Yodel: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
Inpost Delivery Network Limited's person with significant control on the Companies House register is Judge Logistics Limited. In the year to December 2025 Inpost Delivery Network Limited reported turnover of £557m.
- In the year to December 2025, Yodel had turnover of £557m, up 14.5% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax loss of £20m, losing £3.51 of every £100 of sales.
- It employed an average of 2,671 people, with staff costs of £121m.
- Inpost Delivery Network Limited is controlled by Judge Logistics Limited, according to the Companies House register.
- These figures are from Inpost Delivery Network Limited's group accounts for the year to December 2025, filed at Companies House on 7 October 2026.
- Registered name
- INPOST DELIVERY NETWORK LIMITED
- Company number
- 05200072
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 9 August 2004
- Registered office area
- Liverpool
- Industry code on the register
- 49410: Land transport and transport via pipelines
- Accounts
- Group accounts, covering the companies it owns
- Accounts type
- Full group accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to December 2025, filed 7 October 2026
What does Yodel do?
Yodel is a parcel delivery company that delivers parcels to homes for online retailers across the UK. It was bought by InPost, the parcel locker company, and in 2026 the company was renamed InPost Delivery Network Limited and the Yodel service moved under the InPost name. These figures are the group accounts of InPost Delivery Network Limited, previously Yodel Delivery Network Limited.
In brief: parcel delivery company · home delivery for online retailers · bought by InPost · group accounts
Source: Spark Intel editorial, checked 6 November 2026. Official website: inpost.co.uk.
Who owns Yodel?
The Companies House register records Judge Logistics Limited as the person with significant control of Inpost Delivery Network Limited, company number 05200072. Judge Logistics Limited is itself company number 15792924.
That places Inpost Delivery Network Limited inside a larger group. Its accounts are group accounts, covering the companies it owns as well.
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 Yodel?
The Companies House register lists 2 current officers for Inpost Delivery Network Limited.
All 2 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Lyndsey Taylor | 4 November 2025 |
| Hinthepal Kaur Virdee Shah | 31 March 2026 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did Yodel file?
Inpost Delivery Network Limited reported turnover of £557m in the year to December 2025. That was up 14.5% on £487m the year before.
It reported 2,671 employees. The year before it reported 3,123.
It filed a pre-tax loss of £20m for the year, against a pre-tax loss of £105m the year before.
Staff costs came to £121m. That is an average of £45,000 a head. It ended the year with £9m at the bank and net liabilities of £272m.
| Measure | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £557m | £487m |
| Pre-tax profit | -£20m (filed) | -£105m (filed) |
| Employees | 2,671 | 3,123 |
| Staff costs | £121m | £136m |
| Average staff cost per head | £45,000 | £44,000 |
| Bank and cash | £9m | £1.6m |
| Net assets | -£272m | -£252m |
| Interest paid | £28m | |
| Interest received | £0.1m | |
| Directors' pay | £3m |
Read the accounts to December 2025 (PDF, Companies House) · every accounts filing
What do these figures mean? Turnover vs profit · Profit per £100 · Cash vs profit · Net assets · Group accounts
Are there any charges against Yodel?
Inpost Delivery Network Limited has registered 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Judge Logistics Limited | 7 April 2025 |
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
How Yodel compares
Of the 5 parcel carriers, Yodel is 5th on turnover, 5th on profit margin and 1st 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 |
| 5th | Yodel | £557m | −£3.51 |
| + 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.
Yodel files as Inpost Delivery Network Limited, whose person with significant control is Judge Logistics Limited, with turnover of £557m in its latest filed year.
Questions about Yodel
What does Yodel do?
Yodel is a parcel delivery company that delivers parcels to homes for online retailers across the UK. It was bought by InPost, the parcel locker company, and in 2026 the company was renamed InPost Delivery Network Limited and the Yodel service moved under the InPost name. These figures are the group accounts of InPost Delivery Network Limited, previously Yodel Delivery Network Limited.
How does Yodel compare with its rivals?
By turnover, Yodel is 5th 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 Yodel?
The Companies House register records Judge Logistics Limited as the person with significant control of Inpost Delivery Network Limited.
How much does Yodel make?
Inpost Delivery Network Limited reported turnover of £557m in the year to December 2025. It filed a pre-tax loss of £20m.
How many people work at Yodel?
Inpost Delivery Network Limited reported 2,671 employees in the year to December 2025.
Who runs Yodel?
The Companies House register lists 2 current officers for Inpost Delivery Network Limited. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from Inpost Delivery Network Limited's filings at Companies House, company number 05200072, for the period shown at the top of the page.
- These are group accounts: they include the companies it owns.
- 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, “Yodel: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 6 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/yodel/. Figures from Companies House filings for INPOST DELIVERY NETWORK LIMITED (05200072).
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