Annual accounts
Unaudited abridged accounts
31/12/2026Filing deadline
Made up to 31/03/2025Due 31/12/2026
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/03/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/03/2025
HCH MARINE LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- C/O J W Atkinson Ltd., One Elmfield Park, Bromley, Kent BR1 1LU
- Classification (SIC)
- Inland freight water transport (50.40 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Unaudited abridged
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 16/03/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-03-03 with no updates
- 12/03/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Keely Ann Howard as a secretary on 2026-02-28
- 12/03/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mrs Zoe Howard as a secretary on 2026-03-01
- 31/12/2025View PDF (10 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2025-03-31
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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.
Due in 89 days
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
17/03/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 03/03/2026Due 17/03/2027
- Next statement date
- 03/03/2027
- Last statement dated
- 03/03/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures HCH MARINE LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£2.13M2025
10.82%vs 20242024: £1.92M
Total Assets
£2.91M2025
6.88%vs 20242024: £2.72M
Cash in Bank
£1.23M2025
22.23%vs 20242024: £1.00M
Total Liabilities
£42.16K2025
20.52%vs 20242024: £34.98K
Employees
252025
+4vs 20242024: 21
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 rose. Cash in bank moved furthest, up 22.23% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for HCH MARINE LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through HCH MARINE LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +5.1% 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 | 25 | +4 |
| 2024 | 21 | +6 |
| 2023 | 15 | +3 |
| 2022 | 12 | +5 |
| 2021 | 7 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 7 in 2021 to 25 in 2025. 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
6Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominee Secretary | 03/03/1997–03/03/1997 | 37379 | |
| Director | 03/03/1997–18/08/2019 | 2 | |
| Nominee Director | 03/03/1997–03/03/1997 | 35395 | |
| Secretary | 03/03/1997–28/02/2026 | 0 | |
| Director | 02/05/2019–Present | 2 | |
| Secretary | 01/03/2026–Present | 0 |
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 | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–01/02/2023 | 0 | |
| 01/02/2023–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 12
- Since 14/02/2023
- Last 12 months
- 4
- +2 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 16/03/2026
- 6 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 16/03/2026
- Officer changes (2)Latest 12/03/2026
- Accounts filedLatest 31/12/2025
Filing timeline
- 16/03/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-03-03 with no updates
- 12/03/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Keely Ann Howard as a secretary on 2026-02-28
- 12/03/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mrs Zoe Howard as a secretary on 2026-03-01
- 31/12/2025View PDF (10 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 14/03/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-03-03 with no updates
- 31/12/2024View PDF (10 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2024-03-31
- 15/03/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-03-03 with no updates
- 12/01/2024View PDF (9 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2023-03-31
- 27/03/2023View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-03-03 with updates
- 08/03/2023View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Estate of David Howard as a person with significant control on 2023-02-01
- 08/03/2023View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Nicholas David Howard as a person with significant control on 2023-02-01
- 14/02/2023View PDF (11 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2022-03-31
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About HCH MARINE LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
HCH MARINE LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in C/O J W Atkinson Ltd., One Elmfield Park, Bromley, Kent BR1 1LU. Companies House classifies its business as Inland freight water transport. It has been on the register for 29 years 7 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £2.13M and 25 employees.
HCH MARINE LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records HCH MARINE LIMITED under one registered business activity: Inland freight water transport (50.40 - SIC 2007).
HCH MARINE LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 03/03/1997.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £2.13M, total assets of £2.91M, cash in bank of £1.23M and total liabilities of £42.16K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 16/03/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-03-03 with no updates, 6 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2026 and the next confirmation statement is due by 17/03/2027.
Companies House lists 6 officers (2 currently in post) and 3 people with significant control (2 current).