FELIXSTOWE PORT CONTAINER 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
£2M
+3.5% vs 2023
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
15
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£632K
-16.7% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- FELIXSTOWE PORT CONTAINER SERVICES LIMITED 1996-04-11 → present
- PORT OF FELIXSTOWE CONTAINER SERVICES LIMITED 1995-11-01 → 1996-04-11
Profit before tax
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,402,000 | £3,331,000 | |
| Operating profit | £760,000 | £633,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £759,000 | £632,000 | |
| Net profit | £591,000 | £470,000 | |
| Cash | £2,372,000 | £2,454,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | |
| Equity | £2,715,000 | £2,685,000 | |
| Average employees | 15 | 15 | |
| Wages | £718,000 | £728,000 |
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 | 22.3% | 19.0% | |
| Net margin | 17.4% | 14.1% | |
| Current ratio | 9.39x | 8.44x | |
| Interest cover | 760.00x | 633.00x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes that the company will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The directors have considered all relevant factors within the going concern period including whether there could be a change in control.”
Significant events
- “An interim dividend of £5.00 per ordinary share, totalling £500,000 was paid during the financial year (2023: £2.00 per ordinary share, totalling £200,000).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MULLETT, Simon Richard | Secretary | 2010-03-01 | — | — |
| BEADLE, Martin Alan | Director | 2022-04-06 | Feb 1981 | British |
| CHENG, Clemence Chun Fun | Director | 2013-06-25 | Dec 1958 | British |
| HU, Hua | Director | 2025-11-28 | Jan 1971 | Chinese |
| IP, Sing Chi | Director | 2025-02-21 | Aug 1953 | Chinese |
| SHIH, Edith | Director | 1997-10-31 | Jan 1952 | British |
| WANG, Jun | Director | 2022-04-06 | Mar 1981 | Chinese |
Show 30 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 | 1995-11-01 | 1998-06-30 |
| BENNETT, Peter James | Director | 1995-11-01 | 1996-04-24 |
| BIN, Cao | Director | 1997-09-25 | 2001-03-06 |
| CAI, Yun | Director | 2004-04-22 | 2008-01-21 |
| CHAU, Wai Hung | Director | 2010-01-13 | 2013-02-28 |
| CRAIG BENNETT, Andrew Basil | Director | 2005-04-04 | 2013-12-03 |
| FANG, Liang | Director | 2010-01-13 | 2016-12-20 |
| GLEDHILL, David Lloyd | Director | 2009-07-13 | 2013-06-24 |
| GOUQIN, Wang | Director | 2001-05-08 | 2004-04-22 |
| HARRINGTON, Derek James | Director | 1996-04-24 | 1999-06-01 |
| HOLLIS, Neil Robert | Director | 1995-11-01 | 1996-04-24 |
| HUA, Fujun | Director | 2001-03-06 | 2010-01-13 |
| HUAN, Shuangfu | Director | 1996-04-24 | 2001-05-08 |
| LEWIS, Francis Christopher | Director | 2007-06-30 | 2009-07-13 |
| MCGEE, Neil Douglas | Director | 1996-04-24 | 1997-10-31 |
| MENDOZA, Romeo Abenes | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2021-09-30 |
| MULLETT, Simon Richard | Director | 2013-06-25 | 2025-02-21 |
| PEARSON, Richard Clive | Director | 1996-04-24 | 2007-06-30 |
| SAMPAYO, Christopher | Director | 1996-04-24 | 2005-04-04 |
| TSIEN, James Steed | Director | 1999-06-01 | 2010-02-13 |
| WANG, Gang, Mr. | Director | 2019-03-11 | 2025-11-28 |
| WANG, Zhi | Director | 1996-04-24 | 1997-09-25 |
| YANG, Shicheng | Director | 2010-12-13 | 2017-07-15 |
| YANG, Sicheng | Director | 2010-12-15 | 2010-12-15 |
| ZHANG, Zhendong | Director | 2019-03-11 | 2022-04-06 |
| ZHAO, Lei, Mister | Director | 2008-01-31 | 2010-12-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Of Felixstowe Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Cosco Shipping (Uk) Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 151 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-10-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
-2.1%
£3,402,000 £3,331,000
-
Cash
+3.5%
£2,372,000 £2,454,000
-
Net assets
—
Not reported
-
Employees
0%
15 15
-
Operating profit
-16.7%
£760,000 £633,000
-
Profit before tax
-16.7%
£759,000 £632,000
-
Wages
+1.4%
£718,000 £728,000
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