INCHCAPE SHIPPING SERVICES HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£29m
USD 39,100,000
-21.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£5.2m
USD -7,000,000
-317.6% lowest in 3 filed years
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £2,588,641 | -£318,370 | -£74,212 | +76.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,177,283 | £2,387,775 | -£5,194,805 | -317.6% | |
| Net profit | £5,098,839 | £2,228,590 | -£5,491,651 | -346.4% | |
| Cash | £2,980,860 | £1,114,295 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £33,966,112 | £36,771,729 | £29,016,698 | -21.1% | |
| Net assets | £33,966,112 | £36,771,729 | £29,016,698 | -21.1% | |
| Equity | £33,966,112 | £36,771,729 | £29,016,698 | -21.1% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.742 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 7.6% | -0.9% | -0.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 55.5% | 53.8% | 55.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.07x | 0.03x | 0.00x | |
| Interest cover | 16.50x | — | -0.09x |
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
- INCHCAPE SHIPPING SERVICES HOLDINGS LIMITED 2004-04-15 → present
- VOCALFRAME LIMITED 2003-12-01 → 2004-04-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the directors consider to be appropriate for the following reasons. The Directors note that the Company's loss for the year totalled $7.0m, net assets at year-end totalling $39.1m including cash of $0.0m.”
Group structure
- INCHCAPE SHIPPING SERVICES HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- ISS Group Holdings Ltd 100%
- Inchcape Shipping Services (UK) Ltd 100%
- Inchcape Shipping Services (Gibraltar) Ltd 100%
- Inchcape Shipping Services Ltd 100%
- John Cook (Agencies) Ltd 100%
- Gellatly Shipping (UK) Ltd 100%
- ISS Marine Services, Inc. 100%
- Williams Diamond & Co, Inc. 100%
- CESI Holdings, Inc. 100%
- Inchcape Shipping Services Pty Ltd 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARMSTORF, Benjamin | Director | 2022-11-09 | Feb 1976 | German |
| MAEZELLE, Philippe Richard, Mr. | Director | 2022-12-20 | Oct 1970 | Belgian |
| WALKER, Michael Omar | Director | 2023-11-30 | Sep 1985 | British |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUCKLAND, James Lindsay Carnac | Secretary | 2004-02-20 | 2004-03-22 |
| GORDON, Gavin James | Secretary | 2004-03-22 | 2004-03-25 |
| GORDON, Gavin James | Secretary | 2004-01-15 | 2004-02-20 |
| MAHABEER, Beenadevi | Secretary | 2017-09-25 | 2022-02-11 |
| MOE, Eric Karl | Secretary | 2013-12-12 | 2017-09-25 |
| TORY, Simon Edward John | Secretary | 2004-03-25 | 2013-10-15 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-12-01 | 2004-01-15 |
| BUCKLAND, James Lindsay Carnac | Director | 2004-02-20 | 2004-03-22 |
| CARPENTER, Gary Boyd | Director | 2004-03-25 | 2006-09-29 |
| DE CLERCK, Tom | Director | 2017-07-20 | 2019-02-04 |
| GORDON, Gavin James | Director | 2004-03-22 | 2004-03-25 |
| GORDON, Gavin James | Director | 2004-01-15 | 2004-02-20 |
| HENRIKS, Kenneth, Mr. | Director | 2019-02-04 | 2022-04-08 |
| HORROCKS, John | Director | 2006-09-07 | 2012-12-21 |
| HYLDAGER, Claus | Director | 2006-01-23 | 2015-08-04 |
| KANTER, Ralph Thomas Ludwig | Director | 2004-03-25 | 2006-01-23 |
| MAHABEER, Beenadevi | Director | 2017-09-25 | 2017-10-16 |
| MCCONNELL, Robert Nigel | Director | 2004-03-25 | 2006-01-23 |
| MOE, Eric Karl | Director | 2011-08-31 | 2017-09-29 |
| MORSE, Simon Arthur Davidson | Director | 2017-03-31 | 2017-07-20 |
| MORSE, Simon Arthur Davidson | Director | 2004-03-25 | 2006-04-26 |
| MUSSELLWHITE, Jonathan | Director | 2004-03-25 | 2006-01-23 |
| OLSEN, Frank Georg Opsahl, Mr. | Director | 2017-10-16 | 2022-11-24 |
| SHELDON, David John | Director | 2004-01-15 | 2004-03-25 |
| SHUTTS, David | Director | 2011-08-31 | 2014-08-11 |
| VESSLINOV, Ivaylo | Director | 2016-05-06 | 2017-03-08 |
| WHITESIDE, Christopher Mark | Director | 2006-09-07 | 2017-03-01 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-12-01 | 2004-01-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draken Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-07-20 | Active |
| Inchcape Shipping Services World Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-11-12 | Ceased 2022-07-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 184 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-09 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-24 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-23 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
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.