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TRADEWAY (SHIPPING) LIMITED
Cash
£4M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
25
Average over period
Profit before tax
£2M
Period ending 2025-02-28
Profile
- Company number
- 01475410
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1980-01-25
- Last accounts made up
- 2025-02-28
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 52290
Profit before tax
8-year trend · vs UK Logistics & Mobility median
Accounts
8-year trend · latest 2025-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2019-02-28 | 2020-02-29 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £33,220,881 | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £2,556,691 | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £2,525,141 | £2,153,345 | — | £1,548,793 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £2,039,105 | — | — | — | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £3,356,754 | £3,535,497 | — | £3,564,408 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £6,296,745 | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Equity | £3,054,289 | £2,759,737 | £3,152,220 | £4,555,814 | £6,296,745 | £7,206,270 | — | £7,837,459 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 27 | 26 | — | 25 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £1,247,671 | — | £1,246,777 |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Sedulo Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company has prepared forecasts for the next twelve months, taking into account possible fluctuations in market conditions arising from the ongoing situation in Ukraine and the Middle East, which indicate that the company is expected to continue to make profits. Directors note significant cash reserves and ability to meet cash flow requirements.”
Subsidiaries
- SAI Logistics Limited · 100% held · UK · Freight Forwarders
Significant events
- “The overriding issue facing the company, the whole sector, and indeed the world economy during the year to 28 February 2025 continued to be the ongoing war in the Ukraine, the Red Sea crisis and global supply chain problems more generally.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
3 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHEWELL, David William | Secretary | 2019-08-31 | — | — |
| GERBER, Glen Henry | Director | 2015-12-04 | Oct 1962 | South African |
| HEALD, Jonathan Edward | Director | 1994-01-04 | Oct 1971 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CASWELL, Graham Anwyl Penson | Secretary | 1993-11-19 | 1995-09-29 |
| COWAN, Robin Grenfell | Secretary | 1995-10-01 | 1997-10-24 |
| SEWARD, Clement | Secretary | — | 1993-11-19 |
| SEXTON, Darren Arthur | Secretary | 1997-10-24 | 2019-05-30 |
| SORMUS, Tracy Ann | Secretary | 2019-05-30 | 2019-08-31 |
| COCKBAIN, Robert Peter | Director | 1992-11-07 | 1993-11-19 |
| COWAN, Robin Grenfell | Director | — | 1997-10-24 |
| EDLEY, David Charles | Director | 2015-12-04 | 2019-09-30 |
| GILBERT, James | Director | 1994-01-04 | 2001-04-05 |
| KILBRIDE, Marjorie Anne | Director | — | 1992-11-07 |
| LUNNEY, Ross Whitworth | Director | 1993-11-19 | 1996-11-30 |
| ROTHERHAM, Helen Marie | Director | 1996-12-01 | 1997-10-24 |
| SEXTON, Darren Arthur | Director | 1997-10-24 | 2019-05-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 131 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-06-04 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-05-31 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-11-27 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-10-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-07-29 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2021-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2021-09-06 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2021-07-14 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2020-10-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2020-07-09 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2020-02-03 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2020-02-03 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2019-11-19 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2019-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2019-09-30 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2019-09-06 | AP03 | officers | appoint person secretary company with name date |
| 2019-09-06 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
Credit score
Altman Z″ — composite of working capital, retained earnings, EBIT, and leverage
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory