CORY BROTHERS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-14 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- CORY BROTHERS LIMITED 2023-03-01 → present
- CORY BROTHERS SHIPPING AGENCY LIMITED 2003-08-05 → 2023-03-01
- SHELFCO (NO.2847) LIMITED 2003-03-31 → 2003-08-05
Accounts
Audit & accounting basis
- 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.”
Group structure
- CORY BROTHERS LIMITED · parent
- D&B Shipping Limited 100%
- Constantine & Company (Exports) 50%
- CB (Newcastle) Limited 100%
- Red Dragon Line Limited 100%
- CB Freight Limited (formerly Fred. Olsen Freight Limited) 0%
- Cory Wave Shipping 50%
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 and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. 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
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-03-01 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| 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 |
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
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Year-on-year
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