MERCY SHIPS - U.K. LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-09-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-17
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-42.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£4M
-40.1% vs 2024
Employees
47
+4.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£2M
-124.2% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,049,178 | -£2,352,129 | |
| Net profit | -£1,049,178 | -£2,352,129 | |
| Cash | £5,135,311 | £2,970,321 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,863,082 | £3,510,953 | |
| Net assets | £5,863,082 | £3,510,953 | |
| Equity | £5,863,082 | £3,510,953 | |
| Average employees | 45 | 47 | |
| Wages | £1,963,552 | £2,291,585 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | 19.86x | 12.22x |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“We have an expectation that we have adequate resources and control mechanisms to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Further, we believe that there are no material uncertainties that may cast doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “In 2025, Mercy Ships UK (MSUK) achieved its best ever income year of £11.2m compared to £9.9m the previous year, an increase of 13%.”
- “The 2025 total expenditure of £13.6m including grants, compared to £11.0m the previous year, reflects MSUK's commitment to our international programmes.”
- “A defining moment of 2025 was the start of construction on a new hospital ship, the Africa Mercy II.”
- “In 2025 Dr Michelle White, trustee of Mercy Ships UK was confirmed as CEO of Mercy Ships International, to take up her post on 26 January 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADEYEMI, Ade | Director | 2022-01-04 | Mar 1987 | British |
| BOYLE, Lois | Director | 2018-07-04 | Apr 1974 | British |
| CHENG, Leo Hurk-Hang | Director | 2020-09-16 | Jul 1961 | British |
| FRASER, Alisdair Allan | Director | 2025-07-01 | Oct 1965 | British |
| HICKMAN, Bernard Leigh | Director | 2025-01-01 | Jun 1975 | British |
| MILENKOVIC, Angharad Jane | Director | 2018-03-14 | Sep 1980 | British |
| RAMSBOTTOM, Paul Benjamin | Director | 2015-06-12 | May 1976 | British |
| SPENCE, Michael James, Dr | Director | 2022-03-25 | Jan 1962 | British,Australian |
| THALAYASINGAM, Naiomi Ashanthi | Director | 2020-03-16 | May 1982 | British |
| WHITE, Michelle Claire | Director | 2021-12-01 | Aug 1970 | British |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARKE, Henry Benwell | Secretary | 2001-09-14 | 2022-03-25 |
| GUINAN, Allan John | Secretary | 1996-01-17 | 2001-08-20 |
| GUINAN, Allan John | Secretary | 1996-01-17 | 2001-08-20 |
| ANDERSON OF SWANSEA, Donald, Lord | Director | 2000-06-13 | 2012-03-16 |
| AVERY, Suzanne | Director | 2004-10-18 | 2011-03-18 |
| BILLINGTON, Andrew Kenneth | Director | 2012-03-16 | 2021-03-18 |
| CLARKE, Henry Benwell | Director | 1996-01-17 | 2022-03-25 |
| DUNNETT, Anthony Gordon | Director | 2012-03-16 | 2021-06-10 |
| DYER, Simonne | Director | 1996-01-17 | 1998-10-23 |
| EDWARDS, Alan Thomas Henry | Director | 2011-09-30 | 2018-03-14 |
| EWINS, Peter Colin | Director | 2017-12-05 | 2021-09-16 |
| GLOAG, Ann Heron | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2019-03-25 |
| GOODE, Ronald Lane, Dr | Director | 2013-03-15 | 2018-03-14 |
| GREEN, Lynn | Director | 1996-01-17 | 2001-06-06 |
| GUINAN, Allan John | Director | 1996-01-17 | 2001-08-20 |
| GUY, Ruth Margaret | Director | 2002-05-15 | 2019-03-25 |
| HARRISON, Henry Terence | Director | 2002-11-05 | 2016-03-16 |
| HILL, Charles Michael | Director | 1996-01-17 | 2004-09-01 |
| HILL, Jennifer Margaret | Director | 1996-01-17 | 2001-06-06 |
| HUGHES-PENNEY, Robert Charles | Director | 1999-09-21 | 2004-04-13 |
| HUMPHREYS, Justin Matthew | Director | 2022-04-21 | 2025-04-22 |
| MARKIEWICZ, Mark Leonard | Director | 1996-01-17 | 2000-12-15 |
| MCCOLL OF DULWICH, Ian, Lord | Director | 1997-05-09 | 2015-04-30 |
| PALMER, Donovan | Director | 2017-06-30 | 2019-10-07 |
| PATERSON, James | Director | 1996-01-17 | 2013-03-15 |
| SCHULZE, Peter Boyce | Director | 2013-03-15 | 2013-03-15 |
| SCHULZE, Peter Boyce | Director | 2013-03-15 | 2017-06-30 |
| SIMS, John Andrew | Director | 2001-03-28 | 2004-01-13 |
| STEPHENS, Donald | Director | 1996-01-17 | 2013-03-15 |
| STOGNER, Thomas Ames | Director | 2020-06-08 | 2021-06-25 |
| THOMSON, Keith Derek | Director | 1996-01-17 | 2021-03-18 |
| TUAKLI, Juliette, Dr | Director | 2018-07-04 | 2024-09-04 |
| VARDY, David | Director | 2004-04-18 | 2006-05-31 |
| WARREN, Michael | Director | 1996-01-17 | 2001-06-06 |
| ZUYDAM, David Mel | Director | 2017-12-05 | 2024-11-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 144 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2026-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-42.2%
£5,135,311 £2,970,321
-
Net assets
-40.1%
£5,863,082 £3,510,953
-
Employees
+4.4%
45 47
-
Profit before tax
-124.2%
-£1,049,178 -£2,352,129
-
Wages
+16.7%
£1,963,552 £2,291,585
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