Norbulk Shipping U.K. Limited
Registered name: NORBULK SHIPPING U.K. LIMITED
Norbulk Shipping U.K. Limited made £3.5m revenue and £377k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025.
Norbulk Shipping U.K. Limited’s revenue grew 2% to £3.5m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £377k profit and 52 employees. The company is classified under “sea and coastal freight water transport” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 43 yrs · since 1982
- 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 Apr 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £3.5m | £3.5m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £184k | £191k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £347k | £399k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £347k | £377k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £347k | £377k |
| Employees (average) | 53 | 54 | 54 | 52 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 10% | 10.7% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £64.1k | £67.8k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £6.4k | £7.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲1.7% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▲8.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲1.9% | 0% | ▼3.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £55.5k | £61.4k | £199k | £67.2k |
| Net assets | £1.9m | £2m | £2.1m | £2.1m |
| Fixed assets | £508k | £500k | £470k | £440k |
| Current assets | £1.8m | £1.8m | £2m | £2m |
| Debtors | £1.8m | £1.8m | £0 | £18.7k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 10.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £67.8k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £7.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 12.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.5%
- 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
- ▲3%
- Now £2.1m
- Cash at bank
- ▼66%
- Now £67.2k
- Headcount
- ▼4%
- Now 52
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼6%
- Now £440k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit £377k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 22 Oct 2026
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