NORBULK SHIPPING U.K. LIMITED
Company number 01675237 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
NORBULK SHIPPING U.K. LIMITED exhibits strong overall financial health, characterized by steady revenue growth and robust, consistently accumulating net assets, demonstrating excellent long-term resilience. However, the business is currently showing symptoms of tight liquidity, with cash reserves dropping significantly in the latest period, which requires active working capital management. Historically, the company proved its exceptional earning power by rapidly recovering from a major equity reduction in 2020, confirming its strong underlying operational vitality.
Shareholders' funds
£2,128,310
Balance sheet as at 2025-04-30
What it does
The principal activities of the company in the year under review were those of ship management services for a number of vessels, involving the organisation and administration of officers and crew, control over the victualling of the vessels, responsibility for vessel maintenance and overhaul. The company also performs marine consultancy services including new building construction and supervision, design, specification, plan approval, vessel inspection for sales and purchases, damage survey, draught survey, "on hire - off hire" survey, bunkering of vessels and lubricating oils supply, purchasing of engineering spares and control of vessel safety regulations.The company's trading subsidiary undertaking, Caledonian Marine Services Limited, is involved in the provision of safety manuals, documentation and procedures for shipping clients.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1982-11-02
- Employees
- 52 (2025 accounts · was 54 in 2024)
- Registered office
- Artillery House, 35 Artillery Lane, London, E1 7LP
- Postcode
- E1 7LP
- Capital
- 1,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Small
- Charges
- 8 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-04-30
- Next due by
- 2027-01-31
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-01-31
- Next due by
- 2027-02-14
Nature of business (SIC)
- 50200 Sea and coastal freight water transport
- 70229 Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Officers 6 current · 10 resigned
Group structure 3 subsidiaries
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ANGLO NORDIC BULKSHIPS LIMITED Dissolved
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CALEDONIAN MARINE SERVICES LIMITED Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| NORBULK SHIPPING AGENCIES LIMITED | 1991-05-07 |
| MESSAGESTAR LIMITED | 1983-08-31 |
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| GUN HOUSE 1-4 ARTILLERY PASSAGE, LONDON, E1 7LJ | 2008-04-24 |
| CREECHURCH LANE, 37/45 CREECHURCH LANE, LONDON, EC3A 5DJ | 1999-04-16 |
| GUN HOUSE, 1-4 ARTILLERY PASSAGE, LONDON, E1 7IJ | 1997-03-06 |
| BALTIC EXCHANGE CHAMBERS, 24 ST MARY AXE, LONDON, EC3A 8DT | 1992-06-12 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 50 similar companies in E
The largest employer among its local peers (52 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1982.
No.1 of the largest sea and coastal freight water transport companies in London →
Competitors London
This company ranks 1 among sea and coastal freight water transport in London.
The class of 1982
53%
of the 12,656 companies incorporated in 1982 are still active today; 39% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.