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CASPER CHARTERING LIMITED
Cash
£760K
-74.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£4M
-21.3% vs 2023
Employees
10
+42.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-31
Profile
- Company number
- 10142662
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2016-04-22
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- GROUP
- Primary SIC
- 50200
Net assets
6-year trend · vs UK Logistics & Mobility median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£1,129,602 | |
| Cash | £256,360 | — | — | — | £3,034,057 | £760,401 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £321,942 | — | — | — | £11,712,589 | £12,282,080 | |
| Net assets | £320,442 | — | — | — | £5,305,954 | £4,176,352 | |
| Equity | £320,442 | £530,755 | £2,289,442 | £6,613,678 | £5,305,954 | £4,176,352 | |
| Average employees | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated (group)
- Auditor
- Anderson Barrowcliff Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe that it is appropriate for the financial statements to be prepared on a going concern basis. This basis assumes the short to medium term support of related parties, which has been confirmed to the directors, and the medium to long term return to profitability.”
Subsidiaries
- H.C. Shipping & Chartering Limited · 100% held · Shipping agents
- CCL Fleet Management Ltd · 100% held · Water transport services
- Casper River & Canal Transport Ltd · 100% held · Inland freight water transport
- HC Shipping & Chartering BV · 100% held · Netherlands · Brokerage services
Significant events
- “The group has since the year-end established an in-house company dedicated to carrying out repairs and upgrades across its own fleet to mitigate long-term exposure and enhance operational flexibility.”
- “The group is party to a cross guarantee with Casper Shipping Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries (related undertakings of Casper Chartering Limited). At 31 December 2024, the aggregate bank loans and overdraft of companies within the agreement, was £900,000 (2023: £900,000).”
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
3 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUFFAM, Peter Martin | Director | 2017-03-14 | Jun 1988 | British |
| SHAKESHEFF, Michael | Director | 2016-04-22 | Aug 1975 | British |
| SHARP, Michael David | Director | 2021-04-06 | May 1967 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BATEMAN, Robert William | Director | 2017-03-14 | 2019-01-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Peter Martin Buffam | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2020-12-14 | Active |
| Mr Michael Shakesheff | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-04-22 | Ceased 2016-04-22 |
| Casper Shipping Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-22 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 62 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2026-03-16 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2026-02-12 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2026-02-12 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2026-02-12 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2026-02-12 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2026-02-02 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2026-01-29 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2026-01-28 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2026-01-28 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2025-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-08-22 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2024-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2024-04-22 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2024-03-19 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2024-03-19 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2024-02-06 | SH03 | capital | capital return purchase own shares |
| 2024-01-27 | MA | incorporation | memorandum articles |
| 2024-01-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | resolution |
Credit score
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Activity Score
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