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MERSEY FERRIES LIMITED
Cash
£31K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£549K
0% vs 2024
Employees
71
+6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Profile
- Company number
- 02495472
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1990-04-24
- Last accounts made up
- 2025-03-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 50300
Net assets
3-year trend · vs UK Logistics & Mobility median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | |
| Cash | £13,456 | — | £30,824 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £1,548,245 | £1,331,148 | |
| Net assets | — | -£548,888 | -£548,888 | |
| Equity | -£548,888 | -£548,888 | -£548,888 | |
| Average employees | — | 67 | 71 | |
| Wages | — | £2,588,075 | £2,661,611 |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Langtons Professional Services Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“It is confirmed that any furture trading losses of the core transport activity of the company will continue to be covered by a revenue support grant from its parent undertaking for the forseeable future, though this does not extend to the tourism - related activities of the company. Accordingly, the directors believe it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis.”
Subsidiaries
- The Beatles Story Limited · 100% held
Significant events
- “Work on the the building of a new Mersey Ferry, the first in over 60 years, progressed on programme and on budget for the financial year 2024/25. The keel laying ceremony in January 2025 was a really momentous occasion for the business and progress on brining the new ferry into operation will continue into the next year.”
- “Our major intervention in Woodside, the renewal of the landing stage and link span bridge, got underway contractually in 2024/25 with the appointment of Warbreck Engineering to build and install this key structure.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
3 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OUTRAM, Louise Ann | Secretary | 1995-04-18 | — | British |
| MCGUCKIN, Richard John | Director | 2022-12-01 | Apr 1973 | British |
| MCLEAN, Kirsty Jane | Director | 2020-10-07 | Feb 1977 | British |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MILLAR, Thomas Andrew | Secretary | — | 1995-04-18 |
| ABBEY, Ronald Leroy | Director | 2007-06-28 | 2008-07-14 |
| BARCLAY, James Robert | Director | 2004-08-19 | 2012-12-31 |
| BLAKELEY, Chris, Councillor | Director | 2008-07-14 | 2012-07-04 |
| BOUSFIELD, Mark James | Director | 2020-10-07 | 2021-06-25 |
| BROWN, David | Director | 2013-12-04 | 2015-11-09 |
| BUNNELL, Michael Paul | Director | 2003-04-15 | 2008-11-13 |
| DEAN, Elizabeth | Director | 2009-09-08 | 2024-09-30 |
| DODD, John Andrew, Cllr | Director | 2012-07-06 | 2013-06-27 |
| DONALD, Robert Gardiner | Director | 1991-10-16 | 1995-02-28 |
| DOWD, Mark Michael | Director | 2009-12-14 | 2011-07-04 |
| DOWD, Mark Michael | Director | 1992-06-23 | 2007-06-28 |
| FISHER, Peter Brian | Director | 1996-04-19 | 2005-09-01 |
| FOGARTY, John Francis | Director | 2021-07-23 | 2022-12-01 |
| FOULKES, Stephen | Director | 2012-06-28 | 2013-06-27 |
| GEDDES, Michael Stewart | Director | 1995-06-05 | 1997-04-17 |
| HOWARD, George, Councillor | Director | 1999-08-17 | 2005-04-20 |
| INGHAM, John | Director | — | 1992-05-07 |
| KING, Martin | Director | 2009-02-02 | 2013-03-12 |
| LLOYD, Hugh Griffith | Director | 1993-07-05 | 2002-03-21 |
| MCKELVIE, Jacquie | Director | 2006-06-29 | 2007-06-28 |
| MILLEA, Peter, Councillor | Director | 2010-07-05 | 2011-07-04 |
| NOONE, Michael John | Director | 2018-12-05 | 2019-07-19 |
| QUINN, Marlene Mary | Director | 2011-06-27 | 2013-06-27 |
| ROBINSON, Liam John | Director | 2011-07-04 | 2012-06-28 |
| ROGERS, Francis | Director | 2009-09-08 | 2021-07-16 |
| RYAN, Michael John | Director | — | 1999-03-31 |
| SCALES, Neil | Director | 1997-09-01 | 2012-01-12 |
| SHARP, Malcolm John | Director | 2012-07-06 | 2013-06-27 |
| SPRIGGS, Jack | Director | 2005-05-23 | 2009-12-11 |
| STILWELL, Alan George | Director | 2005-01-04 | 2012-12-31 |
| SWAINSON, Roy | Director | — | 1998-08-31 |
| SWALLOW, David Fairbairn Barber | Director | — | 1997-04-17 |
| THOMPSON, Ian Lawrence | Director | 1991-10-16 | 1993-09-30 |
| WILKINSON, John David | Director | — | 2004-08-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merseytravel | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-16 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 172 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-12-18 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-01-02 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-09-30 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-12-12 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-12-30 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-12-01 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2022-12-01 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2022-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2021-11-16 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2021-08-05 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2021-07-16 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2021-06-28 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2021-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2020-12-14 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2020-11-17 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2020-11-17 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
Credit score
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Activity Score
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