Unipac Shipping (UK) Limited

Active02852777 Private limited company
Incorporated
13 September 1993 (33 years)
Previously known as
Merlin Forwarding Limited (until 23 September 1993)
Industry
Freight rail transport (49200)
Freight transport by road (49410)
Sea and coastal freight water transport (50200)
Freight air transport (51210)
Directors
James Robert Angus Coales
Margaret Jean Coales
Owned by
Margaret Jean Coales
Robert Coales
Accounts type
Total exemption full
Region
South East
Address
Chetwynd House
Station Road
Staplehurst
TN12 0QG

Filing status

Accounts due
30 June 2027
Last accounts
30 September 2025
Conf. stmt due
25 October 2027
Last conf. stmt
11 October 2026

Charges

Total
3
Outstanding
0
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
3

Officers 3 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Coales, Margaret Jean
Secretary
American
Coales, James Robert Angus
Director
British
Born June 1954 (72)
Coales, Margaret Jean
Director
American
Born July 1957 (69)
Officer history (2 former)
13 September 1993
Appointed M W Douglas & Company Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
13 September 1993
Resigned M W Douglas & Company Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
13 September 1993
Appointed Douglas Nominees Limited as Corporate Nominee Director
13 September 1993
Resigned Douglas Nominees Limited as Corporate Nominee Director

Ownership 2 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Margaret Jean Coales
Individual · Notified 13 September 2016
Owns 25–50% of shares
Holds 25–50% of voting rights
American
Born July 1957 (69)
Robert Coales
Individual · Notified 5 September 2016
Owns 25–50% of shares
British
Born June 1954 (72)

Financials

Balance sheet as at 30 September 2025 · total exemption full accounts

Net Assets
£88,087
Cash
£72,734
Debt Ratio
87%
Current Ratio
1.4x

Trend

Net Assets
£0 £50k £100k £150k 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 £79,331 £80,976 £66,999 £122,283 £96,324 £84,170 £88,087
Balance sheet detail
2025202420232022202120202019
Fixed Assets£181,069£179,142£154,094£153,841£154,268£164,432£166,035
Current Assets£521,411£609,394£568,127£645,890£750,584£545,741£403,199
Debtors£448,677£526,323£338,250£435,682£598,013£467,298£253,262
Cash£72,734£83,071£229,877£210,208£152,571£78,443£149,937
Creditors (< 1 year)£366,886£458,744£384,909£420,107£569,533£312,195£222,901
Creditors (> 1 year)£227,354£225,835£221,407£242,539£253,476£317,002£267,002
Net Current Assets£154,525£150,650£183,218£225,783£181,051£233,546£180,298
Net Assets£88,087£84,170£96,324£122,283£66,999£80,976£79,331
Shareholder Funds£88,087£84,170£96,324£122,283£66,999£80,976£79,331

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
6 November 2026Confirmation statement with updates11 October 2026
30 June 2026Total exemption full accounts30 September 2025
28 October 2025Confirmation statement with no updates11 October 2025
30 June 2025Total exemption full accounts30 September 2024
7 November 2024Notification of a person with significant control
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