Evri: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
Evri Limited's person with significant control on the Companies House register is Concert Newco Limited. In the year to March 2025 Evri Limited reported turnover of £1,853m.
- In the year to March 2025, Evri had turnover of £1,853m, up 9.9% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax profit of £176m, keeping £9.51 of every £100 of sales.
- It employed an average of 8,540 people, with staff costs of £293m.
- Evri Limited is controlled by Concert Newco Limited, according to the Companies House register.
- These figures are from Evri Limited's accounts for the year to March 2025, filed at Companies House on 25 November 2025.
- Registered name
- EVRI LIMITED
- Company number
- 03900782
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 22 December 1999
- Registered office area
- Leeds
- Industry code on the register
- 49410: Land transport and transport via pipelines
- Accounts
- Single company accounts, this company only
- Accounts type
- Full accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to March 2025, filed 25 November 2025
What does Evri do?
Evri is a parcel delivery company that carries parcels for online retailers to homes across the UK and lets people send and return parcels through ParcelShops and lockers. It was known as Hermes until it rebranded as Evri in 2022, and its business goes back to the Grattan and Next mail order delivery networks. Companies House shows it is controlled by the investment firm Apollo, and these figures are for Evri Limited, formerly Hermes Parcelnet Limited.
In brief: parcel delivery company · delivers for online retailers · ParcelShops and lockers · formerly Hermes
Source: Spark Intel editorial, checked 6 November 2026. Official website: evri.com.
Who owns Evri?
The Companies House register records Concert Newco Limited as the person with significant control of Evri Limited, company number 03900782. Concert Newco Limited is itself company number 13373917.
That places Evri Limited inside a larger group. The accounts on this page are the company's own, not the wider group's.
The full ownership record is on the Companies House register. Control is given in the bands the register uses, not as exact shareholdings.
Who runs Evri?
The Companies House register lists 3 current officers for Evri Limited.
All 3 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Hugo William Martin | 1 February 2014 |
| Martijn De Lange | 20 July 2015 |
| Alan Richardson | 30 July 2018 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did Evri file?
Evri Limited reported turnover of £1,853m in the year to March 2025. That was up 9.9% on £1,686m the year before.
It reported 8,540 employees. The year before it reported 8,259.
It filed a pre-tax profit of £176m for the year, against a pre-tax profit of £119m the year before.
Staff costs came to £293m. That is an average of £34,000 a head. It ended the year with £41m at the bank and net assets of £293m. It paid dividends of £108m.
| Measure | Mar 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,853m | £1,686m |
| Pre-tax profit | £176m (filed) | £119m (filed) |
| Employees | 8,540 | 8,259 |
| Staff costs | £293m | £271m |
| Average staff cost per head | £34,000 | £33,000 |
| Bank and cash | £41m | £151m |
| Net assets | £293m | £264m |
| Dividends paid | £108m | |
| Interest paid | £43m | |
| Interest received | £3m | |
| Directors' pay | £2m |
Read the accounts to March 2025 (PDF, Companies House) · every accounts filing
What do these figures mean? Turnover vs profit · Profit per £100 · Cash vs profit · Net assets
Are there any charges against Evri?
Evri Limited has registered 3 charges at Companies House, of which 1 is still outstanding. A charge is security a lender takes over a company's assets; one is satisfied when the lending behind it is repaid or released.
The outstanding charge
| Charge holder | Created |
|---|---|
| U.S. Bank Trustees Limited as Security Agent | 3 October 2024 |
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
How Evri compares
Of the 5 parcel carriers, Evri is 3rd on turnover, 2nd on profit margin and 3rd on growth. DPD keeps the most of every £100 of sales: £13.50.
| Rank | Parcel carriers | Turnover | Profit per £100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Amazon UK | £8,263m | £4.30 |
| 3rd | Evri | £1,853m | £9.51 |
| + 3 more parcel carriers ranked |
Ranked by turnover. Profit per £100 is pre-tax profit for every £100 of turnover, shown only where the profit is filed.
Evri files as Evri Limited, whose person with significant control is Concert Newco Limited, with turnover of £1,853m in its latest filed year.
Questions about Evri
What does Evri do?
Evri is a parcel delivery company that carries parcels for online retailers to homes across the UK and lets people send and return parcels through ParcelShops and lockers. It was known as Hermes until it rebranded as Evri in 2022, and its business goes back to the Grattan and Next mail order delivery networks. Companies House shows it is controlled by the investment firm Apollo, and these figures are for Evri Limited, formerly Hermes Parcelnet Limited.
Is Evri bigger than Royal Mail?
No, by turnover. Evri reported £1,853m in its latest accounts, against £8,198m at Royal Mail. Our Evri v Royal Mail page compares the two on profit, margin, growth and staff. Evri v Royal Mail →
Is Evri bigger than DPD?
Yes, by turnover. Evri reported £1,853m in its latest accounts, against £1,484m at DPD. Our DPD v Evri page compares the two on profit, margin, growth and staff. DPD v Evri →
How does Evri compare with its rivals?
By turnover, Evri is 3rd of the 5 companies in our battle of the parcel carriers, behind Amazon UK. The battle ranks them on turnover, pre-tax profit, margin, growth and net assets. The battle of the parcel carriers →
Who owns Evri?
The Companies House register records Concert Newco Limited as the person with significant control of Evri Limited.
How much does Evri make?
Evri Limited reported turnover of £1,853m in the year to March 2025. It filed a pre-tax profit of £176m.
How many people work at Evri?
Evri Limited reported 8,540 employees in the year to March 2025.
Who runs Evri?
The Companies House register lists 3 current officers for Evri Limited. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from Evri Limited's filings at Companies House, company number 03900782, for the period shown at the top of the page.
- These are single company accounts: they cover this company alone, not any wider group.
- Pre-tax profit is the figure the company filed, for both years.
- A figure the filing does not disclose is shown as n/d. A zero in the filing is treated as not disclosed, never as nil.
- Rounding: below £0.1m in thousands, from £0.1m to £2m to one decimal place, from £2m to the nearest million.
- Ownership is shown in the control bands the register of people with significant control uses, not as exact shareholdings.
- Officers' names and appointment dates come from the Companies House register. Job titles come from the company's own website. The description of what the company does comes from its website, or is marked Spark Intel editorial where it is written from stable, checked facts, with the date either way.
Spark Intel, “Evri: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 6 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/evri/. Figures from Companies House filings for EVRI LIMITED (03900782).
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