CALEDONIAN MARITIME ASSETS LIMITED

Active
Company number SC001854Private limited companyIncorporated 1889

Key figures

£175,992,000-4.1%
Net assets 2024/25
-4.1%
Average annual change 2023/24–2024/25
050 m100 m150 m200 m2023/242024/25

† CALEDONIAN MARITIME ASSETS 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£52,590,000
Higher than 78% · median £7,686,000 among 65 that publish turnover
Net assets£175,992,000
Higher than 99% · median £3,290
Total assets£688,223,000
Higher than 99% · median £100,086
Cash£61,530,000
Higher than 99% · median £15,702
Employees60
Higher than 96% · median 1
Company age137.5 years
Older than 99% · 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: CALEDONIAN MARITIME ASSETS LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

CALEDONIAN MARITIME ASSETS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number SC001854. It was incorporated on 8 May 1889. Its status is active. The registered office is in Renfrewshire (PA14). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is sea and coastal passenger water transport (50100), service activities incidental to water transportation (52220), renting and leasing of passenger water transport equipment (77341).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Mar 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £52,590,000. Loss for the year was £5,822,000. Net assets were £175,992,000, down 4.1% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £61,530,000. Total assets were £688,223,000 and total liabilities £512,231,000. The company had an average of 60 employees. 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 78% 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 99% of them (median £100,086). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £15,702). By number of employees it ranks higher than 96% of them (median 1). It is older than 99% of them (median age 8.7 years).

Has it received government grants?

It is recorded as the recipient of 2 central government grants worth £39.6k, from Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly machinery, iron and steel articles, ships and boats. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly ships and boats. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 15 days to pay suppliers, and 14% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 26 Apr 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover47,416,00052,590,000
Profit for the year-15,013,000-5,822,000
Cash at bank and in hand34,577,00061,530,000
Total assets574,316,000688,223,000
Total liabilities390,792,000512,231,000
Net assets / total equity183,524,000175,992,000
Average number of employees5960

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.

Government grants

2 grants

CALEDONIAN MARITIME ASSETS LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 2 central government grants since 2021, together worth £39.6k.

Grants
  1. Developing a machine integrated lube oil analysis systemDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £29,299 · UKRI - Innovate UK - Scheme 22/23
  2. Lifecycle Energy Solutions for Clean Scotland/UK Maritime EconomyDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £10,345 · UKRI - Innovate - Scheme 21/22

From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Apr 2024 – 30 Sep 2024
Average time taken to pay invoices
15 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
14%
Standard payment terms
0–30 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 86%
  • 31 to 60 days 10%
  • After 60 days 4%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Mar 2024
10
97%
3%
30 Sep 2023
11
97%
3%
31 Mar 2023
15
90%
10%
30 Sep 2022
12
94%
6%
31 Mar 2022
11
93%
7%
30 Sep 2021
15
88%
1%
31 Mar 2021
18
85%
1%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

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

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 3 of the last 12 months on record, most recently June 2026. Main goods: machinery, iron and steel articles and ships and boats.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 1 of the last 12 months on record, most recently November 2025. Main goods: ships and boats.

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 £52.6m, net assets £176m, 60 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £47.4m, net assets £183.5m, 59 employees
  3. Scottish Ministers 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.