FERRY MARINE LIMITED

Company number SC093857 ·

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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.

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Shareholders' funds

£89,602

Balance sheet as at 2026-01-31

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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
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 33190 Repair of other equipment

Officers 2 current · 5 resigned

Appointed 2009-10-07
Appointed 1995-03-08

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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

NameDate changed
PORT EDGAR MARINE SERVICES LIMITED1995-05-04
MALDINE LIMITED1985-11-07

Previous registered addresses 2

AddressChanged on
PORT EDGAR MARINA PORT EDGAR, SOUTH QUEENSFERRY, WEST LOTHIAN, EH30 9SQ2015-03-31
PORT EDGAR MARINA, SOUTH QUEENSFERRY2010-09-21

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.

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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.

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