HURTIGRUTEN UK LIMITED
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Cash
£62m
+10.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£22m
+26.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
38
-64.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£6.3m
-40.6% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £159,186,577 | £149,874,940 | £99,868,315 | -33.4% | |
| Operating profit | £2,327,762 | £2,537,329 | £4,763,654 | +87.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,179,627 | £10,536,276 | £6,260,865 | -40.6% | |
| Net profit | £4,020,151 | £7,856,383 | £4,701,358 | -40.2% | |
| Cash | £71,514,502 | £56,335,950 | £62,328,185 | +10.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,250,836 | £17,890,563 | £22,375,619 | +25.1% | |
| Net assets | £9,651,021 | £17,507,404 | £22,208,762 | +26.9% | |
| Equity | £9,651,021 | £17,507,404 | £22,208,762 | +26.9% | |
| Average employees | 128 | 107 | 38 | -64.5% | |
| Wages | £15,325,869 | £11,900,289 | £3,975,142 | -66.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £592,583 | £714,460 | £72,438 | -89.9% |
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 | 1.5% | 1.7% | 4.8% | |
| Net margin | 2.5% | 5.2% | 4.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 22.7% | 14.2% | 21.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 74.7% | 67.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.13x | 1.35x | 1.48x | |
| Interest cover | — | 27.71x | 46.24x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- HURTIGRUTEN UK LIMITED 2022-03-22 → present
- HURTIGRUTEN LIMITED 2006-06-23 → 2022-03-22
- NORWEGIAN COASTAL VOYAGE LIMITED 2000-08-01 → 2006-06-23
- SCANDINAVIAN TRAVEL SERVICE LIMITED 1993-10-26 → 2000-08-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- UHY Hacker Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Directors have reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, noting ships have returned to service, forward bookings are strong, and group liquidity is available. Accounts prepared on going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “In 2021, the former Hurtigruten Group announced the creation of two separate business units: Hurtigruten and HX. On November 28, 2024, the legal and capital structures of HX and Hurtigruten were finalised, and both units were sold to new owners.”
- “The closing of the sale occurred on February 12, 2025, marking the end of a pivotal chapter for both companies as they move forward under new ownership, poised for future growth and innovation in their respective markets.”
- “Within year 2025 the final split has been accomplished on all operational levels.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KARSET, Martin | Secretary | 2025-04-01 | — | — |
| FELIN, Hedda | Director | 2025-04-01 | Mar 1978 | Norwegian |
| SLOAN, Olena | Director | 2025-04-01 | Sep 1976 | British |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COTTAM, Desmond Augustine Herbert | Secretary | 1993-10-26 | 1997-01-02 |
| COTTAM, Iain Augustine | Secretary | 1997-01-15 | 2011-09-30 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-10-26 | 1993-10-26 |
| ANDENAES, Henrik | Director | 2005-06-17 | 2007-11-05 |
| ARKTEG, Magnus Borde | Director | 2015-12-22 | 2019-07-05 |
| BEADLE, Kathryn Jane | Director | 2010-03-24 | 2014-10-28 |
| CARTER, Jonathan Patrick | Director | 2012-09-20 | 2024-06-10 |
| COTTAM, Iain Augustine | Director | 1993-10-26 | 2011-09-30 |
| ERNSTSEN, Torleif | Director | 2017-03-21 | 2023-06-26 |
| FJELL, Olav | Director | 2007-11-05 | 2012-10-31 |
| HEATH, Christopher Philip | Director | 2024-04-03 | 2025-08-13 |
| HIENN, Ole Fredrik | Director | 2012-09-20 | 2013-05-30 |
| JOHNSEN, Jens Kristian | Director | 2006-06-26 | 2009-10-20 |
| KALDHOL, Bjorn | Director | 1996-01-04 | 1999-05-09 |
| KILDAL, Jan | Director | 2004-11-19 | 2006-05-19 |
| LAEGREID, Tor | Director | 2003-05-12 | 2005-06-17 |
| LASSESEN, Asta Sofie | Director | 2012-09-20 | 2017-03-21 |
| LEINEBO, Jan | Director | 1996-01-04 | 1999-05-09 |
| MCARTHUR, James Stewart | Director | 2023-06-26 | 2025-04-01 |
| MONSEN, Rolf Gunnar | Director | 1999-05-07 | 2003-05-12 |
| NERSAL, Stig | Director | 1996-01-04 | 1997-09-18 |
| OLSTAD, Anders | Director | 2010-03-24 | 2012-09-20 |
| OVERAS, Trond | Director | 2006-06-26 | 2012-09-20 |
| OVERLAND, Leif Johan | Director | 2006-06-26 | 2009-10-20 |
| ROOD, Hans Johannes | Director | 2008-03-04 | 2013-05-30 |
| SAETERDAL, Steinar | Director | 1996-01-04 | 2003-05-12 |
| SEVALDSEN, Knut | Director | 1996-01-04 | 2006-05-19 |
| SIMONSEN, Borre | Director | 1997-09-18 | 2003-05-12 |
| SKJELDAM, Daniel Andreas | Director | 2013-05-30 | 2022-03-15 |
| SPINELLI, Heidi Margrete | Director | 1993-10-26 | 1994-07-02 |
| STRAND, Tor | Director | 2003-05-12 | 2004-11-19 |
| TAYLOR, Steven Alexander | Director | 2022-03-15 | 2023-08-23 |
| TORP, Morten | Director | 2005-06-17 | 2006-05-19 |
| TRENGEREID, Arne | Director | 1999-05-07 | 2005-06-17 |
| WRAHME, Karl Magnus | Director | 2013-05-30 | 2015-05-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norwegian Coastal Voyages Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 179 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-02-24 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-02-24 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-07-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-07-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-06-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-05 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-05-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-02-24 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-02-24 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-02-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.