Register entry · No. 02012886
PORTICO SHIPPING LIMITED
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Last filed accounts
Cash fell from £1,705,857 to £491,601 in a year.
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Charges
3 outstanding: a lender holds security over its assets and is paid first if it fails.
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Company status
Active.
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Accounts on time
Next due 31 Dec 2026.
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Confirmation statement on time
Next due 10 Aug 2027.
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Disqualified directors
None of the 7 current officers checked are disqualified.
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Directors
6 current directors.
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Owners
1 owner on file.
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Trading history
Incorporated 22 Apr 1986 (40 years ago).
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Name changes
1 earlier name, none in the last year.
Names over time
From the public register, filing history, officers, owners and filed accounts, as of 11 Nov 2026. Not a credit score or advice: open the filings before relying on them. JSON
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Registered office
PORTICO HOUSE, 2 PROSPECT ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, HAMPSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, PO1 4QY
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Nature of business
- 52101 Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for water transport activities
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Accounts
- Next due
- 31 Dec 2026
- Last made up to
- 31 Mar 2025
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- FULL
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Confirmation statement
- Next due
- 10 Aug 2027
- Last made up to
- 27 Jul 2026
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Charges
- Outstanding
- 3
- All time
- 11
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Names
- PORTICO SHIPPING LIMITED current
- MMD (SHIPPING SERVICES) LIMITED earlier
Figures
| Year end | Turnover | Profit | Cash | Net assets | Staff |
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| 31 Mar 2025 | — | £38,273 | £491,601 | £5,473,934 | 168 |
| 31 Mar 2024 | — | £194,753 | £1,705,857 | £5,435,661 | 175 |
| 31 Mar 2023 * | — | £78,852 | £1,563,258 | £5,240,908 | 190 |
* From the following year's accounts (prior-year figures).
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People
Officers All 39, with past →
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned | Born | Nationality · lives in |
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| Stephen Williams Managing Director | Director | 6 Oct 2017 | — | July 1961 | British · England |
| Camilla Edwina Carlbom Flinn Non-Executive Director | Director | 10 Dec 2021 | — | January 1968 | Swedish · United Kingdom |
| Justin Lee Atkin Non-Exec Director | Director | 10 Dec 2021 | — | February 1971 | British · England |
| Mark Stuart Webb Non-Executive Director | Director | 1 Apr 2022 | — | January 1979 | British · England |
| Richard Charles Lewis Director | Director | 1 Apr 2022 | — | July 1964 | British · United Kingdom |
| Simon Malcolm Clarke | Director | 1 Jun 2026 | — | November 1969 | British · England |
| Shakira Verity Powell | Secretary | 1 May 2020 | — | — |
Owners and controllers All 7, with past →
| Name | Control | Notified | Ceased | Born | Nationality · lives in |
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| Portico Holdings Limited company · 16087414 · England | Ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent; Voting rights 75 to 100 percent; Right to appoint and remove directors; Significant influence or control as firm | 19 Nov 2024 | — | — |
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Questions
Is PORTICO SHIPPING LIMITED still trading?
The register shows PORTICO SHIPPING LIMITED as active.
What does PORTICO SHIPPING LIMITED do?
It files the industry code 52101 (Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for water transport activities).
When was PORTICO SHIPPING LIMITED set up?
It was incorporated on 22 April 1986.
When are PORTICO SHIPPING LIMITED's accounts due?
Next accounts are due by 31 December 2026. The last accounts were made up to 31 March 2025.
When is PORTICO SHIPPING LIMITED's next confirmation statement due?
By 10 August 2027.
Who runs PORTICO SHIPPING LIMITED?
PORTICO SHIPPING LIMITED has 6 current directors and 1 other current officer. They're listed under People on this page.
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