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V.SHIPS PLC
1ST FLOOR, 63 QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, LONDON, EC4N 4UACompany Number: 00209897
Incorporation date: 24-Nov-1925
Status: Active
Entity type: Public Limited Company
SIC codes:
50200 Sea and coastal freight water transport
SUMMARY
This company is 98.4 years old and is currently active. It is controlled by V Ships Uk Group Limited. The company has negative equity (net assets) of GBP -201 thousand which has worsened since the previous year's figure of GBP 376 thousand. The latest reported revenue figure is GBP 4 thousand which is down -100% on the previous year. The company is both loss making and has negative equity, it is therefore likely to go bankrupt unless it can raise funding or business has improved since the last accounts were filed. Retained earnings is negative (GBP -11.5 million), which means the company has aggregate losses since it's inception or it has paid more dividends than it can afford; given the company's age, this is a sign of serious financial problems. The company has 2 active officers (directors or partners) who are or were officers of 7 other companies. The company has no public disputes filed on the Business Disputes Register. There are no court cases involving the company that we are aware of.FINANCIALS (BETA)
Next accounts due: 30-Jun-2024Accounts Filed: FULL (31-Dec-2022)
P&L Financials:
Year end | Currency | Revenue | Operating profit | Interest Received | Interest Paid | Tax | Net Profit GBP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31-Dec-2019 | GBP | 4,000 | 231,000 | 9,000 | 10,000 | 184,000 | |
31-Dec-2018 | GBP | 4,618,000 | -277,000 | 47,000 | -220,000 | ||
31-Dec-2017 | GBP | 4,893,000 | 189,000 | -169,000 | -14,000 |
Balance Sheet Financials:
Year end | Currency | Cash | Current Assets | Current Liabilities | Debt | Share Capital | Premium Reserve | Retained Earnings | Net Assets |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31-Dec-2019 | GBP | 145,000 | 340,000 | 500,000 | 11,248,000 | -11,453,000 | -201,000 | ||
31-Dec-2018 | GBP | 49,000 | 471,000 | 2,320,000 | 11,248,000 | -10,876,000 | 376,000 | ||
31-Dec-2017 | GBP | 41,000 | 143,000 | 400,000 | 11,248,000 | -9,672,000 | 1,580,000 |
VALUATION EVENTS (BETA)
Year end | Currency | % Equity | Sum raised | Pre-Money Valuation* | Post-Money Valuation* | Enterprise Value** |
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DISPUTES
No disputes filed on www.disputesregister.orgCOMPANY SECRETARY
Status | Name | Appointed on | Resigned on | Occupation | Nationality | All apointments (active/resigned) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Resigned | Deborah GRIMASON | 25 Sep 2018 | 17 Dec 2021 | 0 - 1 | ||
Resigned | Ian VALLANCE | 13 Feb 2015 | 25 Sep 2018 | British | 0 - 1 | |
Resigned | Philip NAYLOR | 03 Dec 2007 | 13 Feb 2015 | 0 - 19 | ||
Resigned | Christopher Digby Korman EDWARDS | 31 Dec 2003 | 03 Dec 2007 | 0 - 3 | ||
Resigned | Andrew Nicholas BARKER | 01 Sep 1993 | 31 Aug 1993 | 0 - 12 | ||
Resigned | John WHITTINGTON | 30 Jun 1993 | 0 - 4 |
DIRECTORS
Status | Name | Appointed on | Resigned on | Occupation | Nationality | All appointments (active/resigned) |
Dissolved companies (rate) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active | Jan Petter TRAAHOLT | 17 Dec 2021 | Cfo | Norwegian | 2 - 1 | 0 (0.0%) | |
Active | Benjamin Thomas HALL | 17 Dec 2021 | Director Of Group Finance | British,Australian | 7 - 0 | 0 (0.0%) | |
Resigned | Deborah GRIMASON | 18 Mar 2019 | 17 Dec 2021 | Company Secretary | British | 2 - 268 | 78 (28.9%) |
Resigned | Ian VALLANCE | 09 Sep 2015 | 16 Aug 2019 | Chartered Accountant | British | 8 - 29 | 3 (8.1%) |
Resigned | Robert John BARFORD | 03 Apr 2012 | 30 May 2014 | None | British | 0 - 2 | 1 (50.0%) |
Resigned | Andrew Timothy JONES | 03 Apr 2012 | 18 May 2017 | None | British | 0 - 14 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Timothy James HAYSOM | 01 Jul 2008 | 17 Dec 2021 | Accountant | British | 0 - 7 | 4 (57.1%) |
Resigned | Philip James COWAN | 02 Aug 2007 | 03 Apr 2012 | Director | British | 1 - 9 | 3 (30.0%) |
Resigned | Malcolm Christopher, Dr WILLINGALE | 15 Nov 2005 | 01 Jul 2008 | Director | British | 0 - 14 | 10 (71.4%) |
Resigned | Richard Maurice HEXT | 31 Dec 2003 | 11 Feb 2005 | Director | British | 0 - 11 | 5 (45.5%) |
Resigned | Antony Stuart CRAWFORD | 30 Apr 2003 | 15 Nov 2005 | Company Director | British | 0 - 8 | 5 (62.5%) |
Resigned | Christopher Digby Korman EDWARDS | 20 Mar 2003 | 03 Dec 2007 | Legal Consultant | British | 1 - 13 | 7 (50.0%) |
Resigned | Morley LITTLEDALE | 01 Sep 1993 | 21 May 1999 | Insurance Manager | British | 0 - 4 | 2 (50.0%) |
Resigned | Charles John Robert PROUDFOOT | 31 Mar 1993 | 26 Jun 1998 | Shipbroker | British | 0 - 2 | 1 (50.0%) |
Resigned | John WHITTINGTON | 30 Jun 1993 | Company Director | British | 0 - 4 | 1 (25.0%) | |
Resigned | Andrew Nicholas BARKER | 31 Dec 2003 | Accountant | British | 0 - 12 | 8 (66.7%) | |
Resigned | Antony Stuart CRAWFORD | 15 Nov 2005 | Company Director | British | 0 - 8 | 5 (62.5%) |
Average tenure of active directors: 2.3 years
Average tenure of resigned directors: 3.6 years
Average active director Dissolution Rate: 0.0%
DIRECTOR APPOINTMENTS IN OTHER COMPANIES
Name
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V.SHIPS PLC (00209897) - Active | ✔ | ✔ | |
V.SHIPS UK LIMITED (02268506) - Active | ✔ | ✔ | |
BELLATRIX SHIP MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED (03902499) - Active | ✔ | ||
VOUVRAY FINANCE LIMITED (07376959) - Active | ✔ | ||
VOUVRAY MIDCO LIMITED (07705164) - Active | ✔ | ||
V SHIPS UK GROUP LTD (07797062) - Active | ✔ | ||
V.SCOPE RISK MANAGEMENT LTD (08633249) - Active | ✔ | ||
SEATEC UK LIMITED (SC106026) - Active | ✔ |
SHAREHOLDERS (BETA)
Shareholder name | Share class | Shares at confirmation date | ||||
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2016-05-05 | 2015-05-05 | 2014-05-05 | 2013-05-05 | 2012-05-05 | ||
V SHIPS UK GROUP LTD | ORDINARY | 19,488,857 86.6% | 1,999 0.067% | 1,999 0.067% | 1,999 0.067% | 1,999 0.067% |
V SHIPS UK GROUP LTD | PREFERENCE | 2,998,000 13.3% | 2,998,000 99.9% | 2,998,000 99.9% | 2,998,000 99.9% | 2,998,000 99.9% |
V SHIPS GROUP LIMITED | ORDINARY | 9,749 0.043% | 1 0.000% | 1 0.000% | 1 0.000% | 1 0.000% |
SHAREHOLDINGS (BETA)
no shareholding data
CONTROLLED COMPANIES / CONTROLLING ENTITIES
Controlling entities above
V.SHIPS PLC
no controlled companies
LATE PAYMENTS REPORT
This company has not filed any late payment reports possibly because it is not considered \'Large\'.
COURT CASES
No Court Cases found
PATENTS
No Patents found
COMPETITORS
(Based on Sic code:
50200 Sea and coastal freight water transport)
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LIQUIDATION RISK (BETA)
This company is Active. Statistically, Active companies have a low probability of being liquidated within a year.
Here are our probability predictions:
Basis | Liquidation within 3 months | Liquidation within 6 months | Liquidation within 12 months | Prediction confidence |
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V.SHIPS PLC | 0.9% | 3.6% | 7.1% | Medium |
Other companies Active in the same sector | 1.0% | 2.3% | 6.7% | Medium |
Age | 0.6% | 1.7% | 2.7% | Medium |
Company Type | 1.7% | 4.0% | 5.9% | Medium |
Accounts category | 0.7% | 2.2% | 3.8% | Medium |
Accounting Month | 0.6% | 2.4% | 5.5% | Medium |
Sic code count | 0.7% | 3.5% | 7.0% | Medium |