JAMES FISHER AND SONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
ActiveKey figures
JAMES FISHER AND SONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY files its accounts at Companies House on paper. The figures here are for the whole group, taken from its annual financial report in the structured ESEF format (published on the FCA National Storage Mechanism, collected by filings.xbrl.org).
Ratios
2025Sector comparison
SIC 50200Where the company stands among the 2,134 active companies whose first SIC code is 50200 (Sea and coastal freight water transport).
- PORT OF FELIXSTOWE LIMITED£406.3m
- UNISERVE LIMITED£353.4m
- BOSKALIS SUBSEA NORTH STAR LIMITED£253.4m
- JAMES FISHER AND SONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY£187.3m
- SVITZER MARINE LIMITED£161.4m
- SAMSUNG SDS EUROPE LIMITED£161.3m
- GULFMARK NORTH SEA LIMITED£126.7m
- AET UK LIMITED£121.2m
- PRITCHARD-GORDON TANKERS LIMITED£108.9m
- MAERSK LOGISTICS AND SERVICES UK LTD£99.2m
Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 2,134. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: JAMES FISHER AND SONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
What kind of company is it?
JAMES FISHER AND SONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY is a public limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00211475. It was incorporated on 2 Feb 1926. Its status is active. The registered office is in Barrow-in-furness (LA14). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is sea and coastal freight water transport (50200), activities of head offices (70100).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files group accounts. Turnover was £394,400,000. Loss for the year was £4,300,000. Net assets were £187,300,000, down 1.6% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £58,800,000. Total assets were £514,000,000 and total liabilities £326,700,000. Figures are available for 5 financial years (2021–2025).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 2,134 active companies whose first SIC code is 50200: By turnover it ranks higher than 97% of the 126 that publish turnover (median £9,155,837). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £34,711). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £197,899). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £104,851). It is older than 99% of them (median age 8.1 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Skilled Worker).
Who runs and controls the company?
2 of 116 registered charges are outstanding.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 30 Jun 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 11 Apr 2027.
Filed accounts2021–2025
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 442,400,000 | 478,100,000 | 496,200,000 | 437,700,000 | 394,400,000 |
| Profit for the year | -28,200,000 | -10,800,000 | -62,300,000 | 46,400,000 | -4,300,000 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 68,000,000 | 53,600,000 | 77,500,000 | 86,200,000 | 58,800,000 |
| Total assets | 614,900,000 | 609,000,000 | 558,200,000 | 511,300,000 | 514,000,000 |
| Total liabilities | 404,300,000 | 390,700,000 | 409,600,000 | 321,000,000 | 326,700,000 |
| Net assets / total equity | 210,600,000 | 218,300,000 | 148,600,000 | 190,300,000 | 187,300,000 |
A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.
Registers and licences
- Licence type and rating
- Worker (A rating)
- Route
- Skilled Worker
On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.
Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.
History
6 events- Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £394.4m, net assets £187.3m
- Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £437.7m, net assets £190.3m
- Financial year 2023 endedAccounts: turnover £496.2m, net assets £148.6m
- Financial year 2022 endedAccounts: turnover £478.1m, net assets £218.3m
- Financial year 2021 endedAccounts: turnover £442.4m, net assets £210.6m
- Company incorporatedPublic limited company
Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.