Ashley Chartering Limited
Registered name: ASHLEY CHARTERING LIMITED
Part of Ashley Group Holdings Employee Ownership Trustee Limited groupAshley Chartering Limited made £108m revenue and a £3.6m loss in the year to 30 Jun 2025.
Ashley Chartering Limited’s revenue grew 9% to £108m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with a loss of £3.6m and 0 employees. The company is classified under “other professional, scientific and technical activities” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 8 yrs · since 2017
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Jun 2022 | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £15.7m | £47.1m | £98.9m | £108m |
| Cost of sales | £14.8m | £46.1m | £94.8m | £113m |
| Gross profit | £907k | £961k | £4.1m | −£5.3m |
| Operating profit | £854k | £1.5m | £4.7m | −£4.7m |
| Profit before tax | £1.1m | £1.5m | £4.8m | −£4.8m |
| Profit after tax | £863k | £1.2m | £3.6m | −£3.6m |
| Profit (best available) | £863k | £1.2m | £3.6m | −£3.6m |
| Employees (average) | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 5.5% | 2.5% | 3.6% | −3.3% |
| Gross margin | 5.8% | 2% | 4.1% | −4.9% |
| Cash conversion | −1486% | −1009% | −39.4% | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲199.7% | ▲109.9% | ▲9.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲38.1% | ▲202.9% | ▼199.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £627k | £6.2m | £4m | £4.4m |
| Net assets | £3m | £4.1m | £6.9m | £3.3m |
| Fixed assets | £13.9m | £20.7m | £19.3m | £8.2m |
| Current assets | £2.7m | £26.3m | £30.9m | £33.9m |
| Debtors | £1.5m | £5.8m | £2.8m | £8.5m |
| Deferred income | £17k | £20.5k | £23.6k | £21.6k |
| Cash from operations | −£12.7m | −£14.9m | −£1.9m | −£1.2m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −3.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- −4.9%
- 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
- 7.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 7.8%
- 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
- ▼52%
- Now £3.3m
- Cash at bank
- ▲9%
- Now £4.4m
- Headcount
- —
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- ▼8%
- Now £21.6k
- Fixed assets
- ▼58%
- Now £8.2m
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
- Ashley Group Holdings Employee Ownership Trustee Limitedultimate parent50–75%
- Ashley Group Holdings Limited75–100%
- Ashley Chartering Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (2)
- Alfa Commodities LimitedRev. £90.3m · Profit £2.4m
- Ashley Global Shipping LimitedRev. £45.9m · Profit −£3.7m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit −£3.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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