FORELAND SHIPPING LIMITED
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Cash
£14m
+35.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£10m
+60.6% 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 | £35,232,000 | £36,334,000 | £64,428,000 | +77.3% | |
| Operating profit | £6,879,000 | £6,457,000 | £9,831,000 | +52.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £6,335,000 | £6,454,000 | £10,366,000 | +60.6% | |
| Net profit | £6,335,000 | £6,454,000 | £10,266,000 | +59.1% | |
| Cash | £2,897,000 | £10,096,000 | £13,673,000 | +35.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £94,305,000 | £93,898,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £94,305,000 | £93,898,000 | — | — | |
| Equity | £94,305,000 | £93,898,000 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 6 | 6 | — | — | |
| Wages | £988,000 | £1,040,000 | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £590,000 | £636,000 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £159,000 | £172,000 | — | — |
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 | 19.5% | 17.8% | 15.3% | |
| Net margin | 18.0% | 17.8% | 15.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.3% | 6.9% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 3.3% | 2.0% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.69x | 7.41x | — | |
| Interest cover | 10.10x | — | — |
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 2 times since incorporation
- FORELAND SHIPPING LIMITED 2004-12-22 → present
- A.W.S.R. SHIPPING LIMITED 1999-03-30 → 2004-12-22
- AFERSON LIMITED 1999-03-03 → 1999-03-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANE, Alexander Chandos Tempest | Secretary | 2021-06-01 | — | — |
| COPELAND, Ian Martin, Major General | Director | 2018-05-22 | Oct 1959 | British |
| DAS, Sunit | Director | 2022-11-30 | Oct 1971 | British |
| MORTON, Peter Bruce | Director | 2008-05-30 | Sep 1948 | British |
| PARKER, Simon Francis | Director | 2023-11-24 | Sep 1963 | British |
| VANE, Alexander Chandos Tempest | Director | 2021-06-01 | Jul 1972 | British |
| WARWICK, James Walter Fitzgerald | Director | 2013-08-19 | Jun 1966 | British |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAFFEY, Robert Amyon John Templeman | Secretary | 2017-11-10 | 2021-06-01 |
| EUSTACE, Alexandra Rosemary | Secretary | 2007-02-27 | 2016-10-31 |
| LONG, Richard Edward | Secretary | 1999-03-31 | 2002-08-31 |
| TRUDGEON, Paul | Secretary | 2016-11-01 | 2017-11-10 |
| WEBB, Forbes Waddington | Secretary | 2002-09-01 | 2007-02-27 |
| COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-03-03 | 1999-03-31 |
| BIBBY, Michael James, Sir | Director | 2000-12-18 | 2003-03-11 |
| BUCHANAN, Richard Angus Fownes | Director | 2002-01-22 | 2004-12-06 |
| CHAFFEY, Robert Amyon John Templeman | Director | 2017-11-10 | 2021-06-01 |
| COBB, David Bilsland | Director | 2000-12-18 | 2001-12-20 |
| CORKHILL, Stephen John | Director | 2010-08-31 | 2014-08-15 |
| DUNLOP, Graeme Dermott Stuart | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| GLADWYN, Max James | Director | 2001-06-27 | 2008-05-30 |
| HARRIS, Simon Allan | Director | 2004-12-29 | 2012-02-13 |
| HARRISON, John Maurice Frank | Director | 1999-03-31 | 2000-12-18 |
| KILPATRICK, Stuart Charles | Director | 2012-02-13 | 2013-08-19 |
| KITCHEN, Simon Jeremy | Director | 2005-01-21 | 2013-08-19 |
| LONG, Richard Edward | Director | 1999-03-31 | 2000-12-18 |
| MEADOWS, Eric Linsley | Director | 1999-03-31 | 2003-07-03 |
| PARKER, Michael George | Director | 2000-12-18 | 2010-08-31 |
| PREECE, Mark Alfred | Director | 2003-03-11 | 2004-01-31 |
| SHAW, Brian Piers, Sir | Director | 2001-03-21 | 2003-06-30 |
| TRUDGEON, Paul | Director | 2008-04-22 | 2017-11-10 |
| WALSH, Michael Patrick | Director | 2014-08-15 | 2014-09-23 |
| WALSH, Michael Patrick | Director | 2013-08-19 | 2013-09-17 |
| WARWICK, James Walter Fitzgerald | Director | 2003-07-03 | 2008-04-22 |
| WILLIAMS, Stuart Dorian Peter | Director | 2015-11-01 | 2023-11-24 |
| WOODCOCK, Howard Dennis | Director | 2004-01-31 | 2005-01-21 |
| COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-03-03 | 1999-03-31 |
| COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-03-03 | 1999-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foreland Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2025-02-28 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 198 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-08 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-08 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-02-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
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.