How much does John H.whitaker (Tankers) Limited make?

John H.whitaker (Tankers) Limited reported revenue of £26.9m and £5.9m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does John H.whitaker (Tankers) Limited have?

John H.whitaker (Tankers) Limited reported an average of 67 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is John H.whitaker (Tankers) Limited profitable?

Yes — John H.whitaker (Tankers) Limited reported a profit of £5.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 00219451 · Incorporated 5 Feb 1927

John H.whitaker (Tankers) Limited

Registered name: JOHN H.WHITAKER (TANKERS) LIMITED

Part of Lindsay Blee Limited group

John H.whitaker (Tankers) Limited made £26.9m revenue and £5.9m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

John H.whitaker (Tankers) Limited’s revenue grew 3% to £26.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £5.9m profit and 67 employees. The company is classified under “sea and coastal freight water transport” and is based in Hull; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection H · Transportation and storageSIC 50200Sea and coastal freight water transport SIC 50400Inland freight water transport

Status: Active
Location: Hull, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 99 yrs · since 1927
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The company's immediate parent company is Cantii Aestuarium Holdings Limited. The company's ultimate parent company is Lindsay Blee Limited.Lindsay Blee Limited heads the smallest and largest group in”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Operating leverage

Revenue

£26.9m

Growth ▲2.9%

Profit

£5.9m

Growth ▲28.5%

Profit margin

21.8%

Gross 29.7%

Employees

Change ▲31.4%

Profit / employee

£87.8k

Revenue/employee £402k

Profitable streak

4yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£23.7m	£22.6m	£26.2m	£26.9m
Cost of sales	£20.6m	£15.1m	£19m	£18.9m
Gross profit	£3.1m	£7.5m	£7.1m	£8m
Operating profit	—	—	£4.6m	£5.1m
Profit before tax	£887k	£5.1m	£4.6m	£5.9m
Profit after tax	£884k	£5.1m	£4.6m	£5.9m
Profit (best available)	£884k	£5.1m	£4.6m	£5.9m
Staff costs	£920k	£1.1m	£3.3m	£4.7m
Employees (average)	14	13	51	67
Ratios
Profit margin	3.7%	22.5%	17.5%	21.8%
Gross margin	13%	33.2%	27.2%	29.7%
Revenue per employee	£1.7m	£1.7m	£513k	£402k
Profit per employee	£63.2k	£391k	£89.7k	£87.8k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼4.7%	▲16%	▲2.9%
Profit growth	—	▲474.5%	▼9.9%	▲28.5%
Headcount growth	—	▼7.1%	▲292.3%	▲31.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£2.9m	£2.3m	£1.6m	£3.5m
Net assets	£862k	£5.9m	£5.5m	£11.3m
Fixed assets	£2.4m	£2.3m	£1.5m	£4.3m
Current assets	£5.4m	£6.3m	£6.5m	£22.6m
Debtors	£1.3m	£1.3m	£948k	£1.4m
Deferred income	£259k	£291k	£394k	£475k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 21.8%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 29.7%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £402k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £87.8k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 15.9%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1.8%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 5%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

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: ▲108%; Now £11.3m
Cash at bank: ▲116%; Now £3.5m
Headcount: ▲31%; Now 67
Deferred income: ▲21%; Now £475k
Fixed assets: ▲185%; Now £4.3m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Lindsay Blee Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Cantii Aestuarium Holdings Limited75–100%
John H.whitaker (Tankers) Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (1)

John H. Whitaker (Management) LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £5.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026

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