Filing status
- Accounts due
- 30 September 2027
- Last accounts
- 31 December 2025
- Conf. stmt due
- 2 February 2027
- Last conf. stmt
- 19 January 2026
Arvato SCM UK Limited
- Incorporated
- 19 January 2004 (22 years)
- Previously known as
- Stok UK Limited (until 17 September 2018)CFL UK Ltd (until 11 March 2008)This list may be incomplete. See all names on Companies House
- Industry
- Other service activities n.e.c. (96090)
- Directors
- Axel MayerDennis Schmitz
- Owned by
- Accounts type
- Full
- Region
- West Midlands
- Address
- Plot 10A Faraday AvenueHams Hall Distribution ParkColeshillBirminghamB46 1AL
Charges
- Total
- 3
- Outstanding
- 0
- Part satisfied
- 0
- Satisfied
- 3
Officers 4 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Mayer, Axel
Director · Appointed 10 February 2025
German
Born November 1978
Schmitz, Dennis
Director · Appointed 1 February 2025
German
Born October 1988 (38)
John, Jodie
Secretary · Appointed 29 May 2024
Director · Appointed 5 February 2024
British
Born October 1978 (48)
Officer history (21 former)
28 February 2025
Resigned Uthmann, Tobias as Director
10 February 2025
Appointed Mayer, Axel as Director
1 February 2025
Appointed Schmitz, Dennis as Director
29 May 2024
Appointed John, Jodie as Secretary
29 May 2024
Resigned Waterfall, Karen as Secretary
5 February 2024
5 February 2024
Resigned Barth, Andreas as Director
17 January 2023
30 June 2022
Resigned Smith, Adele Marie as Director
8 June 2022
Appointed Barth, Andreas as Director
8 June 2022
Resigned Verhoeven, Sebastian as Director
8 June 2022
8 June 2022
Resigned Montgomery, Ian as Director
31 October 2021
Resigned Corbett, Patrick as Director
21 July 2021
Appointed Uthmann, Tobias as Director
14 February 2019
Appointed Waterfall, Karen as Secretary
8 February 2019
Resigned Branton, Lianne as Secretary
2 January 2019
Appointed Corbett, Patrick as Director
2 January 2019
Appointed Montgomery, Ian as Director
31 December 2018
Resigned Wilkinson, Paul David as Director
20 August 2018
Appointed Smith, Adele Marie as Director
20 August 2018
Appointed Verhoeven, Sebastian as Director
20 August 2018
Resigned Winkelmann, Thorsten as Director
31 May 2017
Appointed Wilkinson, Paul David as Director
31 May 2017
Resigned Blakeley, Allan James as Director
31 December 2016
Appointed Blakeley, Allan James as Director
31 December 2016
Resigned Wilkinson, Paul David as Director
11 May 2015
Resigned Glaeser, Stefan as Director
16 May 2014
Appointed Winkelmann, Thorsten as Director
16 May 2014
Appointed Branton, Lianne as Secretary
16 May 2014
Appointed Glaeser, Stefan as Director
16 May 2014
Resigned Royle, David Charles as Director
16 May 2014
Resigned Waterfall, Karen as Secretary
1 March 2008
Appointed Royle, David Charles as Director
17 December 2007
Appointed Waterfall, Karen as Secretary
26 October 2007
Resigned Killner, Trevor John as Secretary
1 May 2006
Appointed Killner, Trevor John as Secretary
31 March 2006
Resigned Martin, Shirley Anne as Director
31 March 2006
Resigned Martin, Shirley Anne as Secretary
20 January 2004
Appointed Martin, Shirley Anne as Director
19 January 2004
19 January 2004
19 January 2004
Appointed Martin, Shirley Anne as Secretary
19 January 2004
19 January 2004
Appointed Wilkinson, Paul David as Director
19 January 2004
Ownership 1 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Private Limited Company
Reg. no. 03185285
Group structure 36 shown
Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register
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Financials
Balance sheet as at 31 December 2025 · full accounts
- Net Assets
- £1,915,976
- Cash
- £174
- Turnover
- £97,662,458
- Profit Before Tax
- (£1,552,791)
- Employees
- 591
- Debt Ratio
- 98%
- Current Ratio
- 0.3x
- Profit Margin
- -2%
- Return on Equity
- -38%
Trend
Turnover
Balance sheet detail
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £76,446,481 | £64,141,044 | £47,797,694 |
| Current Assets | £24,985,690 | £25,744,438 | £15,866,853 |
| Cash | £174 | £209 | £12,328 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £76,026,155 | £64,175,162 | £36,257,065 |
| Creditors (> 1 year) | £14,448,266 | £17,199,105 | £20,007,690 |
| Net Current Assets | (£51,040,465) | (£38,430,724) | (£20,390,212) |
| Net Assets | £1,915,976 | £2,650,628 | £2,666,273 |
| Shareholder Funds | £1,915,976 | £2,650,628 | £2,666,273 |
| Turnover | £97,662,458 | £85,037,656 | £67,369,114 |
| Cost of Sales | £32,154,301 | £31,374,770 | £24,320,889 |
| Gross Profit | £65,508,157 | £53,662,886 | £43,048,225 |
| Admin Expenses | £63,217,218 | £48,726,057 | £42,862,249 |
| Staff Costs | £25,636,251 | £19,519,239 | £16,786,018 |
| Operating Profit | £2,290,939 | £4,936,829 | £185,976 |
| Profit Before Tax | (£1,552,791) | £1,523,998 | (£2,391,001) |
| Tax | (£818,139) | £1,539,643 | (£1,046,341) |
| Profit for Period | (£734,652) | (£15,645) | (£1,344,660) |
Filings
Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 June 2026 | Full accounts | 31 December 2025 | ||
| 30 January 2026 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 19 January 2026 | ||
| 8 August 2025 | Full accounts | 31 December 2024 | ||
| 18 March 2025 | Director's details changed | |||
| 28 February 2025 | Termination of appointment of a director |
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