Motor Transport Top 100 2019 Interactive Tables – Top 100 Notes

These interactive tables enable you to explore Motor Transport's Top 100 2019.

Click on the tabs at the top of the table to view the different data sets. You can also click on the column headers to sort the table data from highest to lowest (or click again to sort from lowest to highest). If you are viewing on a mobile device some of the columns will be hidden, in order to present the most important information - just click on the + icon against each row to expand the view to show all the data for that row. You can use the search box to quickly find a particular company.

Please refer to the notes to explain the methodology behind each entry.

The MT Top 100 explained

The rankings were finalised on 24th October 2019. The data was compiled from audited accounts filed at Companies House during the 12 months since the last Top 100 was compiled in November 2018, unless otherwise stated.

The table lists the company in regard to its official registered name at Companies House, which is not always the same at the company’s trading name. MT has compiled the tables using the turnover and pre-tax profit figures generated solely or primarily from UK road transport and warehousing activities of the businesses concerned unless otherwise stated below. Figures shown for employees are predominantly for those employed solely or primarily in the UK.

Advanced Supply Chain: Figures reflect the performance of Advanced Supply Chain Group, excluding the results of its Advanced Forwarding international freight forwarding business.

Aspray Transport Ltd: We have excluded Aspray Transport which went into administration on 9th September 2019.

BCA Automotive comprises Walon, Paragon Automotive Logistics and Sensible Automotive, which are all subsidiaries of BCA Marketplace.

Brit European: Figures for previous year are restated.

CEVA Logistics: Figures for previous year are restated.

Culina Group: Comprises Culina Logistics, Great Bear Distribution, Integrated Packing Services, Morgan McLernon, CML F&L (Telford) and Robsons of Spalding.

Currie International Holdings did not file 2018 accounts with Companies House in time for inclusion in the Top 100 so we have used 2017 figures.

DHL: Comprises DHL Supply Chain, DHL Parcel UK, Tradeteam, DHL International UK, and Exel UK. The company is consolidating logistics contracts into DHL Supply Chain as they are renewed from Exel and Tradeteam. Employees in DHL Supply Chain, Tradeteam and Exel are employed through DHL Services. DHL’s freight forwarding business is excluded from our figures.

DPD: Comprises DPDgroup UK and DPDLocal, formerly Interlink Express.

FedEx: Comprises FedEx UK and TNT UK. The previous year figures for TNT cover a 17 month period.

FreshLinc: 2017 figures are for a 7 month period.

Geodis UK did not file 2018 accounts with Companies House in time for inclusion in the Top 100 so we have used 2017 figures.

GIST did not file 2018 accounts with Companies House in time for inclusion in the Top 100 so we have used 2017 figures.

Gregory Distribution: As last year, we have kept the AAR Craib Transport subsidiary distinct as it is accounted for separately.

Grocontinental: Has been renamed Agro Merchants Whitchurch Ltd. Pre-tax profit includes £34.8m exceptional item for sale of a property.

Hargreaves Services – Transport did not supply employee numbers for the most recent financial year.

Kinaxia: The main entry is for Kinaxia Ltd. We have included a separate table to show the figures for the companies that it has acquired to make up the group. This gives an indication the size of the group once the results for the latest acquisitions are fully taken into account. In October 2018, Kinaxia acquired AKW Group - its accounting period has been extended to cover the 18 months to 31-12-18. In November 2018, Kinaxia acquired Fresh Freight Group – its accounting period has been shortened to cover the 7 months to 31-12-2018. In May 2019, Kinaxia acquired David Hathaway Transport Ltd. In June 2019, BC Transport was merged with William Kirk.

Kuehne+Nagel did not file 2018 accounts with Companies House in time for inclusion in the Top 100 so we have used 2017 figures. K+N’s turnover is derived from its contract logistics business (as reported by Kuehne + Nagel Ltd) and K+N Drinks Logistics. Turnover from its freight forwarding business is excluded to best reflect the domestic road freight related contributions to the business. However, as K+N does not split the two divisions into legal entities, we were unable to break down pre-tax profit and employee numbers in the same way. Therefore profit and employee figures include the international freight forwarding business.

Lenham Storage: Comprises Lenham Storage and Lenham Storage Southern.

Lloyd Fraser: 2017 figures are for 18-month period.

Lomas Distribution: 2017 figures are for 18-month period and have been restated.

McBurney Holdings: Comprises McBurney Transport and Bondelivery Northern Ireland.

Moran Logistics: Accounting period extended to cover the 15 months to 31-12-2018

NFT Distribution: Accounting period extended to cover the 18 months to 29-09-2018

Pentalver: Comprises Pentalver Transport and Pentalver Cannock.

Rhys Davies & Sons did not file 2018 accounts with Companies House in time for inclusion in the Top 100 as it has extended its accounting period to 28-02-19. We have used 2017 figures.

RT Keedwell: Figures for 2017 have been restated in its latest accounts.

S J Bargh: Figures for 2017 have been restated in its latest accounts.

STVA UK did not file 2018 accounts with Companies House in time for inclusion in the Top 100 so we have used 2017 figures.

UPS did not file 2018 accounts with Companies House in time for inclusion in the Top 100 so we have used 2017 figures.

XPO Logistics: Comprises XPO Supply Chain, XPO Transport Solutions UK and XPO Bulk UK. We have excludes XPO Global Forwarding and XPO Maintenance UK to best reflect turnover and profit derived from domestic road freight.

XPO Bulk UK did not file 2018 accounts with Companies House in time for inclusion in the Top 100 – we have used 2017 figures for this part of the XPO business.

Yodel: Comprises Yodel Delivery Network and Arrow XL.