MARITIME TRANSPORT LIMITED
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Cash
£2.8m
-87.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£131m
+1.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
3,205
+12.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.4m
-67% lowest in 3 filed years
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Our short-form breakdown of MARITIME TRANSPORT LIMITED's latest filing
Maritime Transport grew its trading profit to £16.2m, but a huge finance bill meant overall pre-tax profits actually fell. 🚛💷
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 | 2023-12-27 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £404,348,000 | £421,747,000 | £488,565,000 | +15.8% | |
| Operating profit | £20,195,000 | £5,180,000 | £16,197,000 | +212.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £20,671,000 | £7,147,000 | £2,359,000 | -67% | |
| Net profit | £15,223,000 | £3,569,000 | £1,226,000 | -65.6% | |
| Cash | £48,196,000 | £22,962,000 | £2,803,000 | -87.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £183,050,000 | £182,773,000 | £403,853,000 | +121% | |
| Net assets | £125,469,000 | £129,038,000 | £130,800,000 | +1.4% | |
| Equity | £125,469,000 | £129,038,000 | £130,800,000 | +1.4% | |
| Average employees | 2,855 | 2,857 | 3,205 | +12.2% | |
| Wages | £135,145,000 | £154,544,000 | £171,102,000 | +10.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £4,765,000 | £13,270,000 | £12,740,000 | -4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £142,000 | £139,000 | £149,000 | +7.2% | |
| Highest paid director | £1,137,000 | £3,905,000 | £3,815,000 | -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 | 2023-12-27 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.0% | 1.2% | 3.3% | |
| Net margin | 3.8% | 0.8% | 0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.0% | 2.8% | 4.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 31.5% | 29.4% | 67.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.56x | 1.35x | 1.48x | |
| Interest cover | 10.02x | 2.73x | 1.12x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- MARITIME TRANSPORT LIMITED 2001-09-06 → present
- MARITIME HAULAGE LIMITED 1990-09-24 → 2001-09-06
- PAUL MAGNUS HOLDINGS LIMITED 1980-12-31 → 1990-09-24
- PAUL MAGNUS AND CO. LIMITED 1974-02-19 → 1980-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Blick Rothenberg Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOND, Richard John | Secretary | 2023-06-30 | — | — |
| ANDREWS, James Alexander Brian | Director | 2019-07-01 | Apr 1980 | British |
| BAILEY, John Mark | Director | 2020-01-01 | Apr 1976 | British |
| HEATH, Matthew Thomas | Director | 2022-01-04 | Oct 1971 | British |
| HEYHOE, Paul David | Director | 2020-01-01 | May 1966 | British |
| LOND, Richard John | Director | 2011-09-13 | Jun 1970 | British |
| MCCONNELL, Shaun | Director | 2021-01-04 | Oct 1973 | British |
| MCNAB, Andrew John | Director | 2001-12-16 | May 1965 | Irish |
| SMART, Simon Leslie | Director | 2005-01-01 | Oct 1966 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Alexander Lloyd | Director | 2019-07-01 | Aug 1985 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Thomas Ross | Director | 2017-02-01 | Jan 1988 | British |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEESE, Andrew Stephen | Secretary | 1998-10-01 | 2001-09-04 |
| MCNAB, Andrew John | Secretary | 2001-09-04 | 2001-12-16 |
| MCNICOL, Alan | Secretary | 2001-12-16 | 2023-06-30 |
| PARKER, Michael John | Secretary | 1998-06-30 | 1998-10-01 |
| SMART, Elaine Anne Joyce | Secretary | 1998-02-27 | 1998-06-30 |
| WADDINGTON, Ian Macpherson | Secretary | — | 1998-02-27 |
| BOOMER, David Stewart | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2021-05-21 |
| CHENG, Clemence Chun Fun | Director | 1998-12-14 | 2001-09-04 |
| DALY, Derek Anthony | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2014-02-28 |
| EASOM, Robert | Director | 2001-09-17 | 2002-02-04 |
| GODDARD, Timothy George | Director | 2011-09-13 | 2016-03-31 |
| HARRINGTON, Derek James | Director | 1998-02-27 | 1999-06-01 |
| KEEBLE, Derek Paul | Director | 2017-02-01 | 2019-06-28 |
| KILBY, Larry Michael | Director | 2001-09-17 | 2006-12-29 |
| KILBY, Larry Michael | Director | 1992-01-01 | 2001-09-04 |
| MACLEOD, Alan Robert Gordon | Director | — | 1998-02-27 |
| MCNICOL, Alan | Director | 2001-12-16 | 2023-06-30 |
| MOORE, Craig Geffrey | Director | 2023-04-03 | 2024-01-05 |
| MORRISON, Graham Douglas | Director | 1998-02-27 | 1999-06-01 |
| PARKER, Geoffrey John | Director | — | 1998-02-27 |
| PEARSON, Richard Clive | Director | 1999-06-01 | 2001-09-04 |
| PETERS, Patrick Derek | Director | — | 1998-02-27 |
| PYE, Dennis Ronald | Director | 1991-05-01 | 1991-12-31 |
| SHIH, Edith | Director | 1999-06-01 | 2001-09-04 |
| SIMMONS, John | Director | 1992-05-29 | 1994-04-21 |
| TSIEN, James Steed | Director | 1999-06-01 | 2001-09-04 |
| WADDINGTON, Ian Macpherson | Director | — | 1998-02-27 |
| WARDLAW, Stuart Charles | Director | 2017-02-01 | 2020-09-30 |
| WEARMOUTH, Colin Crichton | Director | 1998-02-27 | 1998-10-31 |
| WILLIAMS, John Howard | Director | 2001-09-04 | 2024-09-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Howard Williams | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Maritime Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 264 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-09-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-18 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-04 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-07-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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last 24 months
last 12 months
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