CLDN Ports London Limited
Registered name: CLDN PORTS LONDON LIMITED
Part of CLDN Ports Limited groupCLDN Ports London Limited made £31.4m revenue and £1.2m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
CLDN Ports London Limited’s revenue grew 1% to £31.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1.2m profit and 183 employees. The company is classified under “other transportation support activities” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 36 yrs · since 1990
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| 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) | £29.8m | £30.2m | £31.2m | £31.4m |
| Cost of sales | £16m | £16.3m | £16.1m | £16.6m |
| Gross profit | £13.9m | £13.9m | £15.1m | £14.8m |
| Operating profit | £1.6m | £1.8m | £2m | £1.2m |
| Profit before tax | £1.6m | £1.9m | £2.3m | £1.6m |
| Profit after tax | £1.3m | £1.5m | £1.7m | £1.2m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.3m | £1.5m | £1.7m | £1.2m |
| Staff costs | £7.9m | £8.8m | £8.9m | £9.4m |
| Employees (average) | 191 | 188 | 183 | 183 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 4.4% | 4.9% | 5.4% | 3.7% |
| Gross margin | 46.5% | 46.1% | 48.4% | 47.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £156k | £161k | £171k | £172k |
| Profit per employee | £6.9k | £7.9k | £9.3k | £6.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲1.3% | ▲3.4% | ▲0.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲12.2% | ▲14.8% | ▼31.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼1.6% | ▼2.7% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £33.3k | £100k | £102k | £102k |
| Net assets | £10.5m | £12m | £13.7m | £14.9m |
| Fixed assets | £5.7m | £5.2m | £5.6m | £7m |
| Current assets | £8.4m | £11.6m | £12.6m | £12.4m |
| Debtors | £281k | £778k | £850k | £430k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 47.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £172k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £6.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 22.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 1.4%
- 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
- ▲9%
- Now £14.9m
- Cash at bank
- ▼0%
- Now £102k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 183
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲26%
- Now £7m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- CLDN Ports Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Purfleet Real Estate Limited75–100%
- CLDN Ports London Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- CLDN Automotive LimitedRev. £15.4m · Profit £118k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £1.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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