S.C.A. - SHIPPING CONSULTANTS ASSOCIATED LTD.
Get an alert when S.C.A. - SHIPPING CONSULTANTS ASSOCIATED LTD. files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-16 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£26M
+3.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£38M
+15.2% vs 2023
Employees
87
+6.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£7M
-42.1% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-09-30 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £189,225,926 | £217,087,990 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £12,193,735 | £6,878,969 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £12,391,432 | £7,171,798 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £11,871,368 | £6,394,240 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £25,488,684 | £26,348,068 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £33,593,396 | £38,576,186 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £33,019,708 | £38,055,027 | |
| Equity | £894,719 | £1,658,273 | £2,153,780 | £3,004,625 | £5,539,466 | £33,019,708 | £38,055,027 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | 87 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £10,044,804 | £11,006,571 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £8,784 | £8,784 |
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
-
Turnover
+14.7%
£189,225,926 £217,087,990
-
Cash
+3.4%
£25,488,684 £26,348,068
-
Net assets
+15.2%
£33,019,708 £38,055,027
-
Employees
+6.1%
82 87
-
Operating profit
-43.6%
£12,193,735 £6,878,969
-
Profit before tax
-42.1%
£12,391,432 £7,171,798
-
Wages
+9.6%
£10,044,804 £11,006,571
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 | 2018-09-30 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 6.4% | 3.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 6.3% | 2.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 36.3% | 17.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.68x | 1.74x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 730.69x | 1593.46x |
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
- S.C.A. - SHIPPING CONSULTANTS ASSOCIATED LTD. 2005-10-13 → present
- SCA - SHIP CHANDLERS ASSOCIATED LTD 2000-10-27 → 2005-10-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Beak Kemmenoe
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 group's and the parent 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.”
Group structure
- S.C.A. - SHIPPING CONSULTANTS ASSOCIATED LTD. · parent
- SCA Logistics Ltd 100%
- S.A.R.L. Shipping Consultants Associated 90%
- Shipping Consultants Associated (Australia) Pty Ltd 100%
- SCA Shipping Consultants Associated FZCO 60%
- SCA - Shipping Consultants Associated Singapore Pte. Ltd 60%
- S.C.A. Bahrain W.L.L 60%
- S.C.A. BH d.o.o 60%
- S.C.A. Germany GMBH 100%
Significant events
- “The group turnover increased by 14.7% to £217,087,990 (2023: £189,225,926). This result was achieved by maintaining existing activities combined with the award of new and expanded contracts worldwide. The business has entered into several large tenders and expects, as a result, that its performance will be at an enhanced level in the following years whilst maintaining its customers satisfaction with the services provided.”
- “The number of operations increased by 19.8%. The increase was not isolated to one region showing the company does not rely on a specific region, nor on a specific customer.”
- “The Group is building up a worldwide reputation for the quality of its service in its field of expertise and is now being asked to tender at diverse locations all around the world. The directors continue to be optimistic about expanding its linked services to these customers as well as expanding into aviation and inland logistics services, including catering, fuel and food supply for current and new customers.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARRISON, Michael James | Director | 2017-10-17 | Sep 1949 | British |
| LANDI, Jacopo | Director | 2020-05-09 | May 1987 | Italian |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JACOBS, David Anthony | Secretary | 2001-03-27 | 2002-01-16 |
| BURLINGTON SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-12-01 | 2011-12-01 |
| GEA MANAGEMENT LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2014-04-10 | 2018-02-12 |
| NEWCHAIN LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-10-27 | 2001-03-27 |
| SILKFRAME COMPUTERS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2002-01-16 | 2006-12-01 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-10-27 | 2000-10-27 |
| IGLESIAS MURIALDO, Carlos Alberto | Director | 2015-06-23 | 2020-05-09 |
| LANDI, Gianni, Dr | Director | 2010-07-26 | 2011-12-01 |
| LAURO, Roberto | Director | 2000-11-27 | 2006-11-15 |
| PALMIERO, Giuseppe Vittori | Director | 2011-12-01 | 2014-06-30 |
| SARS, Jan Pieter Otto | Director | 2006-11-15 | 2010-07-26 |
| SIABA, Saty Diane | Director | 2016-06-15 | 2019-11-21 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2000-10-27 | 2000-11-27 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-10-27 | 2000-10-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jacopo Landi | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-07 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 115 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-01-24 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-01-24 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-24 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-01-24 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-05-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-05-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-05-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-05-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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.