MAERSK LINE UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-14 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
58,602,000
-8.3% vs 2023
Net assets
144,053,000
+17.6% vs 2023
Employees
804
-12.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-1,296,000
+92.8% vs 2023
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 | £10,603,000 | £9,120,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£25,332,000 | -£8,285,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£18,083,000 | -£1,296,000 | |
| Net profit | -£19,263,000 | -£2,117,000 | |
| Cash | £63,902,000 | £58,602,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £153,301,000 | £159,249,000 | |
| Net assets | £122,481,000 | £144,053,000 | |
| Equity | £122,481,000 | £144,053,000 | |
| Average employees | 921 | 804 | |
| Wages | £1,257,000 | £504,000 |
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 | -238.9% | -90.8% | |
| Net margin | -181.7% | -23.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | -16.5% | -5.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 39.6% | 31.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.84x | 1.94x | |
| Interest cover | -47.35x | -21.30x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors, having assessed the Company's financial position and financial forecasts, have a reasonable expectation that the Company will be able to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and therefore continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- MAERSK LINE UK LIMITED · parent
- Maersk Holdings Limited 100%
- Maersk Offshore (Bermuda) Limited 100%
- The Maersk Company Limited 100%
- Maersk Healthcare Trustee Limited 100%
- Maersk RBS Pension Trustee Limited 100%
- North Sea Production Company Limited 50%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 62 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DESHMUKH, Nishat Neelay | Director | 2024-01-01 | Dec 1984 | Indian |
| LLOYD, Nicholas John | Director | 2021-07-24 | Nov 1967 | British |
| MUNCH, Casper | Director | 2014-01-01 | May 1974 | Danish |
Show 62 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHEESEMAN, Guy Robert | Secretary | — | 2005-04-18 |
| CRAWFORD, Danielle | Secretary | 2018-11-07 | 2022-08-31 |
| KILBY, John, Mr. | Secretary | 2006-03-15 | 2018-11-07 |
| MAGRI, Anna | Secretary | 2022-09-01 | 2023-09-07 |
| ZIMMER, Kaarina Ann | Secretary | 2005-04-18 | 2006-03-15 |
| ANDERSEN, Petyer Ronnest | Director | 2010-11-23 | 2012-06-18 |
| ARNOTT, Norman George | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| BAKER, John William, Sir | Director | 2006-08-01 | 2010-12-31 |
| BIJVOETS, Victor Laurentius | Director | 1997-01-28 | 1998-08-12 |
| BOARDLEY, Thomas Stephen | Director | 1996-07-09 | 1997-01-31 |
| BOTT, Alan John | Director | — | 1996-03-29 |
| BURRIDGE, James George Thomas | Director | 2009-04-23 | 2010-04-01 |
| CHRISTENSEN, Sune Norup | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2013-03-29 |
| CORNICK, Terence Eric | Director | 2010-11-23 | 2014-05-07 |
| DENCHFIELD, Michael David | Director | — | 1997-01-30 |
| FOLDAGER, Bjarne | Director | 2006-09-04 | 2007-10-25 |
| GODSAFE, Brian | Director | 2018-11-07 | 2020-02-29 |
| GREEN, Philip Nevill | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2005-08-11 |
| HARRIS, David Jeffrey | Director | 2013-03-29 | 2024-01-01 |
| HARRIS, Timothy Charles | Director | — | 2000-05-09 |
| HAYCOCK, Jeremy Mark Thune | Director | 2020-03-01 | 2021-07-31 |
| HEDGES, Desmond Paul | Director | 2011-12-01 | 2014-03-30 |
| HEMERT, Michiel Van | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2010-12-01 |
| JOLLIE, Peter Edward John | Director | — | 1996-10-01 |
| KILBY, John, Mr. | Director | 2010-12-01 | 2019-05-15 |
| KJAEDEGAARD, Jesper | Director | 2005-09-15 | 2010-04-01 |
| KLEDAL, Christian | Director | 2009-06-15 | 2010-11-23 |
| LARSEN, Steen Erik | Director | 2017-05-23 | 2021-05-31 |
| LEHMANN-TAYLOR, Nigel Edmund | Director | 2014-03-30 | 2018-11-07 |
| MALONE, Mark, Captain | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2011-07-15 |
| MALONE, Mark | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2008-11-01 |
| MASON, Anthony John | Director | — | 1997-01-24 |
| MEIJER, Hendrik Hadewyn | Director | 1997-01-28 | 2003-12-31 |
| MILLER, Clifford Leroy | Director | — | 1997-01-27 |
| MOLGAARD, Tommy Bro | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2010-11-23 |
| MOLLER, Vagn Lehd | Director | 2005-09-15 | 2006-08-14 |
| MONEY, Timothy John | Director | 2004-11-15 | 2006-12-08 |
| MULLEN, Andrew Ian | Director | 1992-12-02 | 1996-12-31 |
| NEWTON, John Thompson | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| NIELSEN, Leif Kristian | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2007-10-25 |
| O'BRIEN, Bernadette Mary | Director | 2006-06-01 | 2009-04-23 |
| PATON, James Hendry | Director | — | 1996-07-03 |
| PUSEY, Nigel Simon | Director | 2008-11-01 | 2010-12-31 |
| PUSEY, Nigel Simon | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2006-06-01 |
| RANKIN, Christopher John | Director | — | 1997-01-30 |
| RICE, Charles James | Director | 1996-07-09 | 1996-12-31 |
| ROBBIE, David Andrew | Director | 2004-05-24 | 2005-08-11 |
| SALVERDA, Arnold Ate | Director | 2004-11-15 | 2006-08-01 |
| SEYMOUR, Michael John Spencer | Director | — | 1997-01-24 |
| SKOU, Soren | Director | 2007-10-25 | 2008-11-01 |
| SLOTH, Henrik | Director | 2007-10-25 | 2008-11-01 |
| SORENSEN, Soren Thorup | Director | 2008-11-01 | 2009-05-31 |
| STAUSHOLM, Jakob | Director | 2012-07-04 | 2014-01-01 |
| STEELE, John Roderic | Director | — | 1996-12-31 |
| TIMMERMANN, Karlheinz Wilhelm | Director | — | 1996-09-19 |
| VAN SLOBBE, Rutger Paul Marie | Director | 1997-01-28 | 2005-12-23 |
| WALKER, Peter Arthur | Director | 1996-03-07 | 2002-07-01 |
| WARD, Marion Olivia | Director | 1996-07-09 | 1997-01-27 |
| WIGMORE, William Andrew Peter | Director | 2021-06-01 | 2021-07-23 |
| WILLIAMS, Barry Martin Victor | Director | 2000-05-09 | 2004-05-28 |
| WILLIAMS, Barry Martin Victor | Director | — | 1997-01-23 |
| WOODS, Robert Barclay | Director | — | 2003-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A P Møller-Mærsk A/S | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 567 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-13 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-09-13 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-08-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-07-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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
-14%
£10,603,000 £9,120,000
-
Cash
-8.3%
£63,902,000 £58,602,000
-
Net assets
+17.6%
£122,481,000 £144,053,000
-
Employees
-12.7%
921 804
-
Operating profit
+67.3%
-£25,332,000 -£8,285,000
-
Profit before tax
+92.8%
-£18,083,000 -£1,296,000
-
Wages
-59.9%
£1,257,000 £504,000
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