KBS MARITIME LIMITED
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Cash
£27m
+69.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£8m
+44.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
359
+0.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£11m
+45.1% 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 | £97,979,000 | £105,281,000 | £132,261,000 | +25.6% | |
| Operating profit | £5,638,000 | £6,789,000 | £9,992,000 | +47.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,915,000 | £7,371,000 | £10,694,000 | +45.1% | |
| Net profit | £4,536,000 | £5,529,000 | £8,020,000 | +45.1% | |
| Cash | £11,739,000 | £15,913,000 | £26,958,000 | +69.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,104,000 | £6,482,000 | £8,458,000 | +30.5% | |
| Net assets | £4,825,000 | £5,555,000 | £8,021,000 | +44.4% | |
| Equity | £4,825,000 | £5,555,000 | £8,021,000 | +44.4% | |
| Average employees | 290 | 357 | 359 | +0.6% | |
| Wages | £16,308,000 | £19,738,000 | £19,633,000 | -0.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 5.8% | 6.4% | 7.6% | |
| Net margin | 4.6% | 5.3% | 6.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 92.4% | 104.7% | 118.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 78.8% | 71.7% | 73.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.17x | 1.32x | 1.47x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence and to meet its liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these Financial Statements. Accordingly, the Financial Statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “There have been no notable environmental incidents during the year (2024: Nil).”
- “There have been no material events affecting the Company since 31 December 2025, with the exception of formal contract extension to Sept 2028 which occurred March 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CABLE-LEWIS, Merida Samantha Zena | Secretary | 2025-05-15 | — | — |
| GALINDO, Sonia, Mrs. | Secretary | 2023-01-12 | — | — |
| CHAMBERS, Susana | Director | 2025-02-27 | Apr 1975 | British |
| DONOHOE, Barry Robert | Director | 2023-03-01 | Apr 1972 | British |
| PEAGRAM, Rebecca Margaret | Director | 2022-09-28 | Sep 1969 | British |
| WOOLLEY, Barry David | Director | 2025-06-12 | Jun 1971 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOLDING, Ann-Louise | Secretary | 2021-03-24 | 2021-03-26 |
| KRAMER, Adam | Secretary | 2021-03-26 | 2023-01-03 |
| BARRIE, Andrew Jonathan | Director | 2021-03-26 | 2021-11-15 |
| BRISTOW, David Edward | Director | 2021-03-24 | 2022-08-31 |
| JACOBS, Matthew Philip, Mr. | Director | 2021-03-26 | 2023-03-01 |
| JAMIESON, Scott William | Director | 2022-11-22 | 2025-06-12 |
| MEFFAN, Peter John | Director | 2023-12-11 | 2024-10-16 |
| MITCHARD, David John | Director | 2021-03-24 | 2022-11-22 |
| MONK, Dougal Stuart Donald, Mr. | Director | 2021-12-02 | 2023-11-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kellogg Brown & Root Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2021-03-26 | Active |
| Bae Systems Surface Ships (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 25–50% | 2021-03-24 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 54 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-07 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2025-09-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-24 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-07-24 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-07-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.