V.SHIPS LONDON LIMITED
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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
- V.SHIPS LONDON LIMITED 2025-02-19 → present
- V.SHIPS LONDON PLC 2025-02-19 → 2025-02-19
- V.SHIPS PLC 2005-07-29 → 2025-02-19
- V. SHIPS COMMERCIAL LIMITED 2001-06-08 → 2005-07-29
- SILVER LINE LIMITED 1925-11-24 → 2001-06-08
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.49x | 0.32x | |
| 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
- “On the 19th of February 2025 V.Ships London Limited filed a resolution with Companies House to change the Company's name as well as re-register the entity as a private company. From this date the Company is no longer a public limited company.”
- “In July 2024, the UK Court of Appeal issued a judgment in the case of Virgin Media Limited v NTL Pension Trustees II Limited, which has implications for contracted-out defined benefit pension schemes. The ruling held that certain amendments made to contracted-out schemes between 6 April 1997 and 5 April 2016 are void if made without an actuarial confirmation certificate in accordance with section 37 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993. The Group has reviewed its defined benefit pension arrangements to assess whether any amendments made during the relevant period could be impacted by this ruling. At the date of signing these financial statements, the review remains ongoing and legal advice is being sought. It is currently not possible to quantify with certainty the financial effect, if any, of this ruling on the Group's pension obligations.”
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 | |
| 2025-03-26 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 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 | |
| 2023-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-07 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
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
-
Turnover
+5.7%
£662,000 £700,000
-
Cash
-70.8%
£89,000 £26,000
-
Net assets
-15.4%
£748,000 £633,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
+39.7%
-£358,000 -£216,000
-
Profit before tax
+38.4%
-£432,000 -£266,000
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