CALEY OCEAN SYSTEMS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-12 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-29
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£12M
highest in 4 filed years
Employees
72
Average over period
Profit before tax
£3M
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-30 | 2020-12-30 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £33,504,785 | £22,297,969 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £3,178,431 | £2,898,332 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £3,155,490 | £2,886,774 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £2,934,811 | £2,596,933 | |
| Cash | £5 | £5 | — | — | £3,201,714 | £4,721,673 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,655,294 | £1,304,028 | — | — | £10,343,310 | £12,992,418 | |
| Net assets | £8,655,294 | £1,259,861 | — | — | £9,879,642 | £12,476,575 | |
| Equity | £8,655,294 | £1,259,861 | £3,569,011 | £6,944,831 | £9,879,642 | £12,476,575 | |
| Average employees | 41 | 35 | — | — | 75 | 72 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £3,582,985 | £3,990,572 | |
| 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. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-30 | 2020-12-30 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 9.5% | 13.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 8.8% | 11.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 30.7% | 22.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.59x | 2.25x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 138.55x | 250.76x |
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
- CALEY OCEAN SYSTEMS LIMITED 1999-11-04 → present
- DALGLEN (NO. 729) LIMITED 1999-10-13 → 1999-11-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “On 17 December 2024, Pryme Group Limited transferred its entire trade and operational activities to Caley Ocean Systems Limited, a fellow group undertaking under the common control of Pryme Group Limited. The transfer included all fixed assets, associated liabilities and assets. The transaction was carried out at book value and no gain or loss was recognised. The purpose of the transaction was part of a group-wide restructuring to consolidate trading operations.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2024-02-01 | — | — |
| BUCHAN, Tyler John | Director | 2021-11-02 | Sep 1985 | British |
| MURRAY, Kerrie Rae Doreen | Director | 2021-08-04 | Sep 1983 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUCHAN, Tyler John | Secretary | 2021-11-02 | 2024-02-01 |
| COOPER, David Robert | Secretary | 1999-11-16 | 2014-09-19 |
| KERR, Gordon William | Secretary | 2021-08-19 | 2021-10-24 |
| BLACKWOOD PARTNERS LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2019-11-07 | 2021-08-19 |
| BURNESS PAULL LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2014-09-19 | 2019-11-01 |
| DALGLEN SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-10-13 | 1999-11-16 |
| COOPER, David Robert | Director | 1999-11-16 | 2022-10-18 |
| GILL, Christopher John | Director | 2014-09-19 | 2016-05-31 |
| HODKINSON, David John | Director | 2023-02-02 | 2023-12-31 |
| HUTCHINSON, David Craig, Managing Director | Director | 2018-09-07 | 2022-04-12 |
| KERR, Gordon William | Director | 2019-11-07 | 2021-10-24 |
| MACDONALD, Alasdair | Director | 2014-09-19 | 2016-06-30 |
| MCLELLAN, Ross Andrew Gordon | Director | 2017-05-24 | 2019-12-04 |
| MCPHERSON, James Gregor | Director | 1999-11-16 | 2021-07-30 |
| DALGLEN DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-10-13 | 1999-11-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pryme Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-08-05 | Active |
| Seanamic Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-08-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 151 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-11-07 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-11-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-11-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-11-06 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-11-06 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-29 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-13 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2025-01-13 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2025-01-13 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2025-01-13 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2025-01-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-02 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-06-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.