# Orkney Ferries (Orkney Ferries Limited)

Private limited company registered in Orkney, classed under “Sea and coastal passenger water transport”.

- Company number: SC036770
- Status: Active
- Type: Private limited company
- Incorporated: 1 September 1961
- Registered office: Council Offices, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1NY
- Location: Orkney
- Activity: Sea and coastal passenger water transport
- Website: orkneyferries.co.uk

## Latest filed profit

Profit after tax in the year to 31 March 2025: **loss of £724k**, from its latest filed accounts.

Turnover, net assets, cash, staff, earlier years, ratios, directors and owners are on the page for subscribers.

## Questions people ask

### What does Orkney Ferries do?

Private limited company registered in Orkney, classed under “Sea and coastal passenger water transport”.

### How much turnover does Orkney Ferries make?

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### Is Orkney Ferries profitable?

No: it made a loss after tax of £724k in the year to 31 March 2025, its latest filed accounts.

### How many people work at Orkney Ferries?

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### Who runs and owns Orkney Ferries?

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### Where is Orkney Ferries based?

Its registered office is Council Offices, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1NY, in Orkney.

### When was Orkney Ferries founded?

Orkney Ferries Limited was incorporated on 1 September 1961.

### Is Orkney Ferries still trading?

The register lists Orkney Ferries Limited as active.

## Timeline

Recent filings and changes at Companies House.

- 2025-11-17: Accounts for a medium company made up to 31 March 2025
- 2024-12-04: Full accounts made up to 31 March 2024
- 2024-06-03: Director's details changed for Mrs Mellisa-Louise Thomson on 3 June 2024
- 2023-08-31: Accounts for a small company made up to 31 March 2023
- 2022-12-20: Accounts for a small company made up to 31 March 2022
- 2022-10-04: Appointment of Mr Ivan Alexander Taylor as a director on 17 June 2022
- 2022-08-18: Termination of appointment of Owen Tierney as a director on 4 May 2022
- 2022-08-18: Termination of appointment of Stephen Gregory Clackson as a director on 4 May 2022
- 2022-08-18: Termination of appointment of David Dawson as a director on 4 May 2022
- 2022-08-18: Termination of appointment of Magnus Olaf Thomson as a director on 4 May 2022
- 2022-08-18: Termination of appointment of Andrew Drever as a director on 4 May 2022
- 2022-08-18: Appointment of Mr Peter Lindsay Hall as a director on 17 June 2022
- 2022-08-18: Appointment of Mr Raymond Stockan Peace as a director on 17 June 2022
- 2022-08-18: Appointment of Mrs Mellisa-Louise Thomson as a director on 17 June 2022
- 2022-08-18: Appointment of Ms Heather Nicola Woodbridge as a director on 17 June 2022
- 2021-09-29: Accounts for a small company made up to 31 March 2021
- 2020-09-16: Termination of appointment of Kevin Francis Woodbridge as a director on 19 April 2020
- 2020-09-16: Appointment of Mr David Dawson as a director on 2 July 2020
- 2020-08-10: Accounts for a small company made up to 31 March 2020
- 2019-08-21: Accounts for a small company made up to 31 March 2019
- 2019-08-21: Amended accounts for a small company made up to 31 March 2018
- 2018-10-30: Notification of Orkney Islands Council as a person with significant control on 6 April 2016
- 2018-10-30: Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement on 30 October 2018
- 2018-07-09: Accounts for a small company made up to 31 March 2018
- 2017-11-03: Appointment of Mr Gavin Rattray Mitchell as a secretary on 30 October 2017

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Source: Companies House filings (Open Government Licence v3.0). Figures are as filed; nothing is estimated. Page: https://firmfacts.co/company/orkney-ferries-sc036770