Trico International Shipping Ltd
Registered name: TRICO INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING LTD
Trico International Shipping Ltd made £317k revenue and £46.8k profit in the year to 31 Oct 2024.
Trico International Shipping Ltd’s revenue grew 5% to £317k in the year to 31 Oct 2024, with £46.8k profit and 3 employees. The company is classified under “sea and coastal freight water transport” and is based in Staines-Upon-Thames; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Staines-Upon-Thames, London
- Age
- 6 yrs · since 2020
- 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 Oct 2021 | 31 Oct 2022 | 31 Oct 2023 | 31 Oct 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £310k | £393k | £302k | £317k |
| Cost of sales | £217k | £227k | £154k | £147k |
| Gross profit | £93.5k | £166k | £148k | £170k |
| Operating profit | £13.7k | £2.6k | £23.5k | £52.1k |
| Profit before tax | £13.7k | £204 | £22.2k | £50.9k |
| Profit after tax | £10.8k | £165 | £22.2k | £46.8k |
| Profit (best available) | £10.8k | £165 | £22.2k | £46.8k |
| Employees (average) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 3.5% | 0% | 7.4% | 14.8% |
| Gross margin | 30.2% | 42.2% | 49.1% | 53.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £155k | £196k | £101k | £106k |
| Profit per employee | £5.4k | £82 | £7.4k | £15.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲26.6% | ▼23.2% | ▲5.2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼98.5% | ▲13384% | ▲110.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲50% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £52.4k | £51.4k | £45.9k | £40.7k |
| Net assets | £13.7k | £7.7k | £30.5k | £77.3k |
| Fixed assets | £23.3k | £57k | £42.8k | £33.3k |
| Current assets | £104k | £78.5k | £74.9k | £95.6k |
| Debtors | £41.1k | £22k | £22k | £22k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 14.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 53.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £106k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £15.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 10.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 6.9%
- 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
- ▲154%
- Now £77.3k
- Cash at bank
- ▼11%
- Now £40.7k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 3
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼22%
- Now £33.3k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Oct 2024 (profit £46.8k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026
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