Ind Ocean Limited
Registered name: IND OCEAN LIMITED
Part of Handymax Holdco Limited groupInd Ocean Limited made £6.4m revenue and £2.7m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2023.
Ind Ocean Limited’s revenue was £6.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2023, with £2.7m profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in Wembley; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Wembley, London
- Age
- 5 yrs · since 2021
- 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. From the filing: “The parent company is Handymax HoldCo Limited, which in turn is jointly owned by Stefton Shipping Ltd, Union Carriers Ltd and Anastacia AG. There is not considered to be a single ultimate controlling ”
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £4.9m | £6.4m |
| Cost of sales | £412k | £412k |
| Gross profit | £4.5m | £6m |
| Operating profit | £1.9m | £3.2m |
| Profit before tax | £1.4m | £2.7m |
| Profit after tax | £1.4m | £2.7m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.4m | £2.7m |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 29.3% | 41.5% |
| Gross margin | 91.6% | 93.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £108k | £381k |
| Net assets | £3.5m | £4.6m |
| Fixed assets | £10.9m | £10.5m |
| Current assets | £589k | £685k |
| Debtors | £321k | £111k |
| Deferred income | £105k | £67.8k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 41.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 93.5%
- 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
- 163.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 1.1%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 1.7%
- 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
- —
- Now £4.6m
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now £381k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- —
- Now £67.8k
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now £10.5m
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
- Handymax Holdco Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Ind Ocean Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (8)
- Petit Cham LimitedRev. £2.7m · Profit £1.6m
- Kalixenos LimitedRev. £2.5m · Profit £393k
- Fleet Trader LimitedRev. £87.8k · Profit £209k
- Anta Ocean LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Arct Ocean LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Atl Ocean LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Pacif Ocean LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Ultra Mount Athos 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 2023 (profit £2.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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