KONGSBERG MARITIME LIMITED
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Cash
£9.6M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£18M
Equity attributable
Employees
209
Average over period
Profit before tax
£1.7M
Period ending 2023-12-31
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £49,235,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £1,226,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £1,688,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £1,209,000 | — | |
| Cash | £9,630,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £30,430,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £17,505,000 | — | |
| Equity | £17,505,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 209 | — | |
| Wages | £13,815,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £252,000 | — |
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 | 2.5% | |
| Net margin | 2.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.74x | |
| Interest cover | 5.11x |
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 6 times since incorporation
- KONGSBERG MARITIME LIMITED 2004-01-28 → present
- KONGSBERG SIMRAD LIMITED 1997-01-01 → 2004-01-28
- SIMRAD LIMITED 1995-01-01 → 1997-01-01
- SIMRAD OSPREY LIMITED 1993-01-04 → 1995-01-01
- OSPREY GROUP LIMITED 1990-06-25 → 1993-01-04
- TMMS LIMITED 1988-02-17 → 1990-06-25
- WEST GEORGE STREET (375) LIMITED 1987-11-02 → 1988-02-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The directors are satisfied that the financial needs of the Company should be met within its current banking facility.”
Significant events
- “On 23 April 2026, the Kongsberg Maritime Business demerged from the rest of the KONGSBERG Group.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATHER, David | Secretary | 2018-12-05 | — | — |
| ANTHONY, Robert Stuart | Director | 2023-01-01 | Sep 1976 | British |
| KVALSTAD, Rune | Director | 2023-09-29 | Jul 1966 | Norwegian |
| MALMKVIST, Andreas | Director | 2024-11-26 | Apr 1980 | Swedish |
| SKOVLYST, Torben | Director | 2017-06-20 | Dec 1970 | Danish |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS, Andrea Margaret | Secretary | 2001-02-01 | 2017-05-26 |
| CANALE, Jennifer Mae | Secretary | 2017-06-20 | 2018-09-25 |
| DOANE, David Kelvin | Secretary | 1995-05-31 | 1997-05-16 |
| MCAULAY, Brian Joseph | Secretary | — | 1995-05-31 |
| LEDINGHAM CHALMERS | Corporate Secretary | 1997-05-16 | 2001-01-31 |
| AABELBIK, Jan Steinar | Director | 1997-01-01 | 2005-08-12 |
| ALSTAD, Torbjørn | Director | 2023-01-01 | 2023-09-29 |
| ARNDAL, Vegar | Director | 2016-09-15 | 2016-12-09 |
| BOGEN, Odd Gunnar | Director | 2000-08-23 | 2003-08-18 |
| DYBDAL, Knut Ivar | Director | 2015-09-03 | 2017-06-20 |
| FOLEY, Edward F | Director | — | 1992-11-30 |
| FROSHAUG, Bjorn Tore | Director | 1995-01-06 | 1997-01-01 |
| GARDINER, Anthony Michael | Director | 1991-02-22 | 1996-05-31 |
| GORVELL-DAHLL, Lars | Director | 2005-08-12 | 2010-04-12 |
| GREGERSON, Steinar | Director | 1997-01-01 | 1998-03-04 |
| HANSEN, Kare | Director | 1992-01-07 | 1996-09-01 |
| HAOY, Geir | Director | 2010-04-12 | 2012-02-20 |
| IRELAND, David Eric | Director | 1995-11-01 | 2000-08-23 |
| JALVING, Bjorn | Director | 2012-02-20 | 2017-03-01 |
| KILDAL, Torfinn | Director | 1992-01-07 | 1995-05-31 |
| KLEPAKER, Rolf Arne | Director | 2005-08-12 | 2012-02-20 |
| MANSON, Robert Alexander | Director | — | 1996-05-08 |
| MASTERVIK, Jorn | Director | 2012-02-20 | 2017-06-20 |
| MCAULAY, Brian Joseph | Director | — | 1995-05-31 |
| OLSEN, Arnt-Helge | Director | 2012-02-20 | 2015-09-03 |
| SAGDAHL, Halvard | Director | 2017-06-20 | 2023-09-29 |
| SORENSON, Tor Erik | Director | 2000-05-01 | 2012-02-20 |
| STEWART, Donald James | Director | — | 1997-05-30 |
| THOMSON, David Alexander | Director | 1990-06-01 | 1995-05-31 |
| THORSEN, Gunnar | Director | 2005-08-12 | 2017-06-20 |
| UKKELBERG, Vemund | Director | 2023-01-01 | 2024-11-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kongsberg Maritime As | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2021-06-25 | Ceased 2021-06-26 |
| Kongsberg Maritime Asa | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2021-06-25 | Active |
| Mr Halvard Sagdahl | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-03-12 | Ceased 2021-06-25 |
| Mr Egil Haugsdal | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-06-25 |
| Mr Gunnar Thorsen | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-03-12 |
| Mr Jorn Mastervik | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-06-20 |
| Mr Knut Ivar Dybdal | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-06-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 234 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-05-09 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-05-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-17 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-11 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-05-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-12 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.