UNITED EUROPEAN CAR CARRIERS (GRIMSBY) LIMITED
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Cash
£276k
EUR 317,000
+2.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£369k
EUR 423,000
+22.9% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
6
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£37k
EUR 42,000
+415.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £986,000 | £855,176 | £985,522 | +15.2% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £15,000 | -£7,465 | £39,246 | +625.7% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £9,000 | -£11,612 | £36,630 | +415.4% | |
| Net profit | -£15,000 | -£10,000 | -£5,000 | -£18,248 | £16,571 | +190.8% | |
| Cash | £226,000 | £243,000 | £347,000 | £270,405 | £276,470 | +2.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £437,000 | £372,429 | £402,058 | +8% | |
| Net assets | £273,000 | £303,000 | £338,000 | £300,265 | £368,917 | +22.9% | |
| Equity | £273,000 | £299,000 | — | — | £368,917 | — | |
| Average employees | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0% | |
| Wages | — | — | £469,035 | £477,770 | £505,843 | +5.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £0 | £0 | — |
Figures converted to GBP from EUR at 0.872 per EUR (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 1.5% | -0.9% | 4.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -0.5% | -2.1% | 1.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 3.4% | -2.0% | 9.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 30.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 5.09x | 3.57x | 3.69x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 2.14x | -1.12x | 7.50x |
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
- UNITED EUROPEAN CAR CARRIERS (GRIMSBY) LIMITED 1993-01-04 → present
- U.E.C.C. GRIMSBY LIMITED 1992-03-24 → 1993-01-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- other
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Fortus Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Therefore the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIRKELAND, Erin | Director | 2017-04-05 | Jul 1979 | New Zealander |
| THUE, Thomas | Director | 2008-06-30 | Sep 1972 | Norwegian |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JACKSON, Robert Ian | Secretary | 1993-01-08 | 2006-04-27 |
| MOEN, Einar | Secretary | 2006-01-01 | 2008-06-30 |
| NILSEN, Hege | Secretary | 2006-04-27 | 2008-06-30 |
| VAN DER STEEG, Inger Johanne | Secretary | 1992-03-24 | 1993-01-08 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-03-24 | 1992-03-24 |
| BARRACLOUGH, Martin Campbell | Director | 1993-07-01 | 1999-12-31 |
| BLAND, Stephen | Director | 1993-07-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| BRINSVAERD, Tom | Director | 1992-04-29 | 1993-05-31 |
| ERSTAD, Vebjorn | Director | 2015-09-23 | 2017-04-03 |
| FALCK-KNUTSEN, Fredrik | Director | 2011-09-23 | 2015-09-23 |
| FRANKISH, Alan Steven | Director | 1993-07-01 | 1994-03-23 |
| MCWILLIAMS, Ian | Director | 1993-02-22 | 1993-07-01 |
| MOEN, Einar | Director | 2000-01-04 | 2008-06-30 |
| NEILSEN, Bent, Captain | Director | 1992-03-24 | 1993-07-01 |
| SPILDO, Lars | Director | 2008-06-30 | 2011-09-23 |
| THOMPSON, Alan Harry | Director | 1992-04-29 | 1993-01-08 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-03-24 | 1992-03-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Vebjørn Erstad | Individual | Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-04-03 |
| Mr Thomas Thue | Individual | Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 119 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2017-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2017-09-11 | 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
- 2
- 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.