PORTICO SHIPPING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-10 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-27
Watchouts
Cash
£492K
-71.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£5M
+0.7% vs 2024
Employees
168
-4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£38K
-80.3% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £194,753 | £38,273 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £194,753 | £38,273 | |
| Cash | — | — | £1,705,857 | £491,601 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £19,966,978 | £18,063,372 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £5,435,661 | £5,473,934 | |
| Equity | — | — | £5,435,661 | £5,473,934 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 175 | 168 | |
| Wages | — | — | £6,789,004 | £7,255,409 |
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
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Fiander ETL
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes the company will continue to trade. During the financial year the company had the support of its ultimate parent entity, Portsmouth City Council through the provision of finance. The directors have a reasonable belief that funds will be available from the parent company for continued investment in the company.”
Significant events
- “Portico has also looked to diversify its business operation as a whole, and the company is in the process of restructuring, which will see the creation of subsidiary companies and a holding company.”
- “On 30 June 2025 100% of the share capital of Portico Shipping Limited was transferred from Portsmouth City Council to Portico Holdings Limited, in exchange for 100% of the share capital in Portico Holdings Limited.”
- “On 1 July 2025 some of the trade and assets of Portico Shipping Limited were transferred into separate trading entities; Portico Port Services Limited and Portico Logistics Limited. The 3 trading entities are immediately owned and controlled by Portico Holdings Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWELL, Shakira Verity | Secretary | 2020-05-01 | — | — |
| ATKIN, Justin Lee | Director | 2021-12-10 | Feb 1971 | British |
| CARLBOM FLINN, Camilla Edwina | Director | 2021-12-10 | Jan 1968 | Swedish |
| LEWIS, Richard Charles | Director | 2022-04-01 | Jul 1964 | British |
| WEBB, Mark Stuart | Director | 2022-04-01 | Jan 1979 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Stephen | Director | 2017-10-06 | Jul 1961 | British |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LANE, Michael John | Secretary | 2017-07-28 | 2020-04-30 |
| MACLURE, Timothy John | Secretary | 1998-06-17 | 2004-11-02 |
| NORRIS, Clare Louise | Secretary | 2004-11-02 | 2005-03-22 |
| SCATTERGOOD, Donald | Secretary | — | 1998-06-17 |
| SMITH, Andrew Timothy | Secretary | 2005-03-22 | 2006-04-28 |
| TATE, Paul Richard | Secretary | 2006-06-01 | 2008-02-29 |
| WILLCOX, Mark Robin | Secretary | 2008-02-29 | 2017-07-28 |
| BOOTHMAN, Clive Nicholas | Director | 2004-12-17 | 2006-06-05 |
| BOOTHMAN, John Campbell | Director | 2004-11-02 | 2006-06-30 |
| BOSHER, Simon John | Director | 2022-04-01 | 2023-11-01 |
| CHING, Roger Patrick | Director | 2008-02-29 | 2011-08-31 |
| DOWLING, Benjamin Thanh Liem | Director | 2018-06-25 | 2019-07-02 |
| EAMES, Harry Charles | Director | — | 2001-12-31 |
| HOLT, Simon Graham | Director | 2006-01-23 | 2006-06-30 |
| HOUGH, Timothy John Denham | Director | — | 2000-06-30 |
| JONES, Donna, Councillor | Director | 2018-03-01 | 2021-04-27 |
| LANE, Michael John | Director | 2018-12-01 | 2020-04-30 |
| MARTIN, Janet Lynne | Director | — | 2006-06-30 |
| NORMAN, Roger Brouard | Director | — | 2004-11-02 |
| NORRIS, Clare Louise | Director | 2001-05-01 | 2005-03-22 |
| NORRIS, Robert Melville | Director | — | 1993-09-06 |
| O'NIELL, Anthony Timothy John | Director | 2007-07-30 | 2008-02-29 |
| PUTMAN, Martin Stephen | Director | 2008-02-29 | 2016-10-28 |
| SELLERS, Michael Andrew | Director | 2016-12-05 | 2022-07-13 |
| SMITH, Andrew Timothy | Director | 2005-03-22 | 2006-04-28 |
| TATE, Paul Richard | Director | 2007-07-30 | 2008-02-29 |
| VERNON-JACKSON, Robert Gerald Van Cortlandt | Director | 2019-11-22 | 2024-02-10 |
| WALTON, Ian Harrison Cameron | Director | 2004-11-02 | 2007-07-30 |
| WARD, Christopher | Director | 2011-08-31 | 2022-07-01 |
| WILKES, Michael John, Sir | Director | 2006-06-05 | 2007-07-30 |
| WILLCOX, Mark Robin | Director | 2008-02-29 | 2017-07-28 |
| WILLSON, Andrew David | Director | 1998-08-27 | 2002-07-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portico Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2024-11-19 | Active |
| Mr Michael John Lane | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-07-01 | Ceased 2020-04-30 |
| Mr Mike Sellers | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-12-05 | Ceased 2021-07-25 |
| Mr Mark Robin Willcox | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-08-01 | Ceased 2017-07-27 |
| Mr Christopher Ward | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-08-01 | Ceased 2017-04-08 |
| Mr Martin Stephen Putman | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-08-01 | Ceased 2016-11-06 |
| Portsmouth City Council | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-firm, Appoints directors, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-07 | Ceased 2024-11-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 223 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-11-19 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-07 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-23 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2022-05-10 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-71.2%
£1,705,857 £491,601
-
Net assets
+0.7%
£5,435,661 £5,473,934
-
Employees
-4%
175 168
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Profit before tax
-80.3%
£194,753 £38,273
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Wages
+6.9%
£6,789,004 £7,255,409
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