J.wharton (Shipping) Limited
Registered name: J.WHARTON (SHIPPING) LIMITED
J.wharton (Shipping) Limited made £2.1m revenue and £1.3m profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025.
J.wharton (Shipping) Limited’s revenue grew 49% to £2.1m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £1.3m profit and 4 employees. The company is classified under “other letting and operating of own or leased real estate” and is based in Swaby Alford; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Swaby Alford, East Midlands
- Age
- 87 yrs · since 1938
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Jun 2022 | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £1.4m | £2.1m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £1.7m | £1.8m |
| Gross profit | — | — | −£340k | £284k |
| Operating profit | — | — | −£316k | £381k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £319k | £1.5m |
| Profit after tax | — | £1m | £408k | £1.3m |
| Profit (best available) | — | £1m | £408k | £1.3m |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 29.4% | 64.3% |
| Gross margin | — | — | −24.4% | 13.7% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | — | £518k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | — | £334k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲49.2% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼59.4% | ▲226.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £3.8m | £2.1m | £377k | £1.7m |
| Net assets | £56m | £56.8m | £57m | £58.2m |
| Fixed assets | £53.6m | £57.8m | £59m | £60m |
| Current assets | £9.1m | £7.3m | £5.9m | £5.9m |
| Debtors | £5.3m | £5.1m | £5.5m | £4.2m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 64.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 13.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £518k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £334k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 2895%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 202.9%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▲2%
- Now £58.2m
- Cash at bank
- ▲359%
- Now £1.7m
- Headcount
- —
- Now 4
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲2%
- Now £60m
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Sources
Latest figures from FilletedAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit £1.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026
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