MERSEY FERRIES LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£549k
0% vs 2025
Employees
74
+4.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£13k
Period ending 2026-03-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
-
Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £4,273,298 | £3,919,234 | £4,293,178 | +9.5% | |
| Operating profit | — | £108,288 | £111,133 | +2.6% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £0 | £12,739 | — | |
| Net profit | £0 | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Cash | £0 | £30,824 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,548,245 | £1,331,146 | £1,124,471 | -15.5% | |
| Net assets | -£548,888 | -£548,888 | -£548,888 | 0% | |
| Equity | -£548,888 | -£548,888 | -£548,888 | 0% | |
| Average employees | 67 | 71 | 74 | +4.2% | |
| Wages | £2,588,075 | £2,661,611 | £2,847,019 | +7% | |
| 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 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 2.8% | 2.6% | |
| Net margin | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 8.1% | 9.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 116.0% | 114.9% | 116.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.52x | 0.52x | 0.39x | |
| Interest cover | — | 1.00x | 1.13x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Langtons Professional Services Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- MERSEY FERRIES LIMITED · parent
- The Beatles Story Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OUTRAM, Louise Ann | Secretary | 1995-04-18 | — | British |
| MCGUCKIN, Richard John | Director | 2022-12-01 | Apr 1973 | British |
| MCLEAN, Kirsty Jane | Director | 2020-10-07 | Feb 1977 | British |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MILLAR, Thomas Andrew | Secretary | — | 1995-04-18 |
| ABBEY, Ronald Leroy | Director | 2007-06-28 | 2008-07-14 |
| BARCLAY, James Robert | Director | 2004-08-19 | 2012-12-31 |
| BLAKELEY, Chris, Councillor | Director | 2008-07-14 | 2012-07-04 |
| BOUSFIELD, Mark James | Director | 2020-10-07 | 2021-06-25 |
| BROWN, David | Director | 2013-12-04 | 2015-11-09 |
| BUNNELL, Michael Paul | Director | 2003-04-15 | 2008-11-13 |
| DEAN, Elizabeth | Director | 2009-09-08 | 2024-09-30 |
| DODD, John Andrew, Cllr | Director | 2012-07-06 | 2013-06-27 |
| DONALD, Robert Gardiner | Director | 1991-10-16 | 1995-02-28 |
| DOWD, Mark Michael | Director | 2009-12-14 | 2011-07-04 |
| DOWD, Mark Michael | Director | 1992-06-23 | 2007-06-28 |
| FISHER, Peter Brian | Director | 1996-04-19 | 2005-09-01 |
| FOGARTY, John Francis | Director | 2021-07-23 | 2022-12-01 |
| FOULKES, Stephen | Director | 2012-06-28 | 2013-06-27 |
| GEDDES, Michael Stewart | Director | 1995-06-05 | 1997-04-17 |
| HOWARD, George, Councillor | Director | 1999-08-17 | 2005-04-20 |
| INGHAM, John | Director | — | 1992-05-07 |
| KING, Martin | Director | 2009-02-02 | 2013-03-12 |
| LLOYD, Hugh Griffith | Director | 1993-07-05 | 2002-03-21 |
| MCKELVIE, Jacquie | Director | 2006-06-29 | 2007-06-28 |
| MILLEA, Peter, Councillor | Director | 2010-07-05 | 2011-07-04 |
| NOONE, Michael John | Director | 2018-12-05 | 2019-07-19 |
| QUINN, Marlene Mary | Director | 2011-06-27 | 2013-06-27 |
| ROBINSON, Liam John | Director | 2011-07-04 | 2012-06-28 |
| ROGERS, Francis | Director | 2009-09-08 | 2021-07-16 |
| RYAN, Michael John | Director | — | 1999-03-31 |
| SCALES, Neil | Director | 1997-09-01 | 2012-01-12 |
| SHARP, Malcolm John | Director | 2012-07-06 | 2013-06-27 |
| SPRIGGS, Jack | Director | 2005-05-23 | 2009-12-11 |
| STILWELL, Alan George | Director | 2005-01-04 | 2012-12-31 |
| SWAINSON, Roy | Director | — | 1998-08-31 |
| SWALLOW, David Fairbairn Barber | Director | — | 1997-04-17 |
| THOMPSON, Ian Lawrence | Director | 1991-10-16 | 1993-09-30 |
| WILKINSON, John David | Director | — | 2004-08-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merseytravel | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-16 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 173 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-07-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-06-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
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.