SOUTHAMPTON CONTAINER TERMINALS LIMITED
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Cash
£79m
+0.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£136m
+8.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
579
-0.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£47m
+64.2% highest in 3 filed years
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Our short-form breakdown of SOUTHAMPTON CONTAINER TERMINALS LIMITED's latest filing
DP World Southampton saw a huge year on the docks, with higher volumes pushing operating profit to £62.3m. 🚢
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 | £177,970,000 | £210,513,000 | £235,778,000 | +12% | |
| Operating profit | £30,653,000 | £44,714,000 | £62,317,000 | +39.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £15,838,000 | £28,502,000 | £46,794,000 | +64.2% | |
| Net profit | £11,962,000 | £21,390,000 | £35,014,000 | +63.7% | |
| Cash | £61,974,000 | £78,656,000 | £79,177,000 | +0.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £515,490,000 | £530,842,000 | £538,422,000 | +1.4% | |
| Net assets | £130,274,000 | £125,676,000 | £136,330,000 | +8.5% | |
| Equity | £130,274,000 | £125,676,000 | £136,330,000 | +8.5% | |
| Average employees | 579 | 583 | 579 | -0.7% | |
| Wages | £39,697,000 | £41,907,000 | £41,459,000 | -1.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £380,000 | £488,000 | £583,000 | +19.5% |
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 | 17.2% | 21.2% | 26.4% | |
| Net margin | 6.7% | 10.2% | 14.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.9% | 8.4% | 11.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.58x | 1.40x | 1.29x | |
| Interest cover | 1.71x | 2.27x | 3.19x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP, Statutory Auditor
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the directors are confident that the company will have resources to continue to meet its obligations as they fall due and continue in operational existence for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- SOUTHAMPTON CONTAINER TERMINALS LIMITED · parent
- Community Network Services Limited 99.5%
- Solent Container Services Limited 100%
- SCT Pension Trustees Limited 99%
- SCT Nominees Limited 100%
Significant events
- “DP World ordered new quay cranes for Southampton on 6th January 2025.”
- “During the year ended 31 December 2025, the Group demolished two quay cranes and derecognised the related carrying values from property, plant, and equipment.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 60 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EL CHAMI, Ziad | Secretary | 2023-07-17 | — | — |
| ABDULLA, Rashed Ali Hassan | Director | 2018-04-16 | Jul 1971 | Emirati |
| ADAMS, Kris Jozef | Director | 2026-04-09 | Jun 1972 | Belgian |
| BOWEN, Andrew | Director | 2023-07-11 | Jul 1969 | Australian |
| ROSENBERG, Mark | Director | 2021-11-14 | Nov 1977 | Danish |
| SHAOUL, Alan | Director | 2019-02-01 | Dec 1971 | British |
| WOODS, Robert Barclay | Director | 1991-12-19 | Sep 1946 | British |
Show 60 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALHASHIMY, Mohammad | Secretary | 2016-04-01 | 2023-07-17 |
| CATTELL, Michael Anthony Perrier | Secretary | — | 1997-04-30 |
| GIBSON, Michael Andrew | Secretary | 1998-10-01 | 2002-08-31 |
| LOADER, Nicholas Paul | Secretary | 2005-04-25 | 2016-04-01 |
| WALTERS, Patrick William | Secretary | 2002-09-01 | 2005-04-25 |
| WILKIN, Graham John | Secretary | 1997-05-01 | 1998-10-01 |
| ADAM, Richard John | Director | 1999-11-15 | 2007-02-28 |
| BAILLIE, Alistair | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2004-01-29 |
| BIN DAMITHAN ALQMZI, Abdulla Mohammed Abdulla Saeed | Director | 2012-07-16 | 2018-04-16 |
| BUCKLEY, John William | Director | 2004-01-29 | 2005-04-25 |
| BUDHDEV, Mantraraj Dipak | Director | 2018-05-15 | 2021-11-25 |
| BULL, George Sebastian Matthew | Director | 2011-02-25 | 2015-10-30 |
| BURGESS, Andrew Richard | Director | 1997-01-28 | 1998-02-16 |
| CHANNING, Raymond Alastair | Director | — | 1997-02-14 |
| CIORAN, Eduard Liviu | Director | 2015-04-02 | 2016-12-16 |
| COOPER, James Nigel Shelley | Director | 2013-04-02 | 2015-10-30 |
| DALGAARD, Flemming | Director | 2008-04-22 | 2015-04-02 |
| DAWES, Bruce Leonard Archer | Director | — | 1998-03-31 |
| DENCHFIELD, Michael David | Director | — | 1996-04-16 |
| DOUGLAS, Jane Elizabeth | Director | 2014-02-03 | 2016-12-16 |
| DUNN, Dennis | Director | 1998-07-03 | 2002-03-31 |
| FRATER, Jamie | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2000-10-31 |
| GIBSON, Michael Andrew | Director | 1998-10-01 | 2002-08-31 |
| HATCHETT, Alan George | Director | — | 1991-12-16 |
| JAYARAMAN, Ganesh Raj, Mr. | Director | 2016-02-15 | 2018-04-16 |
| JONES, Peter Anthony | Director | 2007-03-30 | 2013-04-02 |
| KENT, Andrew Stewart | Director | 1991-12-16 | 2005-03-31 |
| KHAN, Zafar Iqbal | Director | 2007-02-28 | 2011-02-25 |
| KIRSOP, Charles Kenneth James | Director | — | 1991-10-17 |
| LERENIUS, Bo Ake | Director | 1999-06-14 | 2007-03-30 |
| LEWIS, Francis Christopher | Director | 2010-02-01 | 2019-09-30 |
| LOADER, Nicholas Paul | Director | 2005-04-25 | 2023-07-11 |
| LUFF, Nicholas Lawrence | Director | 1997-01-28 | 2000-08-24 |
| MALCOLM, Ian Bruce | Director | 2018-05-15 | 2018-12-06 |
| MASON, Anthony John | Director | 1994-04-12 | 1997-01-13 |
| MASON, Campbell Dermot Nelson | Director | 2007-04-11 | 2009-12-11 |
| MCCLEAN, James Constantine Stuart | Director | 1998-07-03 | 1999-11-15 |
| MCCLEAN, James Constantine Stuart | Director | 1994-05-01 | 1997-05-13 |
| MILLER, Clifford Leroy | Director | — | 1994-03-16 |
| MORRISON, Douglas Downie | Director | 2005-04-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| ORANGE, Charles William | Director | 1997-02-14 | 1999-11-15 |
| ORANGE, Charles William | Director | — | 1991-12-16 |
| PIKE, Peter Graham | Director | 1991-09-30 | 1992-08-27 |
| PUDDEN, Martin William | Director | — | 1991-09-30 |
| RAVENSCROFT, Malcolm Frederick | Director | 1998-07-03 | 1999-02-22 |
| RICKCORD, Jeremy James Lennox | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2004-01-29 |
| RIDEHALGH, Nicholas James | Director | 2013-12-31 | 2015-10-30 |
| ROELS, Roger | Director | 2006-06-23 | 2007-04-11 |
| ROELS, Roger | Director | 2004-01-29 | 2005-12-09 |
| SCHULZE, Ernst Theodoor Alexander, Mr. | Director | 2019-09-23 | 2026-04-09 |
| SENG, Teo Chin, Svp | Director | 2016-12-16 | 2018-05-15 |
| SIMM, Ian David Cameron | Director | 2005-12-09 | 2006-08-03 |
| SMITH, Andrew William | Director | 1997-05-13 | 1999-02-22 |
| VAN DEN BOSCH, Dirk | Director | 2018-05-15 | 2021-11-14 |
| WALKER, Peter Arthur | Director | 2006-08-03 | 2014-02-03 |
| WALKER, Peter Arthur | Director | 1996-04-16 | 1997-01-15 |
| WALTERS, Patrick William | Director | 2002-09-01 | 2008-04-22 |
| WALTERS, Patrick William | Director | 1998-07-01 | 2001-05-26 |
| WARD, Marion Olivia | Director | 1991-12-16 | 1997-05-31 |
| WEST, Nicholas Antony | Director | 2001-05-26 | 2006-06-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P&O Ports Ltd. | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-12-18 |
| The Peninsular And Oriental Steam Navigation Company | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 261 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-12 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-17 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-07-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.