HOLYHEAD MARINE SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£2.1M
+24.9% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£5.5M
+5.2% vs 2024
Employees
59
+5.4% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£425K
-54.6% first positive since 2021
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,930,455 | £4,474,712 | £6,361,403 | £6,565,997 | £8,827,524 | £8,828,894 | 0% | |
| Operating profit | £913,802 | -£122,492 | £1,135,040 | £1,064,910 | £934,699 | £404,667 | -56.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £913,802 | -£122,492 | £1,134,971 | £1,064,862 | £934,628 | £424,579 | -54.6% | |
| Net profit | £921,138 | -£121,166 | £1,131,222 | £1,068,611 | £901,878 | £272,442 | -69.8% | |
| Cash | £166,015 | £476,816 | £555,203 | £471,541 | £1,673,358 | £2,089,790 | +24.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,130,224 | £9,138,586 | £10,248,858 | £4,664,998 | £5,582,433 | £5,829,941 | +4.4% | |
| Net assets | £11,870,591 | £8,785,184 | £9,916,406 | £4,331,830 | £5,233,708 | £5,506,150 | +5.2% | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | £5,233,708 | £5,506,150 | +5.2% | |
| Average employees | 48 | 52 | 54 | 52 | 56 | 59 | +5.4% | |
| Wages | £1,340,197 | £1,408,930 | £1,540,526 | £1,704,818 | £1,864,388 | £2,023,869 | +8.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £47,937 | £54,409 | £53,229 | £75,273 | £55,918 | £107,676 | +92.6% |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 15.4% | -2.7% | 17.8% | 16.2% | 10.6% | 4.6% | |
| Net margin | 15.5% | -2.7% | 17.8% | 16.3% | 10.2% | 3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.5% | -1.3% | 11.1% | 22.8% | 16.7% | 6.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 3.02x | 2.77x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- HOLYHEAD MARINE SERVICES LIMITED 1990-09-06 → present
- HOLYHEAD MARINE LIMITED 1987-02-12 → 1990-09-06
- HOLYHEAD SALVAGE COMPANY LIMITED 1967-01-06 → 1987-02-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Aston Hughes Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “During the year, the Company was bought out from the Holyhead Group and is now an independent company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOULD, Michael Bernard | Secretary | 1999-03-15 | — | British |
| COLIN YORK, Jeffrey Nicholas | Director | 2005-07-18 | Jul 1962 | British |
| DARROCH, Alan | Director | 2006-12-22 | Sep 1951 | British |
| EVANS, Simon | Director | 2025-01-30 | Jan 1987 | British |
| FIRTH, Daniel Richard | Director | 2025-01-30 | May 1982 | British |
| GOULD, Michael Bernard | Director | 2000-04-25 | Aug 1951 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEADE, Deirdre Noel | Secretary | — | 1992-11-30 |
| MEADE, Matthew | Secretary | 1992-11-30 | 1999-03-15 |
| CLEDWYN OF PENRHOS, Lord | Director | — | 2000-05-31 |
| FOULKES, Brian | Director | — | 1999-03-15 |
| MAWDSLEY, Francis Paul | Director | — | 2000-05-31 |
| MEADE, Deirdre Noel | Director | — | 1992-11-30 |
| MEADE, John | Director | — | 1992-11-30 |
| MEADE, John Mark, Capt | Director | — | 2024-10-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holyhead Boatyard Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 142 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-18 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-12-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.