CULLEN GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£7.5m
-6.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£20m
+13.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
262
+3.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£5.2m
+193.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £50,747,571 | £56,364,091 | £61,958,826 | +9.9% | |
| Operating profit | £2,296,907 | £1,989,615 | £5,398,942 | +171.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,624,805 | £1,761,668 | £5,168,447 | +193.4% | |
| Net profit | £926,207 | £1,199,400 | £3,749,079 | +212.6% | |
| Cash | £7,616,967 | £8,079,737 | £7,544,588 | -6.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £25,599,545 | £23,804,284 | £27,070,467 | +13.7% | |
| Net assets | £17,007,095 | £17,548,184 | £19,987,658 | +13.9% | |
| Equity | £17,007,095 | £17,548,184 | £19,987,658 | +13.9% | |
| Average employees | 228 | 254 | 262 | +3.1% | |
| Wages | £10,771,350 | £12,577,422 | £13,500,766 | +7.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £222,038 | £236,896 | £222,259 | -6.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £41,460 | £45,061 | £68,927 | +53% | |
| Highest paid director | £210,038 | £224,896 | £210,259 | -6.5% |
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 | 4.5% | 3.5% | 8.7% | |
| Net margin | 1.8% | 2.1% | 6.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.0% | 8.4% | 19.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 51.2% | 49.1% | 46.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.90x | 1.65x | 1.87x | |
| Interest cover | 3.88x | 3.44x | 10.76x |
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
- CULLEN GROUP LIMITED 2002-02-15 → present
- CONSOLIDATED SALT LIMITED 1997-12-19 → 2002-02-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group and parent company have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- CULLEN GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Solent Stevedores Limited
- Solent Stevedores (Jersey) Limited
- Solent Terminal Management Limited
- Nam Seng Cargo Gear Suppliers Pte Ltd
- Saint-Malo Stevedores SAS
- Solent Stevedores Container Terminal Ltd
- SDC Holdings Limited
- SCEA Chateau Bastoney
Significant events
- “On 28 July 2025 the group acquired 100 percent of the issued capital of SCEA Chateau Bastoney.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBSON, Fiona Vivienne | Secretary | 2007-01-10 | — | British |
| CULLEN, Stuart David | Director | 1997-12-19 | Mar 1960 | British |
| ROBSON, Fiona Vivienne | Director | 2013-01-01 | Feb 1963 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CULLEN, Anna Margaret | Secretary | 1997-12-19 | 2007-01-10 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-12-19 | 1997-12-19 |
| CULLEN, Anna Margaret | Director | 2002-07-09 | 2008-03-19 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-12-19 | 1997-12-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Stuart David Cullen | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mrs Fiona Vivienne Robson | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 112 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-09-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-02-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-02-01 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2022-02-01 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2022-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
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.