JENKAR SHIPPING LIMITED
Company number 01357235 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Jenkar Shipping Limited, a long-established Yorkshire-based freight forwarder, has experienced a severe financial deterioration in FY2025 with net assets collapsing 73% to £116,055 and working capital turning negative at (£204,622). These metrics fall substantially below industry benchmarks for freight forwarding SMEs, where positive working capital and net assets of 10-15% of total assets are typical. The company's extremely low cash position of £9,426 and debt-to-equity ratio of approximately 24:1 indicate significant liquidity stress, likely exacerbated by Red Sea disruption costs, inflationary pressures, and the working capital demands of post-Brexit customs operations. While its 47-year heritage and multi-modal capabilities provide operational strengths, the current financial position suggests vulnerability that warrants close monitoring of going concern viability.
Shareholders' funds
£116,055
Balance sheet as at 2025-09-30
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1978-03-13
- Employees
- 37 (2025 accounts · was 42 in 2024)
- Registered office
- Unit C2 Telford Way, Wakefield 41 Industrial Estate, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 0XW
- Postcode
- WF2 0XW
- Capital
- 25,002 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 7 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-09-30
- Next due by
- 2027-06-30
- Financial year end
- 30 September
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-06-02
- Next due by
- 2027-06-16
Nature of business (SIC)
- 52103 Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities
- 52241 Cargo handling for water transport activities
- 52242 Cargo handling for air transport activities
- 52290 Other transportation support activities
Officers 4 current · 13 resigned
Contact details
- Website
- jenkar.co.uk
Skilled in all aspects of moving cargo globally
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| JENKAR HOUSE, WATERGATE, METHLEY, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS26 9DE | 2011-12-22 |
| 24 PROSPECT ROAD, OSSETT, WF5 8AE | 2000-05-05 |
| 48 STATION ROAD, OSSETT | 1987-12-17 |
Among its peers
Top 25%
by shareholders' funds, of 34 similar companies in WF
2nd largest employer among its local peers (37 staff).
2nd oldest of its local peers, trading since 1978.
Competitors Wakefield
This company ranks 4 among operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities in Wakefield.
The class of 1978
51%
of the 8,636 companies incorporated in 1978 are still active today; 42% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2024-08-07
- Where
- West Yorkshire
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YY196717 | West Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2024-08-07 | — |
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