SHIPS ELECTRONIC SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-09-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-19 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-05
Watchouts
Cash
£4M
+1,894.2% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£5M
+6% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
34
+13.3% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-01-01 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £7,396,469 | £7,697,528 | — | £7,555,631 | — | £8,443,820 | — | £7,602,892 | £7,896,512 | |
| Operating profit | — | £442,847 | £692,371 | — | £476,314 | — | £586,884 | — | £110,933 | £228,664 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £443,923 | £692,546 | — | £499,314 | — | £928,790 | — | £254,899 | — | |
| Net profit | — | £358,077 | £560,932 | — | £404,445 | — | £755,395 | — | £191,175 | £275,184 | |
| Cash | — | £930,558 | £162,820 | — | £233,872 | — | £214,576 | — | £203,140 | £4,051,023 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £2,657,747 | £3,218,679 | — | £3,623,124 | — | £4,384,122 | — | £4,575,297 | £4,850,481 | |
| Net assets | — | £2,650,683 | £3,211,615 | — | £3,616,060 | — | £4,371,455 | — | £4,562,630 | £4,837,814 | |
| Equity | £2,292,606 | £2,650,683 | £3,211,615 | £3,211,615 | £3,616,060 | £3,616,060 | £4,371,455 | £4,371,455 | £4,562,630 | £4,837,814 | |
| Average employees | — | 31 | 27 | — | 29 | — | 25 | — | 30 | 34 | |
| Wages | — | £1,950,942 | £1,893,560 | — | £1,895,834 | — | £2,191,967 | — | £2,557,716 | £2,608,487 |
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 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-01-01 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 6.0% | 9.0% | — | 6.3% | — | 7.0% | — | 1.5% | 2.9% | |
| Net margin | — | 4.8% | 7.3% | — | 5.4% | — | 8.9% | — | 2.5% | 3.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 16.7% | 21.5% | — | 13.1% | — | 13.4% | — | 2.4% | 4.7% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 3147.14x | — | 238157.00x | — | 3600.52x | — | 87.28x | 39.82x |
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.
People
4 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROOK, Mark Alexander | Director | 2024-12-01 | May 1969 | English |
| EGENBY, Janus Mikael | Director | 2025-07-01 | Dec 1976 | Danish |
| HELDARSKARD-WINNERSKJOLD, Thomas | Director | 2022-03-01 | Jan 1979 | Danish |
| WOLF, Rene Soenke | Director | 2025-07-01 | Dec 1980 | German |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MITCHELL, Reginald Arthur | Secretary | — | 1997-03-25 |
| MURRAY, Lynda Mary | Secretary | 2007-06-29 | 2014-07-03 |
| ROPER, Stephen Dawson | Secretary | 1997-03-25 | 2006-12-28 |
| TYLER, Justin John Blakeney | Secretary | 2006-12-28 | 2007-06-28 |
| WEEKS, Cheryll Dawn | Secretary | 2014-07-03 | 2019-05-02 |
| ANDERSON, Colin Alexander | Director | 2002-07-26 | 2019-05-02 |
| BELL, Robert | Director | 2019-05-02 | 2024-11-30 |
| DE GRUIJTER, Tamara | Director | 2019-05-02 | 2020-08-24 |
| DUNBAR, Peter Morris Hacker | Director | — | 1997-09-30 |
| EVERARD, William Derek | Director | — | 2007-06-28 |
| HENRY, Nicholas Paul | Director | 2006-12-28 | 2007-06-28 |
| KARISTO, Petri | Director | 2023-06-01 | 2025-07-01 |
| KEMP, Harvey Christopher | Director | — | 2006-03-31 |
| MITCHELL, Reginald Arthur | Director | — | 1997-03-25 |
| NIELSEN, Jonas Winther Arnskov | Director | 2020-08-24 | 2022-03-01 |
| O'BRIEN, James | Director | — | 2007-06-28 |
| O'NEILL, John Thomas | Director | 2022-03-01 | 2023-04-30 |
| REES, Paul Damian | Director | 2002-07-26 | 2019-05-02 |
| ROPER, Stephen Dawson | Director | 1999-03-26 | 2019-05-02 |
| SCOTT, Fraser | Director | 2019-05-02 | 2020-08-24 |
| TRASKBACK, Anne | Director | 2020-08-24 | 2022-04-08 |
| WOOD, Simon Roderick Charles | Director | 2007-06-28 | 2017-03-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neptuniplan Maritime Holding Ab | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-07-01 | Active |
| Wartsila Uk Ltd | Legal person | Shares 75–100% | 2022-05-09 | Ceased 2025-07-01 |
| Ticketcouch Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-05-09 |
| Mr Stephen Dawson Roper | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-05-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 174 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-29 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-29 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-06 | PSC03 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31
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Turnover
+3.9%
£7,602,892 £7,896,512
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Cash
+1,894.2%
£203,140 £4,051,023
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
+6%
£4,562,630 £4,837,814
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+13.3%
30 34
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
+106.1%
£110,933 £228,664
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Wages
+2%
£2,557,716 £2,608,487
highest in 6 filed years
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