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CORY BROTHERS LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- 04717201
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2003-03-31
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 52290
Accounts
Pending extraction
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having assessed the current situation, the Directors have considered it appropriate to continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing these Financial Statements. The Directors have prepared and reviewed cashflow forecasts to 31 December 2026 (being the going concern review period) and are satisfied that the Company has adequate resource to continue operations for this period. The Directors note that the Company had net current liabilities of £338k (net current assets on 31 December 2023: £545k) and cash balances of £4,339k (31 December 2023: £4,488k). The Directors have reviewed the anticipated cashflows of the Company and consider that the Company has the necessary resources available to meet its working capital requirements for at least the period to 31 December 2026. In addition, the Company has support (if needed) for the going concern review period from Vertom BV, its parent undertaking. The Directors, after making enquiries, believe Vertom BV has sufficient resources to provide support if needed.”
Subsidiaries
- D&B Shipping Limited · 100% held · UK · Port agency services
- Constantine & Company (Exports) · 50% held · UK · Port agency services
- CB (Newcastle) Limited · 100% held · UK · Dormant
- Red Dragon Line Limited · 100% held · UK · Dormant
- CB Freight Limited (formerly Fred. Olsen Freight Limited) · 0% held · UK · Dissolved
- Cory Wave Shipping · 50% held · Gibraltar · Port agency services
Significant events
- “The Company has adapted to recent challenges such as the sanctioning of Russian entities, and continues to monitor the evolution of the UK's trading relationship with the EU and other countries.”
- “Staff retention and attraction continued to be a challenge throughout 2024, although there has been some modest easing of these pressures in certain functions and regions of the UK at the date of this report.”
- “The Company continues to invest in new systems - both "off the shelf" 3rd party solutions and offerings developed by our in-house technology team. We believe this combination allows us to exploit new industry wide technology, but also provide customised solutions for our key clients.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
5 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASTRO, Martin, Mr. | Secretary | 2022-05-03 | — | — |
| CROSBY, James Anthony | Director | 2022-03-01 | Mar 1983 | British |
| DE JONG, Antoon Adrianus Herman | Director | 2022-03-01 | Nov 1968 | Dutch |
| NOBLE, David Maxwell Scott, Mr. | Director | 2017-11-15 | Aug 1976 | British |
| WILSON, Peter John, Mr. | Director | 2018-12-20 | Oct 1980 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DARBY, Neil Sidney | Secretary | 2004-04-26 | 2005-07-21 |
| KIDWELL, James Richard De Villeneuve | Secretary | 2003-07-17 | 2004-04-26 |
| MASON, Peter Timothy James | Secretary | 2017-11-17 | 2022-02-28 |
| RAINE, Christopher | Secretary | 2005-07-21 | 2017-01-27 |
| VANE, Alexander Chandos Tempest | Secretary | 2017-01-27 | 2017-08-18 |
| EPS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-03-31 | 2003-07-17 |
| BEER, Martin Francis Stafford | Director | 2013-06-20 | 2015-06-24 |
| COOKE, Mark Robert | Director | 2009-07-14 | 2018-05-08 |
| DARBY, Neil Sidney | Director | 2003-07-30 | 2016-02-29 |
| EVANS, Louise Margaret | Director | 2015-06-24 | 2018-06-29 |
| GORMAN, Kevin Barrie | Director | 2006-02-16 | 2018-01-24 |
| GREEN, Michael Robert | Director | 2003-09-15 | 2012-02-14 |
| HARRISON, Michael James | Director | 2003-07-30 | 2011-04-26 |
| KIDWELL, James Richard De Villeneuve | Director | 2003-07-17 | 2019-07-26 |
| MARSH, Alan Robert William | Director | 2003-07-17 | 2012-10-31 |
| SOANES, Quentin Bruce | Director | 2003-07-17 | 2012-10-31 |
| STONE, Nicholas Philip | Director | 2019-04-12 | 2022-02-28 |
| VAN BERGEN, John David | Director | 2003-07-30 | 2014-04-30 |
| MIKJON LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-03-31 | 2003-07-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vertomcory Holding Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2022-03-01 | Active |
| Braemar Shipping Services Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-02-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 138 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-09-09 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-08-24 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-03-02 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2023-03-01 | CERTNM | change-of-name | certificate change of name company |
| 2022-12-06 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company current shortened |
| 2022-12-06 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-07-15 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2022-05-12 | RP04PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | second filing cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2022-05-06 | AP03 | officers | appoint person secretary company with name date |
| 2022-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2022-03-08 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2022-03-08 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2022-03-08 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2022-03-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2022-03-02 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Credit score
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Activity Score
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