MARITIME TRANSPORT SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-14 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£138K
+92.9% vs 2023
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£2M
+65.2% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £8,703,000 | £8,783,000 | |
| Operating profit | £1,464,000 | £2,418,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,464,000 | £2,418,000 | |
| Net profit | £997,000 | £1,813,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £34,426,000 | £36,141,000 | |
| Net assets | -£1,951,000 | -£138,000 | |
| Equity | -£1,951,000 | -£138,000 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | |
| Wages | — | — |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 16.8% | 27.5% | |
| Net margin | 11.5% | 20.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.3% | 6.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 104.8% | 100.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.30x | 0.60x |
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
- 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.”
Group structure
- MARITIME TRANSPORT SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- Thamesport (London) Limited 100%
- London Thamesport Limited 100%
- Maritime Transport Services Pension Trustee Limited 100%
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 and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. 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 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+0.9%
£8,703,000 £8,783,000
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+92.9%
-£1,951,000 -£138,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
+65.2%
£1,464,000 £2,418,000
-
Profit before tax
+65.2%
£1,464,000 £2,418,000
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