CAMMELL LAIRD SHIPREPAIRERS & SHIPBUILDERS LIMITED
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Cash
£8.4M
-49.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£18M
+205.6% vs 2024
Employees
703
+6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£8.1M
+17.5% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-06-28.
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3 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-30 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £146,517,000 | £162,831,000 | +11.1% | |
| Operating profit | £8,561,000 | £9,258,000 | +8.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £6,885,000 | £8,092,000 | +17.5% | |
| Net profit | £5,453,000 | £3,740,000 | -31.4% | |
| Cash | £16,747,000 | £8,434,000 | -49.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£16,606,000 | £17,530,000 | +205.6% | |
| Net assets | -£16,606,000 | £17,530,000 | +205.6% | |
| Equity | -£16,606,000 | £17,530,000 | +205.6% | |
| Average employees | 663 | 703 | +6% | |
| Wages | £30,967,000 | £35,957,000 | +16.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £452,000 | £1,441,000 | +218.8% |
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 | 2024-03-30 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.8% | 5.7% | |
| Net margin | 3.7% | 2.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 52.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 126.3% | 76.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.66x | 0.90x | |
| Interest cover | 5.11x | 7.94x |
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
- CAMMELL LAIRD SHIPREPAIRERS & SHIPBUILDERS LIMITED 2008-11-17 → present
- NORTHWESTERN SHIPREPAIRERS AND SHIPBUILDERS LIMITED 2001-05-04 → 2008-11-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As referred to in note 3 to the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with continued financial support from its parent company, and for this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The year ended 31 March 2025 saw business growth in terms of both revenue and profitability. The business has been successful with winning new contracts, such as Western Ferries for two new vessels, alongside existing projects where the pipeline for future work is strong.”
- “Cammell Laird continues to work on the contract to construct the first new Mersey Ferry for 60 years, which was signed with the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority in 2023.”
- “Cammell Laird continues to work on the contract for the build of a Buoyancy Assist Module ("BAM") for BAE Systems.”
- “Cammell Laird successfully delivered the Green Shore Power Project after being awarded grant funding from the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition 4.”
- “In August 2025 BAE announced that it will build a further 5 ships for the Norwegian Royal Navy. It is envisaged that this will lead to more work for the Company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARNOCK, Ian Graeme Lloyd | Director | 2020-07-22 | Jul 1962 | British |
| FISHER, Darren Mark | Director | 2023-12-13 | Nov 1972 | British |
| LITTLEDYKE, Graeme Thomas | Director | 2023-12-13 | Apr 1970 | British |
| MCGINLEY, David Thomas | Director | 2020-12-01 | Aug 1955 | British |
| UNDERWOOD, Steven Keith | Director | 2010-10-14 | Mar 1974 | British |
| WHITWORTH, Mark | Director | 2011-09-30 | May 1966 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SYVRET, Jean Raymond | Secretary | 2002-01-24 | 2020-12-01 |
| SYVRET, Shirley Ann | Secretary | 2001-05-04 | 2002-01-24 |
| PAGAN SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2001-05-04 | 2001-05-04 |
| ALLISON, Thomas Eardley | Director | 2020-07-22 | 2022-04-27 |
| BARR, Alan Andrew | Director | 2008-07-29 | 2011-05-09 |
| FINDLEY, Alastair Ian | Director | 2002-01-24 | 2005-12-31 |
| GREEN, Alison Thomson | Director | 2001-05-04 | 2001-05-04 |
| GREEN, David Simon | Director | 2006-06-01 | 2008-05-31 |
| JONES, Peter Anthony | Director | 2002-01-29 | 2006-03-31 |
| KENNEDY, John | Director | 2002-01-24 | 2020-12-01 |
| MACKENZIE, Hamish Macphail Massie | Director | 2011-09-30 | 2022-03-08 |
| MAJUMDAR, Budhadev | Director | 2006-06-01 | 2007-06-01 |
| MORAN, Michael Joseph | Director | 2002-01-24 | 2020-12-01 |
| SIMPSON, Andrew Christopher | Director | 2006-06-01 | 2009-10-09 |
| SYVRET, John Raymond | Director | 2001-05-04 | 2020-12-01 |
| SYVRET, Shirley Ann | Director | 2001-05-04 | 2002-01-24 |
| TAYLOR, Frank William | Director | 2002-01-29 | 2003-11-30 |
| WILLIAMS, Thomas John | Director | 2001-10-02 | 2002-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apcl Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-02-06 | Active |
| Mr John Whittaker | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust), Voting 75–100% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust) | 2020-07-23 | Ceased 2025-02-06 |
| Mr Christopher Eves | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-07-23 | Ceased 2025-02-06 |
| Mrs Sheila Greenwood | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-07-23 | Ceased 2025-02-06 |
| Mr John Raymond Syvret | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-01 |
| Peel Port Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-07-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 155 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-02-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-02-18 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-16 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-18 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-02-18 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-02-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-02-18 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-02-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-18 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.