BIBBY MARINE LIMITED
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Cash
£7.5m
+216.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.2m
+172.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
53
+6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.1m
-24.7% first positive since 2023
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £21,062,000 | £36,763,000 | £34,240,000 | -6.9% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,593,000 | £8,516,000 | £7,266,000 | -14.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£4,020,000 | £4,069,000 | £3,064,000 | -24.7% | |
| Net profit | -£4,012,000 | £4,173,000 | £3,057,000 | -26.7% | |
| Cash | £1,154,000 | £2,382,000 | £7,529,000 | +216.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £70,533,000 | £85,385,000 | £115,403,000 | +35.2% | |
| Net assets | -£6,115,000 | -£1,645,000 | £1,187,000 | +172.2% | |
| Equity | -£6,115,000 | -£1,645,000 | £1,187,000 | +172.2% | |
| Average employees | 47 | 50 | 53 | +6% | |
| Wages | £2,937,000 | £3,853,000 | £3,884,000 | +0.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £878,000 | £494,000 | £631,000 | +27.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £87,000 | £21,000 | £22,000 | +4.8% | |
| Highest paid director | £258,000 | £262,000 | £300,000 | +14.5% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -7.6% | 23.2% | 21.2% | |
| Net margin | -19.0% | 11.4% | 8.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | -2.3% | 10.0% | 6.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 107.4% | 101.6% | 99.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.31x | 1.63x | 1.38x | |
| Interest cover | -0.36x | 1.91x | 1.73x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BIBBY MARINE LIMITED 2008-04-21 → present
- BRITAIN STEAMSHIP COMPANY LIMITED(THE) 1884-12-08 → 2008-04-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the above analysis, the directors have formed the judgement at the time of approving the financial statements, that the Company and the Group have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- BIBBY MARINE LIMITED · parent
- Bibby Maritime Limited 100%
- Bibby Pioneer Limited 100%
- Bibby Bergen Limited 100%
- Bibby Progress Limited 100%
- AB Trent Limited 100%
- AB Avon Limited 100%
- Bibby Maritime Crewing Services Limited 100%
- Bibby Wavemaster I Limited 100%
- Bibby Wavemaster 2 Limited 100%
- Bibby Wavemaster 3 Limited 100%
- Bibby Marine Services Limited 100%
- Bibby Marine Management Limited 100%
- Bibby Maritime Nigeria Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIBBY BROS. & CO. (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | — | — | — |
| BIBBY, Geoffrey Frank Harold, Mr. | Director | 2021-01-01 | Feb 1965 | British |
| GILMAN, Nicholas Charles | Director | 2023-11-06 | Dec 1967 | British |
| LEWIS, Jonathan Gareth | Director | 2019-09-01 | Jun 1973 | British |
| QUINN, Nigel Colin Patrick | Director | 2020-10-30 | Apr 1971 | British,Irish |
| WOODCOCK, Howard Dennis | Director | 2023-03-16 | May 1965 | British |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARNES, Arthur Rennie | Director | — | 1993-08-16 |
| BATRA, Gaurav | Director | 2013-03-06 | 2014-12-31 |
| BIBBY, Michael James | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2025-01-20 |
| BIBBY, Michael James | Director | 2012-03-06 | 2018-05-08 |
| BIBBY, Michael James, Sir | Director | — | 2003-02-24 |
| BLAIKIE, Stephen | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2017-09-30 |
| BOLTON, Stephen Henry | Director | 2017-09-30 | 2021-07-09 |
| BROWN, Michael Peter | Director | 2016-10-10 | 2018-01-31 |
| COLLINS, Gary James | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2020-04-03 |
| CRESSWELL, John Harold | Director | 2018-05-08 | 2020-12-31 |
| CROOK, Ian Kenneth | Director | 2017-11-07 | 2020-01-31 |
| GOLDING, Sean Thomas, Mr. | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2017-11-07 |
| GOODY, Andrew John | Director | 2022-06-01 | 2023-11-01 |
| GREEN, Cyril Joseph | Director | 2004-11-01 | 2010-10-15 |
| HAYMER, Jonathan | Director | 2012-03-06 | 2016-09-14 |
| HAYMER, Jonathan | Director | 1994-01-17 | 2002-07-01 |
| HOGARTH, John Stewart Whewell | Director | — | 2003-07-01 |
| HOWARD, Martyn Philip | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2012-03-06 |
| HUGHES, Barry Anthony | Director | 2008-10-29 | 2012-03-06 |
| HUGHES, John Howard | Director | 2002-11-01 | 2024-07-31 |
| KENT, Martin Cranston | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2012-03-06 |
| KITCHEN, Simon Jeremy, Mr. | Director | 2012-03-06 | 2020-05-08 |
| KITCHEN, Simon Jeremy | Director | 2005-01-24 | 2008-01-01 |
| LYONS, Mark Joseph | Director | 2018-09-05 | 2019-09-01 |
| MATHISON, Ian | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2012-03-06 |
| MCLEAY, Ian Andrew | Director | 2014-08-26 | 2017-03-31 |
| OSBORNE, Jonathan | Director | 2001-12-01 | 2019-03-31 |
| PREECE, Mark Alfred | Director | 2003-02-24 | 2004-01-31 |
| QUINN, Nigel Colin Patrick | Director | 2017-03-01 | 2019-01-31 |
| SAMUELS, Helen Julia | Director | 2020-01-31 | 2020-10-30 |
| SHERRARD, Simon Patrick | Director | — | 1999-12-31 |
| STERRETT, David John | Director | — | 1993-02-16 |
| WOODCOCK, Howard Dennis | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2008-01-01 |
| WORDEN, Susan Erica Ann | Director | 2020-04-21 | 2022-05-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bibby Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 250 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-10 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2022-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-06-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.