E.A. GIBSON SHIPBROKERS LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
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Equity attributable
Employees
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Average over period
Profit before tax
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Period ending 2025-12-31
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 | £39,480,000 | £34,374,000 | £30,556,000 | -11.1% | |
| Operating profit | £3,268,000 | £468,000 | -£294,000 | -162.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,108,000 | £666,000 | — | — | |
| Net profit | £1,602,000 | — | — | — | |
| Cash | £14,901,000 | £18,758,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,280,000 | £7,141,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £4,124,000 | £3,762,000 | — | — | |
| Equity | £4,124,000 | £3,762,000 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 111 | 111 | — | — | |
| Wages | £29,182,000 | £28,495,000 | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £6,965,000 | £7,318,000 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £60,000 | £58,000 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £1,351,000 | £1,336,000 | — | — |
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 —. 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 | 8.3% | 1.4% | -1.0% | |
| Net margin | 4.1% | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 52.0% | 6.6% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 86.8% | 90.1% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.11x | 1.12x | — | |
| Interest cover | 2.72x | 2.67x | — |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“These forecasts, show that the Company will have sufficient cash resources to enable them to pay their debts as they fall due for at least that period. Accordingly, the Company's directors have... concluded that it is appropriate to prepare these financial statements on the going concern basis”
Group structure
- E.A. GIBSON SHIPBROKERS LIMITED · parent
- Gibson Gas Ltd 100%
- Gibson Shipbrokers Ltd 100%
- Gibson (Asia) Ltd 100%
- Gibson Brokers Pte Ltd 100%
- EA Gibson Houston Inc 100%
- EA Gibson Shipbrokers DMCC 100%
- EA Gibson Shipbrokers (India) Private Ltd 99.99%
Significant events
- “On 14 July 2025, the Group acquired the brand RMK Maritime ("RMK"), with the staff joining the Group as employees, representing an expansion of the Group's investment activities and service capabilities for a value of £364k.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOWNMAN, Julie Helen | Secretary | 2023-05-01 | — | — |
| BOLTON, Owen Charles | Director | 2015-10-21 | Jun 1984 | British |
| HARRISON, Roger David | Director | 2020-06-01 | Apr 1975 | British |
| LI, Jin | Director | 2023-08-18 | Jul 1978 | Chinese |
| MATTHEWS, Richard Nicholas | Director | 2022-01-01 | Apr 1989 | British |
| PICKERING, Neil Andrew | Director | 2017-11-16 | Jan 1985 | British |
| THOMPSON, Christopher Lloyd | Director | 2024-03-01 | May 1974 | British |
| TRIGGS, David Leonard | Director | 2015-10-21 | Dec 1967 | British |
| WARD, Nicholas James | Director | 2011-01-04 | Sep 1968 | British |
| WOIDEMANN, Thomas | Director | 2026-01-05 | May 1974 | Danish |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOUGHTON, John Brian | Secretary | — | 1994-06-13 |
| BROOK, Graeme Howard Blythe | Secretary | 1994-06-13 | 2015-07-28 |
| WALKER, Allan Gordon | Secretary | 2015-07-28 | 2023-03-27 |
| ALLEN, Patrick Leigh | Director | 2001-11-01 | 2014-09-30 |
| BOUGHTON, John Brian | Director | — | 1994-09-30 |
| BROOK, Graeme Howard Blythe | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| BRYANT, Robert Edward | Director | 1998-08-03 | 2010-12-31 |
| CHRISTY, Steven Paul | Director | 2012-02-16 | 2013-12-31 |
| CLARK, Dennis Leslie | Director | 2001-07-31 | 2008-04-23 |
| DAW, Jonathan Andrew | Director | 2015-10-21 | 2019-09-12 |
| DILLON, Liam Patrick | Director | 2014-10-30 | 2022-12-31 |
| DUNKS, Malcolm Peter | Director | — | 2005-07-31 |
| GILLAM, Terence Andrew | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2016-10-14 |
| GROVES, Peter Christopher | Director | 2012-02-16 | 2023-12-01 |
| HAGGER, Daniel Patrick | Director | 2015-10-21 | 2022-03-31 |
| HALE, Jonathan Corbyn | Director | 2004-07-22 | 2020-12-31 |
| HEBDEN, Clive | Director | — | 2002-12-31 |
| LILLEY, Peter Frederick | Director | — | 2007-12-31 |
| MARTIN, Brendan Thomas | Director | 1997-06-02 | 2007-03-31 |
| MILLER, Kenneth William | Director | 2000-01-04 | 2001-07-31 |
| POPHAM, Charles Edward Thomas | Director | 1992-05-26 | 2016-07-31 |
| PROCTOR, Dennis Lee | Director | 2008-04-23 | 2015-03-30 |
| PROUDFOOT, Daniel Sebastian | Director | 2012-02-16 | 2015-08-26 |
| RAYNER, Merrick James Forbes | Director | 2012-02-16 | 2016-06-10 |
| RICHARDSON, Nigel | Director | 1992-05-26 | 2021-12-31 |
| ROSE, Kevin Roy Timothy | Director | 1992-05-26 | 2008-12-31 |
| SHAWYER, Eric Francis | Director | — | 1999-12-31 |
| STAPLES, John Edward | Director | 1996-07-01 | 2005-04-14 |
| THOMPSON, John Anthony | Director | 1992-05-26 | 2005-08-31 |
| TOUGH, Raymond Murray | Director | 1998-08-03 | 2010-12-31 |
| VENTHAM, David James | Director | 1993-01-01 | 1999-03-22 |
| WAALER, Lars | Director | — | 1996-09-12 |
| WALKER, Allan Gordon | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2023-03-27 |
| WALKER, Simon Malcolm | Director | 2012-02-16 | 2021-12-17 |
| WHEELER, Henry Albert | Director | — | 1992-04-30 |
| WILSON, Colin Bruce | Director | — | 1996-02-13 |
| WOOD, Andrew | Director | 1998-08-03 | 2005-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ea Gibson Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors (as firm), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 232 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-19 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2024-11-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-12 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-05-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-25 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.