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Company No. 02452183 · Incorporated 13 Dec 1989

Viking Shipping Services Limited

Registered name: VIKING SHIPPING SERVICES LIMITED

Part of Star Cargo PLC group

Viking Shipping Services Limited made £4.7m revenue and £243k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

Viking Shipping Services Limited’s revenue grew 2% to £4.7m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £243k profit and 22 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in ST Albans; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection H · Transportation and storageSIC 49410Freight transport by roadSIC 52103Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities
Status
Active
Location
ST Albans, East of England
Age
36 yrs · since 1989
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 30 Sep 2025

Key figures

Operating leverageBoring industry
Revenue
£4.7m
Growth ▲2.1%
Profit
£243k
Growth ▲14.4%
Profit margin
5.2%
 
Employees
22
Change 0%
Profit / employee
£11k
Revenue/employee £214k
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 to30 Sep 202330 Sep 202430 Sep 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£4.6m£4.6m£4.7m
Operating profit£215k£289k£330k
Profit before tax£217k£293k£334k
Profit after tax£162k£212k£243k
Profit (best available)£162k£212k£243k
Employees (average)202222
Ratios
Profit margin3.5%4.6%5.2%
Revenue per employee£229k£209k£214k
Profit per employee£8.1k£9.6k£11k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲0.4%▲2.1%
Profit growth—▲31.2%▲14.4%
Headcount growth—▲10%0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets———
SourceAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024Accounts · bulk data Jan 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
5.2%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
—
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£214k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£11k
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
0%
Now 22
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Star Cargo PLCultimate parent75–100%
  2. Viking Shipping Services Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (6)

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 30 Sep 2025 (profit £243k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026

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