CASPER CHARTERING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-05 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-21
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£910K
-71.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£4M
-24.8% vs 2023
Employees
10
+42.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2M
-386.5% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £23,632,587 | £21,129,673 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£660,714 | -£964,389 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£339,087 | -£1,649,823 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | -£262,822 | -£1,332,648 | |
| Cash | £256,360 | — | — | — | £3,225,932 | £909,909 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £321,942 | — | — | — | £11,788,593 | £12,153,114 | |
| Net assets | £320,442 | — | — | — | £5,379,274 | £4,046,626 | |
| Equity | £320,442 | £530,755 | £2,289,442 | £6,613,678 | £5,379,274 | £4,046,626 | |
| Average employees | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £596,845 | £539,987 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £75,000 | £76,500 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-10.6%
£23,632,587 £21,129,673
-
Cash
-71.8%
£3,225,932 £909,909
-
Net assets
-24.8%
£5,379,274 £4,046,626
-
Employees
+42.9%
7 10
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-46%
-£660,714 -£964,389
-
Profit before tax
-386.5%
-£339,087 -£1,649,823
-
Wages
-9.5%
£596,845 £539,987
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -2.8% | -4.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -1.1% | -6.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -5.6% | -7.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.89x | 0.72x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -0.91x | -1.30x |
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
- CASPER CHARTERING LIMITED 2016-10-14 → present
- NORTH SHIPPING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 2016-04-22 → 2016-10-14
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Anderson Barrowcliff Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe that it is appropriate for the financial statements to be prepared on a going concern basis. This basis assumes the short to medium term support of related parties, which has been confirmed to the directors, and the medium to long term return to profitability.”
Group structure
- CASPER CHARTERING LIMITED · parent
- H.C. Shipping & Chartering Limited 100%
- CCL Fleet Management Ltd 100%
- Casper River & Canal Transport Ltd 100%
- HC Shipping & Chartering BV 100%
Significant events
- “The group has since the year-end established an in-house company dedicated to carrying out repairs and upgrades across its own fleet to mitigate long-term exposure and enhance operational flexibility.”
- “The group is party to a cross guarantee with Casper Shipping Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries (related undertakings of Casper Chartering Limited). At 31 December 2024, the aggregate bank loans and overdraft of companies within the agreement, was £900,000 (2023: £900,000).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUFFAM, Peter Martin | Director | 2017-03-14 | Jun 1988 | British |
| SHAKESHEFF, Michael | Director | 2016-04-22 | Aug 1975 | British |
| SHARP, Michael David | Director | 2021-04-06 | May 1967 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BATEMAN, Robert William | Director | 2017-03-14 | 2019-01-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Peter Martin Buffam | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2020-12-14 | Active |
| Mr Michael Shakesheff | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-04-22 | Ceased 2016-04-22 |
| Casper Shipping Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-22 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 62 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-27 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-01-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-02-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-02-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-02-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-22 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-06 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-01-27 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-01-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- 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.