P&O FERRYMASTERS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-17
Watchouts
Cash
£9M
-33.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£36M
+13.2% vs 2023
Employees
345
-10.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£737K
-105.7% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £484,237,000 | £442,144,000 | |
| Operating profit | £13,216,000 | -£462,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £12,965,000 | -£737,000 | |
| Net profit | £10,526,000 | £278,000 | |
| Cash | £13,668,000 | £9,070,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £32,669,000 | £34,756,000 | |
| Net assets | £31,504,000 | £35,674,000 | |
| Equity | £31,504,000 | £35,674,000 | |
| Average employees | 384 | 345 | |
| Wages | £15,268,000 | £14,389,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £372,000 | £474,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-8.7%
£484,237,000 £442,144,000
-
Cash
-33.6%
£13,668,000 £9,070,000
-
Net assets
+13.2%
£31,504,000 £35,674,000
-
Employees
-10.2%
384 345
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Operating profit
-103.5%
£13,216,000 -£462,000
-
Profit before tax
-105.7%
£12,965,000 -£737,000
-
Wages
-5.8%
£15,268,000 £14,389,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.7% | -0.1% | |
| Net margin | 2.2% | 0.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 40.5% | -1.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 77.1% | 74.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.19x | 1.15x | |
| Interest cover | 18.01x | -1.05x |
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
- P&O FERRYMASTERS LIMITED 1990-01-05 → present
- FERRYMASTERS LIMITED 1958-07-30 → 1990-01-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the Directors consider to be appropriate for the following reasons.”
Significant events
- “Asset operations in Ireland did not align with the core business or cross-fertilization and was disinvested in 2024 with activities in Larne ceasing.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 42 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HANDZO, Indira | Secretary | 2025-12-08 | — | — |
| CASSIDY, Christopher Neil | Director | 2007-08-01 | May 1970 | British |
| JAYARAMAN, Ganesh Raj | Director | 2024-09-03 | Sep 1964 | Australian |
| NIEBERGALL, Timm Ulrich | Director | 2022-04-01 | Oct 1977 | German |
Show 42 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELDER, Bastiaan | Secretary | 2006-04-28 | 2020-05-31 |
| CASSIDY, Christopher Neil | Secretary | 2020-06-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| KACHELO, Anoushka Rafia | Secretary | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-08 |
| MITCHELL, Amelia | Secretary | 2022-04-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| ROGERS, Peter John | Secretary | 1958-07-30 | 2006-04-28 |
| BELDER, Bastiaan | Director | 2000-07-01 | 2020-05-31 |
| BELL, Janette Susan | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2020-08-10 |
| BLOMME, Wim Albert Aster | Director | 2009-09-01 | 2020-05-31 |
| BOG, Murat | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| BRAAM, Herman Hendrik | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2019-08-31 |
| BRADSHAW, John | Director | 1958-07-30 | 2007-05-30 |
| CASSIDY, Christopher Neil | Director | 2011-08-31 | 2011-08-31 |
| DEEBLE, Helen | Director | 2002-12-20 | 2017-12-31 |
| DILLEY, Graham Neil | Director | 1997-03-20 | 2011-08-31 |
| DUVAL, Jean-Francois | Director | 2002-12-20 | 2004-10-30 |
| EDWARDS, Michael Reginald | Director | 2000-04-05 | 2005-06-30 |
| GILL, Barry | Director | 1958-07-30 | 2002-10-31 |
| HEBBLETHWAITE, Peter Douglas Gerald | Director | 2022-04-01 | 2025-09-01 |
| HOLMBLAD, Ulf | Director | 1958-07-30 | 2001-06-01 |
| IMISSON, David Victor | Director | 2001-05-01 | 2002-12-20 |
| JONES, Phillip David Maitland | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2013-10-15 |
| KRISTENSEN, Jesper | Director | 2022-04-01 | 2024-09-03 |
| MENHEERE, Jules | Director | 2006-10-02 | 2009-06-01 |
| MEYRICK, Robert Ian | Director | 2006-08-01 | 2009-06-01 |
| MULDER, Mark Eltjo | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| MULDER, Mark Eltjo | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2010-01-15 |
| NARUMANCHI VENKATA LAKSHMI, Narayana Prasad | Director | 2022-04-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| OSEN, Gideon Paul | Director | 1958-07-30 | 1999-10-06 |
| PETERS, Russell Dennis | Director | 2002-12-20 | 2006-04-28 |
| REID, Andrew Robin | Director | 2000-03-13 | 2000-06-27 |
| RICE, Charles James | Director | 1958-07-30 | 2002-12-20 |
| RICHMOND, David Alec | Director | 1958-07-30 | 1999-12-01 |
| ROGERS, Peter John | Director | 1958-07-30 | 2006-04-28 |
| RUNGE, Thorsten | Director | 2020-06-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| SMITH, David Arhtur | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2007-03-30 |
| STRETCH, David | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2021-11-23 |
| TAYLOR, Martin Noel | Director | 1958-07-30 | 2002-12-20 |
| TIMMERMANS, Gerardus Adrianus Cornelius | Director | 2017-02-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| ULDBJERG, Jesper Boegh | Director | 2023-08-09 | 2025-05-08 |
| VAN DEN BOS, Joep | Director | 1958-07-30 | 2002-12-20 |
| VERBEKE, Bart | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2009-09-01 |
| WALTERS, Stephen Kenneth | Director | 2002-12-20 | 2014-01-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P&O Ferrymasters Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| P&O Ferries Division Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 302 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-21 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-21 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-22 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-22 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-22 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-12-08 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-12-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-15 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-05-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-31 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-12-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.