"K" LINE BULK SHIPPING (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£52k
USD 68,619
+75.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£52m
USD 68,225,584
-11.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
8
0% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£9.6m
USD 12,730,671
+100.2% vs 2025
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £29,840,143 | £18,975,094 | £10,713,827 | -43.5% | |
| Operating profit | — | £3,934,306 | £8,637,799 | +119.6% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £4,809,410 | £9,626,216 | +100.2% | |
| Net profit | — | £3,690,374 | £5,929,517 | +60.7% | |
| Cash | £17,690 | £29,553 | £51,886 | +75.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £92,121,927 | £79,993,093 | £65,160,730 | -18.5% | |
| Net assets | £66,188,112 | £58,260,915 | £51,588,343 | -11.5% | |
| Equity | £66,188,112 | £58,260,915 | £51,588,343 | -11.5% | |
| Average employees | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0% | |
| Wages | £1,273,979 | £1,069,909 | £1,062,851 | -0.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £716,769 | £279,612 | £318,438 | +13.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £399,316 | £275,470 | £318,438 | +15.6% |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.756 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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 20.7% | 80.6% | |
| Net margin | — | 19.4% | 55.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 4.9% | 13.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 36.8% | 36.2% | 32.5% | |
| Current ratio | 4.54x | 4.46x | 4.14x | |
| Interest cover | — | 2.34x | 7.82x |
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
- "K" LINE BULK SHIPPING (UK) LIMITED 2003-07-31 → present
- K LINE BULK SHIPPING (UK) LIMITED 2003-07-11 → 2003-07-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst and Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Director believes that preparing the financial statements on the going concern basis is appropriate due to the continued financial support of the ultimate parent company. The Director has received confirmation that Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd will support the Company for at least a period of 12 months from the date of approval of the balance sheet.”
Significant events
- “On the same day [12 March 2021, when JV E&K Amanda Partners ended], the Company entered into an agreement with Paloma Enterprise SA to co-own and time charter a Capesize bulk carrier through T&K Amanda Partners, a trade partnership responsible for operating and chartering the vessel to Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAMLALSING, Yadoonandan Beeraj | Secretary | 2014-09-01 | — | British |
| OGUNI, Makoto | Director | 2026-04-01 | Aug 1977 | Japanese |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIXON, Guy Robert | Secretary | 2014-04-01 | 2014-08-31 |
| DOWDING, Raymond John Redvers, Mr. | Secretary | 2003-07-11 | 2008-07-31 |
| ROGERS, Paul, Mr. | Secretary | 2008-08-01 | 2014-03-31 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-07-11 | 2003-07-11 |
| FUJII, Norihiko, Mr. | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2018-09-30 |
| IGARASHI, Takatoshi, Mr. | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2008-06-30 |
| IWASHITA, Michitomo, Mr. | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2014-09-30 |
| KATO, Ryo | Director | 2023-04-01 | 2026-03-31 |
| KAWAMATA, Fumito | Director | 2003-07-11 | 2006-01-01 |
| MISAKI, Akira | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2024-03-31 |
| MORIMOTO, Kunio | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2011-03-31 |
| NAGAYAMA, Hiroshi | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2008-03-31 |
| SAKAMOTO, Kenji | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2006-12-31 |
| SHIBA, Nobuyuki, Mr. | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2011-03-31 |
| SUGIYAMA, Masahiro, Mr. | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| TERASHIMA, Kiyoshi, Mr. | Director | 2003-07-11 | 2006-01-01 |
| TSURUTA, Goichi, Mr. | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2013-03-31 |
| YASUI, Hisashi | Director | 2007-02-01 | 2013-03-31 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-07-11 | 2003-07-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "K" Line Holding (Europe) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 218 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-08 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-01-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-08 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-01-08 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2023-12-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.