Britam Shipping Ltd
Registered name: BRITAM SHIPPING LTD
Part of Emerge Global Ltd groupBritam Shipping Ltd made £31.3m revenue and £1.1m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Britam Shipping Ltd’s revenue grew 11% to £31.3m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1.1m profit and 51 employees. The company is classified under “sea and coastal freight water transport” and is based in Stoke on Trent; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Stoke on Trent, West Midlands
- Age
- 16 yrs · since 2010
- 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 | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £19.4m | £28.1m | £31.3m |
| Cost of sales | — | £14.7m | £23.4m | £25.5m |
| Gross profit | — | £4.7m | £4.7m | £5.7m |
| Operating profit | — | £1.8m | £782k | £1.3m |
| Profit before tax | — | £1.8m | £785k | £1.3m |
| Profit after tax | — | £1.4m | £659k | £1.1m |
| Profit (best available) | — | £1.4m | £659k | £1.1m |
| Staff costs | — | £2.2m | £2.8m | £3m |
| Employees (average) | 38 | 41 | 47 | 51 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 7.1% | 2.4% | 3.7% |
| Gross margin | — | 24.2% | 16.6% | 18.3% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £474k | £597k | £613k |
| Profit per employee | — | £33.6k | £14k | £22.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲44.4% | ▲11.3% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼52.1% | ▲73.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲7.9% | ▲14.6% | ▲8.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.8m | £3m | £1.3m | £1.2m |
| Net assets | £2.4m | £3.1m | £3.7m | £4.9m |
| Fixed assets | £65.7k | £58.6k | £39.9k | £47.4k |
| Current assets | £5m | £5.5m | £9.7m | £12.2m |
| Debtors | £2.8m | £2.2m | £4m | £3.6m |
| Deferred income | £249k | £394k | £797k | £553k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 18.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £613k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £22.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 1.8%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 11.4%
- 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
- ▲31%
- Now £4.9m
- Cash at bank
- ▼9%
- Now £1.2m
- Headcount
- ▲9%
- Now 51
- Deferred income
- ▼31%
- Now £553k
- Fixed assets
- ▲19%
- Now £47.4k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Emerge Global Ltdultimate parent75–100%
- Emerge Ecommerce Limited75–100%
- Britam Shipping Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (7)
- Speed Welshpool LtdRev. £9.7m · Profit £553k
- Seaspace International Forwarders LimitedRev. £8.6m · Profit −£1.1m
- Berser International Cargo Services LimitedRev. £7m · Profit £512k
- Thaw Logistics LtdRev. £1.4m · Profit −£79.4k
- Amg Fulfilment Logistics LtdRev. £0 · Profit −£163
- Easycorp UK LtdFigures not disclosed
- Vault Brand Management LimitedFigures not disclosed
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 £1.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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