Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
27/11/2026Filing deadline
Made up to 31/08/2024Due 27/11/2026
- Next accounts made up to
- 27/02/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/08/2024
HAYS SHIPS LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Level 19c Tower 42 25 Old Broad Street, London EC2N 1HQ
- Classification (3 SIC codes)
- Sea and coastal freight water transport (50.20 - SIC 2007)Service activities incidental to water transportation (52.22 - SIC 2007)Other business support service activities n.e.c. security (82.99 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 04/06/2026View PDF (16 pages)
Registration of charge 038408010014, created on 2026-06-04
- 04/06/2026View PDF (61 pages)
Registration of charge 038408010015, created on 2026-06-04
- 03/12/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Current accounting period extended from 2025-08-30 to 2026-02-27
- 11/11/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-11-11 with no updates
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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.
Due in 55 days
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
25/11/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 11/11/2025Due 25/11/2026
- Next statement date
- 11/11/2026
- Last statement dated
- 11/11/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures HAYS SHIPS LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£6.95M2024
-31.32%vs 20232023: £10.13M
Total Assets
£11.62M2024
-17.92%vs 20232023: £14.16M
Cash in Bank
£4.24M2024
-26.31%vs 20232023: £5.75M
Total Liabilities
£4.67M2024
15.70%vs 20232023: £4.04M
Employees
132024
-4vs 20232023: 17
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 1 rose and 3 fell. Net assets moved furthest, down 31.32% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for HAYS SHIPS LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through HAYS SHIPS LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -13.9% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2022–2024Every measure end to end across 2022, 2023 and 2024, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2024.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 × 4 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 4 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2024.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13 | -4 |
| 2023 | 17 | +2 |
| 2022 | 15 | 0 |
| 2021 | 15 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 15 in 2021 to 13 in 2024. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
It is a professional assessment of the company 's performance, revealing company's potential and risks, showing it's past experiences and revealing future prospects.
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Officers
5Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominee Secretary | 13/09/1999–23/09/1999 | 3054 | |
| Nominee Director | 13/09/1999–23/09/1999 | 5128 | |
| Director | 24/09/1999–13/03/2024 | 4 | |
| Director | 05/01/2000–Present | 3 | |
| Secretary | 24/09/1999–13/03/2024 | 1 |
Persons with significant control
3Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–Present | 4 | |
| 06/04/2016–13/03/2024 | 4 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 3 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 20
- Since 11/11/2022
- Last 12 months
- 4
- +2 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 04/06/2026
- 3 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Charges and mortgages (2)Latest 04/06/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 11/11/2025
Filing timeline
- 04/06/2026View PDF (16 pages)
Registration of charge 038408010014, created on 2026-06-04
- 04/06/2026View PDF (61 pages)
Registration of charge 038408010015, created on 2026-06-04
- 03/12/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Current accounting period extended from 2025-08-30 to 2026-02-27
- 11/11/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-11-11 with no updates
- 27/05/2025View PDF (11 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-08-31
- 11/11/2024View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-11-11 with updates
- 26/04/2024View PDF (12 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-08-31
- 15/04/2024View PDF (6 pages)
Cancellation of shares. Statement of capital on 2024-03-13
- 08/04/2024View PDF (4 pages)
Purchase of own shares.
- 21/03/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mr Malcolm Robert Craig as a person with significant control on 2024-03-13
- 21/03/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Erik Hays Thogersen as a director on 2024-03-13
- 21/03/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Erik Hays Thogersen as a person with significant control on 2024-03-13
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About HAYS SHIPS LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
HAYS SHIPS LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Level 19c Tower 42 25 Old Broad Street, London EC2N 1HQ. Companies House classifies its business as Sea and coastal freight water transport, one of 3 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 27 years.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £6.95M and 13 employees.
HAYS SHIPS LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records HAYS SHIPS LIMITED under 3 registered business activities: Sea and coastal freight water transport (50.20 - SIC 2007), Service activities incidental to water transportation (52.22 - SIC 2007) and Other business support service activities n.e.c. security (82.99 - SIC 2007).
HAYS SHIPS LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 14/09/1999.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £6.95M, total assets of £11.62M, cash in bank of £4.24M and total liabilities of £4.67M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 04/06/2026: Registration of charge 038408010014, created on 2026-06-04, 3 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 27/11/2026 and the next confirmation statement is due by 25/11/2026.
Companies House lists 5 officers (1 currently in post) and 3 people with significant control (2 current).