{"name":"GEORGE BAKER (SHIPPING) LIMITED","company_number":"01613385","status":"Active","type":"Private Limited Company","incorporated":"1982-02-12","dissolved":null,"registered_office":"Felixstowe Mega Distribution Centre, Clickett Hill Road, Felixstowe, Suffolk, United Kingdom, IP11 4BA","postcode":"IP11 4BA","sic_codes":[{"code":52290,"description":"Other transportation support activities"}],"principal_activity":"The principal activity of the company continued to be the provision of shipping related services across supply chains, based at the container port of Felixstowe and with satellite locations in Europe. Services provided encompass:","previous_names":[],"warnings":[],"accounts":{"category":"Full","year_end":"31 December","last_made_up_to":"2025-12-31","next_due":"2027-09-30"},"employees":{"count":111,"accounts_date":"2025-12-31"},"financials":[{"financial_date":"2025-12-31","profit_loss":2211045,"net_assets":7483239,"cash":6931863,"average_employees":111},{"financial_date":"2024-12-31","profit_loss":1851920,"net_assets":5272194,"cash":6373850,"average_employees":112},{"financial_date":"2023-12-31","profit_loss":2426923,"net_assets":5420274,"cash":5829437,"average_employees":96},{"financial_date":"2022-12-31","net_assets":4993351,"cash":5286670},{"financial_date":"2022-01-31","net_assets":3687582,"cash":5804910}],"officers":{"current":7,"resigned":7,"complete":true,"note":"Names and details of individual officers are on the People page (subscriber-only on this site) and free at Companies House."},"charges":{"total":5,"outstanding":2},"gazette_notices":[],"insolvency_outcome":null,"ai_summary":"[name withheld] (Shipping) Limited presents a low credit risk profile, underpinned by 40+ years of trading history, zero bank borrowings, and a cash position of £6.37M that alone covers 77% of total liabilities. Net assets have grown from £1.28M to £5.27M over the reporting period, and the company remains profitable despite a 24% profit decline in FY2024. The primary monitoring consideration is the aggressive dividend policy (£2M paid against £1.85M profit), which if sustained could gradually erode reserves, though current balance sheet strength provides a substantial buffer.","website":"http://www.georgebakershipping.co.uk","links":{"page":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/george-baker-(shipping)","people":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/george-baker-(shipping)/people","filing_history":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/george-baker-(shipping)/filing-history","companies_house":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01613385","financials":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/george-baker-(shipping)/financial","control":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/george-baker-(shipping)/control","charges":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/george-baker-(shipping)/charges","ai_analysis":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/george-baker-(shipping)/analysis"},"source":"CompaniesInTheUK, from Companies House, The Gazette and other public registers (see /support/about). Cite as: CompaniesInTheUK, https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/george-baker-(shipping)"}