UK Docks Marine Services Teesside Limited
Registered name: UK DOCKS MARINE SERVICES TEESSIDE LIMITED
UK Docks Marine Services Teesside Limited made £13.6m revenue and £2.1m profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025.
UK Docks Marine Services Teesside Limited’s revenue grew 17% to £13.6m in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with £2.1m profit and 37 employees. The company is classified under “building of ships and floating structures” and is based in South Shields; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- South Shields, North East
- Age
- 15 yrs · since 2011
- 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 Jul 2022 | 31 Jul 2023 | 31 Jul 2024 | 31 Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £12.6m | £11.6m | £13.6m |
| Cost of sales | — | £9.8m | £8.5m | £9.6m |
| Gross profit | — | £2.8m | £3.2m | £4m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1.2m | £2.4m |
| Profit before tax | — | £1.1m | £1.2m | £2.4m |
| Profit after tax | — | £843k | £907k | £2.1m |
| Profit (best available) | — | £843k | £907k | £2.1m |
| Staff costs | — | £1.8m | £2.1m | £1.8m |
| Employees (average) | 31 | 31 | 40 | 37 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 6.7% | 7.8% | 15.3% |
| Gross margin | — | 22.5% | 27.1% | 29.2% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £406k | £291k | £366k |
| Profit per employee | — | £27.2k | £22.7k | £56.1k |
| Cash conversion | — | — | −223.8% | −23.1% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▼7.6% | ▲16.5% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲7.6% | ▲129.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲29% | ▼7.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £338k | £775k | £2.4m | £1.6m |
| Net assets | £842k | £1.3m | £1.5m | £3.1m |
| Fixed assets | £912k | £916k | £970k | £1.6m |
| Current assets | £2m | £3.6m | £4.6m | £6.5m |
| Debtors | £650k | £434k | £307k | £149k |
| Cash from operations | — | −£817k | −£2.7m | −£544k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 15.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 29.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £366k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £56.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −23.1%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 11.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 1.1%
- 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
- ▲105%
- Now £3.1m
- Cash at bank
- ▼34%
- Now £1.6m
- Headcount
- ▼8%
- Now 37
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲61%
- Now £1.6m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jul 2025 (profit £2.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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