MERSEY FERRIES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-08 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-24
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£31K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£549K
0% vs 2024
Employees
71
+6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £4,273,298 | £3,919,234 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | £0 | £0 | |
| Cash | £13,456 | £0 | £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 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 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.52x | 0.52x |
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
- 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.”
Group structure
- MERSEY FERRIES LIMITED · parent
- The Beatles Story Limited 100%
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 and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. 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 |
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
-8.3%
£4,273,298 £3,919,234
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
0%
-£548,888 -£548,888
-
Employees
+6%
67 71
-
Wages
+2.8%
£2,588,075 £2,661,611
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