How much does Hadley Shipping (Ro - Ro) Limited make?

Hadley Shipping (Ro - Ro) Limited reported revenue of £0 and £8.7m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

Is Hadley Shipping (Ro - Ro) Limited profitable?

Yes — Hadley Shipping (Ro - Ro) Limited reported a profit of £8.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 04304269 · Incorporated 15 Oct 2001

Hadley Shipping (Ro - Ro) Limited

Registered name: HADLEY SHIPPING (RO - RO) LIMITED

Part of Warwick & Esplen Limited group

Hadley Shipping (Ro - Ro) Limited made £0 revenue and £8.7m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Hadley Shipping (Ro - Ro) Limited’s revenue was £0 in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £8.7m profit. The company is classified under “sea and coastal freight water transport” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection H · Transportation and storageSIC 50200Sea and coastal freight water transport SIC 70100Activities of head offices

Status: Active
Location: London, London
Age: 25 yrs · since 2001
Type: Private Limited Company

Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.

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

Revenue

£0

Growth —

Profit

£8.7m

Growth ▲2.7%

Profit margin

—

Employees

—

Change —

Profit / employee

—

Profitable streak

3yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Unusual figures. Profit is higher than revenue in this filing. That usually means investment income, dividends from subsidiaries or one-off gains — or a mis-tagged figure. Check the original filing before drawing conclusions.

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)	£0	£0	£0
Operating profit	−£17.5k	−£28.8k	−£12.2k
Profit before tax	£6.5m	£8.5m	£8.7m
Profit after tax	£6.5m	£8.5m	£8.7m
Profit (best available)	£6.5m	£8.5m	£8.7m
Employees (average)	—	—	—
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—	—
Growth (year on year)
Profit growth	—	▲29.9%	▲2.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets	—	—	—
Source	Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025	Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025	Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: —; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: —; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: —; 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: —; Now —
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: —; Now —

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Warwick & Esplen Limited (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Hadley Shipping Group Limited75–100%
Hadley Shipping Company,limited(The)75–100%
Hadley Shipping (Ro - Ro) Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (4)

Foreland Holdings LimitedRev. £64.4m · Profit £10.3m
Aw Ship Management LimitedRev. £9.4m · Profit £539k
Aw Group Holdings LimitedRev. £0 · Profit £96.6k
FS (Ro-Ro) 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 £8.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026

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