KENWAKE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-15 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
42,610,000
+1.4% vs 2023
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
572,000
+149.1% 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 | £1,139,000 | £1,091,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,165,000 | £572,000 | |
| Net profit | -£1,165,000 | £586,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £42,024,000 | £42,610,000 | |
| Net assets | £42,024,000 | £42,610,000 | |
| Equity | £42,024,000 | £42,610,000 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -102.3% | 53.7% | |
| Current ratio | -2.20x | -2.21x |
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
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis given that OOCL (Assets) Holdings Inc., the intermediate parent company, has confirmed in writing to the Company its present intention to provide adequate financial support such as to allow the Company to pay its debts as they fall due and to allow the continued operations of the Company for a period of at least 12 months following the signing of these financial statements. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- KENWAKE LIMITED · parent
- OOCL Benelux 100%
- OOCL (Denmark) A/S 100%
- OOCL (Finland) Limited Oy 100%
- OOCL Gemi Acenteligi Hizmetleri ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi 100%
- OOCL (Italy) S.r.l. 100%
- OOCL (Lithuania) UAB 100%
- OOCL Logistics (Europe) Limited 100%
- OOCL Logistics (Russia) Limited 100%
- Manchester Liners (Transport) Limited 100%
- OOCL (UK) Ltd 100%
- FW Terminals Limited 100%
- Orient Overseas Container Line (Europe) Limited 100%
- Kenwake Pension Trustees Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “Business to Russia was suspended in March 2022 following international sanctions against the Russian Federation.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OOCL SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2001-06-11 | — | — |
| BANHAM, Mark Richard | Director | 2011-01-01 | Jul 1966 | British |
| EMIL, Cheung Kwong | Director | 2023-09-19 | Sep 1968 | Chinese |
| O'GALLIGAN, Derek Stuart | Director | 2018-12-01 | Oct 1966 | Irish |
| PAN, Zhigang | Director | 2025-05-30 | Jan 1974 | Chinese |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MORRISON, William Stuart | Secretary | 1998-01-31 | 2001-06-11 |
| RUSSELL, Howard Neil | Secretary | — | 1998-01-30 |
| BROUGH, Simon Timothy | Director | — | 1996-03-31 |
| CAMBIE, Kenneth Gilbert | Director | 2007-08-11 | 2013-06-01 |
| FITZGERALD, Michael George | Director | 2021-03-15 | 2023-09-19 |
| HEW, Leong Ming | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2018-12-01 |
| HSIA, John Welfen | Director | — | 1993-11-08 |
| HUDSON, Marcus Gordon | Director | 2001-10-15 | 2010-12-31 |
| IP, Peter Kong-Kan | Director | 2009-11-01 | 2014-01-01 |
| KO, Kan Ching | Director | — | 1994-10-01 |
| LEE, Chee Fun | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2021-03-15 |
| MORRISON, William Stuart | Director | 1994-10-01 | 2001-06-11 |
| POON, Jim | Director | 1994-10-01 | 1998-10-01 |
| QI, Zheng | Director | 2022-06-16 | 2025-05-30 |
| ROBINSON, Frank William | Director | — | 1995-12-31 |
| RUSSELL, Howard Neil | Director | — | 1998-01-30 |
| SIMS, Nicholas David | Director | 2000-11-01 | 2007-08-11 |
| TING, Cheng Lung Moustapha | Director | 1998-10-01 | 2000-09-30 |
| TING, Moustapha Cheung Lung | Director | — | 1994-10-01 |
| TUNG, Lieh Sing Alan | Director | 2013-06-17 | 2018-08-03 |
| WANG, Ching Yu Ted | Director | 2000-10-01 | 2006-01-01 |
| WILKINSON, Harry Richard | Director | 1996-07-01 | 2000-10-31 |
| WONG, Henry Kong Tsun | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2009-11-01 |
| YE, Jianping | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2021-03-15 |
| ZHANG, Mingwen | Director | 2021-03-15 | 2022-06-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China Coso Shipping Corporation Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2018-07-24 | Ceased 2018-07-24 |
| China Cosco Shipping Corporation Limited | Legal person | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2018-07-24 | Active |
| Mr Chee Chen Tung | Individual | Shares 50–75%, voting-rights-50-to-75-percent-as-firm, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-07-24 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 204 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-03-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-03-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-4.2%
£1,139,000 £1,091,000
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+1.4%
£42,024,000 £42,610,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Profit before tax
+149.1%
-£1,165,000 £572,000
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