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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-30

Confirmation statement due

2026-06-14 (in 1mo)

Last made up 2025-05-31

Watchouts

1 item

Cash

£5M

+341.1% vs 2023

Net assets

£12M

+10.5% vs 2023

Employees

458

+7.8% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£1M

+168.4% vs 2023

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Name history

Renamed 2 times since incorporation

  1. WHALE TANKERS LIMITED 2005-01-10 → present
  2. WHALE HOLDINGS LIMITED 2001-11-07 → 2005-01-10
  3. MEAUJO (547) LIMITED 2001-07-12 → 2001-11-07

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-30

Metric Trend 2023-12-302024-12-30
Turnover £48,940,034£59,731,878
Operating profit -£1,030,864£2,636,068
Profit before tax -£2,078,546£1,420,868
Net profit -£1,632,803£1,175,059
Cash £1,195,193£5,272,155
Total assets less current liabilities £11,935,853£14,632,906
Net assets £11,020,950£12,175,786
Equity £11,020,950£12,175,786
Average employees 425458
Wages £12,424,798£14,179,490

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 2023-12-302024-12-30
Operating margin -2.1%4.4%
Net margin -3.3%2.0%
Return on capital employed -8.6%18.0%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 75.5%72.0%
Current ratio 0.97x1.06x
Interest cover -0.97x2.13x

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 102
Reporting scope
Consolidated group
Auditor
Crowe U.K. LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The Group has considerable financial resources together with long-term order books with a number of customers and suppliers across different geographic areas and industries. As a consequence, the Directors believe that the Group is well placed to manage its business risks successfully despite the current uncertain economic outlook. After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company and the group have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.”

Group structure

  1. WHALE TANKERS LIMITED · parent
    1. Whale Technology Limited 100% · UK
    2. Whale Vehicles Limited 100% · UK
    3. Whale Enterprises Pvt. Limited 99% · India

Significant events

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

6 active · 11 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
PEARSON, Karl Gary Secretary 2019-02-20
ANDERSON, Christopher Jeffrey Director 2007-05-14 Jul 1965 British
BACHMANN, Johannes Lucas Director 2026-01-08 Mar 1984 Austrian
KAISER, Markus Josef Director 2026-01-08 May 1968 Liechtenstein Citizen
PEARSON, Karl Gary Director 2019-06-28 Sep 1988 British
WARMINGTON, Mark David Director 2002-06-10 Jan 1961 British
Show 11 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
NEWMAN, Paul Secretary 2005-11-14 2019-02-20
WILLIAMS, Clive Laurence Secretary 2001-09-20 2005-11-14
PHILSEC LIMITED Corporate Nominee Secretary 2001-07-12 2001-09-20
DORNEY, John Philip Director 2002-10-18 2006-12-31
HARRISON, Jeffrey Cecil Director 2005-02-01 2006-12-31
MARIS, Nigel Christopher Director 2001-09-20 2003-06-30
NEWMAN, Paul Director 2006-05-12 2019-06-28
TURNER, Roderic Henry Director 2001-10-26 2026-01-08
VAN HAGEN, Keith Norman Director 2001-10-26 2015-12-24
WILLIAMS, Clive Laurence Director 2002-10-18 2005-11-14
MEAUJO INCORPORATIONS LIMITED Corporate Nominee Director 2001-07-12 2001-09-20

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Markus Josef Kaiser Individual Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% 2026-01-08 Active
Mr Mark David Warmington Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2026-01-08

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 134 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2026-04-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
  • 2026-04-30 MA Memorandum articles
  • 2026-01-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
  • 2025-05-12 MA Memorandum articles
  • 2025-05-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
Date Type Category Description
2026-04-30 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2026-04-30 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2026-01-15 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2026-01-15 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2026-01-15 PSC01 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2026-01-15 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2026-01-15 AA01 accounts Change account reference date company previous extended PDF
2026-01-15 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2026-01-14 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2026-01-14 SH02 capital Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital
2025-06-26 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2025-06-23 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2025-06-03 PSC04 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2025-05-12 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2025-05-12 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2025-01-03 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2024-07-16 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2024-01-10 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2023-07-26 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-01-07 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
15

last 12 months

Capital events
1

last 24 months

Officers appointed
2

last 12 months

Officers resigned
1

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 2024-12-30 vs 2023-12-30

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers

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