CMA CGM (UK) SHIPPING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-15 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£542K
+323.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£159M
+7.7% vs 2023
Employees
319
-5.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£16M
+7.4% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- CMA CGM (UK) SHIPPING LIMITED 2003-12-09 → present
- CMA CGM (UK) LIMITED 1999-10-25 → 2003-12-09
- COMPAGNIE MARITIME D'AFFRETEMENT (C.M.A. UK) LIMITED 1990-04-26 → 1999-10-25
- DONRICH LIMITED 1990-03-01 → 1990-04-26
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 | £23,359,000 | £25,700,000 | |
| Operating profit | £892,000 | £630,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £14,518,000 | £15,586,000 | |
| Net profit | £11,188,000 | £11,372,000 | |
| Cash | £128,000 | £542,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £147,945,000 | £159,055,000 | |
| Net assets | £147,682,000 | £159,055,000 | |
| Equity | £147,682,000 | £159,055,000 | |
| Average employees | 338 | 319 | |
| Wages | £13,422,000 | £15,158,000 |
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 | 3.8% | 2.5% | |
| Net margin | 47.9% | 44.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.6% | 0.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.12x | 1.79x |
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
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the directors consider to be appropriate for the following reasons The principal activity of the company is to act as an agent of CMA CGM SA, the parent company The company's cash flows are therefore dependent on the continuation, volume, and pricing of those operations for which the group has provided assurances of this continuation The company meets its day to day working capital requirements from operational cash flows and trading balances with the group headed by CMA CGM SA”
Significant events
- “During 2025, the company identified a historical VAT issue relating to input VAT incorrectly claimed against carrier operational costs. The company made a voluntary disclosure and paid £16.4m to HMRC in August 2025. HMRC agreed to suspend a circa £4m penalty. The company is confident the penalty will not be payable and will appeal a £3m interest demand.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 43 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRIFFIN, Natasha | Director | 2025-06-30 | Jan 1974 | Irish |
| RENOU, Ludovic Marcel Jean-Claude | Director | 2024-12-06 | Apr 1971 | French |
Show 43 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURDEN, Liam | Secretary | 2020-08-01 | 2022-06-08 |
| CRANFIELD, Malcolm | Secretary | 2004-12-23 | 2016-10-31 |
| DOXFORD, Brian Christopher | Secretary | 2000-12-21 | 2004-12-23 |
| LOVICHI, Dominique, Monsieur | Secretary | — | 1996-09-16 |
| SILHOL, Eric | Secretary | 1996-09-16 | 2000-12-21 |
| WARD, Lee Anthony | Secretary | 2016-10-31 | 2020-08-01 |
| BARKER, Peter James | Director | 1999-04-12 | 2000-12-21 |
| BASSETT, Ian, Mr. | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2021-09-01 |
| BASSETT, Ian | Director | 2008-04-17 | 2020-11-23 |
| BLESSINGTON, John | Director | 2023-02-27 | 2025-06-30 |
| BLESSINGTON, John | Director | 2023-01-09 | 2023-01-09 |
| BOARDLEY, Thomas Stephen | Director | 2007-12-27 | 2009-03-31 |
| BURNAGE, Hugh David | Director | 2005-01-31 | 2017-07-21 |
| COLLOC, Christophe | Director | 2024-10-17 | 2025-12-15 |
| COOKE, Anthony Roderick Chichester Bancroft | Director | 2000-12-04 | 2001-10-12 |
| CROSS, David Michael | Director | 2006-05-01 | 2007-03-15 |
| DE PERE, Arnauld | Director | 2001-10-12 | 2009-09-30 |
| DE PERE, Arnauld | Director | 1999-04-12 | 2000-12-21 |
| DE TOLEDO, Guy | Director | — | 1998-03-17 |
| DOLHEN, Audrey | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2024-11-20 |
| DOXFORD, Brian Christopher | Director | 2000-12-21 | 2004-12-23 |
| FRASER, Graham John | Director | 2004-12-23 | 2012-09-28 |
| HAERI-ROHANI, Paul | Director | 2016-12-20 | 2018-11-20 |
| HALLIDAY, David Jonathan | Director | 2003-06-16 | 2007-09-28 |
| HILL, Peter | Director | 2000-12-21 | 2004-12-23 |
| JEFFREYS, Gary Stephen | Director | 2020-11-24 | 2021-09-01 |
| KASTRUP, Lars Christian, Senior Vice President | Director | 2010-08-30 | 2013-12-11 |
| LOVICHI, Dominique, Monsieur | Director | — | 1996-09-16 |
| MACVEAN, Alasdair, Captain | Director | 1999-03-01 | 2005-01-31 |
| MINKS, Sydney Dale | Director | 2001-10-12 | 2003-05-14 |
| OLVERA, Alexandra Marianne | Director | 2022-02-07 | 2022-09-16 |
| PARKER, Michael George | Director | 2005-01-31 | 2016-10-31 |
| ROMANET, Romaine | Director | 2005-01-31 | 2008-06-12 |
| SALEM, Farid Tawfik | Director | 1998-03-17 | 2018-09-11 |
| SARKIS, Raja, M. | Director | 2000-12-21 | 2004-06-30 |
| SARKIS, Raja, M. | Director | — | 1999-04-12 |
| SCHAPIRO, Jean Yves Jacques Etienne | Director | 2004-12-23 | 2010-08-30 |
| SILHOL, Eric | Director | 1996-09-16 | 2000-12-21 |
| SUTHERLAND, Stuart Edward Watt | Director | 2003-03-01 | 2005-03-24 |
| THENOZ, Jean Philippe | Director | 2013-12-11 | 2018-11-20 |
| VIVET, Marie | Director | 1998-03-17 | 1998-08-31 |
| WARD, Lee | Director | 2015-11-01 | 2022-02-07 |
| WATERMAN, Robert | Director | 2013-03-06 | 2020-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cma Cgm (Uk) Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2018-06-25 | Active |
| Mr Jacques Saade | Individual | Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-06-24 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 266 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-13 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2024-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-12 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2023-12-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
+10%
£23,359,000 £25,700,000
-
Cash
+323.4%
£128,000 £542,000
-
Net assets
+7.7%
£147,682,000 £159,055,000
-
Employees
-5.6%
338 319
-
Operating profit
-29.4%
£892,000 £630,000
-
Profit before tax
+7.4%
£14,518,000 £15,586,000
-
Wages
+12.9%
£13,422,000 £15,158,000
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