ARROW CHARTERING (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-11 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-29.1% vs 2023
Net assets
-£591K
-148.7% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
10
+25% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2M
-243.2% vs 2023
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £8,182,370 | £8,390,444 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,442,745 | -£2,097,434 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,546,760 | -£2,214,212 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,135,427 | -£1,802,878 | |
| Cash | £568,547 | £974,624 | £2,309,676 | £1,636,539 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £28,506 | £58,438 | £1,214,582 | -£588,296 | |
| Net assets | £26,276 | £56,208 | £1,212,352 | -£590,526 | |
| Equity | £26,276 | £56,208 | £1,212,352 | -£590,526 | |
| Average employees | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,768,753 | £2,145,809 |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 17.6% | -25.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 13.9% | -21.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 118.8% | 356.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.25x | 0.90x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 1333.41x | — |
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
- Nigel Wilson & Co
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “Mr M A Knight was appointed as a director after 31st December 2024 but prior to the date of this report.”
- “Mr N M Ball ceased to be a director after 31st December 2024 but prior to the date of this report.”
- “The company's ultimate holding company is Arrow Shipping (UK) Limited, a company registered in England and Wales.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KNIGHT, Mark Andrew | Secretary | 2023-03-14 | — | — |
| ATKINSON, Edward John | Director | 2007-05-30 | Jan 1969 | British |
| BARNETT, Neil Phillip | Director | 2007-05-30 | Jul 1967 | British |
| KNIGHT, Mark Andrew | Director | 2025-02-03 | Jan 1989 | British |
| PALIN, Jeremy George | Director | 2017-12-01 | Feb 1974 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEINS, Richard Iain | Secretary | 1992-01-28 | 2021-03-31 |
| FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-01-28 | 1992-01-28 |
| BALL, Nicholas Martin | Director | 2023-04-24 | 2025-02-03 |
| CLANCY, Robert Butler | Director | 1992-01-28 | 2021-03-31 |
| JESS, Carsten Christian | Director | 1992-02-21 | 1998-08-31 |
| KINLOCH, Alexander Peter | Director | 2021-03-31 | 2023-04-24 |
| KRISTENSEN, Klavs Bruun | Director | 1993-11-01 | 2013-12-12 |
| MALTBY, Simon Andrew | Director | 1992-02-21 | 1993-06-04 |
| MEINS, Richard Iain | Director | 1992-01-28 | 2021-03-31 |
| WEBB, David Alan | Director | 1992-02-21 | 2018-07-20 |
| FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-01-28 | 1992-01-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrow Shipping (Uk) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 135 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-08-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-08-01 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-21 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-10-21 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-21 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-09-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-08-01 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-05-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-04-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
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
+2.5%
£8,182,370 £8,390,444
-
Cash
-29.1%
£2,309,676 £1,636,539
-
Net assets
-148.7%
£1,212,352 -£590,526
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+25%
8 10
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-245.4%
£1,442,745 -£2,097,434
-
Profit before tax
-243.2%
£1,546,760 -£2,214,212
-
Wages
-22.5%
£2,768,753 £2,145,809
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