High-Growth Sector

Supply Chain & Logistics

A market overview of active UK companies in Supply Chain & Logistics. Figures exclude dormant and dissolved companies. Data refreshed 30 Apr 2026.

Active companies
4,092
trading & on register
Reporting turnover
588
14% of active
Reporting employees
3,768
92% of active
Register health
8%
of 4,605 on register are dormant

Company size (employees)

Active companies reporting employee counts

1-9
2,608
10-49
740
50-249
334
250+
86

Turnover distribution

Active companies reporting turnover

<£100k
37
£100k-£1m
42
£1m-£10m
126
£10m-£100m
332
£100m+
51

Where they're based

Active companies by major UK city (30km London, 15–20km elsewhere)

Greater London
909
Manchester
201
Birmingham
200
Leeds
74
Liverpool
49
Glasgow
40
Bristol
33
Cardiff
28
Belfast
26
Edinburgh
9

New formations by year

Active companies incorporated under this category (dormant shells excluded)

229
17
298
18
295
19
293
20
255
21
224
22
127
23
34
24
16
25
2
26

Largest by turnover

#CompanyTurnoverEBITDAEmployees3y growth
1MARTIN-BROWER UK LTD£6.8B£34.2M4,5919%
2SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED£4.3B£22.6M1,13515%
3DPDGROUP UK LTD£1.5B£373.0M9,052-2%
4WINCANTON LIMITED£1.2B£22.0M19,453-6%
5WINCANTON HOLDINGS LIMITED£1.1B£10.0M19,013-6%
6KUEHNE + NAGEL LIMITED£1.1B£46.9M3,507-16%
7SMITHS NEWS PLC£1.1B£47.1M1,421-1%
8SMITHS NEWS TRADING LIMITED£1.1B£49.7M1,398-1%
9UNIPART GROUP LIMITED£911.2M£28.7M8,31010%
10LIGENTIA GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED£446.6M£30.5M1,266-1%
11SCHENKER LIMITED£322.6M£15.5M1,089-3%
12W.H.BOWKER LIMITED£322.5M£13.0M9009%
13THE MENU PARTNERS LIMITED£289.7M£9.9M1,037102%
14YUSEN LOGISTICS (UK) LIMITED£278.1M£21.0M1,837-2%
15DAVIES TURNER HOLDINGS PLC£264.0M£18.0M871-9%
16DAVIES TURNER PLC£264.0M£17.1M867-9%
17SYMMETRY LOGISTICS HOLDINGS LIMITED£263.6M£11.3M1,1490%
18EV CARGO GLOBAL FORWARDING LIMITED£260.3M£2.9M399-26%
19EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED£248.4M£20.8M822-7%
20UNISERVE LIMITED£243.9M£37.0M635-44%

Fastest-growing

Active companies with turnover ≥ £1m, sorted by 3-year turnover CAGR

#CompanyTurnoverEmployees3y turnover growth
1COSCO SHIPHOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED£42.3M1411113%
2W. SAUNDERS (SHIPPING & FORWARDING) LIMITED£25.4M13251%
3AVERY DENNISON UK II LIMITED£146.5M23201%
4LUBBERS GLOBAL FREIGHT UK LTD£7.7M15186%
5GLOBAL REACH UK HOLDINGS LIMITED£90.8M1,421168%
6SORTED GROUP HOLDINGS PLC£6.2M57124%
7THE MENU PARTNERS LIMITED£289.7M1,037102%
8VIRONO PRIDE LIMITED£3.6M385%
9AIT UK ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED£137.4M61675%
10ROCK-IT CARGO LIMITED£40.6M6263%
11TMD HOLDINGS LIMITED£38.4M14560%
12RECAP MANAGER LIMITED£1.7M357%
13GEOTAB (UK) LTD£7.5M4554%
14WORLD TRANSPORT AGENCY GROUP LIMITED£1.5M751%
15EASYFLYERS LOGISTICS LIMITED£84.1M14150%
16MPO GLOBAL TRADE UK LIMITED£47.5M1747%
17ACUMEN AUTOMOTIVE LOGISTICS LIMITED£30.3M11845%
18SUARDIAZ UK LIMITED£1.7M243%
19PALLETFORCE LOGISTICS KENT AND BERKSHIRE LIMITED£15.6M9938%
20ACUMEN LOGISTICS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED£49.9M28136%

Newest formations

Most recently incorporated active companies

#CompanyLocationIncorporated
1CARGOCARE GLOBAL HOLDINGS LTDWitham2026
2TRANS UK LOGISTICS HOLDINGS LTDLondon2026
3MTD GROUP LIMITEDBromsgrove2025
4SUSSEX TRANSPORT HOLDINGS LIMITEDLancing2025
5PGS GLOBAL LTDLondon2025
6BLUE YONDER HOLDINGS LIMITEDLondon2025
7ARDEN REDE LIMITEDWarrington2025
8SIMON WILLITTS TRANSPORT (HOLDINGS) LIMITEDManchester2025
9KRANLEE LIMITEDChesterfield2025
10DATA DRIVEN UNITS LTDLondon2025
11FORTITUDE GLOBAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS LTDChelmsford2025
12CARGO WORLD HOLDINGS LTDWarrington2025
13INXPRESS SF HOLDCO UK LIMITEDRochdale2025
14SML UK HOLDING LTDLondon2025
15CHARTERLINK WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS LIMITEDIpswich2025
16COLLETT ACQUISITIONS LIMITEDHalifax2025
17WTA FAR NORTH LIMITEDBedford2025
18NEXUS HAULAGE LTDDewsbury2025
19WBS GROUP AND SHOPFITTING LTDHull2024
20CARGO LOGISTICS HOLDINGS LTDKnaresborough2024