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METRO SHIPPING LIMITED
Cash
£85M
+21% vs 2023
Net assets
£93M
+20.3% vs 2023
Employees
189
-2.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£21M
-27.4% vs 2023
Profile
- Company number
- 01487078
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1980-03-24
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 50200
Net assets
9-year trend · vs UK Logistics & Mobility median
Accounts
9-year trend · latest 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-04-01 | 2019-03-31 | 2019-04-01 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £128,311,899 | — | £146,543,523 | — | — | — | £163,454,564 | £169,736,250 | |
| Operating profit | — | £11,231,706 | — | £15,301,208 | — | — | — | £25,305,354 | £16,932,711 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £11,316,120 | — | £15,462,746 | £25,373,302 | £37,124,466 | — | £28,732,284 | £20,864,062 | |
| Net profit | — | £9,151,866 | — | £12,502,439 | — | £30,194,595 | — | £21,926,177 | £15,603,074 | |
| Cash | — | £16,755,981 | — | £20,624,747 | £27,970,733 | £73,968,970 | — | £70,466,381 | £85,278,494 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £17,868,270 | — | £24,370,709 | £44,907,062 | £75,125,238 | — | £77,047,170 | £92,630,908 | |
| Net assets | — | £17,868,270 | — | £24,370,709 | £44,907,062 | £75,101,657 | — | £77,027,834 | £92,630,908 | |
| Equity | £8,716,404 | £17,868,270 | £17,868,270 | £24,370,709 | £44,907,062 | £75,101,657 | £75,101,657 | £77,027,834 | £92,630,908 | |
| Average employees | — | 154 | — | 144 | 173 | 201 | — | 194 | 189 | |
| Wages | — | £4,835,056 | — | £7,105,742 | £10,770,637 | £13,797,109 | — | £10,449,156 | £11,453,720 |
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 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the year end.”
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
5 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKS, Nicholas Kevin | Secretary | 2019-07-31 | — | — |
| BURFORD, Laurence James | Director | 2025-10-22 | Oct 1987 | British |
| LIDDELL, Grant Anthony | Director | 2021-12-14 | Sep 1968 | British |
| LIDDELL, Iain Robert | Director | 2010-10-22 | Jun 1963 | British |
| SMITH, Andrew Phillip | Director | 2023-01-03 | Aug 1981 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHILLIPS, Anthony Keith | Secretary | — | 2010-10-22 |
| TUCK, Barry | Secretary | 2010-10-22 | 2019-07-31 |
| CARLILE, Paul | Director | — | 2023-03-31 |
| KAPLAN, Arnold Mark | Director | — | 2010-10-22 |
| LAKE, Kevin | Director | 2010-11-08 | 2023-01-03 |
| PHILLIPS, Anthony Keith | Director | — | 2010-10-22 |
| WHITE, Andrew | Director | 2010-11-08 | 2025-10-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metro Global Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2024-11-15 | Active |
| Mr Iain Robert Liddell | Individual | Appoints directors | 2023-05-02 | Active |
| Mr Paul Carlile | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-05-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 114 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-02 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-10-22 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-10-22 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-11-15 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2024-10-15 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-09-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-12-22 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-05-03 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2023-05-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2023-03-31 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-01-03 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2023-01-03 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2021-12-22 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2021-12-21 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company current extended |
| 2021-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2021-07-01 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2024-12-31
11.85
SAFE
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets 0.836 × 6.56 = +5.48
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets 0.153 × 6.72 = +1.03
- Book equity / Total liabilities 5.089 × 1.05 = +5.34
Bands: > 2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · < 1.1 distress. Z″ is a public-formula baseline, not a substitute for adverse-data signals (CCJs, charges, gazette notices) — those land in a later pass.
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory