STENA LINE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-09-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-24 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-10
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£27M
-17.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£135M
+26.9% vs 2024
Employees
2,244
+3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£37M
-11.4% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- STENA LINE LIMITED 1995-11-06 → present
- STENA SEALINK LIMITED 1992-11-16 → 1995-11-06
- SEALINK STENA LINE LIMITED 1991-11-11 → 1992-11-16
- SEALINK U.K. LIMITED 1978-11-28 → 1991-11-11
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £602,800,000 | £590,500,000 | |
| Operating profit | £39,100,000 | £35,400,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £42,200,000 | £37,400,000 | |
| Net profit | £24,300,000 | £37,300,000 | |
| Cash | £33,100,000 | £27,300,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £121,200,000 | £139,100,000 | |
| Net assets | £106,200,000 | £134,800,000 | |
| Equity | £106,200,000 | £134,800,000 | |
| Average employees | 2,178 | 2,244 | |
| Wages | £87,100,000 | £91,100,000 |
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.5% | 6.0% | |
| Net margin | 4.0% | 6.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 32.3% | 25.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.43x | 1.62x | |
| Interest cover | 43.44x | 17.70x |
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 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis because after reviewing the budget, other long-term plans, making due enquiries and completion of cashflow / working capital forecasts, the Directors have reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months.”
Group structure
- STENA LINE LIMITED · parent
- Stena Line Manning Services Limited 1%
- Anglesey Freeport Limited 1%
Significant events
- “The Company decided to close the Rosslare-Cherbourg service effective 30 September 2025.”
- “The Board approved security arrangements in respect of the sub charter to enable refinancing of a number of vessels by the owner.”
- “The Company approved a 10-year contract renewal for port services in Holyhead.”
- “The Company amending a number of its existing charter agreements in line with its strategic route review.”
- “The Board approved a dividend to be paid of £0.50 per ordinary share to its shareholder at a total cost of £15 million.”
- “The Company entered into mitigation agreements in respect of proposed offshore windfarm developments in the Irish Sea.”
- “The Company agreed to reach out to the insurance market around a possible Buy-In for the 2026 pension Scheme.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRAY, Douglas Alexander | Secretary | 2019-10-22 | — | — |
| DERENSTRAND, Anna Marica | Director | 2014-10-13 | Oct 1967 | Swedish |
| FERNANDEZ-ARES, Sindo Dominic | Director | 2021-11-30 | Nov 1973 | British |
| GRANT, Robert Paul | Director | 2024-06-01 | Aug 1967 | Northern Irish |
| GRAY, Douglas Alexander | Director | 2022-12-01 | Sep 1978 | British |
| HAMPTON, Ian James | Director | 2018-08-20 | Mar 1981 | British |
| MARTENSSON, Ulf Niklas | Director | 2014-10-13 | Jan 1971 | Swedish |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIGGS, John Barton | Secretary | — | 1998-12-31 |
| STRACEY, Leslie David | Secretary | 1999-01-01 | 2019-10-22 |
| AGNEW, Rudolph Joseph Ion, Sir | Director | — | 1994-05-03 |
| AKERLUND, John Robert | Director | 2002-09-01 | 2011-09-29 |
| BEIJER, Anita | Director | — | 1992-09-21 |
| BLOMDAHL, Per Gunnar | Director | 2003-01-13 | 2012-11-30 |
| CARLSSON, Svante Wilhelm, Mr. | Director | — | 2009-12-21 |
| COOPER, William Gareth | Director | — | 2006-12-31 |
| DEEBLE, Helen | Director | 1996-10-14 | 1998-01-04 |
| GOVETT, John Robert | Director | 1992-12-01 | 1996-10-14 |
| HEDBERG, Lars Anders | Director | — | 1998-08-31 |
| HELGESSON, Ola | Director | 2011-06-01 | 2014-10-13 |
| HIGGS, John Barton | Director | 1998-03-04 | 1998-10-20 |
| HOLMES, Robert Alan | Director | — | 1996-10-14 |
| JOHANSSON, Lars Einar Roland | Director | — | 1997-04-30 |
| KOITRAND, Bjarne Erik | Director | 2011-11-14 | 2014-10-13 |
| LANTZ, Carl Frederik Bertil | Director | 2004-09-09 | 2006-11-01 |
| LENOX CONYNGHAM, Charles Denis | Director | — | 1992-05-01 |
| LERENIUS, Bo Ake | Director | 1992-06-29 | 1998-08-05 |
| MACLEOD, Kenneth | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2016-02-01 |
| MCGRATH, Michael Andre | Director | 2006-11-01 | 2014-03-03 |
| NOREN, Hans Erik | Director | 2016-02-01 | 2022-05-25 |
| OLOHAN, Francis William | Director | — | 1997-11-25 |
| OLSSON, Jan Ake Christer | Director | 1998-10-09 | 2011-06-01 |
| OTTOSSON, Lars-Erik Gosta | Director | — | 1992-05-21 |
| PARK, Robert Ewan | Director | — | 1995-11-28 |
| SEVERED, Bo Ingemar | Director | 1998-08-06 | 2003-01-13 |
| SEVERED, Bo Ingemar | Director | — | 1992-12-01 |
| SIEWERS, Hakan Olof | Director | 1998-06-03 | 2002-09-01 |
| STIGNE, Claes Goran | Director | 1992-12-01 | 1997-08-31 |
| STOREY, Maurice | Director | — | 1998-03-31 |
| STRACEY, Leslie David | Director | 2008-04-03 | 2021-11-30 |
| THOMAS, Roger Stephen | Director | 1996-05-07 | 1996-10-14 |
| VINJU, Adrianus Antonie | Director | 1992-07-21 | 1993-03-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stena Line (Uk) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-11-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 748 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-18 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-11-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- 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 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31
-
Turnover
-2%
£602,800,000 £590,500,000
-
Cash
-17.5%
£33,100,000 £27,300,000
-
Net assets
+26.9%
£106,200,000 £134,800,000
-
Employees
+3%
2,178 2,244
-
Operating profit
-9.5%
£39,100,000 £35,400,000
-
Profit before tax
-11.4%
£42,200,000 £37,400,000
-
Wages
+4.6%
£87,100,000 £91,100,000
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