IRISH FERRIES (U.K.) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-25 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-11
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£188K
-94.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£9M
-28.3% vs 2023
Employees
9
-25% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£391K
-24.7% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- IRISH FERRIES (U.K.) LIMITED 1995-01-19 → present
- B & I LINE (UK) LIMITED 1987-02-02 → 1995-01-19
- BRITISH & IRISH STEAM PACKET COMPANY(U.K)LIMITED 1971-08-05 → 1987-02-02
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 | £3,958,000 | £3,612,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£27,000 | -£241,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £519,000 | £391,000 | |
| Net profit | £237,000 | £232,000 | |
| Cash | £3,208,000 | £188,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £16,342,000 | £12,797,000 | |
| Net assets | £13,205,000 | £9,471,000 | |
| Equity | £13,205,000 | £9,471,000 | |
| Average employees | 12 | 9 | |
| Wages | £369,000 | £313,000 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.7% | -6.7% | |
| Net margin | 6.0% | 6.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.2% | -1.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 20.5% | 30.2% | |
| Current ratio | 16.17x | 0.51x | |
| Interest cover | -3.86x | -40.17x |
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
- KPMG
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Financial Statements which report net current liabilities of £380,000 have been prepared on the going concern basis. The Directors report that they have satisfied themselves at the time of approving the financial statements that the Company is a going concern, having adequate financial resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- IRISH FERRIES (U.K.) LIMITED · parent
- Irish Ferries Services UK Limited 100%
- Eurofeeders Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLLAND, Brian | Secretary | 2025-11-14 | — | — |
| FREEMAN, Declan | Director | 2015-06-04 | Aug 1975 | Irish |
| LEDWIDGE, David | Director | 2013-01-01 | Jan 1980 | Irish |
| ROTHWELL, Eamonn | Director | — | May 1955 | Irish |
| SHEEN, Andrew Paul | Director | 2012-04-02 | Jan 1972 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORCORAN, Thomas | Secretary | 2001-03-30 | 2025-11-14 |
| SULLIVAN, Paul | Secretary | — | 2001-03-30 |
| CAREY, Francis | Director | — | 1997-03-27 |
| KEANE, Eddie, Captain | Director | 2001-03-30 | 2011-04-30 |
| KELLY, Anthony | Director | 2001-03-30 | 2015-03-28 |
| MULLIN, Alex | Director | — | 2001-03-30 |
| O'DEA, Gearoid | Director | — | 2015-05-31 |
| REILLY, John | Director | 2001-03-30 | 2012-04-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Ferries Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Irish Continental Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 170 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-21 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-17 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-8.7%
£3,958,000 £3,612,000
-
Cash
-94.1%
£3,208,000 £188,000
-
Net assets
-28.3%
£13,205,000 £9,471,000
-
Employees
-25%
12 9
-
Operating profit
-792.6%
-£27,000 -£241,000
-
Profit before tax
-24.7%
£519,000 £391,000
-
Wages
-15.2%
£369,000 £313,000
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