JAMES FISHER (SHIPPING SERVICES) LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£3.1m
-22.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
57
-33.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£481k
+37.2% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £8,737,246 | £12,356,212 | £8,940,225 | -27.6% | |
| Operating profit | -£304,209 | -£313,695 | -£35,384 | +88.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£622,455 | -£765,638 | -£480,960 | +37.2% | |
| Net profit | -£626,454 | -£758,673 | -£577,496 | +23.9% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£1,669,964 | -£2,421,137 | -£2,990,883 | -23.5% | |
| Net assets | -£1,724,964 | -£2,500,137 | -£3,055,883 | -22.2% | |
| Equity | -£1,724,964 | -£2,500,137 | -£3,055,883 | -22.2% | |
| Average employees | 88 | 86 | 57 | -33.7% | |
| Wages | £4,580,608 | £4,907,006 | £3,045,361 | -37.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £108,470 | £113,380 | £111,526 | -1.6% |
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 | -3.5% | -2.5% | -0.4% | |
| Net margin | -7.2% | -6.1% | -6.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.10x | 0.19x | 0.21x | |
| Interest cover | -0.95x | -0.69x | -0.08x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- JAMES FISHER (SHIPPING SERVICES) LIMITED 2000-03-08 → present
- JAMES FISHER AND SONS (LIVERPOOL) LIMITED 1995-12-01 → 2000-03-08
- COE METCALF SHIPPING LIMITED 1977-12-31 → 1995-12-01
- METCALF COASTING & INVESTMENTS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 1941-03-26 → 1977-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Taking all these factors into account, the Directors of the Company are confident that the Company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “There have been no post balance sheet events.”
- “In the ordinary course of the Company's business, counter indemnities have been given to banks in respect of bank guarantees. Please refer to the James Fisher and Sons plc Group 2025 Annual Report & Accounts for further details around lender facilities in place as at 31 December 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 41 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DATTA, Archita | Director | 2026-04-20 | Jan 1989 | British |
| HALES, Robert Antony | Director | 2026-04-20 | May 1984 | British |
| ROBERTS, Clifford Owen | Director | 2007-05-14 | Oct 1961 | British |
Show 41 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLYTH, John Terence | Secretary | 1999-10-16 | 2003-05-31 |
| HOGGAN, Michael John | Secretary | 2016-04-26 | 2017-07-03 |
| LEECH, Arthur Richard | Secretary | 1992-01-01 | 1999-10-15 |
| MARSH, James Henry John | Secretary | 2017-07-03 | 2022-09-01 |
| ROSS, Henry Lawrence | Secretary | — | 1991-12-31 |
| SPEIRS, Peter Alexander | Secretary | 2022-09-01 | 2022-12-31 |
| VICK, Jonathan Procter | Secretary | 2003-06-01 | 2016-04-26 |
| ALLISTER, Charles Hugh Joseph | Director | 1994-07-01 | 2000-04-30 |
| BRADFORD, James | Director | 2007-05-14 | 2008-06-27 |
| BUCHANAN, Richard Angus Fownes | Director | 2000-03-07 | 2004-12-06 |
| BURNS, Neil | Director | 2019-09-20 | 2021-10-22 |
| BURNS, Susan Alexandra | Director | 2007-06-18 | 2009-10-30 |
| COBB, David Bilsland | Director | 2000-01-17 | 2001-12-31 |
| COLDHAM, Randolph | Director | 2002-10-01 | 2004-08-31 |
| COLLIER, Philip John | Director | 2007-05-14 | 2009-12-24 |
| COPPACK, Benjamin Simon | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2012-03-31 |
| EVERARD, Fiona Caroline | Director | 2017-08-23 | 2019-09-20 |
| EVERARD, William Derek | Director | 2007-07-04 | 2007-09-30 |
| EVERETT, Simon Anthony Richard | Director | 2019-09-20 | 2020-06-02 |
| GERRARD, Philip Graham | Director | 2011-05-16 | 2012-02-23 |
| HARRIS, Simon Allan | Director | 2004-03-01 | 2006-06-05 |
| HART, Trevor Charles | Director | — | 2000-01-14 |
| HENRY, Nicholas Paul | Director | 2004-12-06 | 2019-10-01 |
| HORNBY, John Fleet | Director | — | 1993-12-21 |
| HUDSON, John Campbell | Director | 2003-02-24 | 2003-04-03 |
| JEFFCOAT, Stewart | Director | 2003-10-15 | 2008-04-03 |
| KILPATRICK, Stuart Charles | Director | 2010-12-01 | 2021-04-29 |
| LIDDICOTT, Stephen James | Director | 2004-10-04 | 2006-06-05 |
| MCGLADDERY, Alison June | Director | 2000-04-01 | 2004-04-30 |
| NELSON, David | Director | 2005-05-03 | 2006-08-31 |
| O'LIONAIRD, Eoghan Pol | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2022-10-31 |
| PETTY, Julian Michael | Director | 2004-10-04 | 2008-06-06 |
| ROBERTS, Nicholas Douglas | Director | 2004-05-17 | 2006-01-13 |
| SERJENT, Ian Malcolm | Director | — | 2006-05-04 |
| SHIELDS, Michael John | Director | — | 2010-11-30 |
| SPEIRS, Peter Alexander | Director | 2022-10-31 | 2022-12-31 |
| THOMAS, Gordon Woodward | Director | — | 1991-12-31 |
| TODD, Arthur Robert | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2013-04-30 |
| TSOCHLA, Christina Zacharoula | Director | 2020-06-02 | 2026-04-20 |
| TYRRELL, Michael John Murryfield | Director | — | 1995-04-18 |
| WILDING, Ian | Director | 2010-02-22 | 2013-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Fisher Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-08-28 | Active |
| James Fisher And Sons Public Limited Company | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-08-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 387 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-07-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.