IMPERIAL SHIPPING LIMITED
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Cash
£23K
+187.9% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£7.9M
USD 10,582,795
-29.5% vs 2023
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£4.4M
-208.2% lowest in 5 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
Although the directors are satisfied that adopting the going concern basis is appropriate, there can be no certainty that the outcome of the matters discussed above will be as forecast by the directors. Therefore, there exists a material uncertainty that may cast a significant doubt upon the company's ability to continue as a going concern and to meet its liabilities as they fall due.
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,650,699 | — | — | £29,993,700 | £28,709,722 | -4.3% | |
| Operating profit | £92,196 | — | — | £3,060,412 | -£3,312,543 | -208.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £94,916 | £705,258 | £3,469,861 | £4,088,098 | -£4,424,895 | -208.2% | |
| Net profit | £94,916 | £705,258 | £3,469,861 | £4,088,098 | -£4,424,895 | -208.2% | |
| Cash | £9,624 | £8,704 | £2,704 | £7,830 | £22,545 | +187.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,744,473 | £7,449,731 | £10,919,592 | £15,007,690 | £10,582,795 | -29.5% | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £11,234,983 | £7,922,440 | -29.5% | |
| Equity | £6,744,473 | £7,449,731 | £10,919,592 | £15,007,690 | £10,582,795 | -29.5% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £0 | £0 | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.749 per USD (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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.8% | — | — | 10.2% | -11.5% | |
| Net margin | 0.8% | — | — | 13.6% | -15.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.4% | — | — | 20.4% | -31.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.11x | 1.79x |
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
- IMPERIAL SHIPPING LIMITED 1998-06-26 → present
- SINORD 116 LIMITED 1998-04-27 → 1998-06-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Gravita Audit II Limited
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“Although the directors are satisfied that adopting the going concern basis is appropriate, there can be no certainty that the outcome of the matters discussed above will be as forecast by the directors. Therefore, there exists a material uncertainty that may cast a significant doubt upon the company's ability to continue as a going concern and to meet its liabilities as they fall due.”
Group structure
- IMPERIAL SHIPPING LIMITED · parent
- Elder Shipping Limited 100%
- Older Shipping Limited 100%
- Senior Shipping Limited 100%
- Veteran Shipping Limited 100%
- Midlife Shipping Limited 100%
- Antique Shipping Limited 100%
- Doyen Shipping Limited 100%
- Medro Shipping Limited 100%
- Vikingland Limited 100%
- Vegaland Limied 100%
- Tyrusland Limited 100%
- Thebeland Limited 100%
- Primal Shipping Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The arbitration between Imperial and one of its counterparties is making slow progress. The process is not due to be completed until middle 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLEMAN, Mark Ronald | Secretary | 2019-10-30 | — | — |
| COLEMAN, Karen Jane | Director | 2019-10-30 | Jul 1959 | British |
| COLEMAN, Mark Ronald | Director | 2019-05-01 | Jan 1954 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLEMAN, Laurence Neil | Secretary | 1998-08-12 | 2019-10-22 |
| SRT CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1998-04-27 | 1998-08-12 |
| COLEMAN, Laurence Neil | Director | 1998-08-12 | 2019-10-22 |
| JOHNSTONE, Andrew Park | Director | 1998-04-27 | 1998-08-12 |
| KJELLBERG, Claus Michael C Son | Director | 1998-08-12 | 2018-12-31 |
| MOORE, Arthur Lewis | Director | 2003-04-08 | 2003-12-09 |
| MOORE, Arthur Lewis | Director | 2000-06-22 | 2000-08-31 |
| WARD, Nicholas John | Director | 1998-04-27 | 1998-08-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mark Ronald Coleman | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2019-05-01 | Active |
| Mr Laurence Neil Coleman | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-10-22 |
| Mr Claus Michael Kjellberg | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-12-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 110 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-28 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2026-03-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-24 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2025-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-22 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2021-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-11-08 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2019-11-07 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2019-11-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.