How much does Cosco Shipping (UK) Company Limited make?

Cosco Shipping (UK) Company Limited reported revenue of £78.4m and £39m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Cosco Shipping (UK) Company Limited have?

Cosco Shipping (UK) Company Limited reported an average of 61 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Cosco Shipping (UK) Company Limited profitable?

Yes — Cosco Shipping (UK) Company Limited reported a profit of £39m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 02216271 · Incorporated 2 Feb 1988

Cosco Shipping (UK) Company Limited

Registered name: COSCO SHIPPING (UK) COMPANY LIMITED

Part of State-Owned Assets Supervision And Administration Commission Of The State Council (Sasac) group

Cosco Shipping (UK) Company Limited made £78.4m revenue and £39m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Cosco Shipping (UK) Company Limited’s revenue grew 41% to £78.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £39m profit and 61 employees. The company is classified under “other transportation support activities” and is based in Barking; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection H · Transportation and storageSIC 52290Other transportation support activities

Status: Active
Location: Barking, London
Age: 38 yrs · since 1988
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Operating leverage

Revenue

£78.4m

Growth ▲41.4%

Profit

£39m

Growth ▲122.3%

Profit margin

49.7%

Gross 54.3%

Employees

Change ▲8.9%

Profit / employee

£639k

Revenue/employee £1.3m

Profitable streak

3yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
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)	£53.2m	£55.4m	£78.4m
Cost of sales	−£35.4m	−£33.7m	−£35.8m
Gross profit	£17.8m	£21.7m	£42.6m
Operating profit	£12.7m	£16.8m	£37.5m
Profit before tax	£13.3m	£17.9m	£39.4m
Profit after tax	£12.9m	£17.5m	£39m
Profit (best available)	£12.9m	£17.5m	£39m
Employees (average)	—	56	61
Ratios
Profit margin	24.2%	31.6%	49.7%
Gross margin	33.4%	39.1%	54.3%
Revenue per employee	—	£990k	£1.3m
Profit per employee	—	£313k	£639k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲4.2%	▲41.4%
Profit growth	—	▲36.2%	▲122.3%
Headcount growth	—	—	▲8.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets	—	—	—
Source	Accounts · bulk data Feb 2025	Accounts · bulk data Feb 2025	Accounts · bulk data Mar 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 49.7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 54.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £1.3m; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £639k; 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.

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: —; Now —
Cash at bank: —; Now —
Headcount: ▲9%; Now 61
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: —; Now —

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

State-Owned Assets Supervision And Administration Commission Of The State Council (Sasac) (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Cosco Shipping (UK) Company Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (2)

Cosco Shipholdings (UK) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Cosco Shipping Crystal Logistics (UK) Company 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 accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £39m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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