NORTH STAR SHIPPING (ABERDEEN) LIMITED

Active
Company number SC037566Private limited companyIncorporated 1962

Key figures

£92,186,000-14.0%
Net assets 2025
-14.0%
Average annual change 2024–2025
050 m100 m150 m20242025

† NORTH STAR SHIPPING (ABERDEEN) 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£89,662,000
Higher than 91% · median £6,712,034 among 44 that publish turnover
Net assets£92,186,000
Higher than 99% · median £26,989
Total assets£372,946,000
Higher than 99% · median £87,870
Cash£6,168,000
Higher than 96% · median £50,920
Company age64.5 years
Older than 98% · 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: NORTH STAR SHIPPING (ABERDEEN) LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

NORTH STAR SHIPPING (ABERDEEN) LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number SC037566. It was incorporated on 30 Apr 1962. Its status is active. The registered office is in Kingswells (AB15). 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 £89,662,000. Loss for the year was £14,987,000. Net assets were £92,186,000, down 14% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £6,168,000. Total assets were £372,946,000 and total liabilities £280,525,000. 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 91% of the 44 that publish turnover (median £6,712,034). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £26,989). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £87,870). By cash it ranks higher than 96% of them (median £50,920). It is older than 98% of them (median age 7.3 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 importer of goods, mainly machinery, rubber, electrical equipment. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly machinery, electrical equipment, iron and steel articles. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 7 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

2 persons with significant control are registered. 60 of 64 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 17 Aug 2027.

Filed accounts2024–2025
2024 †2025 †
Turnover78,485,00089,662,000
Profit for the year-6,654,000-14,987,000
Cash at bank and in hand2,086,0006,168,000
Total assets262,549,000372,946,000
Total liabilities154,964,000280,525,000
Net assets / total equity107,173,00092,186,000

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.

Statutory reporting

Modern slavery statements7
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (NORTH STAR HOLDCO LIMITED)
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (NORTH STAR HOLDCO LIMITED)
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (NORTH STAR HOLDCO LIMITED)
Earlier years (4)
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (NORTH STAR HOLDCO LIMITED)
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (NORTH STAR HOLDCO LIMITED)
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (NORTH STAR HOLDCO LIMITED)
2020
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (NORTH STAR HOLDCO LIMITED)

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

Sponsor licence‡
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.

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: machinery, rubber, electrical equipment, optical, medical and measuring instruments 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, rubber and tools and cutlery.

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

7 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £89.7m, net assets £92.2m
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £78.5m, net assets £107.2m
  3. Kroll Nominees Limited (As Nominee Company For Kroll Trustee Services Limited As Security Agent) registered as a person with significant control
  4. North Star Holdco Limited registered as a person with significant control
  5. North Star Holdco Limited ceased to be a person with significant control
  6. North Star Holdco Limited registered as a person with significant control
  7. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.