THE PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR FERRY COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£7K
-75% vs 2024
Net assets
£3M
+4.2% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£240K
+4.3% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £528,000 | £528,000 | 0% | |
| Operating profit | £266,000 | £259,000 | -2.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £230,000 | £240,000 | +4.3% | |
| Net profit | £73,000 | £112,000 | +53.4% | |
| Cash | £28,000 | £7,000 | -75% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,538,000 | £3,545,000 | +0.2% | |
| Net assets | £2,647,000 | £2,759,000 | +4.2% | |
| Equity | £2,647,000 | £2,759,000 | +4.2% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 50.4% | 49.1% | |
| Net margin | 13.8% | 21.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.5% | 7.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.96x | 1.00x | |
| Interest cover | 7.39x | 13.63x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- THE PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR FERRY COMPANY LIMITED 2005-09-14 → present
- PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR FERRY COMPANY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY(THE) 1883-08-21 → 2005-09-14
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the directors are confident that the Company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- THE PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR FERRY COMPANY LIMITED · parent
- Portsea Harbour Company Limited 100%
- Clarence Marine Engineering Limited 100%
- Gosport Ferry Limited 100%
- Portsmouth Harbour Waterbus Company Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 49 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Gareth | Secretary | 2026-02-28 | — | — |
| BROWN, Adam James | Director | 2019-06-01 | Jun 1979 | British |
| COLLINS, Sean | Director | 2026-02-28 | Jul 1968 | British |
| HATHER, Liam Paul Jon | Director | 2026-02-28 | Jul 1984 | British |
| THEOBALD, Philip David | Director | 2024-09-13 | Mar 1985 | British |
Show 49 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAKER, Christopher Paul | Secretary | 1993-12-01 | 1994-12-31 |
| BELL, Murray Lewis | Secretary | 1997-10-29 | 1999-10-31 |
| BROWN, Adam James | Secretary | 2019-06-01 | 2026-02-28 |
| FOSTER, John Laurence | Secretary | 2006-11-15 | 2012-09-28 |
| IVINS, James Browell | Secretary | 2007-03-27 | 2011-02-28 |
| KNIGHTLEY, Anthony Maurice | Secretary | 2005-04-04 | 2006-03-31 |
| MACMILLAN, John Eric | Secretary | 1999-10-31 | 2005-04-04 |
| SMITH, David Robert | Secretary | 1995-01-01 | 1996-12-31 |
| SMITH, David Robert | Secretary | — | 1997-10-29 |
| WATERS, Christine Maria | Secretary | 2011-03-01 | 2019-05-31 |
| WATERS, Christine Maria | Secretary | 2007-10-10 | 2007-10-10 |
| WEST, Michael David | Secretary | 2006-04-01 | 2006-11-15 |
| AIKEN, Michael Patrick | Director | 2004-06-08 | 2005-05-31 |
| BELL, Murray Lewis | Director | 1996-07-01 | 1998-09-01 |
| BOUGOURD, Martyn Herbert | Director | — | 1994-07-08 |
| BRYANT, Paul Robert, Captain | Director | 2005-04-04 | 2006-07-14 |
| CHILDS, Philip David | Director | — | 1991-10-28 |
| CLARKE, Jeremy Luke | Director | 2015-11-01 | 2016-11-04 |
| EDWARDS, Anthony Hugh | Director | 1994-10-26 | 1995-07-28 |
| EDWARDS, Keith David Williams | Director | 2010-12-06 | 2015-10-31 |
| FOSTER, John Laurence | Director | 2005-02-02 | 2022-04-22 |
| FULLER, Paul John | Director | 2007-03-27 | 2010-12-31 |
| GUYMER, Eric Norman Lawrence | Director | — | 1993-09-30 |
| HARPER, Malcolm George, Councillor Commander | Director | 1998-07-01 | 1999-12-31 |
| HUDD, David Leslie | Director | 2004-12-13 | 2015-02-09 |
| IVINS, James Browell | Director | 2007-03-27 | 2011-02-28 |
| KILLINGLEY, Michael Sedley | Director | 2005-04-04 | 2015-04-13 |
| KILLINGLEY, Michael Sedley | Director | 2003-03-31 | 2004-06-14 |
| KNIGHTLEY, Anthony Maurice | Director | 2004-12-13 | 2006-03-31 |
| LANE, Clive Anthony | Director | 2016-11-01 | 2024-08-31 |
| MACMILLAN, John Eric | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2004-12-13 |
| MCGREAL, Bryan | Director | 2004-12-13 | 2005-02-02 |
| MUNRO, Stuart Ian | Director | 2021-04-28 | 2026-02-28 |
| PHILLIPS, Graham David | Director | 1995-08-21 | 2004-12-13 |
| POWELL, John Edward | Director | 1992-12-31 | 1994-07-08 |
| RAYMENT, Mark John | Director | 2004-06-15 | 2007-04-30 |
| ROBERTS, Carl | Director | 2006-02-21 | 2007-03-30 |
| ROWLAND, Edmund Lloyd | Director | 2015-02-09 | 2017-05-02 |
| SAVILLE, Duncan Paul | Director | 1993-12-01 | 1995-07-28 |
| SHAMUYARIRA, Reuben | Director | 2022-11-24 | 2026-02-28 |
| SHAW, Ian Dudley | Director | — | 1994-07-08 |
| SMITH, David Robert | Director | 1993-12-01 | 1996-12-31 |
| SOLEN, Christopher John | Director | 1994-07-15 | 1999-10-31 |
| TUCKER, Allen Charles | Director | — | 1992-06-30 |
| WATERS, Christine Maria | Director | 2007-10-10 | 2019-05-31 |
| WEST, Michael David | Director | 2006-02-21 | 2006-11-15 |
| WITHINSHAW, Charles Richard Pinhey | Director | 1997-01-01 | 2004-12-13 |
| WORLEY, Frank Bernard | Director | — | 1992-11-16 |
| WRIGHT, Michael Reginald | Director | 1991-10-29 | 2005-05-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tc Gosport Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100% | 2026-02-28 | Active |
| Fih Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-03-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 252 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-23 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-03-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-20 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-03-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-12-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-12-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-22 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-12-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 3
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.