SOUTHAMPTON MARINE SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-17 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-03
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+76.1% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£3M
+41% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
105
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2M
+52.9% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-06-30 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £16,408,454 | — | — | — | £26,961,885 | £26,879,874 | |
| Operating profit | — | £891,900 | — | — | — | £1,575,701 | £2,442,381 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £881,819 | — | £732,636 | £3,131,325 | £1,600,249 | £2,447,462 | |
| Net profit | — | £703,335 | — | £664,397 | £2,451,060 | £1,181,789 | £1,819,934 | |
| Cash | — | £1,881,574 | — | £358,524 | £1,040,357 | £1,116,347 | £1,966,310 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | -£739,817 | — | £665,123 | £1,429,684 | £2,474,111 | £3,381,446 | |
| Net assets | — | -£767,425 | — | £559,938 | £1,192,498 | £1,999,287 | £2,819,221 | |
| Equity | -£1,470,760 | -£767,425 | — | £559,938 | £1,192,498 | £1,999,287 | £2,819,221 | |
| Average employees | — | 86 | — | 73 | 87 | 105 | 105 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £3,585,888 | £4,272,881 | £4,638,910 | £4,603,400 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £71,250 | — | £156,250 | £90,342 | £12,300 | £12,300 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-06-30 vs 2024-06-30
-
Turnover
-0.3%
£26,961,885 £26,879,874
-
Cash
+76.1%
£1,116,347 £1,966,310
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+41%
£1,999,287 £2,819,221
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
0%
105 105
-
Operating profit
+55%
£1,575,701 £2,442,381
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+52.9%
£1,600,249 £2,447,462
-
Wages
-0.8%
£4,638,910 £4,603,400
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-06-30 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 5.4% | — | — | — | 5.8% | 9.1% | |
| Net margin | — | 4.3% | — | — | — | 4.4% | 6.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -120.6% | — | — | — | 63.7% | 72.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.22x | 1.25x | |
| Interest cover | — | 88.22x | — | — | — | 176.79x | 107.10x |
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
- SOUTHAMPTON MARINE SERVICES LIMITED 2016-05-31 → present
- GLOBAL MARINE SERVICES LIMITED 2016-04-07 → 2016-05-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Alliott Wingham Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- SOUTHAMPTON MARINE SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- SMS USA Limited 85%
- SMS USA LLC 85%
Significant events
- “During the financial year, the company created a wholly owned subsidiary investment entity called SMS USA Limited, which acquired a majority shareholding in a US entity H&W (USA) LLC (renamed SMS USA LLC). This represents the company's first direct entry into the US market.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORMAN, Christopher | Director | 2016-04-07 | Oct 1986 | British |
| WARREN, Nicholas James | Director | 2022-08-01 | Apr 1978 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MORTON, Peter | Director | 2016-04-07 | 2022-08-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Services Top Co Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-08-01 | Active |
| Sir Charles Dunstone | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-12-14 | Ceased 2022-08-01 |
| Mr Peter Morton | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-04-06 | Ceased 2022-08-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 33 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-06 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2022-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-08-02 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-08-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-08-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-08-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.