JOHN H.WHITAKER (TANKERS) LIMITED
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Cash
£3.5m
+116.3% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£11m
+107.8% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
67
+31.4% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£5.9m
+28.5% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £17,428,872 | £17,593,964 | £23,695,219 | £22,575,343 | £26,176,200 | £26,938,573 | +2.9% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £4,578,070 | £5,052,264 | +10.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,154,903 | £1,377,939 | £886,667 | £5,083,035 | £4,578,070 | £5,882,815 | +28.5% | |
| Net profit | £1,152,681 | £1,375,717 | £884,451 | £5,080,819 | £4,575,848 | £5,879,939 | +28.5% | |
| Cash | £1,025,700 | £2,996,822 | £2,944,325 | £2,275,206 | £1,639,314 | £3,545,173 | +116.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,802,043 | £1,590,260 | £862,211 | £5,943,030 | £5,456,212 | £22,356,803 | +309.7% | |
| Net assets | £1,802,043 | £1,577,760 | £862,211 | — | £5,456,212 | £11,336,151 | +107.8% | |
| Equity | £1,802,043 | £1,577,760 | £862,211 | £5,943,030 | £5,456,212 | £11,336,151 | +107.8% | |
| Average employees | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 51 | 67 | +31.4% | |
| Wages | £677,612 | £720,619 | £731,275 | £867,642 | £2,823,462 | £3,911,822 | +38.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £273,594 | £314,724 | £326,004 | £384,789 | £355,202 | £398,992 | +12.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | — | £47,838 | £97,784 | +104.4% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | — | £217,583 | £212,647 | -2.3% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 17.5% | 18.8% | |
| Net margin | 6.6% | 7.8% | 3.7% | 22.5% | 17.5% | 21.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 83.9% | 22.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 67.3% | 80.0% | 88.9% | — | 32.1% | 57.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.53x | 4.96x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 14.25x |
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)
- Auditor
- Smailes Goldie
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCGAHEY, Duncan | Secretary | 2015-06-30 | — | — |
| HILLS, James Jonathan | Director | 2024-03-11 | Sep 1978 | British |
| HOWARD, Peter Michael | Director | 2020-06-01 | Mar 1968 | British |
| JENKINS, Ashley James | Director | 1993-01-01 | May 1965 | British |
| MCGAHEY, Duncan | Director | 2021-10-01 | Jul 1968 | British |
| MORRISON, Dean | Director | 2024-03-11 | Nov 1979 | British |
| STANLEY, Mark | Director | 2022-04-01 | Apr 1974 | British |
| STONES, Glenn | Director | 2020-09-01 | Jan 1961 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KNUDSON, Kenneth Sidney | Secretary | 1994-06-07 | 2015-06-30 |
| WHITAKER, David Malcolm | Secretary | — | 1994-06-07 |
| FISH, Michael Alan | Director | — | 2020-08-31 |
| GRUBB, Eric | Director | — | 2001-06-05 |
| HART, Cecil Stuart | Director | 1994-02-01 | 1999-06-21 |
| OAKS, John William | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2020-02-29 |
| WHITAKER, David Malcolm | Director | — | 1999-05-31 |
| WHITAKER, John Keith | Director | — | 2001-06-05 |
| WHITAKER, John Mark | Director | — | 2026-06-30 |
| WILLIAMS, Harry Anthony | Director | 2001-06-05 | 2011-01-07 |
| WYKES, Hylton Nigel Christopher | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2014-06-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cantii Aestuarium Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-03-12 | Active |
| John H. Whitaker (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-03-12 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 304 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2026-07-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-07-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-07-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-07-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.