BUE SHIPS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-09 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-25
Watchouts
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£10K
+38.9% vs 2023
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£225
-16.6% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
As the directors do not intend to acquire a replacement trade, they have not prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis. No adjustments have been required at the balance sheet to reflect this basis of accounting.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£193 | -£225 | |
| Profit before tax | -£193 | -£225 | |
| Net profit | £2,235 | £2,829 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,281 | £10,110 | |
| Net assets | £7,281 | £10,110 | |
| Equity | £7,281 | £10,110 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | |
| Wages | — | — | |
| 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. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+38.9%
£7,281 £10,110
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Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
-16.6%
-£193 -£225
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Profit before tax
-16.6%
-£193 -£225
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -2.7% | -2.2% | |
| Current ratio | 2.81x | 3.38x | |
| Interest cover | -1.00x | -1.00x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- BUE SHIPS LIMITED 1981-12-31 → present
- ALNERY NO. 76 LIMITED 1980-10-31 → 1981-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- James Cowper Kreston Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“As the directors do not intend to acquire a replacement trade, they have not prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis. No adjustments have been required at the balance sheet to reflect this basis of accounting.”
Significant events
- “The directors do not intend to acquire a replacement trade, they have not prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis. The effect of this is explained in Note 1.”
- “As the directors do not intend to acquire a replacement trade, they have not prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis. No adjustments have been required at the balance sheet to reflect this basis of accounting.”
- “the directors intend to liquidate the entity once all outstanding matters are finalised.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 48 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRAIB, Steven Ross | Director | 2024-10-25 | Jul 1988 | British |
| JOHNSON, Rachel Lynn | Director | 2025-11-12 | Jun 1986 | American |
Show 48 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Graham Christopher | Secretary | 2000-05-26 | 2000-08-17 |
| CLIFTON, Scot | Secretary | 2009-07-01 | 2024-10-25 |
| CRAWLEY, Peter John | Secretary | 2003-07-31 | 2008-06-30 |
| DAVIS, Richard Paul | Secretary | 1991-12-10 | 1994-01-25 |
| DEERING, John Edward | Secretary | 2008-06-30 | 2009-07-01 |
| FARLEY, Andrew Daniel | Secretary | 1998-12-16 | 2000-05-26 |
| FLINDERS, Harold Derek | Secretary | 2000-08-17 | 2002-08-21 |
| GLYNN, Andrew David | Secretary | 1997-07-28 | 1998-12-16 |
| LINDSELL, Philip Edmund | Secretary | 1994-01-25 | 1995-04-20 |
| ORR, Raymond William | Secretary | 1995-04-20 | 1997-10-07 |
| TAYLOR, George Alastair | Secretary | — | 1991-12-10 |
| TOCHER, Judith Robertson | Secretary | 2002-08-21 | 2003-07-31 |
| WILLIAMS, Michael James John | Secretary | 1997-07-28 | 1998-10-30 |
| BETTS, Matthew | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2017-12-08 |
| BIRNIE, Christopher Albert | Director | 2021-11-01 | 2024-10-25 |
| BOWYER, Michael Lewis | Director | 2004-06-30 | 2009-07-01 |
| BUCHANAN, Alasdair Ian | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2012-04-13 |
| CHAPMAN, Gordon Robin | Director | 1999-05-14 | 2000-07-19 |
| CLIFTON, Scot | Director | 2009-07-01 | 2024-10-25 |
| FISCHER, Frederick George | Director | — | 1994-05-09 |
| FITZGERALD, Mel Oliver | Director | 2000-07-19 | 2004-06-30 |
| FORD, Gregory Brent | Director | 1997-08-19 | 1999-06-10 |
| HEATH, Stuart Matthew | Director | 2012-11-18 | 2013-05-14 |
| HERD, Ian Riddoch Williamson | Director | 1997-08-19 | 1998-11-09 |
| HORSFALL, Timothy Michael | Director | 2023-04-26 | 2025-11-12 |
| HOUSTON, John Joseph | Director | 2002-08-21 | 2007-04-27 |
| JOHNSTON, David Alexander | Director | 2007-10-24 | 2012-11-18 |
| LINDSELL, Philip Edmund | Director | — | 1995-04-20 |
| MAHON, Barry Anthony | Director | 2003-07-31 | 2004-06-30 |
| MAIR, John Arthur | Director | 1997-08-19 | 1998-11-09 |
| MATHEW, Thomas Kuzhuvommannil | Director | 2014-01-28 | 2020-02-28 |
| MEKKAWY, Wael | Director | 2020-02-01 | 2021-10-31 |
| METSON, Peter Alexander | Director | 1995-04-20 | 1995-10-19 |
| MLADENKA, David | Director | 2012-04-13 | 2014-01-01 |
| NEWBURY, Herbert Gary | Director | 1995-04-20 | 1996-02-23 |
| NOWE, Steve | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2023-04-26 |
| ORR, Raymond William | Director | 1995-04-20 | 1997-07-21 |
| PARKER, Philip Hull | Director | — | 1995-04-20 |
| PAVER, Gary Neil | Director | 2004-06-30 | 2007-10-24 |
| RISK, Stewart | Director | 1996-07-15 | 1998-10-30 |
| ROLASTON, Carl Geoffrey | Director | — | 1991-12-10 |
| SEATON, Simon Derek | Director | 2009-01-05 | 2011-08-01 |
| SMART, Edwin Gerald | Director | 2013-05-14 | 2013-08-19 |
| SMITH, John | Director | 1999-06-21 | 2002-08-21 |
| TAYLOR, George Alastair | Director | — | 1991-12-10 |
| USMAN, Shaikh | Director | 2020-02-28 | 2024-06-13 |
| WHITE, Martin Robert | Director | 2017-12-08 | 2022-03-15 |
| WYATT, Stephen John | Director | 1997-08-19 | 1999-04-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halliburton Global Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2022-06-02 | Active |
| Halliburton Holdings (No. 3) | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2020-09-21 | Ceased 2022-06-02 |
| Petroleum Engineering Services Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-09-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 278 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-25 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.