OSPREY SHIPPING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-12 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-29
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£8M
+96.4% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£18M
+81.2% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
88
+1.1% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£8M
+336.1% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-05
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-04-05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £8,802,845 | £6,823,961 | — | £31,649,393 | £40,557,827 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£1,231,149 | £298,622 | — | £2,089,555 | £8,469,305 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£1,221,771 | £290,295 | — | £1,895,040 | £8,263,669 | |
| Net profit | — | -£1,270,456 | £358,261 | — | £1,538,831 | £8,104,016 | |
| Cash | — | £1,126,260 | £1,566,696 | — | £4,294,732 | £8,436,151 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £2,622,954 | £4,724,215 | — | £12,259,803 | £22,604,237 | |
| Net assets | — | £2,606,954 | £2,965,215 | — | £9,977,850 | £18,081,866 | |
| Equity | £3,877,410 | £2,606,954 | £2,965,215 | £8,439,019 | £9,977,850 | £18,081,866 | |
| Average employees | — | 33 | 34 | — | 87 | 88 | |
| Wages | — | £1,228,014 | £1,242,440 | — | £6,135,641 | £6,462,831 |
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 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-04-05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -14.0% | 4.4% | — | 6.6% | 20.9% | |
| Net margin | — | -14.4% | 5.3% | — | 4.9% | 20.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -46.9% | 6.3% | — | 17.0% | 37.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.80x | 1.07x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 32.08x | — | 8.92x | 36.94x |
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 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PKF Francis Clark
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In making his going concern assessment the director has considered a period of no less than 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements and, having made all necessary enquiries, is satisfied that the company's liabilities will be met as they fall due and that the going concern basis of preparation is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “As at the 5 April 2025 the company had incurred additional costs in the performance of revenue generating projects that the director was, and remains, satisfied are recoverable from the relevant counterparty. The timing and exact amount of the revenues which will arise was, and remains, uncertain. The director's best estimate of the revenues relating to the period ended 5 April 2025 that will be recognised upon successful completion of commercial negotiations is £4,022,497 (US$5,080,000) (2024 - £2,728,175).”
- “During the year, the company undertook research and development activities in order to provide solutions for technologically uncertain logistical projects undertaken across the sectors in which it operates.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KELLAND, Kayleigh | Secretary | 2024-08-01 | — | — |
| FLETCHER, Nigel | Director | 1998-08-03 | Feb 1966 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGER, Christine | Secretary | — | 2000-01-05 |
| DANGERFIELD, Lewis Peter | Secretary | 2014-04-01 | 2024-05-17 |
| ENGLISH, William Rodney | Secretary | 2003-07-29 | 2014-04-01 |
| FLETCHER, Gillian | Secretary | 2000-01-18 | 2003-07-29 |
| AGER, Christine | Director | — | 2000-01-05 |
| DANGERFIELD, Lewis Peter | Director | 2018-09-03 | 2024-05-17 |
| FLETCHER, Brian | Director | — | 2002-04-01 |
| FLETCHER, Justin | Director | 1996-07-26 | 2004-04-26 |
| FLETCHER, Peter | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2025-02-05 |
| KENNY, Wendy Elizabeth | Director | 2022-07-05 | 2024-05-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osprey Maritime Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 137 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-06 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-05-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-09-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-08-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-12-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-12-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-04-05 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
+28.1%
£31,649,393 £40,557,827
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
+96.4%
£4,294,732 £8,436,151
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+81.2%
£9,977,850 £18,081,866
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+1.1%
87 88
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+305.3%
£2,089,555 £8,469,305
highest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+336.1%
£1,895,040 £8,263,669
highest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+5.3%
£6,135,641 £6,462,831
highest in 4 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