Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
30/09/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/12/2025Due 30/09/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/12/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/12/2025
DIRECT SHIPPING INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Office Building Allens Farm Partners Wivenhoe Road, Crockleford Heath, Colchester CO7 7BN
- Classification (SIC)
- Other transportation support activities (52.29 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
Pre-Score for UK companies is coming soon
- 28/09/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Replacement filing of PSC01 for Mr Yong Yang
- 04/11/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-10-17 with no updates
- 26/10/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Notification of Yong Yang as a person with significant control on 2025-10-26
- 08/09/2025View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-12-31
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Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
On schedule
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
31/10/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 17/10/2025Due 31/10/2026
- Next statement date
- 17/10/2026
- Last statement dated
- 17/10/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures DIRECT SHIPPING INTERNATIONAL LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£808.45K2025
21.09%vs 20242024: £667.66K
Total Assets
£2.71M2025
-3.12%vs 20242024: £2.79M
Cash in Bank
£496.43K2025
-32.59%vs 20242024: £736.48K
Total Liabilities
£1.75M2025
-12.18%vs 20242024: £1.99M
Employees
112025
+4vs 20242024: 7
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 1 rose and 3 fell. Total liabilities moved furthest, down 12.18% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for DIRECT SHIPPING INTERNATIONAL LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through DIRECT SHIPPING INTERNATIONAL LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +21.6% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2023–2025Every measure end to end across 2023, 2024 and 2025, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2025.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures4 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 5 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 5 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | +4 |
| 2024 | 7 | +3 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 | -1 |
| 2021 | 5 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 5 in 2021 to 11 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
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Officers
2Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 23/07/2015–Present | 15 | |
| Secretary | 23/07/2015–17/01/2020 | 0 |
Persons with significant control
4Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 22/07/2016–06/10/2023 | 15 | |
| 22/07/2016–Present | 15 | |
| 06/10/2023–Present | 0 | |
| 26/10/2025–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 13
- Since 26/05/2023
- Last 12 months
- 3
- +1 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 28/09/2026
- less than a month ago
What changed in the last year
- Officer changes (2)Latest 28/09/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 04/11/2025
Filing timeline
- 28/09/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Replacement filing of PSC01 for Mr Yong Yang
- 04/11/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-10-17 with no updates
- 26/10/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Notification of Yong Yang as a person with significant control on 2025-10-26
- 08/09/2025View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-12-31
- 27/10/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-10-17 with no updates
- 23/09/2024View PDF (9 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2023-12-31
- 17/10/2023View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Suili Zhou as a person with significant control on 2023-10-06
- 17/10/2023View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Yong Yang as a person with significant control on 2023-10-06
- 17/10/2023View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-10-17 with updates
- 20/09/2023View PDF (7 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2022-12-31
- 23/08/2023View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-06-19 with updates
- 19/06/2023View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office address changed from Lodge Park Business Centre Lodge Lane Langham Colchester CO4 5NE England to Office Building Allens Farm Partners Wivenhoe Road Crockleford Heath Colchester CO7 7BN on 2023-06-19
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About DIRECT SHIPPING INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
DIRECT SHIPPING INTERNATIONAL LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Office Building Allens Farm Partners Wivenhoe Road, Crockleford Heath, Colchester CO7 7BN. Companies House classifies its business as Other transportation support activities. It has been on the register for 11 years 2 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £808.45K and 11 employees.
DIRECT SHIPPING INTERNATIONAL LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records DIRECT SHIPPING INTERNATIONAL LIMITED under one registered business activity: Other transportation support activities (52.29 - SIC 2007).
DIRECT SHIPPING INTERNATIONAL LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 23/07/2015.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £808.45K, total assets of £2.71M, cash in bank of £496.43K and total liabilities of £1.75M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 28/09/2026: Replacement filing of PSC01 for Mr Yong Yang, less than a month ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/09/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 31/10/2026.
Companies House lists 2 officers (1 currently in post) and 4 people with significant control (3 current).