Holyhead Boatyard Limited
Registered name: HOLYHEAD BOATYARD LIMITED
Holyhead Boatyard Limited made £7.7m revenue and £584k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Holyhead Boatyard Limited’s revenue was £7.7m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £584k profit and 63 employees. The company is classified under “sea and coastal passenger water transport” and is based in Holyhead; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Holyhead, Wales
- Age
- 15 yrs · since 2011
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £4m | £7.7m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £2.9m | £5.5m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £1.1m | £2.3m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £159k | £668k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £178k | £787k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £132k | £584k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £132k | £584k |
| Staff costs | — | — | £1.1m | £2.7m |
| Employees (average) | — | 0 | 61 | 63 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 3.3% | 7.5% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 28% | 29.6% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £65.3k | £123k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £2.2k | £9.3k |
| Cash conversion | — | — | 38.2% | 270.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | — | — | £2.1m | £3.9m |
| Net assets | £1 | £1 | £1 | £1 |
| Fixed assets | — | — | £2m | £1.9m |
| Current assets | — | £1 | £6m | £5.8m |
| Debtors | — | £1 | £1 | £1 |
| Cash from operations | — | — | £60.6k | £1.8m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 7.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 29.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £123k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £9.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 270.7%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 24.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- —
- Now £1
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now £3.9m
- Headcount
- —
- Now 63
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now £1.9m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Holyhead Marine Services LimitedRev. £7.7m · Profit £584k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £584k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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