CALMAC FERRIES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-26 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-12
Watchouts
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The Directors have assessed that these accounts are prepared on a going concern basis, however highlighting a material uncertainty, due to the timing of the direct award decision and the future provision of CHFS services from 1 October 2025.
Accounts
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The Directors have assessed that these accounts are prepared on a going concern basis, however highlighting a material uncertainty, due to the timing of the direct award decision and the future provision of CHFS services from 1 October 2025.”
Group structure
- CALMAC FERRIES LIMITED · parent
- Caledonian MacBrayne Crewing (Guernsey) Limited 1%
Significant events
- “Secured an extension of the Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services (CHFS) contract until 30 September 2025.”
- “Delivered MV Glen Sannox to passenger service in January 2025, the first large vessel to join our fleet in over a decade.”
- “Anticipate delivery of MV Isle of Islay within the calendar year and MV Loch Indaal in early 2026, followed by MV Glen Rosa, MV Lochmor, and MV Claymore during 2026/27.”
- “Overall Satisfaction (OSAT) among island-based respondents increased from 66.7% in August 2024 to 75% in March 2025, representing a 12% improvement over that period.”
- “Retail revenue reached £8.9 million, below the expected £10.8 million, due to several vessel disruptions, lengthy absence of MV Caledonian Isles, retirement of MV Hebridean Isles, and reduction of passenger numbers on MV Isle of Mull.”
- “Brand reputation score increased to 73.3%, supported by strategic marketing campaigns and partnerships with local tourism bodies.”
- “We carried over 5.0 million passengers, and 1.4 million cars, a slight decrease of 2.0% and 1.7% on prior year carryings. We also transported 81,995 commercial vehicle metres in the year, which reflect an increase of 3.1% on prior year.”
- “On 23 September 2025, the Board signed the 10-year Clyde & Hebrides Ferry Services contract (CHFS3) and associated agreements with the Scottish Ministers. The agreements became effective on 1 October 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEATON, David Malcolm | Director | 2023-06-19 | Dec 1967 | Scottish |
| CONWAY, Lucy | Director | 2025-11-03 | Nov 1961 | British |
| INGRAM, Timothy John | Director | 2021-11-08 | Dec 1957 | British |
| MACKISON, Duncan John | Director | 2025-02-12 | Mar 1967 | British |
| MACRAE, John Grant | Director | 2021-11-16 | Nov 1950 | British |
| NOLAN, John Simon | Director | 2025-11-03 | Apr 1968 | British |
| OSTERGAARD, Erik Jorgen | Director | 2022-01-03 | Mar 1959 | Danish |
| RYAN, Karen | Director | 2023-12-01 | Sep 1959 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCKENZIE, Gordon White | Secretary | 2006-05-12 | 2011-04-30 |
| BROWELL, Susan Margaret | Director | 2016-12-01 | 2022-11-30 |
| COMERFORD, Michael Brendan | Director | 2016-12-01 | 2022-11-30 |
| DORCHESTER, Martin | Director | 2012-05-11 | 2017-12-01 |
| DRUMMOND, Robert Lindsay | Director | 2012-04-18 | 2024-07-12 |
| EASTON, Murray Simpson | Director | 2014-02-21 | 2016-01-01 |
| GILLIES, Ian | Director | 2006-10-01 | 2011-05-27 |
| HAGAN, Stephen | Director | 2013-01-28 | 2021-11-20 |
| KERR, John | Director | 2006-10-01 | 2007-12-14 |
| LYNCH, Alexander Mckay | Director | 2006-07-26 | 2012-04-18 |
| MACDONALD, Alexander Allan | Director | 2006-10-01 | 2009-03-31 |
| MACKISON, Duncan John | Director | 2019-04-24 | 2022-09-16 |
| MACLEOD, Lorne Buchanan | Director | 2006-10-01 | 2012-10-31 |
| MCGIBBON, David Campbell | Director | 2012-11-26 | 2022-01-31 |
| MCGIBBON, David Campbell | Director | 2006-10-01 | 2011-05-27 |
| MILLS, Harold Hernshaw | Director | 2006-05-12 | 2006-07-31 |
| O'CONNOR, Sharon Marie | Director | 2022-02-14 | 2024-07-25 |
| PRESTON, Philip Godfrey | Director | 2006-10-01 | 2011-11-11 |
| QUIRK, Norman Linton | Director | 2008-01-30 | 2013-12-31 |
| ROBERTSON, Charles Archibald | Director | 2010-07-21 | 2012-08-24 |
| SINCLAIR, Robert | Director | 2009-10-28 | 2010-12-31 |
| SINCLAIR, Robert | Director | 2008-01-30 | 2009-04-01 |
| SINCLAIR, William Lawrie | Director | 2006-05-12 | 2010-06-30 |
| STARK, Primrose Jean Davidson | Director | 2009-10-28 | 2015-12-31 |
| STIRLING, James Martin | Director | 2014-02-21 | 2021-11-20 |
| TAIT, Albert Victor | Director | 2014-03-01 | 2022-02-28 |
| TAYLOR, George Alister | Director | 2008-03-26 | 2012-11-22 |
| TIMMS, Peter Kenneth | Director | 2006-07-26 | 2012-11-26 |
| URE, Scott Andrew | Director | 2012-11-22 | 2015-08-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Macbrayne Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 132 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-09-30 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-09-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-30 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-09-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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Year-on-year
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