MARELLA CRUISES LIMITED
Operating as part of the TUI Group, the company runs a British cruise line formerly known as Thomson Cruises, providing passenger voyages across Europe, the Caribbean, and Asia.
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Cash
£13M
+8.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£289M
+44.5% vs 2024
Employees
88
+7.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£76M
+33.3% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £716,000,000 | £748,000,000 | +4.5% | |
| Operating profit | £71,000,000 | £99,000,000 | +39.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £57,000,000 | £76,000,000 | +33.3% | |
| Net profit | £57,000,000 | £76,000,000 | +33.3% | |
| Cash | £12,000,000 | £13,000,000 | +8.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £337,000,000 | £332,000,000 | -1.5% | |
| Net assets | £200,000,000 | £289,000,000 | +44.5% | |
| Equity | £200,000,000 | £289,000,000 | +44.5% | |
| Average employees | 82 | 88 | +7.3% | |
| Wages | £5,167,000 | £6,446,000 | +24.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £447,000 | £842,000 | +88.4% |
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 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 9.9% | 13.2% | |
| Net margin | 8.0% | 10.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 21.1% | 29.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 70.5% | 59.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.19x | 0.30x | |
| Interest cover | 2.45x | 2.68x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Following the above considerations, the Directors have concluded that, after having made appropriate enquiries (including enquiries of relevant fellow group undertakings), in their opinion, no material uncertainties exist that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis and do not include any adjustments that would be necessary if the Company were unable to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “On 8th December 2025 the Company acquired the leased cruise ship, Marella Voyager, by a purchase option for €115m.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACHILLEA, Kyriaki | Director | 2024-11-08 | Oct 1981 | British |
| HACKNEY, Christopher Paul | Director | 2020-09-16 | Mar 1977 | British |
| HIBBERT, Adrian John | Director | 2024-01-18 | Sep 1971 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLDRAKE, Robert | Director | 2020-04-17 | 2020-09-30 |
| SMITH, Jason Mark | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2024-04-30 |
| SOFER, Richard | Director | 2020-04-17 | 2023-10-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tui Uk Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-04-17 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 30 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-23 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-10-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-05-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-05-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type 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.