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Orkney Ferries Limited
- Incorporated
- 1 September 1961 (65 years)
- Industry
- Sea and coastal passenger water transport (50100)
- Directors
- Raymond Stockan PeaceIvan Alexander Taylor
- Owned by
- Orkney Islands Council
- Accounts type
- Medium
- Region
- Scotland
- Address
- Council OfficesKirkwallOrkneyKW15 1NY
Filing status
- Accounts due
- 31 December 2026
- Last accounts
- 31 March 2025
- Conf. stmt due
- 15 December 2026
- Last conf. stmt
- 1 December 2025
Charges
- Total
- 1
- Outstanding
- 0
- Part satisfied
- 0
- Satisfied
- 1
Officers 6 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Scottish
Born August 1953 (73)
Peace, Raymond Stockan
Director · Appointed 17 June 2022
British
Born April 1962 (64)
Taylor, Ivan Alexander
Director · Appointed 17 June 2022
British
Born June 1963 (63)
Thomson, Mellissa-Louise
Director · Appointed 17 June 2022
British
Born September 1976 (50)
Woodbridge, Heather Nicola
Director · Appointed 17 June 2022
Scottish
Born July 1994 (32)
Mitchell, Gavin Rattray
Secretary · Appointed 30 October 2017
Officer history (51 former)
17 June 2022
17 June 2022
Appointed Peace, Raymond Stockan as Director
17 June 2022
Appointed Taylor, Ivan Alexander as Director
17 June 2022
Appointed Thomson, Mellissa-Louise as Director
17 June 2022
Appointed Woodbridge, Heather Nicola as Director
4 May 2022
Resigned Drever, Andrew as Director
4 May 2022
4 May 2022
Resigned Dawson, David as Director
4 May 2022
Resigned Tierney, Owen as Director
4 May 2022
2 July 2020
Appointed Dawson, David as Director
19 April 2020
Resigned Woodbridge, Kevin Francis, Dr as Director
30 October 2017
Resigned Shearer, Sheila Mary as Secretary
30 October 2017
Appointed Mitchell, Gavin Rattray as Secretary
15 June 2017
Appointed Drever, Andrew as Director
15 June 2017
15 June 2017
15 June 2017
Resigned Sinclair, Graeme Luke as Director
15 June 2017
15 June 2017
15 June 2017
Appointed Woodbridge, Kevin Francis, Dr as Director
15 June 2017
Resigned Crichton, Robin William as Director
17 September 2015
Appointed Shearer, Sheila Mary as Secretary
16 September 2015
Resigned Bell, Malcolm Fraser as Secretary
24 June 2013
Appointed Bell, Malcolm Fraser as Secretary
24 June 2013
Resigned Orkney Islands Council as Corporate Secretary
30 May 2012
30 May 2012
Appointed Tierney, Owen as Director
30 May 2012
Resigned Madge, Russell Paul as Director
5 January 2012
Resigned Eccles, John as Director
7 October 2011
7 October 2011
Appointed Madge, Russell Paul as Director
9 September 2011
Resigned Tullock, David Robert as Director
9 September 2011
Resigned Moar, James William Rendall as Director
23 June 2010
Resigned Mills, Nigel Howard, Captain as Director
23 June 2010
Resigned Tulloch, Sheila Mary as Secretary
23 June 2010
Resigned Waterson, Gareth Owen as Director
23 June 2010
Appointed Orkney Islands Council as Corporate Secretary
3 July 2008
Appointed Crichton, Robin William as Director
3 July 2008
Appointed Tullock, David Robert as Director
26 February 2008
Appointed Tulloch, Sheila Mary as Secretary
26 February 2008
Resigned Thompson, David Joseph as Secretary
5 July 2007
5 July 2007
Appointed Sinclair, Graeme Luke as Director
5 July 2007
Appointed Moar, James William Rendall as Director
5 July 2007
5 July 2007
Appointed Eccles, John as Director
5 July 2007
7 October 2005
Appointed Thompson, David Joseph as Secretary
7 October 2005
Resigned Burr, Malcolm as Secretary
10 December 2003
10 December 2003
10 December 2003
1 May 2003
1 May 2003
1 May 2003
Resigned Sclater, Robert Chalmers as Director
30 May 2002
Appointed Waterson, Gareth Owen as Director
24 April 2002
Resigned Robertson, David Alexander as Director
20 August 2001
Appointed Mills, Nigel Howard, Captain as Director
20 August 2001
Resigned Moore, Robert Sutherland as Director
7 June 1999
7 June 1999
Appointed Sclater, Robert Chalmers as Director
27 May 1999
26 May 1999
Resigned Sinclair, William Swanson as Director
22 August 1998
Appointed Moore, Robert Sutherland as Director
21 August 1998
Resigned Sclater, Robert Chalmers as Director
3 October 1997
Appointed Burr, Malcolm as Secretary
3 October 1997
Resigned Gilbert, Ronald Henry as Secretary
2 June 1995
2 June 1995
Appointed Sinclair, William Swanson as Director
6 March 1995
6 March 1995
Resigned Finnie, John Benjamin as Director
11 June 1994
Appointed Finnie, John Benjamin as Director
10 June 1994
10 June 1994
1 June 1994
28 May 1994
28 May 1994
Resigned Mainland, Bruce Martyn as Director
25 January 1993
11 January 1993
Resigned Ridgway, John Rae as Director
18 December 1992
Resigned Heard, Rundle Burtie Sanders as Director
1 November 1992
Appointed Sclater, Robert Chalmers as Director
1 November 1992
Appointed Robertson, David Alexander as Director
31 October 1992
Resigned Scholes, Alastair James Bradshaw as Director
31 October 1992
Resigned Trickett, Mairhi Isobel as Director
31 October 1992
Resigned Tait, John Alexander as Director
31 October 1992
Resigned Sinclair, James as Director
31 October 1992
Resigned Scott, John as Director
12 June 1990
Resigned Stevenson, George as Director
12 June 1990
Resigned Evnson, Edwin Russell as Director
12 June 1990
Resigned Peace, Sydney as Director
12 June 1990
Resigned Soames, Christopher Kenneth as Director
12 June 1990
12 June 1990
Appointed Mainland, Bruce Martyn as Director
12 June 1990
Appointed Ridgway, John Rae as Director
12 June 1990
Appointed Scholes, Alastair James Bradshaw as Director
24 May 1989
Resigned Groat, James David Chalmers as Director
24 May 1989
Appointed Heard, Rundle Burtie Sanders as Director
Ownership 1 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
Orkney Islands Council
Legal person · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 75–100% of shares
A Local Authority Constituted Under The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 And The Local Government Etc (Scotland) Act 1994
Financials
Figures from 2024 accounts. Newer accounts, made up to 31 March 2025, are filed but not read yet. See them on Companies House
- Net Assets
- £7,389,784
- Cash
- £820,892
- Turnover
- £2,868,807
- Profit Before Tax
- (£43,482)
- Employees
- 202
- Debt Ratio
- 23%
- Current Ratio
- 3.4x
- Profit Margin
- -2%
- Return on Equity
- -1%
Balance sheet detail
| 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £174,021 |
| Current Assets | £9,374,723 |
| Debtors | £8,362,982 |
| Cash | £820,892 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £2,780,850 |
| Net Current Assets | £6,593,873 |
| Net Assets | £7,389,784 |
| Shareholder Funds | £7,389,784 |
| Turnover | £2,868,807 |
| Cost of Sales | £16,438,958 |
| Gross Profit | (£13,570,151) |
| Admin Expenses | £1,089,476 |
| Staff Costs | £7,974,323 |
| Operating Profit | (£87,981) |
| Profit Before Tax | (£43,482) |
| Tax | £0 |
| Profit for Period | (£43,482) |
Filings 204
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 December 2025 | Confirmation statement with updates | 1 December 2025 | ||
| 17 November 2025 | Accounts for a medium company | 31 March 2025 | ||
| 17 December 2024 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 1 December 2024 | ||
| 4 December 2024 | Full accounts | 31 March 2024 | ||
| 3 June 2024 | Director's details changed |
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