WILHELMSEN SHIPS SERVICE LIMITED
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Cash
£245k
+15.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£390k
-67.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
44
+2.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£107k
-110.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,697,000 | £13,923,000 | £12,502,000 | -10.2% | |
| Operating profit | £705,000 | £977,000 | -£123,000 | -112.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £720,000 | £993,000 | -£107,000 | -110.8% | |
| Net profit | £340,000 | £695,000 | -£99,000 | -114.2% | |
| Cash | £190,000 | £212,000 | £245,000 | +15.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,749,000 | £1,481,000 | £665,000 | -55.1% | |
| Net assets | £1,438,000 | £1,184,000 | £390,000 | -67.1% | |
| Equity | £1,438,000 | £1,184,000 | £390,000 | -67.1% | |
| Average employees | 40 | 43 | 44 | +2.3% | |
| Wages | £3,163,000 | £3,523,000 | £3,620,000 | +2.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.6% | 7.0% | -1.0% | |
| Net margin | 2.7% | 5.0% | -0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 40.3% | 66.0% | -18.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 38.3% | 58.9% | 84.4% | |
| Current ratio | 3.77x | 1.70x | 1.15x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- WILHELMSEN SHIPS SERVICE LIMITED 2008-01-15 → present
- UNITOR UK LIMITED 1994-12-23 → 2008-01-15
- S.G. DOBSON LIMITED 1966-03-23 → 1994-12-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- James Cowper Kreston Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“We have concluded it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis as we believe that the Company is capable of meeting its obligations as they fall due.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRICHTON, Niall James | Director | 2021-07-01 | Jun 1970 | British |
| NEEGAARD, Andreas Skancke | Director | 2026-01-01 | May 1994 | Norwegian |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAKKEBO, Leon | Secretary | 1993-06-02 | 1994-01-10 |
| DOBSON, Kenneth | Secretary | — | 1993-06-02 |
| MILLAR, Andrew Bruce | Secretary | 2004-04-01 | 2004-10-06 |
| EPS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2004-10-06 | 2016-04-04 |
| EPS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1993-12-31 | 2004-06-16 |
| BAKKEBO, Leon | Director | 1995-01-13 | 1996-05-16 |
| BJØRNVOLD, Jon Terje | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2026-01-01 |
| BORKENHAGEN, Terje | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2015-02-01 |
| BRYDOEY, Ketil | Director | 2015-02-01 | 2017-07-01 |
| DOBSON, Bryan | Director | — | 1993-06-02 |
| DOBSON, Kenneth | Director | — | 1993-06-02 |
| DOBSON, Mary | Director | — | 1993-06-02 |
| DUTTON, Karen | Director | — | 1993-06-02 |
| EVANS, Michael | Director | 1993-06-02 | 1994-08-31 |
| FONTAROSA, Frederic | Director | 2017-11-15 | 2020-04-01 |
| HATTON, Colin | Director | 1997-05-20 | 1999-03-08 |
| HUGHES, Rachel Diana | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2021-07-01 |
| JOHNSEN, Steinar Hennum | Director | 1993-06-02 | 1998-05-15 |
| JOSEFSEN, Inger-Lise | Director | 2017-07-01 | 2017-11-15 |
| LEVINSEN, Torben | Director | 1996-05-16 | 1997-07-30 |
| MATHER, Adrian Philip, Dr | Director | 1999-06-07 | 2002-03-14 |
| MYRVAG, Ove | Director | 2003-12-16 | 2011-09-30 |
| NYGAARD, Terje | Director | 1998-05-15 | 1999-06-07 |
| POWER, John | Director | 1994-09-01 | 1997-05-20 |
| ROBERTS, David | Director | — | 1995-01-13 |
| ROINE, Ole Martin | Director | 2002-03-14 | 2003-12-16 |
| SCHIRRMACHER, Axel | Director | 2002-03-14 | 2003-12-16 |
| STRAND, Thorstein | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2015-04-20 |
| TANDY, David John | Director | 2003-12-16 | 2011-08-31 |
| UDNESS, Oyvind | Director | 1999-03-08 | 2002-03-14 |
| WEBSTER, Terence | Director | — | 1995-01-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding Asa | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Shares 75–100% (as firm), Appoints directors | 2018-02-13 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 201 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-01-09 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-12-28 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-28 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2023-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-01-20 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2021-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.