How much does Aw Ship Management Limited make?

Aw Ship Management Limited reported revenue of £9.4m and £539k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Aw Ship Management Limited have?

Aw Ship Management Limited reported an average of 41 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Aw Ship Management Limited profitable?

Yes — Aw Ship Management Limited reported a profit of £539k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 09223499 · Incorporated 17 Sep 2014

Aw Ship Management Limited

Registered name: AW SHIP MANAGEMENT LIMITED

Part of Warwick & Esplen Limited group

Aw Ship Management Limited made £9.4m revenue and £539k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Aw Ship Management Limited’s revenue grew 6% to £9.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £539k profit and 41 employees. The company is classified under “repair and maintenance of ships and boats” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 33150Repair and maintenance of ships and boats SIC 50200Sea and coastal freight water transport

Status: Active
Location: London, London
Age: 12 yrs · since 2014
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Operating leverage

Revenue

£9.4m

Growth ▲5.7%

Profit

£539k

Growth ▲6747%

Profit margin

5.8%

Gross 13.4%

Employees

Change ▲5.1%

Profit / employee

£13.2k

Revenue/employee £229k

Profitable streak

2yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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)	£9.5m	£8.9m	£9.4m
Cost of sales	−£9.1m	−£8.2m	−£8.1m
Gross profit	£430k	£671k	£1.3m
Operating profit	−£361k	−£166k	£418k
Profit before tax	−£361k	−£166k	£418k
Profit after tax	−£367k	£7.9k	£539k
Profit (best available)	−£367k	£7.9k	£539k
Employees (average)	42	39	41
Ratios
Profit margin	−3.9%	0.1%	5.8%
Gross margin	4.5%	7.6%	13.4%
Revenue per employee	£226k	£227k	£229k
Profit per employee	−£8.7k	£202	£13.2k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼6.6%	▲5.7%
Profit growth	—	—	▲6747%
Headcount growth	—	▼7.1%	▲5.1%
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: 5.8%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 13.4%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £229k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £13.2k; 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: ▲5%; Now 41
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) Limited75–100%
Aw Ship Management Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (1)

Awsm (NTS) LimitedFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (3)

Foreland Holdings LimitedRev. £64.4m · Profit £10.3m
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 £539k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 12 Oct 2026

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