DENHOLM PORT SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-14 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£12M
+73.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£1M
-12.3% vs 2023
Employees
85
+3.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£219K
-117.7% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £7,774,339 | £10,667,030 | |
| Operating profit | £921,439 | -£670,313 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,235,242 | -£218,640 | |
| Net profit | £930,901 | -£174,153 | |
| Cash | £6,862,914 | £11,921,045 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,555,128 | £1,362,575 | |
| Net assets | £1,411,728 | £1,237,575 | |
| Equity | £1,411,728 | £1,237,575 | |
| Average employees | 82 | 85 | |
| Wages | £3,355,829 | £3,569,921 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £122,028 | £115,215 |
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
+37.2%
£7,774,339 £10,667,030
-
Cash
+73.7%
£6,862,914 £11,921,045
-
Net assets
-12.3%
£1,411,728 £1,237,575
-
Employees
+3.7%
82 85
-
Operating profit
-172.7%
£921,439 -£670,313
-
Profit before tax
-117.7%
£1,235,242 -£218,640
-
Wages
+6.4%
£3,355,829 £3,569,921
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.9% | -6.3% | |
| Net margin | 12.0% | -1.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 59.3% | -49.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.08x | 1.05x | |
| Interest cover | 61.42x | -125.29x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- DENHOLM PORT SERVICES LIMITED 2018-11-19 → present
- DENHOLM WILHELMSEN LIMITED 2011-12-30 → 2018-11-19
- DENHOLM BARWIL LIMITED 2004-06-25 → 2011-12-30
- DENHOLM SHIPPING SERVICES LIMITED 1994-09-01 → 2004-06-25
- DENHOLM SHIP AGENCY LIMITED 1958-01-03 → 1994-09-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors having considered the company's forecasts, cash resources, facilities, and projected costs (based on a range of possible outcomes), have concluded that there is no material uncertainty arising in relation to going concern and that the company has a reasonable expectation that it has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and to meet its obligations as they fall due. Accordingly, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Significant legal expenses were incurred in relation to a review of operational trading processes, resulting in the loss for the year.”
- “The effects of a weakened economy in the United Kingdom and uncertainties caused by global events will create difficult trading conditions for the business.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 44 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANIELS, Craig David George | Secretary | 2020-12-31 | — | — |
| BRUBAKK, Bjorn Arild Haas | Director | 2025-01-01 | Apr 1969 | Norwegian |
| CROSS, Paul Justin | Director | 2020-08-25 | Sep 1974 | British |
| MACLEHOSE, Benjamin Donald Robert | Director | 2018-11-20 | Feb 1981 | British |
| NYHUS, Lars | Director | 2022-11-23 | Mar 1981 | Norwegian |
| PLATT, Alan Oliver | Director | 2024-05-24 | Nov 1969 | British |
| WATT, John | Director | 2008-01-01 | Mar 1965 | British |
Show 44 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESPLEY, Christopher | Secretary | — | 1991-12-30 |
| HANSON, Gregory Albert | Secretary | 1999-09-30 | 2020-12-31 |
| PARKER, James Frederick Somerville | Secretary | 1991-12-30 | 1999-09-30 |
| BAKER, Michael Thomas | Director | — | 1996-06-30 |
| BEVERIDGE, Michael John | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2012-11-19 |
| BJARLOW, Bard | Director | 2009-03-10 | 2017-04-04 |
| BRATHAGEN, Knut | Director | 2018-11-01 | 2025-01-01 |
| BROWN, James David Denholm | Director | 1998-05-15 | 1999-05-07 |
| CLARK, Michael John | Director | — | 1994-11-30 |
| CROSS, Paul Justin | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2018-11-19 |
| CUYT, Jan Frans Jose | Director | 2017-04-05 | 2018-11-12 |
| DENHOLM, James Niall William | Director | 1994-12-01 | 2024-05-03 |
| DENHOLM, John Stephen | Director | 2000-11-28 | 2003-11-01 |
| DENHOLM, John Stephen | Director | 1998-05-15 | 1999-05-07 |
| DENHOLM, John Stephen | Director | 1996-09-13 | 1996-09-16 |
| ESPLEY, Christopher | Director | 1991-07-29 | 1995-10-25 |
| FINSTAD, Bjorn, Senior Vice President | Director | 2004-06-18 | 2005-12-16 |
| FREEMAN, Ross Dennis | Director | 2014-01-23 | 2016-01-01 |
| HALL, Kieran Joseph | Director | 1998-07-27 | 2003-10-31 |
| HALL, Simon Falconer | Director | 1997-03-27 | 2001-08-17 |
| HARRIS, Diana Jane | Director | 1996-09-13 | 1996-09-16 |
| HARRIS, Diana Jane | Director | 1994-10-31 | 1994-11-02 |
| HAWORTH, Peter David | Director | 2002-05-01 | 2003-06-30 |
| HAWORTH, Peter David | Director | — | 2001-12-31 |
| HUGHES, Stephen Barrie | Director | 2017-04-05 | 2018-11-15 |
| HUTT, Simon Wilson | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2017-04-30 |
| HUTT, Simon Wilson | Director | 2009-03-10 | 2011-11-23 |
| HUTT, Simon Wilson | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2006-02-10 |
| JOSEFSEN, Inger-Lise | Director | 2017-04-05 | 2017-11-15 |
| KERSLAKE, Sean Roland | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2018-11-15 |
| KNIGHT, Peter | Director | 2011-06-16 | 2018-11-19 |
| MARSH, Tony Philip | Director | 1999-10-26 | 2008-02-04 |
| MILLAR, Andrew Bruce | Director | 2011-11-23 | 2014-01-23 |
| MILLER, James David Frederick | Director | 2000-11-28 | 2003-11-01 |
| MILNER, Keith | Director | 2001-09-26 | 2003-12-31 |
| NYHEIM, Erik | Director | 2018-11-01 | 2019-05-13 |
| SANDE, Magnus Alexander Kjensdal | Director | 2019-05-13 | 2022-11-23 |
| TANDY, David John | Director | 2007-05-21 | 2009-03-10 |
| TONSBERG, Bjorn Oscar | Director | 2004-05-26 | 2008-02-04 |
| TRANTER, Gary John | Director | 1994-12-01 | 2017-03-31 |
| WETHERALL, Glen Edward | Director | 1994-12-01 | 2003-06-30 |
| WILHELMSEN, Thomas | Director | 2006-01-10 | 2007-05-03 |
| WOOLLEY, Francis Christopher | Director | 1996-05-23 | 2002-09-20 |
| WRIGHT, Gordon Sturgess | Director | 2003-05-06 | 2006-04-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilhelmsen Maritime Services As | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2021-10-08 | Active |
| Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding Asa | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-10-08 |
| Mr Morten Wilhelm Wilhelmsen | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Denholm Logistics Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 243 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-10-26 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-10-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
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
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