UNITED EUROPEAN CAR CARRIERS (GRIMSBY) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-18 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-04
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£326K
-6.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£362K
+7.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
6
-14.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£14K
-255.6% vs 2023
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £986,000 | £1,031,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £15,000 | -£9,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £9,000 | -£14,000 | |
| Net profit | -£15,000 | — | -£5,000 | -£22,000 | |
| Cash | £226,000 | — | £347,000 | £326,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £437,000 | £449,000 | |
| Net assets | £273,000 | — | £338,000 | £362,000 | |
| Equity | £273,000 | £299,000 | £338,000 | £362,000 | |
| Average employees | 7 | — | 7 | 6 | |
| 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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 1.5% | -0.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -0.5% | -2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 3.4% | -2.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | -162.0% | — | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 2.14x | -1.13x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Fortus Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Therefore the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting 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
2 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIRKELAND, Erin | Director | 2017-04-05 | Jul 1979 | New Zealander |
| THUE, Thomas | Director | 2008-06-30 | Sep 1972 | Norwegian |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JACKSON, Robert Ian | Secretary | 1993-01-08 | 2006-04-27 |
| MOEN, Einar | Secretary | 2006-01-01 | 2008-06-30 |
| NILSEN, Hege | Secretary | 2006-04-27 | 2008-06-30 |
| VAN DER STEEG, Inger Johanne | Secretary | 1992-03-24 | 1993-01-08 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-03-24 | 1992-03-24 |
| BARRACLOUGH, Martin Campbell | Director | 1993-07-01 | 1999-12-31 |
| BLAND, Stephen | Director | 1993-07-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| BRINSVAERD, Tom | Director | 1992-04-29 | 1993-05-31 |
| ERSTAD, Vebjorn | Director | 2015-09-23 | 2017-04-03 |
| FALCK-KNUTSEN, Fredrik | Director | 2011-09-23 | 2015-09-23 |
| FRANKISH, Alan Steven | Director | 1993-07-01 | 1994-03-23 |
| MCWILLIAMS, Ian | Director | 1993-02-22 | 1993-07-01 |
| MOEN, Einar | Director | 2000-01-04 | 2008-06-30 |
| NEILSEN, Bent, Captain | Director | 1992-03-24 | 1993-07-01 |
| SPILDO, Lars | Director | 2008-06-30 | 2011-09-23 |
| THOMPSON, Alan Harry | Director | 1992-04-29 | 1993-01-08 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-03-24 | 1992-03-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Vebjørn Erstad | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-04-03 |
| Mr Thomas Thue | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 118 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2017-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2017-09-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2017-04-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
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
+4.6%
£986,000 £1,031,000
-
Cash
-6.1%
£347,000 £326,000
-
Net assets
+7.1%
£338,000 £362,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
-14.3%
7 6
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-160%
£15,000 -£9,000
-
Profit before tax
-255.6%
£9,000 -£14,000
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