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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-05-19 (this month)

Last made up 2025-05-05

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£26K

-70.8% vs 2023

Net assets

£633K

-15.4% vs 2023

Employees

Average over period

Profit before tax

-£266K

+38.4% vs 2023

Name history

Renamed 4 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-02-19

  1. V.SHIPS LONDON LIMITED 2025-02-19 → present
  2. V.SHIPS LONDON PLC 2025-02-19 → 2025-02-19
  3. V.SHIPS PLC 2005-07-29 → 2025-02-19
  4. V. SHIPS COMMERCIAL LIMITED 2001-06-08 → 2005-07-29
  5. SILVER LINE LIMITED 1925-11-24 → 2001-06-08

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31
Turnover £662,000£700,000
Operating profit -£358,000-£216,000
Profit before tax -£432,000-£266,000
Net profit -£263,000-£280,000
Cash £89,000£26,000
Total assets less current liabilities £1,460,000£1,022,000
Net assets £748,000£633,000
Equity £748,000£633,000
Average employees
Wages

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

Ratios

Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest

Ratio Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31
Operating margin -54.1%-30.9%
Net margin -39.7%-40.0%
Return on capital employed -24.5%-21.1%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 59.3%53.7%
Current ratio 0.49x0.32x
Interest cover -4.84x-3.79x

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 101
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
Deloitte LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“As at 31 December 2024 the Company has a net current liability position of £236k (2023: £193k). The Company is dependent for its working capital on funds provided by the Group (Star Sirocco Topco Limited and its subsidiaries). These financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis which the Directors believe to be appropriate. The Company's ultimate parent undertaking, Star Sirocco Topco Limited, will provide financial support to the Company, such that the Company is able to operate as a going concern and to settle its liabilities as they fall due for a period of not less than 12 months from the date of signing the financial statements. In forming the assessment, the Directors have considered the financial position and liquidity of Star Sirocco Topco Limited and its subsidiaries (the "Group"). As disclosed in the consolidated financial statements, the Group held unrestricted cash balances of $21.3 million, undrawn revolving credit facilities of $25.0 million, and an undrawn delayed draw facility of $74.0 million as at 31 December 2024. The Group also recorded a net cash inflow of $82.2 million during the year and remained in compliance with its financial covenants, with a year-end leverage ratio of 2.64x LTM EBITDA. Taking into account the Company's own financial position, the recent capital restructure, and the financial strength and financial support of its ultimate parent company, the Directors are satisfied that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future being at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. Accordingly, the Directors consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these financial statements.”

Significant events

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

2 active · 27 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
HALL, Benjamin Thomas Director 2021-12-17 Feb 1977 British
TRAAHOLT, Jan Petter Director 2021-12-17 Dec 1963 Norwegian
Show 27 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
BARKER, Andrew Nicholas Secretary 1993-09-01 1993-08-31
BARKER, Andrew Nicholas Secretary 1993-09-01 2003-12-31
EDWARDS, Christopher Digby Korman Secretary 2003-12-31 2007-12-03
GRIMASON, Deborah Secretary 2018-09-25 2021-12-17
NAYLOR, Philip Secretary 2007-12-03 2015-02-13
VALLANCE, Ian Secretary 2015-02-13 2018-09-25
WHITTINGTON, John Secretary 1993-06-30
BARFORD, Robert John Director 2012-04-03 2014-05-30
BARKER, Andrew Nicholas Director 2003-12-31
BIGGI, Tullio Director 2007-08-02
BRODOULINE, Iouri Victor Director 1994-05-09 2007-10-15
BROWN, Declan Linsay Director 2007-08-02 2011-10-17
CLAUSEN, Jesper Director 2010-08-01 2012-09-24
COWAN, Philip James Director 2007-08-02 2012-04-03
CRAWFORD, Antony Stuart Director 2005-11-15
EDWARDS, Christopher Digby Korman Director 2003-03-20 2007-12-03
GRIMASON, Deborah Director 2019-03-18 2021-12-17
HAMILTON, Andrew William Director 2007-08-02 2008-03-14
HAYSOM, Timothy James Director 2008-07-01 2021-12-17
HEXT, Richard Director 2003-12-31 2005-02-11
JONES, Andrew Timothy Director 2012-04-03 2017-05-18
LITTLEDALE, Morley Director 1993-09-01 1999-05-21
MOREL, Guy Director 1999-05-21
PROUDFOOT, Charles John Robert Director 1993-03-31 1998-06-26
VALLANCE, Ian Director 2015-09-09 2019-08-16
WHITTINGTON, John Director 1993-06-30
WILLINGALE, Malcolm Christopher, Dr Director 2005-11-15 2008-07-01

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
V Ships Uk Group Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 221 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2025-02-19 RR02 Reregistration public to private company
  • 2025-02-19 CERT11 Certificate change of name re registration public limited company to private
  • 2025-02-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
  • 2025-02-19 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
  • 2025-02-19 CONNOT Change of name notice
Date Type Category Description
2025-10-03 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-06-12 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-03-26 AD01 address Change registered office address company with date old address new address PDF
2025-02-19 RR02 change-of-name Reregistration public to private company
2025-02-19 CERT11 change-of-name Certificate change of name re registration public limited company to private
2025-02-19 MAR incorporation Re registration memorandum articles
2025-02-19 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2025-02-19 CERTNM change-of-name Certificate change of name company
2025-02-19 CONNOT change-of-name Change of name notice
2024-07-11 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-05-28 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-07-14 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-05-09 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2023-03-02 AD01 address Change registered office address company with date old address new address PDF
2022-07-06 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-05-09 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-01-07 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2022-01-07 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2022-01-07 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2022-01-07 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
2

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

Year-on-year

FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers

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