MARITIME GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£3.7m
-83.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£200m
+7.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
3,205
+12.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£18m
+13.1% vs 2024
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Our short-form breakdown of MARITIME GROUP LIMITED's latest filing
Maritime Group’s operating profit more than doubled this year, but a massive new finance bill kept the bottom line in check following its acquisition by Medlog SA. 🚛📊
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-27 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £404,348,000 | £421,747,000 | £488,565,000 | +15.8% | |
| Operating profit | £33,583,000 | £14,373,000 | £32,286,000 | +124.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £34,060,000 | £16,343,000 | £18,476,000 | +13.1% | |
| Net profit | £25,366,000 | £12,060,000 | £13,725,000 | +13.8% | |
| Cash | £48,197,000 | £22,966,000 | £3,709,000 | -83.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £238,121,000 | £246,370,000 | £481,850,000 | +95.6% | |
| Net assets | £173,570,000 | £185,630,000 | £199,891,000 | +7.7% | |
| Equity | £173,570,000 | £185,630,000 | £199,891,000 | +7.7% | |
| Average employees | 2,855 | 2,857 | 3,205 | +12.2% | |
| Wages | £142,513,000 | £156,325,000 | £173,042,000 | +10.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £6,816,000 | £910,000 | £1,032,000 | +13.4% | |
| Highest paid director | £6,816,000 | £910,000 | £1,032,000 | +13.4% |
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 | 2023-12-27 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.3% | 3.4% | 6.6% | |
| Net margin | 6.3% | 2.9% | 2.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.1% | 5.8% | 6.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 46.9% | 44.1% | 64.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.51x | 1.44x | 2.00x | |
| Interest cover | 16.67x | 7.55x | 2.23x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Blick Rothenberg Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Group has continued to be profitable and cash generative through 2025 and the expectation is that this will continue for the foreseeable future, supported by the forecasts produced for the Board.”
Group structure
- MARITIME GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Maritime Transport Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Following the acquisition of the Group by Medlog SA in September 2024 the Group continues to operate independently with all the existing senior management team remaining in place.”
- “Transferring the trade and assets of both Medlog Limited and Medway Rail Limited into Maritime in March 2025...”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOND, Richard John | Secretary | 2023-06-30 | — | — |
| BURKE, Jonathan James | Director | 2024-09-02 | Dec 1971 | British |
| EVERITT, Daniel Charles | Director | 2024-09-02 | Dec 1967 | British |
| GOTTLIEB, Gregory Jonathan | Director | 2024-09-02 | Apr 1982 | French |
| SMART, Simon Leslie | Director | 2024-09-02 | Oct 1966 | British |
| WILLIAMS, John Howard | Director | 2001-09-03 | Feb 1959 | British |
| WOOLNOUGH, David Anthony | Director | 2024-09-02 | Nov 1972 | British |
| ZELLER, Rémi | Director | 2024-09-02 | Oct 1982 | French |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCNAB, Andrew John | Secretary | 2001-09-03 | 2001-12-16 |
| MCNICOL, Alan | Secretary | 2001-12-16 | 2023-06-30 |
| GOWER SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2001-07-11 | 2001-09-03 |
| PRUDENTE, Giuseppe | Director | 2024-09-02 | 2026-07-10 |
| PRUDENTE, Salvatore | Director | 2024-09-02 | 2026-07-10 |
| GOWER NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2001-07-11 | 2001-09-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Shilaben Williams | Individual | Shares 50–75% (as trust), Voting 50–75% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence | 2020-03-09 | Ceased 2024-09-02 |
| Mr John Howard Williams | Individual | Shares 50–75% (as trust), Voting 50–75% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence | 2016-07-15 | Ceased 2024-09-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 114 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-09-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-06 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-09-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.