CLARKSON PORT SERVICES LIMITED

Active
Company number 04513470Private limited companyIncorporated 2002

Key figures

£22,825,000+5.3%
Net assets 2025
+5.3%
Average annual growth 2024–2025
010 m20 m30 m20242025

† CLARKSON PORT SERVICES LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 52220

Where the company stands among the 899 active companies whose first SIC code is 52220 (Service activities incidental to water transportation).

Turnover£14,076,000
Higher than 70% · median £6,712,034 among 44 that publish turnover
Net assets£22,825,000
Higher than 97% · median £26,989
Total assets£34,135,000
Higher than 97% · median £87,870
Cash£5,123,000
Higher than 96% · median £50,920
Employees19
Higher than 95% · median 1
Company age24.2 years
Older than 84% · median 7.3 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. PORT OF TILBURY LONDON LIMITED£545.3m
  2. FORTH PORTS LIMITED£505.9m
  3. NORTH STAR SHIPPING (ABERDEEN) LIMITED£92.2m
  4. CLDN PORTS KILLINGHOLME LIMITED£55.8m
  5. LONDON GATEWAY PORT LIMITED£54.5m
  6. CLARKSON PORT SERVICES LIMITED£22.8m
  7. PORT OF DUNDEE LIMITED£22.2m
  8. BRAID LOGISTICS (UK) LIMITED£20.4m
  9. THE BRIDGEWATER CANAL COMPANY LIMITED£17m
  10. STS MARINE SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED£12.1m

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 899. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: CLARKSON PORT SERVICES LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

CLARKSON PORT SERVICES LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 04513470. It was incorporated on 16 Aug 2002. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (E1W). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is service activities incidental to water transportation (52220).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £14,076,000. Profit for the year was £1,144,000. Net assets were £22,825,000, up 5.3% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £5,123,000. Total assets were £34,135,000 and total liabilities £11,210,000. The company had an average of 19 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 899 active companies whose first SIC code is 52220: By turnover it ranks higher than 70% of the 44 that publish turnover (median £6,712,034). By net assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £26,989). By total assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £87,870). By cash it ranks higher than 96% of them (median £50,920). By number of employees it ranks higher than 95% of them (median 1). It is older than 84% of them (median age 7.3 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 5 public contract award notices from 4 public sector buyers since 2022. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £1.8m. Its most frequent buyer is UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED (2 contracts).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly optical, medical and measuring instruments, machinery, electrical equipment. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly machinery, electrical equipment, iron and steel articles. It has a modern slavery statement on the government registry.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 1 of 1 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 9 Jul 2027.

Filed accounts2024–2025
2024 †2025 †
Turnover17,125,00014,076,000
Profit for the year3,219,0001,144,000
Cash at bank and in hand4,745,0005,123,000
Total assets33,366,00034,135,000
Total liabilities11,684,00011,210,000
Net assets / total equity21,681,00022,825,000
Average number of employees—19

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.

Public contracts

5 contracts

CLARKSON PORT SERVICES LIMITED is named as a supplier in 5 public contract award notices from 4 public sector buyers since 2022. Their combined published value is £1.8m.

Contracts per year
Main buyers4
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
2 contracts · £354.2k
UK Research & Innovation
1 contract · £1.2m
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)
1 contract · £300.6k
UK Research and Innovation
1 contract · £11.3k
Contracts
  1. CSP26624 - Transportation from Bar Hill to DenmarkUK Research and Innovation · £11,298
  2. UKRI-5191 Port Services Harwich (Interim Provision)‡UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) · £300,590
  3. Marine Port ServicesUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £177,114
  4. GSS24697 - Services for Sir David AttenboroughUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £177,114
  5. UKRI-2604 - BAS MGO Fuel for RRS SDA at Harwich‡UK Research & Innovation · £1,154,400

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Statutory reporting

Modern slavery statements1
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (CLARKSON PLC)

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: optical, medical and measuring instruments, machinery, electrical equipment, rubber and iron and steel articles.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: machinery, electrical equipment, iron and steel articles, plastics and knitted clothing.

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

5 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £14.1m, net assets £22.8m, 19 employees
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £17.1m, net assets £21.7m
  3. Genchem Holdings Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Name changed to CLARKSON PORT SERVICES LIMITEDPreviously CLARKSON BROTHERS LIMITED
  5. 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.