A. L. Shipping Ltd
Registered name: A. L. SHIPPING LTD
A. L. Shipping Ltd made £11.2k revenue and £490 profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
A. L. Shipping Ltd’s revenue fell 38% to £11.2k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £490 profit and 2 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 35 yrs · since 1991
- 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 | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £36.5k | £26.8k | £18.2k | £11.2k |
| Cost of sales | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Gross profit | £36.5k | £26.8k | £18.2k | £11.2k |
| Operating profit | £2.8k | £1.2k | £195 | −£62 |
| Profit before tax | £2.8k | £1.4k | £961 | £637 |
| Profit after tax | £2.3k | £1.1k | £770 | £490 |
| Profit (best available) | £2.3k | £1.1k | £770 | £490 |
| Employees (average) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 6.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.4% |
| Gross margin | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Revenue per employee | £18.3k | £13.4k | £9.1k | £5.6k |
| Profit per employee | £1.1k | £556 | £385 | £245 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼26.6% | ▼32% | ▼38.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼50.7% | ▼30.8% | ▼36.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £53.8k | £46.9k | £38.5k | £31.1k |
| Net assets | £19.6k | £20.7k | £21.5k | £22k |
| Fixed assets | £33 | £27 | £22 | £18 |
| Current assets | £57.4k | £50.6k | £42.2k | £34.8k |
| Debtors | £3.7k | £3.7k | £3.7k | £3.7k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 4.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 100%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £5.6k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £245
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 32.6%
- 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
- ▲2%
- Now £22k
- Cash at bank
- ▼19%
- Now £31.1k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 2
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼18%
- Now £18
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £490), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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