REDCLIFFE INTERNATIONAL (SHIPPING) LIMITED
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Cash
£12m
+62.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£11m
+32.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
44
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£6.3m
+2.5% highest in 3 filed years
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 | £18,202,922 | £27,654,034 | £25,480,594 | -7.9% | |
| Operating profit | £3,331,139 | £6,172,359 | £6,314,220 | +2.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,316,435 | £6,155,353 | £6,306,755 | +2.5% | |
| Net profit | £2,513,129 | £4,604,077 | £4,714,813 | +2.4% | |
| Cash | £9,999,243 | £7,216,846 | £11,710,078 | +62.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,970,945 | £8,563,485 | £11,277,120 | +31.7% | |
| Net assets | £5,788,838 | £8,392,915 | £11,107,728 | +32.3% | |
| Equity | £5,788,838 | £8,392,915 | £11,107,728 | +32.3% | |
| Average employees | 44 | 44 | 44 | 0% | |
| Wages | £2,041,438 | £2,638,578 | £2,087,041 | -20.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £471,945 | £910,492 | £936,575 | +2.9% |
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 | 18.3% | 22.3% | 24.8% | |
| Net margin | 13.8% | 16.6% | 18.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 55.8% | 72.1% | 56.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.72x | 2.11x | 3.00x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- REDCLIFFE INTERNATIONAL (SHIPPING) LIMITED 1992-05-13 → present
- STRIVECLIFF LIMITED 1991-12-30 → 1992-05-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The Company has given a performance bond in favour of a customer amounting to US$200,000 (2024 - US$200,000). During the year, the Company gave a bid bond in favour of the same customer amounting to US$50,000 (2024 - US$Nil), originally valid to 31 March 2026 but now extended to 30 June 2026. These bonds represent a sterling equivalent figure of £185,639 (2024 - £159,732) and are supported by a cash deposit of £202,605 (2024 - £181,157).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENDALL, Mark Melville | Secretary | 2024-03-07 | — | — |
| KENDALL, Mark Melville | Director | 2008-01-31 | Jan 1972 | British |
| SLUSARENKO, Mark Richard | Director | 2019-01-17 | Apr 1965 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BISHOP, Martyn Cuthbert | Secretary | 2008-01-31 | 2024-03-07 |
| BLATHERWICK, Iain Peter | Secretary | 1992-02-14 | 1992-05-13 |
| FRISWELL, John Henry | Secretary | 1992-05-13 | 2001-03-08 |
| SHAW, David | Secretary | 2001-03-08 | 2008-01-24 |
| MBC SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-12-30 | 1992-02-14 |
| ATKINSON, Kenneth Heywood | Director | 1992-05-13 | 1995-09-01 |
| BISHOP, Martyn Cuthbert | Director | 2008-01-31 | 2024-03-07 |
| FRANCE, Frankie | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2021-10-13 |
| FRISWELL, Ian | Director | 1996-02-14 | 1998-12-24 |
| FRISWELL, John Henry | Director | 1992-02-24 | 2001-03-08 |
| LEECH, Russell Anthony | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2019-01-15 |
| LEECH, Russell Anthony | Director | 2001-03-01 | 2009-09-30 |
| SAUNDERS, Michael David | Director | 1995-03-01 | 1996-05-31 |
| SHAW, David | Director | 1995-05-30 | 2025-03-31 |
| SPOTTISWOOD, Ian | Director | 1995-03-01 | 1996-05-31 |
| STEAD, Nicholas Richard | Director | 2015-05-01 | 2020-12-23 |
| SUNDERLAND, Peter | Director | 2008-01-31 | 2015-07-01 |
| YOUNG, John Ditlev Christiani | Director | 1992-02-14 | 1992-02-24 |
| MBC NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-12-30 | 1992-02-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Kendall Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 139 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-08 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-03-07 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.