Annual accounts
Medium accounts
31/12/2026Filing deadline
Made up to 31/03/2025Due 31/12/2026
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/03/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/03/2025
ORKNEY FERRIES LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Council Offices, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1NY
- Classification (SIC)
- Sea and coastal passenger water transport (50.10 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Medium
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
Pre-Score for UK companies is coming soon
- 03/12/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-12-01 with updates
- 17/11/2025View PDF (29 pages)
Accounts for a medium company made up to 2025-03-31
- 17/12/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-12-01 with no updates
- 04/12/2024View PDF (31 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2024-03-31
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- Whether the filed accounts are strengthening or weakening year on year.
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Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
Due in 89 days
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
15/12/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 01/12/2025Due 15/12/2026
- Next statement date
- 01/12/2026
- Last statement dated
- 01/12/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures ORKNEY FERRIES LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2023–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£8.88M2025
20.18%vs 20242024: £7.39M
Total Assets
£16.22M2025
66.84%vs 20242024: £9.72M
Cash in Bank
£546.31K2025
-33.45%vs 20242024: £820.89K
Total Liabilities
£7.04M2025
225.93%vs 20242024: £2.16M
Employees
1982025
-4vs 20242024: 202
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 3 rose and 1 fell. Total assets moved furthest, up 66.84% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for ORKNEY FERRIES LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through ORKNEY FERRIES LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +17% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2023–2025Every measure end to end across 2023, 2024 and 2025, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2023–2025.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures5 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 3 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 3 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2023–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 198 | -4 |
| 2024 | 202 | +15 |
| 2023 | 187 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 187 in 2023 to 198 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
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It is a professional assessment of the company 's performance, revealing company's potential and risks, showing it's past experiences and revealing future prospects.
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Officers
47Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 07/10/2011–15/06/2017 | 6 | |
| Director | 12/06/1990–31/10/1992 | 1 | |
| Director | 12/06/1990–28/05/1994 | 7 | |
| Director | 02/06/1995–26/05/1999 | 1 | |
| Director | 12/06/1990–01/06/1994 | 7 | |
| Director | 05/07/2007–05/01/2012 | 0 | |
| Director | 02/07/2020–04/05/2022 | 1 | |
| Director | 03/07/2008–15/06/2017 | 2 | |
| Director | 25/01/1993–28/05/1994 | 0 | |
| Director | 06/03/1995–02/06/1995 | 0 | |
| Director | 17/06/2022–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 17/06/2022–Present | 1 | |
| Director | 17/06/2022–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 11/06/1994–06/03/1995 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 07/10/2005–26/02/2008 | 0 | |
| Director | 30/05/2012–15/06/2017 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 03/10/1997–07/10/2005 | 0 | |
| Director | 24/05/1989–18/12/1992 | 0 | |
| Director | 07/10/2011–30/05/2012 | 0 | |
| Director | 20/08/2001–23/06/2010 | 1 | |
| Director | 05/07/2007–09/09/2011 | 1 | |
| Director | 22/08/1998–20/08/2001 | 1 | |
| Director | 12/06/1990–11/01/1993 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/11/1992–24/04/2002 | 1 | |
| Director | 01/11/1992–21/08/1998 | 1 | |
| Director | 07/06/1999–01/05/2003 | 1 | |
| Director | 05/07/2007–15/06/2017 | 1 | |
| Director | 15/06/2017–19/04/2020 | 1 | |
| Corporate Secretary | 23/06/2010–24/06/2013 | 0 | |
| Director | 30/05/2012–04/05/2022 | 0 | |
| Director | 03/07/2008–09/09/2011 | 2 | |
| Director | 30/05/2002–23/06/2010 | 1 | |
| Director | 17/06/2022–Present | 8 | |
| Director | 15/06/2017–04/05/2022 | 3 | |
| Director | 10/12/2003–05/07/2007 | 5 | |
| Director | 10/06/1994–27/05/1999 | 5 | |
| Director | 07/06/1999–01/05/2003 | 4 | |
| Director | 10/12/2003–05/07/2007 | 4 | |
| Director | 15/06/2017–04/05/2022 | 1 | |
| Secretary | 30/10/2017–Present | 0 | |
| Secretary | 24/06/2013–16/09/2015 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 17/09/2015–30/10/2017 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 26/02/2008–23/06/2010 | 0 | |
| Director | 15/06/2017–04/05/2022 | 2 | |
| Director | 17/06/2022–Present | 1 | |
| Director | 10/12/2003–05/07/2007 | 4 | |
| Director | 10/06/1994–01/05/2003 | 4 |
Persons with significant control
1Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 01/12/2016–24/10/2018 | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 9
- Since 15/12/2022
- Last 12 months
- 2
- Same as the year before (2)
- Most recent filing
- 03/12/2025
- 10 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 03/12/2025
- Accounts filedLatest 17/11/2025
Filing timeline
- 03/12/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-12-01 with updates
- 17/11/2025View PDF (29 pages)
Accounts for a medium company made up to 2025-03-31
- 17/12/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-12-01 with no updates
- 04/12/2024View PDF (31 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2024-03-31
- 03/06/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mrs Mellisa-Louise Thomson on 2024-06-03
- 08/12/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-12-01 with no updates
- 31/08/2023View PDF (12 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2023-03-31
- 20/12/2022View PDF (14 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2022-03-31
- 15/12/2022View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2022-12-01 with no updates
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
Similar companies
1 UK company is similar to ORKNEY FERRIES LIMITED, sharing the same company status (Active), the same industry sector and activity group (Sea and coastal passenger water transport) and a comparable number of employees. It is shown below to help you compare competitors and industry peers.
AVISERV LIMITED
Active27-37 Aquis House,The Winning Box, Aviserv Limited, Office No.22, 27-37 Station Road, Hayes, Middlesex UB3 4DX
- Activity
- Sea and coastal freight water transport
- Company no.
- 04380212
- Incorporated
- 22/02/2002
- Employees
- 165
About ORKNEY FERRIES LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
ORKNEY FERRIES LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Council Offices, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1NY. Companies House classifies its business as Sea and coastal passenger water transport. It has been on the register for 65 years 1 month.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £8.88M and 198 employees.
ORKNEY FERRIES LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records ORKNEY FERRIES LIMITED under one registered business activity: Sea and coastal passenger water transport (50.10 - SIC 2007).
ORKNEY FERRIES LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 01/09/1961.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £8.88M, total assets of £16.22M, cash in bank of £546.31K and total liabilities of £7.04M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 03/12/2025: Confirmation statement made on 2025-12-01 with updates, 10 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2026 and the next confirmation statement is due by 15/12/2026.
Companies House lists 47 officers (6 currently in post) and 1 person with significant control (0 current).