SEA BUNKERING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-23 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-09
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£621K
-10.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£12M
+4.4% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
19
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£904K
-16.2% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- SEA BUNKERING LIMITED 1991-10-25 → present
- MARITIME SEA BUNKERING LIMITED 1991-06-14 → 1991-10-25
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £183,529,006 | — | £125,430,468 | — | — | — | £360,354,628 | — | £293,815,364 | £278,870,912 | |
| Operating profit | £1,056,570 | — | £2,281,540 | — | — | — | £3,035,686 | — | £2,232,730 | £2,075,147 | |
| Profit before tax | £760,271 | — | £2,109,059 | — | £1,023,468 | — | £2,524,650 | — | £1,078,262 | £904,046 | |
| Net profit | £600,968 | — | £1,664,264 | — | £625,095 | — | £2,026,180 | — | £951,750 | £896,114 | |
| Cash | £1,824,900 | — | £1,292,699 | — | £181,277 | — | £957,109 | — | £694,426 | £620,530 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,956,968 | — | £10,790,013 | — | £10,632,877 | — | £11,877,344 | — | £12,453,097 | £12,922,258 | |
| Net assets | £8,138,153 | — | £9,232,413 | — | £9,529,171 | — | £11,155,514 | — | £11,775,927 | £12,288,704 | |
| Equity | £8,138,153 | £8,138,153 | £9,232,413 | £9,232,413 | £9,529,171 | £9,529,171 | £11,155,514 | £11,155,514 | £11,775,927 | £12,288,704 | |
| Average employees | 19 | — | 21 | — | 21 | — | 19 | — | 19 | 19 | |
| Wages | £1,040,471 | — | £1,078,086 | — | £1,026,910 | — | £940,313 | — | £1,081,460 | £995,428 |
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 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.6% | — | 1.8% | — | — | — | 0.8% | — | 0.8% | 0.7% | |
| Net margin | 0.3% | — | 1.3% | — | — | — | 0.6% | — | 0.3% | 0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.8% | — | 21.1% | — | — | — | 25.6% | — | 17.9% | 16.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.42x | 1.42x | |
| Interest cover | 3.56x | — | 12.59x | — | — | — | 5.92x | — | 1.93x | 1.77x |
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
- James Cowper Kreston Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the director believes that the group has adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future being a period of not less that twelve months from the date of signing the financial statements. Accordingly, he continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEWTON, Barry John | Director | 2005-02-01 | Sep 1968 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DENYER, Edwin John | Secretary | 1991-10-22 | 2008-11-20 |
| HUNTER, Nigel Nicholson | Secretary | 1991-06-14 | 1991-10-22 |
| WHEATLEY, Stuart | Secretary | 2008-11-20 | 2024-11-15 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-06-14 | 1991-06-14 |
| BRONGERS, Cornelis | Director | 1991-06-14 | 2005-02-01 |
| GREGORY, David | Director | 1992-12-16 | 2005-02-01 |
| VAN DIJK, Erwin | Director | 1991-09-30 | 2005-02-01 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-06-14 | 1991-06-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea Bunkering Holding Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2023-11-23 | Active |
| Geos Group Limied | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-11-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 124 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-23 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-11-24 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2019-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-04-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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
-5.1%
£293,815,364 £278,870,912
-
Cash
-10.6%
£694,426 £620,530
-
Net assets
+4.4%
£11,775,927 £12,288,704
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
0%
19 19
-
Operating profit
-7.1%
£2,232,730 £2,075,147
-
Profit before tax
-16.2%
£1,078,262 £904,046
-
Wages
-8%
£1,081,460 £995,428
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