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GEORGE BAKER (SHIPPING) LIMITED
Cash
£6M
+9.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£5M
-2.7% vs 2023
Employees
112
+16.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
-21.9% vs 2023
Profile
- Company number
- 01613385
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1982-02-12
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 52290
Net assets
7-year trend · vs UK Logistics & Mobility median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-01-31 | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £3,197,704 | £2,497,646 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £2,426,923 | £1,851,920 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £5,829,437 | £6,373,850 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £6,674,400 | £5,940,511 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £5,420,274 | £5,272,194 | |
| Equity | — | — | £1,917,841 | £3,687,582 | £4,993,351 | £5,420,274 | £5,272,194 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | 112 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £4,390,207 | £5,026,460 |
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
- BG Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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.”
Significant events
- “The reorganisation of the Group during the previous financial year involved the transfer of the trades of three of it's subsidiaries, into the company. The directors consider the aim of the reorganisation to have been achieved, with efficiencies and synergies across the enlarged business bringing a strongly cohesive service for clients.”
- “During the previous year ended 31st December 2023 a group reconstruction resulted in the transfer of the trade and assets and liabilities of fellow subsidiaries to George Baker (Shipping) Limited as follows: George Baker (Air & Sea) Limited transferred on 1 January 2023 George Baker (Transport) Limited transferred on 1 February 2023 George Baker (Europe) Limited transferred on 1 March 2023”
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
7 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAKER, David | Director | 2007-10-01 | Jul 1984 | British |
| BEAMISH, Kieron | Director | 2024-05-06 | Feb 1976 | British |
| BINNS, Sharon | Director | 2013-06-04 | Jun 1974 | British |
| GOULDEN, Jonathan | Director | 2023-04-18 | Sep 1984 | British |
| PEARCE, Gerard Charles | Director | 2021-02-01 | Feb 1965 | British |
| SHARPE, Michael Derek | Director | 2024-05-06 | Dec 1966 | British |
| TOAL, David Jonathan Mcconville | Director | 2021-02-01 | May 1985 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAKER, Elizabeth | Secretary | — | 2007-10-01 |
| FARMER, Nicola Louise | Secretary | 2007-10-01 | 2019-11-20 |
| BAKER, Elizabeth | Director | — | 2019-05-03 |
| BAKER, George William | Director | — | 2019-05-03 |
| BIRD, Neil Raymond | Director | — | 2000-10-31 |
| LING, Marc Ashley | Director | 2024-05-06 | 2025-05-08 |
| VERSEY, Michael Robert | Director | 1998-04-13 | 2005-05-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Baker Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 136 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-19 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2025-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-05-13 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-02-04 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2024-11-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-05-29 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2024-05-17 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-05-17 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-05-17 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2023-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-04-18 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2022-12-29 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company current shortened |
| 2022-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-10-31 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-10-25 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2022-10-19 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2022-04-07 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2024-12-31
3.88
SAFE
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets 0.314 × 6.56 = +2.06
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets 0.179 × 6.72 = +1.20
- Book equity / Total liabilities 0.588 × 1.05 = +0.62
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