WINDERMERE LAKE CRUISES LIMITED
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Cash
£3.1m
+10.5% vs 2025
Net assets
£12m
+2.5% vs 2025
Employees
162
+9.5% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.7m
+2.7% first positive since 2021
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £4,148,253 | £9,470,216 | £11,448,536 | £13,130,303 | £13,635,232 | £14,265,530 | +4.6% | |
| Operating profit | -£175,271 | £3,542,046 | £3,063,907 | £3,876,839 | £3,776,775 | £3,860,277 | +2.2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£220,561 | £3,409,576 | £2,943,232 | £3,784,047 | £3,616,620 | £3,713,846 | +2.7% | |
| Net profit | -£187,068 | £2,491,878 | £2,380,590 | £2,866,667 | £2,709,429 | £2,781,146 | +2.6% | |
| Cash | £593,523 | £7,768,998 | £3,868,968 | £2,850,513 | £2,817,901 | £3,114,327 | +10.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £16,480,583 | £22,230,899 | £18,956,516 | £17,394,611 | £17,312,000 | £17,703,588 | +2.3% | |
| Net assets | £11,076,333 | £13,463,928 | £13,263,198 | £11,758,578 | £11,752,402 | £12,044,470 | +2.5% | |
| Equity | £11,076,333 | £13,463,928 | £13,263,198 | £11,758,578 | £11,752,402 | £12,044,470 | +2.5% | |
| Average employees | 109 | 115 | 135 | 145 | 148 | 162 | +9.5% | |
| Wages | £2,307,414 | £2,660,585 | £3,339,622 | £3,851,919 | £4,097,398 | £4,244,097 | +3.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £70,572 | £77,723 | £77,136 | £77,210 | £82,470 | £94,278 | +14.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £8,225 | £8,794 | £9,580 | +8.9% |
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 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -4.2% | 37.4% | 26.8% | 29.5% | 27.7% | 27.1% | |
| Net margin | -4.5% | 26.3% | 20.8% | 21.8% | 19.9% | 19.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | -1.1% | 15.9% | 16.2% | 22.3% | 21.8% | 21.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 30.5% | 40.6% | 29.7% | 37.9% | 32.1% | 32.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.10x | 2.12x | 1.95x | |
| Interest cover | -3.80x | 26.66x | 16.28x | 12.24x | 11.62x | 13.65x |
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
- WINDERMERE LAKE CRUISES LIMITED 1996-02-22 → present
- BOWNESS BAY BOATING CO. LIMITED 1968-03-22 → 1996-02-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Lamont Pridmore
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Although the current economic climate creates both cashflow and profitability risks for the company, the company continues to trade profitably and is cash generative.”
Group structure
- WINDERMERE LAKE CRUISES LIMITED · parent
- Ambleside Motor Launch Co. Limited 100%
- Bowness Bay Boating Co. Limited 100%
- Windermere Boating Company Limited 100%
- Windermere Iron Steamboat Company Limited 100%
- Windermere Motor Launch Company Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIMON, Andrew James | Secretary | 2015-01-21 | — | — |
| BEWLEY, William John | Director | — | Oct 1945 | British |
| BROCKBANK, John | Director | 2017-07-20 | Jan 1952 | British |
| CORMACK, Jennifer | Director | 2017-07-20 | Nov 1981 | British |
| DENNISON, Martin Raymond | Director | 2025-01-14 | Nov 1967 | British |
| FALLOWFIELD, Ernest George | Director | — | Apr 1941 | British |
| MICKLETHWAITE, Leslie | Director | 1996-04-29 | Jul 1943 | British |
| SIMON, Andrew James | Director | 2013-05-20 | Aug 1980 | British |
| THOMPSON, James Roy | Director | — | May 1947 | British |
| WILKINSON, Nigel | Director | 2004-03-01 | Jul 1964 | British |
| WOODBURN, John | Director | 2013-05-20 | Jun 1956 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLEMING, James William | Secretary | — | 2012-07-01 |
| BROCKBANK, Alan | Director | — | 2015-01-21 |
| COWHERD, Thomas Richard | Director | — | 2024-02-21 |
| DENNISON, Raymond | Director | — | 2007-07-29 |
| DIXON, Bruce | Director | — | 1997-04-28 |
| FLEMING, James William | Director | — | 2012-07-01 |
| HARDMAN, Philip Ross | Director | — | 2002-07-25 |
| HOWSON, Brian | Director | — | 2009-01-13 |
| ROTHWELL, Edward | Director | — | 2002-10-11 |
| SPROAT, James Alan | Director | — | 1996-04-01 |
| TWADDLE, Bryan | Director | — | 2010-05-08 |
| WILSON, Michael David | Director | 2001-02-27 | 2004-05-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winander Leisure Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 238 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-01-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-01-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-01-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.