MARITIME CARGO PROCESSING P.L.C.
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Next accounts due
2027-06-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-13 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-29
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£9M
-24.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£5M
-43.3% vs 2024
Employees
41
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£13M
+0.6% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- MARITIME CARGO PROCESSING P.L.C. 1985-07-08 → present
- ARTALL LIMITED 1985-06-05 → 1985-07-08
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £17,536,152 | £17,622,891 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £12,327,927 | £12,476,441 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £12,765,983 | £12,839,968 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £9,567,491 | £9,619,952 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £12,589,315 | £9,459,436 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £8,626,281 | £4,913,057 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £8,548,495 | £4,847,247 | |
| Equity | — | — | £11,627,530 | £12,865,770 | £10,082,004 | £8,548,495 | £4,847,247 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 41 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £2,341,478 | £2,404,773 |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 70.3% | 70.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 54.6% | 54.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 142.9% | 253.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 53.1% | 69.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.85x | 1.40x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 19756.29x | — |
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
“The directors are responsible for assessing the company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.”
Significant events
- “A significant project was completed in April 2025, with our IT systems being migrated from an on-premise position to an MS Azure Cloud-Based system.”
- “IT and Cyber Security were moved in-house, with the appropriate software, policies and ongoing training for staff to enhance and further secure our offering, giving us complete isolation from other actors within our field in terms of server-related cyber-attacks.”
- “given the impending retirement of our General Manager (July 2026), the board have been actively recruiting in this area and have appointed a successor with a strong technical background.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DURRANT, Andrew Peter | Secretary | 2018-11-01 | — | — |
| ASHTON, Robert | Director | 2022-02-28 | Jul 1967 | British |
| BARKER, Andrew David | Director | 2019-06-20 | Jul 1973 | British |
| FLOWER, Jason Henry | Director | 2014-11-05 | Sep 1969 | British |
| GRANGE, John Charles | Director | 2022-03-22 | Jan 1956 | British |
| LAWRENSON, Kevin Alan | Director | 2024-07-10 | Aug 1972 | British |
| TEAGER, Simon Frederick | Director | 2022-02-28 | Jan 1967 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIGGINSHAW, Paul Michael | Secretary | 2006-12-08 | 2013-08-31 |
| LONG, Alan James | Secretary | 2013-09-01 | 2018-09-30 |
| WILKINSON, Charles Edmond | Secretary | — | 2006-11-19 |
| ABRAHAM, Stephen Michael | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2022-02-28 |
| BARR, Douglas Neil | Director | 1999-05-18 | 2001-06-30 |
| BENNETT, Peter James | Director | 1991-08-16 | 1992-01-02 |
| BRIGGINSHAW, Paul Michael | Director | — | 2005-10-12 |
| BROWN, Keith Philip | Director | 1999-10-29 | 2017-05-12 |
| CHENG, Clemence Chun Fun | Director | 2001-09-17 | 2019-06-20 |
| DAVIS, John Michael | Director | 1992-01-02 | 1992-06-12 |
| FRASER, Simon Peter | Director | 1993-06-10 | 2024-07-10 |
| GUILLE, Robert Oswald | Director | — | 1991-08-16 |
| JONES, Neil Ambrose | Director | 2011-06-13 | 2014-11-05 |
| KNIGHT, Arthur | Director | 1995-06-15 | 1996-09-17 |
| KNIGHT, Arthur | Director | — | 1993-06-10 |
| LACEY, Graham | Director | — | 1997-01-14 |
| LEWIS, Francis Christopher | Director | 1992-01-02 | 2009-09-16 |
| MCWILLIAMS, Ian | Director | — | 1991-11-07 |
| MUNNINGS, John David | Director | 2005-10-12 | 2011-06-13 |
| PARKER, Michael John | Director | — | 1992-01-02 |
| SEAMAN, Mark Edward | Director | 2009-09-16 | 2022-02-28 |
| STOKER, William Paul | Director | 2017-05-12 | 2022-03-22 |
| STOKER, William Paul | Director | 1991-11-07 | 2015-09-09 |
| SWANN, Peter | Director | — | 1995-06-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felixstowe Port Users' Association Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Port Of Felixstowe Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Harwich Port Users' Association Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Pprp Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Harwich Wharfingers Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 192 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-08-13 CC04 Statement of companys objects
- 2025-08-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-08-13 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-13 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2025-08-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-13 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-05-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31
-
Turnover
+0.5%
£17,536,152 £17,622,891
-
Cash
-24.9%
£12,589,315 £9,459,436
-
Net assets
-43.3%
£8,548,495 £4,847,247
-
Employees
0%
41 41
-
Operating profit
+1.2%
£12,327,927 £12,476,441
-
Profit before tax
+0.6%
£12,765,983 £12,839,968
-
Wages
+2.7%
£2,341,478 £2,404,773
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