FERRY MARINE LIMITED
Company number SC093857 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Ferry Marine Limited possesses genuine strategic assets—a four-decade trading history, specialized marine engineering expertise, and defensible niche positioning in Scotland's boat repair market. However, the financial trajectory reveals a business systematically extracting more value than it creates, with shareholders' funds declining 32% over seven years despite consistent profitability. The recent capital investment in plant and machinery is encouraging and suggests management's willingness to invest for growth, but this must be accompanied by workforce expansion, working capital stabilization, and a reduction in dividend extraction to ensure long-term viability. Without these adjustments, the company risks becoming operationally fragile despite its market position strengths.
Shareholders' funds
£89,602
Balance sheet as at 2026-01-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1985-06-17
- Employees
- 4 (2026 accounts · was 6 in 2025)
- Registered office
- Unit 1 Hunting Park, Houstoun Industrial Estate, Livingston, West Lothian, EH54 5QS
- Postcode
- EH54 5QS
- Capital
- 4,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 1 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2026-01-31
- Next due by
- 2027-10-31
- Financial year end
- 31 January
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-08-02
- Next due by
- 2027-08-16
Nature of business (SIC)
- 33190 Repair of other equipment
Officers 2 current · 5 resigned
Contact details
- Website
- ferrymarine.co.uk
- Phone
- 0131 331 1233
Scotland’s premier RIb, & engine centre. Whether you're looking for an outboard for your boat or new tubes for your rib, we are your specialists.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| PORT EDGAR MARINE SERVICES LIMITED | 1995-05-04 |
| MALDINE LIMITED | 1985-11-07 |
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| PORT EDGAR MARINA PORT EDGAR, SOUTH QUEENSFERRY, WEST LOTHIAN, EH30 9SQ | 2015-03-31 |
| PORT EDGAR MARINA, SOUTH QUEENSFERRY | 2010-09-21 |
Among its peers
3rd oldest
of 58 similar companies in EH, trading since 1985
No.15 of the largest repair of other equipment companies in Edinburgh →
Competitors Edinburgh
This company ranks 15 among repair of other equipment in Edinburgh.
The class of 1985
49%
of the 15,386 companies incorporated in 1985 are still active today; 42% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.