £197m |
| Operating profit | £86.2m | £113m | £113m |
| Profit before tax | £76.1m | £103m | £107m |
| Profit after tax | £57.8m | £78m | £81.2m |
| Profit (best available) | £57.8m | £78m | £81.2m |
| Employees (average) | 2,803 | 2,802 | 2,865 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 15.1% | 18.2% | 18.9% |
| Gross margin | 44.5% | 46.4% | 45.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £137k | £153k | £150k |
| Profit per employee | £20.6k | £27.8k | £28.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲12% | ▲0.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲34.9% | ▲4.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼0% | ▲2.3% |
| 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
- 18.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 45.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £150k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £28.3k
- 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 2,865
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Hutchison Ports Europe Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Hutchison Ports (UK) Holding Limited75–100%
- Hutchison Ports (UK) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (4)
- Port of Felixstowe LimitedRev. £396m · Profit £78.1m
- MTS (Holdings) LimitedRev. £9m · Profit −£987k
- Harwich International (Holdings) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Treelane LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (1)
- Hutchison Logistics (UK) 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 £81.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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