WIGHTLINK LIMITED

Active
Company number 01059267Private limited companyIncorporated 1972

Key figures

£156,569,000+5.5%
Net assets 2024/25
+5.5%
Average annual growth 2023/24–2024/25
050 m100 m150 m200 m2023/242024/25

† WIGHTLINK LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 50100

Where the company stands among the 938 active companies whose first SIC code is 50100 (Sea and coastal passenger water transport).

Turnover£87,589,000
Higher than 81% · median £7,686,000 among 65 that publish turnover
Net assets£156,569,000
Higher than 99% · median £3,290
Total assets£189,827,000
Higher than 97% · median £100,086
Cash£7,101,000
Higher than 95% · median £15,702
Company age54.4 years
Older than 97% · median 8.7 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. RCL CRUISES LTD£619.7m
  2. STENA LINE PORTS LIMITED£204.8m
  3. CALEDONIAN MARITIME ASSETS LIMITED£176m
  4. WIGHTLINK LIMITED£156.6m
  5. HARWICH INTERNATIONAL PORT LIMITED£115.6m
  6. SOUTHAMPTON ISLE OF WIGHT AND SOUTH OF ENGLAND ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY LIMITED£72.3m
  7. STENA ROPAX LIMITED£62.2m
  8. SAGA CRUISES VI LIMITED£58.5m
  9. SAGA CRUISES V LIMITED£54.8m
  10. SAGA CRUISES LIMITED£53.7m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 938. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: WIGHTLINK LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

WIGHTLINK LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01059267. It was incorporated on 23 Jun 1972. Its status is active. The registered office is in Portsmouth (PO1). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is sea and coastal passenger water transport (50100), sea and coastal freight water transport (50200).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 29 Mar 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £87,589,000. Profit for the year was £11,153,000. Net assets were £156,569,000, up 5.5% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £7,101,000. Total assets were £189,827,000 and total liabilities £23,481,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 938 active companies whose first SIC code is 50100: By turnover it ranks higher than 81% of the 65 that publish turnover (median £7,686,000). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £3,290). By total assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £100,086). By cash it ranks higher than 95% of them (median £15,702). It is older than 97% of them (median age 8.7 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly machinery, electrical equipment, iron and steel articles. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly electrical equipment. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 19.9% lower than for men. It has a modern slavery statement on the government registry.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 17 of 204 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 24 Oct 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover87,589,00087,589,000
Profit for the year14,981,00011,153,000
Cash at bank and in hand7,585,0007,101,000
Total assets181,683,000189,827,000
Total liabilities22,023,00023,481,000
Net assets / total equity148,423,000156,569,000

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Statutory reporting

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 19.9% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 23.1% lower
Median bonus pay
women 50% lower
Employer size
500 to 999 employees
Lower pay quarter45.7% womenLower middle29.3% womenUpper middle24.7% womenUpper pay quarter8% women
Earlier years (6)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 16.9% lower
women 23.9% lower
2023/24
women 28.8% lower
women 27% lower
2022/23
women 28.9% lower
women 28.2% lower
2020/21
women 19.8% lower
women 24.9% lower
2018/19
women 26.4% lower
women 29.8% lower
2017/18
women 21.9% lower
women 29.9% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Modern slavery statements1
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (ARCA MIDCO LIMITED)

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Route
Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 11 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: machinery, electrical equipment, iron and steel articles, rubber and miscellaneous chemicals.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 1 of the last 12 months on record, most recently May 2026. Main goods: electrical equipment.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

4 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £87.6m, net assets £156.6m
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £87.6m, net assets £148.4m
  3. Arca Shipping Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.