Macduff Shipyards Limited

ActiveSC063241 Private limited company
Incorporated
10 October 1977 (49 years)
Industry
Building of ships and floating structures (30110)
Directors
David Hepburn
Rory Mccann
Owned by
John Watt
Accounts type
Full
Region
Scotland
Address
The Harbour
Macduff
AB44 1QT

Filing status

Accounts due
30 November 2027
Last accounts
28 February 2026
Conf. stmt due
18 April 2027
Last conf. stmt
4 April 2026

Charges

Total
18
Outstanding
4
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
14

Officers 5 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Hepburn, David
Director · Appointed 7 February 2024
British
Born March 1972 (54)
Mccann, Rory
Director · Appointed 5 May 2022
British
Born January 1974 (52)
Corporate Secretary · Appointed 2 April 2019
Director
British
Born April 1958 (68)
Director
British
Born November 1956
Officer history (7 former)
7 February 2024
Appointed Hepburn, David as Director
5 May 2022
Appointed Mccann, Rory as Director
28 February 2022
Resigned Macleod, Roderick as Director
2 April 2019
Appointed Lc Secretaries Limited as Corporate Secretary
2 April 2019
Resigned Ledingham Chalmers LLP as Corporate Secretary
17 November 2015
Resigned Farquhar, William as Director
1 April 2006
Appointed Ledingham Chalmers LLP as Corporate Secretary
1 April 2006
Resigned Ledingham Chalmers LLP as Corporate Secretary
27 February 2004
Resigned Blackhall, Eric as Director
31 May 1999
Resigned Reid, Andrew as Director
31 May 1999
Appointed Macleod, Roderick as Director
1 February 1996
Appointed Ledingham Chalmers LLP as Corporate Secretary
1 February 1996
Resigned A C Morrison & Richards as Corporate Secretary

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Individual · Notified 23 November 2016
Owns 25–50% of shares
Holds 25–50% of voting rights
British
Born November 1956
Former controllers (1)
14 June 2024
Ceased Clifford Lawrence Ritchie — Owns 25–50% of shares

Group structure 5 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Macduff Shipyards Limited This company
Macduff Diesels Ltd. Owns 25–50% of shares
MB Artemis LLP Holds 25–50% of voting rights
Ocean Way BF878 Ltd Owns 25–50% of shares
Arkvale Limited Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares

Financials

Net Assets
£20,780,465
Cash
£8,038,440
Profit Before Tax
£2,659,605
Employees
216
Debt Ratio
33%
Current Ratio
3.2x
Return on Equity
10%

Trend

Net Assets
£0 £20.0M £40.0M 2023 2024 £18,804,624 £20,780,465
Balance sheet detail
20242023
Fixed Assets£11,080,336£10,311,672
Current Assets£19,713,493£17,558,820
Debtors£6,962,055£4,794,412
Cash£8,038,440£7,890,297
Creditors (< 1 year)£6,107,223£6,022,558
Creditors (> 1 year)£1,453,727£1,076,644
Net Current Assets£13,606,270£11,536,262
Net Assets£20,780,465£18,804,624
Shareholder Funds£20,780,465£18,804,624

Turnover£28,894,653
Cost of Sales£24,143,238£23,772,247
Gross Profit£5,122,406
Admin Expenses£2,754,433£2,761,796
Staff Costs£10,257,138£10,199,018
Operating Profit£2,488,024
Profit Before Tax£2,659,605£2,590,655
Tax£629,594£519,120
Profit for Period£2,030,011£2,071,535

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
7 April 2026Confirmation statement with updates4 April 2026
26 February 2026Change of share class name or designation
26 February 2026Resolutions
27 October 2025Full accounts28 February 2025
19 September 2025Part of the property or undertaking has been released from a charge
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