JOHN H.WHITAKER (TANKERS) LIMITEDActive
Key figures
Ratios
2025Balance sheet structure
Dividends
from the accountsDividends paid in the financial year: £5,062,666 (111% of the profit for the year).
Filed accounts2021–2025
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 17,593,964 | 23,695,219 | 22,575,343 | 26,176,200 | 26,938,573 |
| Profit for the year | 1,375,717 | 884,451 | 5,080,819 | 4,575,848 | 5,879,939 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 2,996,822 | 2,944,325 | 2,275,206 | 1,639,314 | 3,545,173 |
| Total assets | 7,898,803 | 7,735,631 | 8,545,474 | 6,529,197 | 22,623,545 |
| Total liabilities | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net assets / total equity | 1,577,760 | 862,211 | 5,943,030 | 5,456,212 | 11,336,151 |
| Average number of employees | 14 | 14 | 13 | 51 | 67 |
| Average pay (per year) | 64,532 | 65,722 | 82,733 | 65,394 | 70,373 |
| Dividends paid | 1,600,000 | 1,600,000 | — | 5,062,666 | — |
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.
Principal activity
Accounts 2025The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of owning and operating coastal tankers transporting oil products for 3rd party customers. We also continue to manage and operate on behalf of a third party, a COMAH compliant oil storage terminal in Plymouth and storage in Portsmouth.
As described in the company's latest filed accounts.
Summary: JOHN H.WHITAKER (TANKERS) LIMITED
Company
JOHN H.WHITAKER (TANKERS) LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00219451. It was incorporated on 5 Feb 1927. Its status is active. The registered office is in Hull (HU1). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is sea and coastal freight water transport (50200), inland freight water transport (50400).
Accounts
The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files medium company accounts. Turnover was £26,938,573. Profit for the year was £5,879,939. Net assets were £11,336,151, up 107.8% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £3,545,173. The company had an average of 67 employees. Figures are available for 5 financial years (2021–2025).
Control and charges
One person with significant control is registered. 24 of 122 registered charges are outstanding.
Filing deadlines
The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 24 Jul 2027.