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MARITIME TRANSPORT SERVICES LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- 02398922
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1989-06-27
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 50200
Accounts
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Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- UK-adopted International Accounting Standards
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe that preparing the financial statements on the going concern basis is appropriate due to the continued financial support of an intermediate parent company, Hutchison Ports Europe Limited. The directors have received confirmation that Hutchison Ports Europe Limited intend to support the company for at least one year after these financial statements are signed. The directors have considered all relevant factors within the going concern period including whether there could be a change in control.”
Subsidiaries
- Thamesport (London) Limited · 100% held · England and Wales · Port operation
- London Thamesport Limited · 100% held · England and Wales · Name protection, dormant
- Maritime Transport Services Pension Trustee Limited · 100% held · England and Wales · Pension trustee
Significant events
- “The ongoing Ukraine conflict gave rise to the imposition of sanctions against Russia. The company is only marginally and indirectly affected by UK shipping sanctions.”
- “Geopolitical risks relating to global trade have persisted throughout the financial year and continue into 2025, owing to regional conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, as well as rising trade tensions between major economies.”
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 · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MULLETT, Simon Richard | Secretary | 2010-03-01 | — | — |
| CHENG, Clemence Chun Fun | Director | 1998-12-14 | Dec 1958 | British |
| IP, Sing Chi | Director | 2014-01-01 | Aug 1953 | Chinese |
| LAWRENCE, Andrew Steven | Director | 2019-12-27 | Jan 1973 | British |
| MULLETT, Simon Richard | Director | 2019-12-27 | Jul 1964 | British |
| SALBAING, Christian Nicolas Roger | Director | 2019-12-27 | Jan 1950 | French |
| SHIH, Edith | Director | 1999-06-01 | Jan 1952 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHATFIELD, Melanie Jane | Secretary | 2001-10-04 | 2008-08-11 |
| CHEUNG, Man Ki | Secretary | 2008-08-12 | 2010-02-28 |
| LEESE, Andrew Stephen | Secretary | 1998-10-01 | 2001-10-04 |
| PARKER, Michael John | Secretary | 1998-06-30 | 1998-10-01 |
| SMART, Elaine Anne Joyce | Secretary | 1998-02-27 | 1998-06-30 |
| WADDINGTON, Ian Macpherson | Secretary | — | 1998-02-27 |
| ALLWOOD, Michael John | Director | 1997-11-10 | 1998-02-27 |
| BLACKHALL, George | Director | — | 1993-06-29 |
| DOWLING, Christopher Bruce | Director | 1995-11-07 | 1998-02-27 |
| HARRINGTON, Derek James | Director | 1998-02-27 | 1999-06-01 |
| HEWBRIGG, David Kenneth | Director | — | 1995-10-31 |
| JACKSON, Andrew David | Director | 1993-09-28 | 1995-10-31 |
| KIRKPATRICK, William | Director | — | 1993-09-28 |
| LANGDON, Michael Robert Finch | Director | 1995-11-07 | 1998-02-27 |
| LEWIS, Francis Christopher | Director | 2020-12-07 | 2021-12-31 |
| LITTLER, James Geoffrey, Sir | Director | — | 1993-09-28 |
| MACLEOD, Alan Robert Gordon | Director | — | 2001-03-30 |
| MCCANN, Christopher Conor | Director | — | 1995-10-31 |
| MEREDITH, John Edward | Director | 1999-06-01 | 2010-03-15 |
| MORRILL, Nicholas David | Director | 1995-11-07 | 1998-02-27 |
| MORRISON, Graham Douglas | Director | 1998-02-27 | 1999-06-01 |
| MORTON, Peter | Director | 2002-03-11 | 2004-08-31 |
| PARKER, Geoffrey John | Director | — | 1998-02-27 |
| PEARSON, Richard Clive | Director | 1999-06-01 | 2007-06-30 |
| PETERS, Patrick Derek | Director | — | 1998-02-27 |
| TSIEN, James Steed | Director | 1999-06-01 | 2014-01-01 |
| WADDINGTON, Ian Macpherson | Director | — | 1998-02-27 |
| WEARMOUTH, Colin Crichton | Director | 1998-02-27 | 1998-10-31 |
| WHITTINGTON, Christopher Mark John | Director | 1993-09-28 | 1995-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mts (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 261 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-09-05 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2024-09-05 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-09-15 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-09-15 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2022-01-04 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2021-09-16 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2021-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2020-12-11 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2020-12-10 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2020-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2020-01-09 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2020-01-09 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2020-01-09 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2019-10-03 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
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