# Metro Shipping (Metro Shipping Limited)

Private limited company registered in Birmingham, classed under “Sea and coastal freight water transport” and 1 other activity.

- Company number: 01487078
- Status: Active
- Type: Private limited company
- Incorporated: 24 March 1980
- Registered office: 2700 The Crescent, Birmingham Business Park, Birmingham, B37 7YE
- Location: Birmingham
- Activity: Sea and coastal freight water transport

## Latest filed profit

Profit after tax in the year to 31 December 2024: **£15.6m**, from its latest filed accounts.

Turnover, net assets, cash, staff, earlier years, ratios and owners are on the page for subscribers.

## Questions people ask

### What does Metro Shipping do?

Private limited company registered in Birmingham, classed under “Sea and coastal freight water transport” and 1 other activity.

### How much turnover does Metro Shipping make?

Answered on the page for FirmFacts Pro subscribers: https://firmfacts.co/company/metro-shipping-01487078

### Is Metro Shipping profitable?

Yes: it made a profit after tax of £15.6m in the year to 31 December 2024, its latest filed accounts.

### How many people work at Metro Shipping?

Answered on the page for FirmFacts Pro subscribers: https://firmfacts.co/company/metro-shipping-01487078

### Who runs and owns Metro Shipping?

Its directors are Nicholas Kevin Brooks, Laurence James Burford, Grant Anthony Liddell, Iain Robert Liddell, Andrew Phillip Smith. Its owners are shown to subscribers.

### Where is Metro Shipping based?

Its registered office is 2700 The Crescent, Birmingham Business Park, Birmingham, B37 7YE, in Birmingham.

### When was Metro Shipping founded?

Metro Shipping Limited was incorporated on 24 March 1980.

### Is Metro Shipping still trading?

The register lists Metro Shipping Limited as active.

## Timeline

Recent filings and changes at Companies House.

- 2026-01-02: Full accounts made up to 31 December 2024
- 2025-10-22: Termination of appointment of Andrew White as a director on 22 October 2025
- 2025-10-22: Appointment of Mr Laurence James Burford as a director on 22 October 2025
- 2024-11-15: Notification of Metro Global Holdings Limited as a person with significant control on 15 November 2024
- 2024-10-15: Full accounts made up to 31 December 2023
- 2023-12-22: Full accounts made up to 31 December 2022
- 2023-05-03: Notification of Iain Robert Liddell as a person with significant control on 2 May 2023
- 2023-05-03: Cessation of Paul Carlile as a person with significant control on 2 May 2023
- 2023-03-31: Termination of appointment of Paul Carlile as a director on 31 March 2023
- 2023-01-03: Appointment of Mr Andrew Phillip Smith as a director on 3 January 2023
- 2023-01-03: Termination of appointment of Kevin Lake as a director on 3 January 2023
- 2022-09-30: Full accounts made up to 31 December 2021
- 2021-12-22: Appointment of Mr Grant Anthony Liddell as a director on 14 December 2021
- 2021-12-21: Current accounting period extended from 30 June 2021 to 31 December 2021
- 2021-07-01: Full accounts made up to 30 June 2020
- 2021-02-04: Previous accounting period shortened from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2020
- 2021-02-03: Previous accounting period extended from 31 March 2020 to 1 July 2020
- 2019-12-24: Full accounts made up to 31 March 2019
- 2019-08-06: Appointment of Mr Nicholas Kevin Brooks as a secretary on 31 July 2019
- 2019-08-06: Termination of appointment of Barry Tuck as a secretary on 31 July 2019
- 2019-01-04: Full accounts made up to 31 March 2018
- 2018-01-03: Full accounts made up to 31 March 2017
- 2017-01-11: Full accounts made up to 31 March 2016
- 2016-05-23: Satisfaction of charge 2 in full
- 2016-01-09: Full accounts made up to 31 March 2015

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Source: Companies House filings (Open Government Licence v3.0). Figures are as filed; nothing is estimated. Page: https://firmfacts.co/company/metro-shipping-01487078