WILLIAMS SHIPPING MARINE LIMITED
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Cash
£1.1k
+0.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£9m
+23.6% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
58
-1.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.3m
+166% highest in 5 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 | — | £6,947,736 | £9,223,259 | £9,227,160 | £10,306,842 | £11,243,135 | +9.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £599,472 | £760,580 | £1,563,222 | +105.5% | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£489,798 | £491,863 | £341,460 | £482,710 | £1,284,085 | +166% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £103,462 | £192,180 | £316,233 | £916,252 | +189.7% | |
| Cash | £8,575 | £9,436 | £5,362 | £5,265 | £1,110 | £1,115 | +0.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,305,576 | £10,013,964 | £11,166,675 | £12,299,116 | £12,452,257 | £17,185,179 | +38% | |
| Net assets | £5,114,552 | £6,301,870 | £6,589,918 | £6,922,075 | £7,271,736 | £8,989,718 | +23.6% | |
| Equity | £5,114,552 | £6,301,870 | £6,589,918 | £6,922,075 | £7,271,736 | £8,989,718 | +23.6% | |
| Average employees | 46 | 52 | 56 | 62 | 59 | 58 | -1.7% | |
| Wages | — | £2,029,047 | £2,405,287 | £2,581,015 | £2,495,833 | £2,834,104 | +13.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | 6.5% | 7.4% | 13.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 1.1% | 2.1% | 3.1% | 8.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 4.9% | 6.1% | 9.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 47.1% | 47.7% | 50.1% | 51.7% | 48.8% | 57.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.24x | 1.44x | 0.90x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 2.32x | 2.74x | 5.04x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- WILLIAMS SHIPPING MARINE LIMITED 1989-02-21 → present
- MIDSPEC LIMITED 1988-12-01 → 1989-02-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Fiander ETL
- 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.”
Significant events
- “The company has issued an unlimited and composite guarantee for all liabilities of fellow group companies, in favour of Lloyds Bank.”
- “The company is registered with H M Revenue and Customs as a member of a group for VAT purposes and as a result is jointly and severally liable on a continuing basis for amounts owing by other members of that group in respect of unpaid VAT.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TYBINKOWSKI, Lee Andrew | Secretary | 2025-02-07 | — | — |
| BROOKS, Richard John | Director | 2025-05-01 | Jan 1981 | British |
| TYBINKOWSKI, Lee Andrew | Director | 2025-01-01 | Nov 1973 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Christopher Colin | Director | 2015-10-01 | Oct 1987 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Colin Raymond | Director | — | Jun 1951 | British |
| WILLIAMS, James Eric | Director | — | Apr 1947 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Jonathan Raymond Maunsell | Director | 2006-01-20 | May 1976 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Philip James Debonnaire Maunsell | Director | 1998-10-16 | Oct 1973 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAMS, Colin Raymond, Mr. | Secretary | — | 2025-02-07 |
| SMITH, Peter Edward | Director | — | 1998-07-31 |
| WILLIAMS, Raymond James | Director | — | 2010-02-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Shipping Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 261 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.