GEORGE BAKER (SHIPPING) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-22 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-08
Watchouts
None on the register
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
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 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 | — | — | — | — | — | £30,071,655 | £36,317,386 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £3,245,912 | £2,548,204 | |
| 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 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 | 2019-01-31 | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 10.8% | 7.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 8.1% | 5.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 48.6% | 42.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 58.5% | 63.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.69x | 1.54x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 67.33x | 36.95x |
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
- 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 and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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
+20.8%
£30,071,655 £36,317,386
-
Cash
+9.3%
£5,829,437 £6,373,850
-
Net assets
-2.7%
£5,420,274 £5,272,194
-
Employees
+16.7%
96 112
-
Operating profit
-21.5%
£3,245,912 £2,548,204
-
Profit before tax
-21.9%
£3,197,704 £2,497,646
-
Wages
+14.5%
£4,390,207 £5,026,460
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