BARROW SHIPPING LIMITED
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Cash
£14m
+82.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£4.7m
+3.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£1.4m
-54.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Utilities 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 | £84,429,404 | £58,315,564 | £60,990,013 | +4.6% | |
| Operating profit | £2,751,871 | £2,965,160 | £1,283,632 | -56.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,841,295 | £3,122,313 | £1,417,148 | -54.6% | |
| Net profit | £2,171,904 | £2,341,735 | £1,062,861 | -54.6% | |
| Cash | £12,302,724 | £7,467,876 | £13,647,521 | +82.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,172,831 | £4,514,566 | £4,674,699 | +3.5% | |
| Net assets | £2,172,831 | £4,514,566 | £4,674,699 | +3.5% | |
| Equity | £2,172,831 | £4,514,566 | £4,674,699 | +3.5% | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.3% | 5.1% | 2.1% | |
| Net margin | 2.6% | 4.0% | 1.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 126.6% | 65.7% | 27.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 90.9% | 79.1% | 79.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.10x | 1.26x | 1.25x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Counting North
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The start of the year saw a brief increase in gas prices... while the market exit of a counterparty resulted in an exceptional write off on the Company balance sheet.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALDWIN, Timothy John | Director | 2012-08-31 | Feb 1961 | British |
| BUTTERS, Andrew Martin | Director | 2021-10-12 | Jul 1954 | British |
| BUTTERS, Rosanna Marie | Director | 2023-04-20 | Nov 1991 | British |
| EDWARDS, Helen Mary | Director | 2021-02-11 | Apr 1956 | Canadian |
| HUNTER, Graeme John | Director | 2021-02-11 | May 1973 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BICHAN, Michael Hamish | Secretary | 2012-08-31 | 2021-02-11 |
| DAVIS, Timothy Michael | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2022-06-30 |
| EKE, Russell John | Director | 2012-08-08 | 2012-08-31 |
| FINDING, Nicholas Anthony | Director | 2012-08-31 | 2021-02-11 |
| MARSTERS, Timothy James | Director | 2018-07-09 | 2021-02-04 |
| MARX, Richart Anton | Director | 2020-01-16 | 2021-02-04 |
| RAYSON, Peter John | Director | 2012-08-31 | 2021-02-11 |
| SANZ FERNANDEZ, Angel Alejandro | Director | 2018-07-09 | 2020-01-16 |
| THOMAS, Stephen Robert | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2018-07-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceres Energy Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-02-11 | Active |
| Centrica Energy Marketing Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-07-02 | Ceased 2021-02-04 |
| Mr Timothy John Baldwin | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-07-02 |
| Mr Peter John Rayson | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-07-02 |
| J V Energen Llp | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-07-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 77 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-05-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-26 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-04 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2022-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.