COLLINS RIVER ENTERPRISES LIMITED
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Cash
£19m
+159.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£18m
+19.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
485
+1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£5.1m
+40.5% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £42,008,669 | £47,070,396 | £54,071,253 | +14.9% | |
| Operating profit | £6,871,605 | £6,056,099 | £8,113,400 | +34% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,431,453 | £3,650,912 | £5,131,062 | +40.5% | |
| Net profit | £3,240,466 | £6,736,339 | £2,994,510 | -55.5% | |
| Cash | £4,712,268 | £7,452,628 | £19,311,220 | +159.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,041,574 | £33,395,204 | £53,792,581 | +61.1% | |
| Net assets | £8,644,302 | £15,380,641 | £18,375,151 | +19.5% | |
| Equity | £8,644,302 | £15,380,641 | £18,375,151 | +19.5% | |
| Average employees | 463 | 480 | 485 | +1% | |
| Wages | £15,758,471 | £17,622,392 | £18,956,150 | +7.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £618,063 | £670,993 | £678,700 | +1.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £68,000 | £77,360 | £86,523 | +11.8% | |
| Highest paid director | £263,540 | £270,535 | £271,149 | +0.2% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 16.4% | 12.9% | 15.0% | |
| Net margin | 7.7% | 14.3% | 5.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 62.2% | 18.1% | 15.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 85.2% | 81.0% | 82.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.22x | 0.34x | 0.53x | |
| Interest cover | 4.39x | 2.20x | 2.42x |
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
- COLLINS RIVER ENTERPRISES LIMITED 1999-03-01 → present
- COLLINS EXECUTIVE RIVER TRAVEL LIMITED 1999-02-15 → 1999-03-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors perform an annual going concern review that considers the Company's ability to meet its financial obligations as they fall due... TC UK BidCo Ltd have confirmed in writing that this intercompany loan of £40,915,587 will not be called in.”
Significant events
- “During the year, the Company incurred £1,018,805 of professional and advisory costs relating to the acquisition of Portsmouth Harbour Ferry Company, which completed after the reporting date.”
- “ZEVI vessel Lightning Clipper was delivered to the Company in March, facilitated by a wet tow from Wight Shipyard, ahead of commencing trails and full service in Summer 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Gareth Owen | Secretary | 2024-02-23 | — | — |
| HATHER, Liam Paul Jon | Director | 2020-08-26 | Jul 1984 | British |
| LOK, Jesper | Director | 2026-08-18 | Aug 1968 | Danish |
| SYMONDS, Geoffrey Charles | Director | 2011-03-09 | Nov 1978 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLLINS, Dawn Wendy | Secretary | 1999-02-15 | 2003-01-17 |
| EAMES, Scott Hayden | Secretary | 2007-02-22 | 2019-01-31 |
| QUIDDINGTON, Peggy Ann | Secretary | 2004-08-04 | 2005-09-30 |
| WILLIAMS, Stephen | Secretary | 2006-03-31 | 2007-03-30 |
| WOODS, Jane Lesley | Secretary | 2003-01-17 | 2004-08-04 |
| WRIGHT, Nigel John | Secretary | 2005-09-30 | 2006-03-31 |
| HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-02-15 | 1999-02-15 |
| CAMPBELL, David Lachlan | Director | 2008-04-16 | 2011-02-15 |
| COLLINS, Sean Charles | Director | 1999-02-15 | 2026-09-09 |
| DONALDSON, John Stewart | Director | 2004-12-21 | 2006-09-18 |
| DONNELLY, Mark Stephen | Director | 2006-09-18 | 2008-04-16 |
| EAMES, Scott Hayden | Director | 2008-04-16 | 2019-01-31 |
| GEDDES, Stephen George | Director | 2004-12-21 | 2006-09-18 |
| GLOVER, Genevieve Mary Selwyn | Director | 2008-04-16 | 2012-03-16 |
| HILL, Alexander James | Director | 2008-03-01 | 2022-04-25 |
| MCGUIGAN, Sarah Catherine | Director | 2011-03-09 | 2022-04-25 |
| REDMOND, John Martin | Director | 2011-03-09 | 2014-08-01 |
| REEVE, Paul | Director | 2019-03-12 | 2022-04-25 |
| WATSON, Kevin | Director | 2009-01-22 | 2010-11-05 |
| WELLS, Mitchell Macdonald | Director | 2006-09-18 | 2008-03-31 |
| WILLIAMS, Stephen | Director | 2006-03-31 | 2006-09-18 |
| WOODS, Alan Thomas | Director | 1999-02-15 | 2008-09-17 |
| WRIGHT, Nigel John | Director | 2004-12-21 | 2008-03-31 |
| HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-02-15 | 1999-02-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tc Uk Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-04-25 | Active |
| Ansco Transport Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-04-25 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 232 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-03-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-08-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-25 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2026-02-25 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-02-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-02-25 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2026-02-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-03-05 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-17 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.