STARSPEED LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-17 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-03
Watchouts
Cash
£642K
-4.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£2M
-10.2% vs 2023
Employees
95
-8.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£313K
+80.7% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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5 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £24,894,692 | £22,779,359 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£1,777,717 | -£479,153 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£1,617,697 | -£312,935 | |
| Net profit | — | -£1,630,043 | -£265,623 | |
| Cash | — | £673,566 | £641,835 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £4,315,734 | £3,508,329 | |
| Net assets | — | £2,602,469 | £2,336,846 | |
| Equity | £4,232,512 | £2,602,469 | £2,336,846 | |
| Average employees | — | 104 | 95 | |
| Wages | — | £8,050,195 | £7,595,844 |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -7.1% | -2.1% | |
| Net margin | — | -6.5% | -1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -41.2% | -13.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 77.0% | 80.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.57x | 0.60x |
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
- IFRS
- Auditor
- Peter Hodgson & Co. Ltd.
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The Penzance Service has shown very positive improvements in KPIs over the last 12 months, with higher passenger numbers, higher load factors and lower sub-charter costs. The ticket prices have been reviewed and increased to better reflect the costs of service, and Starspeed is making investments in its own MRO capability (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) that will further reduce the overall costs of the operation.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HANSEN, Patrick Joseph Albert | Director | 2021-02-18 | Oct 1972 | Luxembourger |
| LUYCKX, Nicholas Baudouin | Director | 2024-05-31 | Aug 1981 | Belgian |
| MITCHELL, Simon James Le Messurier, Dr | Director | 2014-09-25 | Jul 1965 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DICKIN, Patricia Ann | Secretary | — | 1997-10-09 |
| VOY, Patricia Mollie Brockington | Secretary | 1997-10-09 | 2007-01-05 |
| PETER HODGSON & CO | Corporate Secretary | 2013-11-28 | 2013-11-30 |
| PETER HODSON & CO | Corporate Secretary | 2007-01-05 | 2013-11-27 |
| ARKELL, David Nigel | Director | 2015-09-02 | 2017-09-11 |
| BASSON, Gerrit Petrus | Director | 2017-09-11 | 2017-10-11 |
| BUTCHER, Gary Michael | Director | 2007-09-19 | 2017-09-11 |
| CASIRAGHI, Marco | Director | 2024-02-05 | 2024-11-06 |
| CASIRAGHI, Pierre Rainier Stefano | Director | 2024-02-05 | 2024-11-06 |
| DICKIN, John Frederick | Director | — | 1997-10-09 |
| DICKIN, Patricia Ann | Director | — | 1997-10-09 |
| EVANS, Richard Charles | Director | 2007-01-05 | 2012-09-30 |
| FIELD, Ian Michael | Director | 2007-01-05 | 2014-09-25 |
| HANSEN, Patrick | Director | 2017-09-11 | 2017-10-11 |
| JONES, Sally | Director | 2017-09-11 | 2024-05-31 |
| MORAN, Paul Joseph | Director | 2002-02-27 | 2002-12-30 |
| PEDERSEN, Charlotte | Director | 2017-09-11 | 2021-02-28 |
| VOY, David Alistair | Director | — | 2007-01-05 |
| VOY, Patricia Mollie Brockington | Director | 1997-10-09 | 2007-01-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Nicholas Baudouin Luycx | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-05-31 | Ceased 2024-11-06 |
| Mr Pierre Rainier Stefano Casiraghi | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-02-05 | Ceased 2024-11-06 |
| Mr Marco Casiraghi | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-02-05 | Ceased 2024-11-06 |
| Mr Patrick Joseph Albert Hansen | Individual | Significant influence | 2021-02-28 | Active |
| Dr Simon James Le Messurier Mitchell | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-11-28 | Ceased 2024-11-06 |
| Sally Jones | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-11-28 | Ceased 2024-05-31 |
| Charlotte Pedersen | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-11-28 | Ceased 2021-02-28 |
| Mr Ian Michael Field | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-11-08 | Ceased 2017-09-11 |
| Mr Nicholas Graham Niell | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-09-08 | Ceased 2017-11-28 |
| Mr Gary Michael Butcher | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-09-08 | Ceased 2017-09-11 |
| Mr David Arkell | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-09-08 | Ceased 2017-09-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 171 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-31 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-31 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-12 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-12 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-12 | 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
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-8.5%
£24,894,692 £22,779,359
-
Cash
-4.7%
£673,566 £641,835
-
Net assets
-10.2%
£2,602,469 £2,336,846
-
Employees
-8.7%
104 95
-
Operating profit
+73%
-£1,777,717 -£479,153
-
Profit before tax
+80.7%
-£1,617,697 -£312,935
-
Wages
-5.6%
£8,050,195 £7,595,844
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