H. Clarkson & Company Limited
Registered name: H. CLARKSON & COMPANY LIMITED
Part of Clarkson PLC groupH. Clarkson & Company Limited made £143m revenue and £15.6m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
H. Clarkson & Company Limited’s revenue fell 14% to £143m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £15.6m profit and 424 employees. The company is classified under “other transportation support activities” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London
- Age
- 107 yrs · since 1919
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £168m | £166m | £143m |
| Operating profit | £13.9m | £19.4m | £16m |
| Profit before tax | £17.5m | £25.7m | £22.3m |
| Profit after tax | £13.1m | £15.3m | £15.6m |
| Profit (best available) | £13.1m | £15.3m | £15.6m |
| Employees (average) | 374 | 401 | 424 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 7.8% | 9.2% | 10.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £448k | £414k | £338k |
| Profit per employee | £35k | £38.2k | £36.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼0.9% | ▼13.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲16.8% | ▲2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲7.2% | ▲5.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 10.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £338k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £36.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲6%
- Now 424
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Clarkson PLCultimate parent75–100%
- Clarkson Shipbroking Group Limited75–100%
- H. Clarkson & Company Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (2)
- Clarkson Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Levelseas LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (2)
- Clarkson Overseas Shipbroking LimitedFigures not disclosed
- LNG Shipping Solutions LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £15.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 20 Oct 2026
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