PORTICO SHIPPING LIMITED
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Shareholders' funds
£19,302,109
Balance sheet as at 2025-03-31
What it does
The principal activity of the company continued to be that of stevedoring and the provision of shipping, warehousing and associated services
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1986-04-22
- Employees
- 168 (2025 accounts · was 175 in 2024)
- Registered office
- Portico House, 2 Prospect Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom, PO1 4QY
- Postcode
- PO1 4QY
- Capital
- 100 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 1 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-03-31
- Next due by
- 2026-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-07-27
- Next due by
- 2026-08-10
Nature of business (SIC)
- 52101 Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for water transport activities
Officers 12 current · 24 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by PORTICO HOLDINGS LIMITED — since 2024-11-19
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Contact details
- Website
- porticoshipping.com
Based in Portsmouth, we're a deep water cargo terminal, close to the main shipping channels and with direct access to the national motorway network.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| MMD (SHIPPING SERVICES) LIMITED | 2019-03-01 |
Previous registered addresses 5
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| FLATHOUSE QUAY, PROSPECT ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, HAMPSHIRE, PO2 7SP | 2008-04-29 |
| NORMAN HOUSE, KETTERING TERRACE, PORTSMOUTH, HAMPSHIRE PO2 7AE | 2004-12-23 |
| FLATHOUSE QUAY, PROSPECT RD, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 4QY | 1989-08-17 |
| ICC HOUSE, 110 WHITCHURCH ROAD, CARDIFF, CF4 3LY | 1986-05-09 |
| FLATHOUSE QUAY, PROSPECT RD, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 7SP | 1986-05-09 |
Among its peers
Top 10%
by shareholders' funds, of 10 similar companies in PO
2nd largest employer among its local peers (168 staff).
2nd oldest of its local peers, trading since 1986.
Competitors Portsmouth
This company ranks 1 among operation of warehousing and storage facilities for water transport activities in Portsmouth.
The class of 1986
51%
of the 18,365 companies incorporated in 1986 are still active today; 42% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 6 titles
- Freehold
- 4
- Leasehold
- 2
- Most recent registration
- 2025-07-18
- Where
- Portsmouth (6)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM41124 | Portsmouth | Leasehold | 2025-07-18 | — |
| PM37223 | Portsmouth | Leasehold | 2021-02-11 | — |
| PM9259 | Portsmouth | Freehold | 2003-07-23 | — |
| HP222588 | Portsmouth | Freehold | 2003-02-24 | — |
| HP356452 | Portsmouth | Freehold | 2003-02-24 | — |
| HP47302 | Portsmouth | Freehold | 2003-02-17 | — |
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