UNIPAC SHIPPING (UK) LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
Like most small UK companies, UNIPAC SHIPPING (UK) LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.
Ratios
2024/25Sector comparison
SIC 49200Where the company stands among the 442 active companies whose first SIC code is 49200 (Freight rail transport).
- GWI WESTERN EUROPE LIMITED£487.9m
- DB CARGO (UK) LIMITED£370.6m
- DB CARGO (UK) HOLDINGS LIMITED£204.8m
- GB RAILFREIGHT LIMITED£94m
- FREIGHTLINER LIMITED£88.1m
- DIRECT RAIL SERVICES LIMITED£44.3m
- JOHN G. RUSSELL (TRANSPORT) LIMITED£40.5m
- P&O FERRYMASTERS LIMITED£32.1m
- DB CARGO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED£24.4m
- SPEDITION SERVICES LIMITED£24.3m
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 442. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: UNIPAC SHIPPING (UK) LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
UNIPAC SHIPPING (UK) LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 02852777. It was incorporated on 13 Sep 1993. Its status is active. The registered office is in Staplehurst (TN12). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is freight rail transport (49200), freight transport by road (49410), sea and coastal freight water transport (50200), freight air transport (51210).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 30 Sep 2025); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £88,087, up 4.7% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £72,734. Total assets were £521,411 and total liabilities £594,240. The company had an average of 0 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2019/20–2024/25).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 442 active companies whose first SIC code is 49200: By net assets it ranks higher than 74% of them (median £4,505). By total assets it ranks higher than 80% of them (median £35,832). By cash it ranks higher than 65% of them (median £22,826). By number of employees it ranks lower than 65% of them (median 1). It is older than 95% of them (median age 3.5 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly toys, games and sports goods, furniture and lighting, paints, dyes and inks.
Who runs and controls the company?
The company has 2 current directors. 2 persons with significant control are registered.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 30 Jun 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 25 Oct 2026.
Filed accounts2019/20–2024/25
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash at bank and in hand | 152,571 | 210,208 | 229,877 | 83,071 | 72,734 |
| Total assets | 750,584 | 645,890 | 568,127 | 609,394 | 521,411 |
| Total liabilities | 823,009 | 662,646 | 606,316 | 684,579 | 594,240 |
| Net assets / total equity | 66,999 | 122,283 | 96,324 | 84,170 | 88,087 |
| Average number of employees | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 0 |
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.
Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 4 of the last 12 months on record, most recently February 2026. Main goods: toys, games and sports goods, furniture and lighting, paints, dyes and inks and soaps and waxes.
From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.
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
13 events- Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £88.1k, 0 employees
- Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £84.2k, 10 employees
- Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £96.3k, 9 employees
- Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £122.3k, 9 employees
- Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £67k, 10 employees
- Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: net assets £81k, 10 employees
- Mrs Margaret Jean Coales registered as a person with significant control
- Mr Robert Coales registered as a person with significant control
Earlier events (5)
- M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED resignedNominee secretary (corporate)
- DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED resignedNominee director (corporate)
- M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED appointedNominee secretary (corporate)
- DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED appointedNominee director (corporate)
- Company incorporatedPrivate 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.