HOLYHEAD MARINE SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-26 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-12
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+24.9% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£6M
+5.2% vs 2024
Employees
59
+5.4% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£425K
-54.6% first positive since 2021
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,930,455 | £4,474,712 | £6,361,403 | £6,565,997 | £8,827,524 | £8,828,894 | |
| Operating profit | £913,802 | -£122,492 | £1,135,040 | £1,064,910 | £934,699 | £404,667 | |
| Profit before tax | £913,802 | -£122,492 | £1,134,971 | £1,064,862 | £934,628 | £424,579 | |
| Net profit | £921,138 | -£121,166 | £1,131,222 | £1,068,611 | £901,878 | £272,442 | |
| Cash | £166,015 | £476,816 | £555,203 | £471,541 | £1,673,358 | £2,089,790 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,130,224 | £9,138,586 | £10,248,858 | £4,664,998 | £5,582,433 | £5,829,941 | |
| Net assets | £11,870,591 | £8,785,184 | £9,916,406 | £4,331,830 | £5,233,708 | £5,506,150 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | £5,233,708 | £5,506,150 | |
| Average employees | 48 | 52 | 54 | 52 | 56 | 59 | |
| Wages | £1,340,197 | £1,408,930 | £1,540,526 | £1,704,818 | £1,864,388 | £2,023,869 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 15.4% | -2.7% | 17.8% | 16.2% | 10.6% | 4.6% | |
| Net margin | 15.5% | -2.7% | 17.8% | 16.3% | 10.2% | 3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.5% | -1.3% | 11.1% | 22.8% | 16.7% | 6.9% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 16449.86x | 22185.63x | 13164.77x | — |
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.
People
6 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOULD, Michael Bernard | Secretary | 1999-03-15 | — | British |
| COLIN YORK, Jeffrey Nicholas | Director | 2005-07-18 | Jul 1962 | British |
| DARROCH, Alan | Director | 2006-12-22 | Sep 1951 | British |
| EVANS, Simon | Director | 2025-01-30 | Jan 1987 | British |
| FIRTH, Daniel Richard | Director | 2025-01-30 | May 1982 | British |
| GOULD, Michael Bernard | Director | 2000-04-25 | Aug 1951 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEADE, Deirdre Noel | Secretary | — | 1992-11-30 |
| MEADE, Matthew | Secretary | 1992-11-30 | 1999-03-15 |
| CLEDWYN OF PENRHOS, Lord | Director | — | 2000-05-31 |
| FOULKES, Brian | Director | — | 1999-03-15 |
| MAWDSLEY, Francis Paul | Director | — | 2000-05-31 |
| MEADE, Deirdre Noel | Director | — | 1992-11-30 |
| MEADE, John | Director | — | 1992-11-30 |
| MEADE, John Mark, Capt | Director | — | 2024-10-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holyhead Boatyard Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 142 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-18 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-12-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
0%
£8,827,524 £8,828,894
-
Cash
+24.9%
£1,673,358 £2,089,790
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
+5.2%
£5,233,708 £5,506,150
-
Employees
+5.4%
56 59
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
-56.7%
£934,699 £404,667
first positive since 2021
-
Profit before tax
-54.6%
£934,628 £424,579
first positive since 2021
-
Wages
+8.6%
£1,864,388 £2,023,869
highest in 6 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers