CTC Express

Name

CTC Express

Legal name

CTC Express Ltd

Website

https://ctcexpress.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Last-Mile Courier and Delivery Services

NAICS

Local Messengers and Local Delivery (4922), Couriers and Express Delivery Services (49211)

SIC

Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210), Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Airport & Intercity Same‑Day Hand‑Carry / Next‑Flight‑Out (NFO) (TLAAADAL)

Keywords

• Courier delivery services
• Multidrop delivery
• Sameday courier
• Delivery contractor recruitment
• Last-mile delivery

Headquarters

HQ city

Basildon

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Courier Contractor Services: CTC Express provides courier contractor services to national carriers and blue-chip companies. The company recruits and manages professional courier contractors who deliver packages on behalf of their clients. Revenue is generated through service fees from their carrier and retail clients for delivering packages via their contractor network.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CTC Express is a delivery service partner that recruits, vets, and manages self-employed courier contractors to deliver packages on behalf of national carriers and blue-chip retailers such as Amazon Logistics, DHL, Yodel, City Link, and Nightfreight. Its core offerings are pre-planned multidrop courier routes using package tracking software, small-footprint sameday evening delivery routes for drivers available from 3pm onwards, and a flexible AD HOC contractor service for supplementary delivery work, delivered across depots in London and Essex.

Product overview

CTC Express is a courier contractor recruitment and management service operating in London and Essex through two depot locations (Bromley-By-Bow and Basildon). The company offers a portfolio of delivery services including Multidrop Couriers (pre-planned routes with package tracking software) and Sameday Couriers (evening delivery routes for morning-ordered goods). They also provide an AD HOC Contractor Service for flexible supplementary delivery work. CTC Express partners with major online retailers including Amazon Logistics and contracts with Nightfreight, City Link, Yodel, and DHL to deliver high-quality courier services to end customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Multidrop Couriers Pre-planned multi-drop delivery routes using the latest package tracking software, covering high-volume, small footprint routes (approx. 0.3m2) for contractors serving national carriers and blue-chip retailers in London and Essex.
• Sameday Couriers Evening sameday delivery service using small evening routes to deliver goods ordered in the morning the same day; designed for drivers available from 3pm onwards.
• AD HOC Contractor Service Flexible ad hoc courier contractor work that allows couriers to supplement existing courier income with additional delivery work on an as-needed basis.

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Amazon LogisticscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCTC Express serves as a delivery service partner for Amazon Logistics, with contractors delivering Amazon packages. The partnership involves multi-drop deliveries using contractor-operated vehicles. Eduardo Pereira, Operation Assistant, previously worked as a delivery driver on CTC Express Amazon Logistics contracts for 3 years.
• National CarrierscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCTC Express provides courier contractors to service various national carriers. The company was established specifically to help national carriers deliver high levels of service to their customers. Contractors operate as sub-partners delivering packages on behalf of carrier clients.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• UPS UK: UPS UK, via its 2020 acquisition of CitySprint, is a major integrator with a UK same-day and last-mile presence. UPS operates broader international parcel infrastructure while CitySprint sits in CTC's direct competitive lane.
• DPD UK: DPD UK is a major UK parcel delivery network operating through its DPD Local franchise system. It competes with CTC's carrier clients for last-mile delivery customers and uses contracted drivers comparable to CTC's model.
• Yodel: Yodel is one of the UK's largest parcel carriers, using a network of sub-contracted drivers and depots. CTC is one of Yodel's contracted DSPs — both sides face similar UK last-mile delivery dynamics but Yodel operates at far greater scale.
• Evri: Evri (formerly Hermes UK) is the UK's largest parcel carrier by volume, predominantly using a self-employed courier model for last-mile delivery. Its franchise/partnership structure mirrors what CTC Express provides as a service to carriers.
• Whistl: Whistl is a UK end-to-end parcel delivery company operating both direct delivery and Delivery Service Partner franchise models. Its DSP franchise structure for last-mile delivery is directly analogous to CTC's contracted-driver model.
• DX Group: DX Group (DX Delivery) is a UK-listed parcels, freight, and secure delivery operator offering B2B and B2C services. While broader in scope than CTC, it competes in parcel last-mile and engages contractor capacity in similar UK geographies.

Direct peers

• DPD Local: DPD Local is the franchise/DSP-style delivery partner network that handles DPD's UK last-mile deliveries via self-employed drivers. The contractor-managed, multi-drop delivery model is functionally equivalent to CTC Express's Amazon DSP-style operations.
• CitySprint: CitySprint is a UK same-day courier and multi-drop specialist, primarily serving London and other major cities. Acquired by UPS, it offers same-day, multi-drop, and dedicated vehicle services — a near-identical service mix to CTC Express's multidrop and sameday product.
• Panther Logistics: Panther Logistics is a UK multi-drop parcel delivery specialist that operates a subcontractor delivery model. It serves major retailers and carriers nationally, mirroring CTC's contractor-based last-mile delivery approach.

Emerging players

• InPost UK: InPost UK operates a growing network of automated parcel lockers and associated last-mile delivery services. While its locker-led model is adjacent rather than identical, it competes for the same carrier parcel volume that flows through CTC's contractor network.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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