CLDN RORO LTD
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Cash
£1.7m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£42m
Equity attributable
Employees
81
Average over period
Profit before tax
£10m
Period ending 2023-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £106,028,673 | — | |
| Operating profit | £10,471,329 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £10,483,054 | — | |
| Net profit | £10,469,984 | — | |
| Cash | £1,720,906 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £42,268,808 | — | |
| Net assets | £41,806,149 | — | |
| Equity | £41,806,149 | — | |
| Average employees | 81 | — | |
| Wages | £3,542,761 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £482,822 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £35,000 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £326,322 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 9.9% | |
| Net margin | 9.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 24.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 51.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.88x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- CLDN RORO LTD 2024-03-07 → present
- SEATRUCK FERRIES LTD 2006-06-23 → 2024-03-07
- FIRSTROOM LIMITED 2005-12-12 → 2006-06-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte (NI) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have undertaken a detailed assessment of the business over the next 12 months and have forecasted its expected future trading performance and cash requirements for the period to the end of June 2027 These forecasts built on reasonable assumptions demonstrate that the Company has sufficient resources in place during this period. The directors have considered the financial position of CLdN RoRo Ltd, including its cash flows, liquidity position and borrowing facilities. The directors are of the opinion that CLdN RoRo Ltd is well placed to manage its business risks successfully despite the current uncertain economic outlook.”
Group structure
- CLDN RORO LTD · parent
- CLdN RoRo Ireland Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 27 March 26 the shares of CLdN RoRo Ltd were sold by CLdN Holding Ltd to CLdN Fleet Supervision B.V.. generating £115 million proceeds CLdN Fleet Supervision made a further cash injection into the company by increasing the share capital by the issue of 233,541,217 shares of £1 each to £241,500,000.”
- “During April & May 2026 two groups of shipping lines were purchased By CLdN RoRo Ltd from CLdN RoRo S.A.. at a cost of £127 million. During April six additional shipping lines were acquired by the company and in May a further another nine lines bought by the business. 32 vessels will operate these routes some of which are chartered in form the wider group. On 29 June 2026, the Company acquired the Samskip's quay to quay and door to door business. Under this arrangement, Time Charter contracts for 5 vessels were taken over.”
- “Three ships Celandine, Catherine and Wilhelmine were purchased from other group companies during 2026 increasing the total vessels owned by the company to 14. The Victorine was sold in May 2026 to CLdN Ferries NV.”
- “The company has arranged an invoice discounting facility with KBC Commercial Finance NV. An additional vessel loan facility of £53 million were also arranged with BNP Paribas in February 2026 and Spuerkeess in April 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAMILTON, Ann Margaret | Secretary | 2020-02-05 | — | — |
| CIGRANG, Jean Philippe | Director | 2026-04-16 | Jun 1963 | Belgian |
| CIGRANG, Leon Laurent Eliane | Director | 2026-04-16 | Mar 1998 | Belgian |
| HAMILTON, Ann Margaret | Director | 2020-09-28 | Apr 1964 | British |
| HOOYBERGS, Dirk Jozef Dymphna | Director | 2022-11-10 | Oct 1966 | Belgian |
| MAES, Florent Sebastian | Director | 2022-11-10 | Dec 1983 | Belgian |
| RUBENS, Joost Marc Edmond | Director | 2025-12-17 | Feb 1976 | Belgian |
| WALKER, Gary John | Director | 2024-07-31 | Jul 1965 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DONALDSON, Karen Elizabeth | Secretary | 2005-12-20 | 2020-02-05 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-12-12 | 2005-12-20 |
| BRUUN, Anders | Director | 2015-11-16 | 2018-05-04 |
| COPPACK, Benjamin Simon | Director | 2018-09-26 | 2022-11-10 |
| DAL, Henrik Lund | Director | 2006-01-16 | 2018-05-04 |
| DONALDSON, Karen Elizabeth | Director | 2006-11-17 | 2020-09-28 |
| EAGLES, Alistair James | Director | 2006-11-17 | 2024-10-11 |
| FRIE, Ole | Director | 2007-01-09 | 2015-05-12 |
| GULLESTRUP, Per | Director | 2005-12-20 | 2013-11-01 |
| HOBBS, Kevin Peter | Director | 2005-12-20 | 2008-07-15 |
| JENSEN, Torben Gulnar | Director | 2005-12-20 | 2007-01-09 |
| MORCH, Kristian | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2015-05-12 |
| NORBORG, Peter | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2018-09-26 |
| STEEN, Flemming | Director | 2015-05-12 | 2017-08-30 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2005-12-12 | 2005-12-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cldn Roro Holding Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2026-04-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 188 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-08-19 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-08-18 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-08-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-04-16 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2026-04-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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.