NORBULK SHIPPING U.K. LIMITED

Company number 01675237 ·

Active

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.

Read the full AI analysis →

Shareholders' funds

£2,128,310

Balance sheet as at 2025-04-30

View full accounts →

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
View filing history →

Nature of business (SIC)

  • 50200 Sea and coastal freight water transport
  • 70229 Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Officers 6 current · 10 resigned

Appointed 2025-01-17
Appointed 2022-03-07
Appointed 2014-12-23
Appointed 2000-02-25
Appointed 1996-01-01

View all officers and resignations →

Group structure 3 subsidiaries

From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.

Previous company names

NameDate changed
NORBULK SHIPPING AGENCIES LIMITED1991-05-07
MESSAGESTAR LIMITED1983-08-31

Previous registered addresses 4

AddressChanged on
GUN HOUSE 1-4 ARTILLERY PASSAGE, LONDON, E1 7LJ2008-04-24
CREECHURCH LANE, 37/45 CREECHURCH LANE, LONDON, EC3A 5DJ1999-04-16
GUN HOUSE, 1-4 ARTILLERY PASSAGE, LONDON, E1 7IJ1997-03-06
BALTIC EXCHANGE CHAMBERS, 24 ST MARY AXE, LONDON, EC3A 8DT1992-06-12

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.

Full league table →

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.

Survival rates for every incorporation year →