YANG MING (UK) LTD
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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
£32M
-70% vs 2023
Net assets
£18M
-81.3% vs 2023
Employees
63
-4.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£1M
-111% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- YANG MING (UK) LTD 2007-10-15 → present
- YANGMING (UK) LTD 1997-01-29 → 2007-10-15
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 | £92,047,970 | £47,268,367 | |
| Operating profit | -£4,356,117 | -£1,116,125 | |
| Profit before tax | £10,418,235 | -£1,144,386 | |
| Net profit | £12,503,218 | -£1,143,557 | |
| Cash | £107,154,701 | £32,147,187 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £145,243,281 | £61,090,629 | |
| Net assets | £96,633,613 | £18,101,798 | |
| Equity | £96,633,613 | £18,101,798 | |
| Average employees | 66 | 63 | |
| Wages | £2,315,771 | £2,416,188 |
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 | -4.7% | -2.4% | |
| Net margin | 13.6% | -2.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | -3.0% | -1.8% | |
| Current ratio | 4.88x | 0.77x | |
| Interest cover | -0.79x | -0.25x |
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)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and in the forecasts produced for the twelve months period ahead. This expectation is further supported by the Company's upcoming new vessel plans, which include a net incr”
Significant events
- “Global trade growth in 2024 estimated to be 3.2% by IMF and 1.1% by OECD. Red Sea crisis caused port congestion, container shortages, and industrial bottlenecks. Company recognised an operating loss of £1,116,125 in 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAMS, Simon John | Secretary | 2001-07-12 | — | British |
| CHAN, Chung-Hsien | Director | 2025-06-26 | Oct 1974 | Taiwanese |
| CHEN, Yen-Pang | Director | 2023-06-16 | Aug 1978 | Taiwanese |
| LIN, Ming-Sheng | Director | 2025-08-01 | Jan 1979 | Taiwanese |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOND, Christopher Michael | Secretary | 1997-01-29 | 1997-05-12 |
| VOON, Michael Seau Lin | Secretary | 1997-05-12 | 2001-07-12 |
| CHAN, Chung-Hsien | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2023-06-16 |
| CHANG, Chao-Feng | Director | 2017-05-10 | 2020-10-01 |
| CHANG, Hsien-Chien | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2021-09-02 |
| CHEN, Ting Huei | Director | 1997-04-01 | 1998-08-12 |
| CHEN, Yuh Fu, Capt | Director | 2003-05-16 | 2005-06-30 |
| CHIA, Tair-Shing | Director | 2013-06-25 | 2016-03-18 |
| CHIOU, Rey Bin | Director | 2006-12-08 | 2010-01-29 |
| CHOU, Tsai-Ding | Director | 1998-08-12 | 2000-03-07 |
| HACKELSBERGER, Roman | Director | 1997-01-29 | 1997-04-02 |
| HO, Robert | Director | 1997-04-01 | 1998-08-12 |
| HO, Shuh Shun, Executive Vice President | Director | 2003-06-04 | 2006-12-08 |
| HSU, Shih-Fang | Director | 2010-01-29 | 2017-05-09 |
| LEE, Chin-Jung | Director | 2022-06-27 | 2025-06-26 |
| LU, Frank Feng-Hai | Director | 1997-04-01 | 1998-08-12 |
| PUN, Yiu Yuen | Director | 2001-07-10 | 2005-06-30 |
| SHIAU, Louis | Director | 2005-06-30 | 2010-01-29 |
| SHIEH, Pier Yuan, Capt | Director | 2005-06-29 | 2006-06-20 |
| SHIEH, Pier Yuan, Capt | Director | 2003-03-25 | 2003-07-22 |
| SU, Kenny Kuo-In | Director | 1997-04-01 | 2001-09-01 |
| TSAY, Ming-Sheu | Director | 1997-04-01 | 1998-08-12 |
| VOON, Seau Lin Michael | Director | 1998-08-12 | 2001-07-12 |
| WU, Charles Chia Lin | Director | 1999-02-03 | 2003-05-16 |
| WU, Ming-Feng | Director | 2021-09-02 | 2025-08-01 |
| WU, Tien-Shun | Director | 2020-10-01 | 2022-06-27 |
| WU, Yi-Ta | Director | 2016-03-18 | 2021-04-01 |
| YEH, Chen Huei | Director | 2006-06-20 | 2017-04-01 |
| YEH, Chen Huei | Director | 2001-06-01 | 2003-03-25 |
| YU, Hwa-Ming | Director | 2010-01-29 | 2013-06-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 158 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-05-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-21 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-05-21 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-05-21 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-05-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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
-48.6%
£92,047,970 £47,268,367
-
Cash
-70%
£107,154,701 £32,147,187
-
Net assets
-81.3%
£96,633,613 £18,101,798
-
Employees
-4.5%
66 63
-
Operating profit
+74.4%
-£4,356,117 -£1,116,125
-
Profit before tax
-111%
£10,418,235 -£1,144,386
-
Wages
+4.3%
£2,315,771 £2,416,188
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