ROSYTH ROYAL DOCKYARD LIMITED
A subsidiary of Babcock International Group, the company operates a major defence dockyard in Fife responsible for integrating Royal Navy aircraft carriers and dismantling decommissioned nuclear submarines.
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£345M
-8.5% vs 2024
Employees
1,843
+22.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£22M
+65.5% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £377,661,000 | £339,144,000 | -10.2% | |
| Operating profit | -£61,658,000 | -£13,629,000 | +77.9% | |
| Profit before tax | -£64,026,000 | -£22,100,000 | +65.5% | |
| Net profit | -£70,544,000 | -£26,828,000 | +62% | |
| Cash | £3,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£202,156,000 | -£289,135,000 | -43% | |
| Net assets | -£317,516,000 | -£344,651,000 | -8.5% | |
| Equity | -£317,516,000 | -£344,651,000 | -8.5% | |
| Average employees | 1,509 | 1,843 | +22.1% | |
| Wages | £75,526,000 | £94,571,000 | +25.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £938,000 | £536,000 | -42.9% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -16.3% | -4.0% | |
| Net margin | -18.7% | -7.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 155.4% | 180.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.16x | 0.29x | |
| Interest cover | -7.65x | -0.80x |
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
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Given the above assessment, the Directors have concluded that the Company has adequate resources to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements. The Directors have not identified any material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt upon the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- ROSYTH ROYAL DOCKYARD LIMITED · parent
- Rosyth Royal Dockyard Pension Trustees Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 38 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BABCOCK CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2016-09-19 | — | — |
| CRAIG, Phillip James | Director | 2023-12-07 | Mar 1979 | British |
| DINGLEY, Richard Anthony | Director | 2025-09-15 | Jul 1969 | British |
| HEDICKER, Gareth John | Director | 2024-12-18 | Sep 1974 | British |
| MISRA, Avinash | Director | 2024-12-18 | Jun 1977 | British |
| WATSON, Paul | Director | 2024-12-18 | Aug 1964 | British |
Show 38 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREIG, John David Taylor | Secretary | 2000-04-28 | 2014-06-01 |
| KENNEDY, Andrew Patrick | Secretary | — | 1997-09-02 |
| LYON, George Traill | Secretary | 1997-09-02 | 1999-07-30 |
| MARTIN, Robert Scott | Secretary | 1999-07-30 | 2000-04-28 |
| SMITH, Allan Keppie | Secretary | — | 1991-08-19 |
| WOOD, Julia Mary | Secretary | 2014-06-01 | 2024-07-31 |
| ALEXANDER, Brian Russell | Director | 2016-09-19 | 2021-10-29 |
| BATTY, David Stewart | Director | — | 1999-06-18 |
| BETHEL, Archibald Anderson | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2016-09-19 |
| BILLIALD, Stanley Alan Royall | Director | 2007-03-07 | 2010-08-18 |
| COYLE, Alan | Director | 2021-12-09 | 2024-03-29 |
| DAVISON, Paul Graham | Director | — | 1994-03-31 |
| DIXON, James Mark | Director | 2018-02-19 | 2018-04-30 |
| DOHERTY, Shaun, Dr | Director | 2022-06-13 | 2024-09-30 |
| DONALDSON, John Anthony | Director | 2009-01-05 | 2024-07-29 |
| DONNELLY, Ian Sherriff | Director | 2014-09-02 | 2018-02-19 |
| EASTON, Murray Simpson | Director | 1997-05-18 | 2002-05-31 |
| HILTON, Gordon Davidson | Director | — | 1998-06-03 |
| HOWIE, John Wallace | Director | 2012-05-30 | 2021-03-31 |
| HOWIE, John Wallace | Director | 2008-01-21 | 2009-07-10 |
| JOHNSON, David Mark | Director | — | 2000-03-01 |
| JONES, Derek Malcolm | Director | 2009-01-05 | 2023-10-12 |
| MACPHERSON, Alexander Allan | Director | — | 2003-10-13 |
| MARTINELLI, Franco | Director | 2007-03-07 | 2016-09-19 |
| MCCALLUM, William Gerard | Director | 1993-07-02 | 1994-09-30 |
| MCKENNA, Michael Noel | Director | — | 2004-04-01 |
| MIDGLEY, Anthony Richard | Director | — | 1994-05-31 |
| MORSE, Barry | Director | 2003-10-13 | 2005-03-31 |
| MORSE, Barry | Director | 1993-07-02 | 1995-06-01 |
| PETTIGREW, Timothy Michael Robert | Director | 2009-07-10 | 2014-09-02 |
| REILLY, Joseph | Director | 2010-08-18 | 2014-09-02 |
| ROBERTSON, James Black | Director | — | 1994-03-31 |
| ROGERS, Peter Lloyd | Director | 2007-12-18 | 2009-01-05 |
| SHEPHERD, David James | Director | 2018-02-19 | 2018-02-27 |
| SMITH, Allan Keppie | Director | — | 1997-05-18 |
| TAME, William | Director | 2007-12-18 | 2009-01-05 |
| URQUHART, Iain Stuart | Director | 2003-10-13 | 2022-05-31 |
| WATSON, William Robert | Director | 2016-09-19 | 2024-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babcock Marine (Rosyth) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 231 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-07 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-14 | 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
- 1
- 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.