ROSYTH ROYAL DOCKYARD LIMITED

Active
Company number SC101959Private limited companyIncorporated 1986

Key figures

−£344,651,000
Net assets 2024/25

† ROSYTH ROYAL DOCKYARD 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 30110

Where the company stands among the 408 active companies whose first SIC code is 30110 (Building of ships and floating structures).

Net assets−£344,651,000
Lower than 99% · median £9,737
Total assets£456,145,000
Higher than 99% · median £124,797
Employees1,843
Higher than 97% · median 1
Company age40.0 years
Older than 87% · median 7.3 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. BAE SYSTEMS SURFACE SHIPS LIMITED£859.8m
  2. BAE SYSTEMS MARINE LIMITED£840.6m
  3. BABCOCK MARINE (ROSYTH) LIMITED£165.7m
  4. BERTHON BOAT COMPANY LIMITED£45.1m
  5. MACDUFF SHIPYARDS LIMITED£24.9m
  6. CAMMELL LAIRD SHIPREPAIRERS & SHIPBUILDERS LIMITED£17.5m
  7. SURVITEC SURVIVAL CRAFT LTD£14.1m
  8. FERGUSON MARINE (801- 802) LIMITED£10.4m
  9. UK DOCKS MARINE SERVICES NORTH LIMITED£10.3m
  10. BARNES MARINE UNITS LIMITED£10.2m

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 408. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: ROSYTH ROYAL DOCKYARD LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

ROSYTH ROYAL DOCKYARD LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number SC101959. It was incorporated on 20 Nov 1986. Its status is active. The registered office is in Dunfermline (KY11). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is building of ships and floating structures (30110).

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 £339,144,000. Loss for the year was £26,828,000. Net assets were −£344,651,000. Total assets were £456,145,000 and total liabilities £800,796,000. The company had an average of 1,843 employees.

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 408 active companies whose first SIC code is 30110: By net assets it ranks lower than 99% of them (median £9,737). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £124,797). By number of employees it ranks higher than 97% of them (median 1). It is older than 87% of them (median age 7.3 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 4 public contract award notices from 3 public sector buyers since 2021. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £62.3m. Its most frequent buyer is Ministry of Defence (2 contracts). It is recorded as the recipient of one central government grant worth £35.9k, from Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly iron and steel, machinery, iron and steel articles. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly photographic goods, railway equipment, machinery. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 33 days to pay suppliers, and 37% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 11.4% higher than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 7 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 2 of 4 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 15 May 2027.

Filed accounts2024/25
2024/25 †
Turnover339,144,000
Profit for the year-26,828,000
Total assets456,145,000
Total liabilities800,796,000
Net assets / total equity-344,651,000
Average number of employees1,843

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.

Public contracts

4 contracts

ROSYTH ROYAL DOCKYARD LIMITED is named as a supplier in 4 public contract award notices from 3 public sector buyers since 2021. Their combined published value is £62.3m.

Contracts per year
Main buyers3
Ministry of Defence
2 contracts · £59.9m
Northern Lighthouse Board
1 contract · £1.7m
Submarine Disposals & Devonport Infrastructure - Ministry of Defence
1 contract · £750k
Contracts
  1. Provision of Type 31 Capability Insertion Phase‡Ministry of Defence · £55,000,000
  2. Dry Dock Services Framework Agreement‡Northern Lighthouse Board · £1,736,715
  3. Fleet Solid Support - Manufacture Contract‡Ministry of Defence · £4,850,000
  4. SDP Stage 1 - LUSM Repulse Execution‡Submarine Disposals & Devonport Infrastructure - Ministry of Defence · £750,000

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Government grants

1 grant

ROSYTH ROYAL DOCKYARD LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 1 central government grant, worth £35.9k.

Grant
  1. NEPTUNEDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £35,938 · 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 2026 – 30 Sep 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
33 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
37%
Standard payment terms
7–60 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 58%
  • 31 to 60 days 32%
  • After 60 days 10%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Mar 2026
29
62%
34%
30 Sep 2025
26
68%
43%
31 Mar 2025
31
58%
30%
30 Sep 2024
30
61%
25%
31 Mar 2024
25
68%
30%
30 Sep 2023
29
57%
20%
31 Mar 2023
29
61%
20%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 11.4% higher
Mean hourly pay
women 4.6% higher
Median bonus pay
women 58.2% higher
Employer size
1000 to 4999 employees
Lower pay quarter10% womenLower middle6.7% womenUpper middle16.3% womenUpper pay quarter15.6% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
no gap
women 2.4% lower
2023/24
women 2.5% lower
women 1.6% lower
2022/23
women 3% lower
women 2.1% lower
2021/22
women 2.4% lower
women 2.1% lower
2020/21
women 3.7% lower
women 3% lower
2019/20
women 2.8% lower
women 3.2% lower
2018/19
women 18.7% lower
women 16.1% lower
2017/18
women 4.7% lower
women 6.7% 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 statements7
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC)
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC)
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC)
Earlier years (4)
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC)
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC)
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC)
2020
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC)

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 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: iron and steel, machinery, iron and steel articles, nickel and electrical equipment.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 9 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: photographic goods, railway equipment, machinery and 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 endedAccounts filed at Companies House
  2. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £339.1m, net assets −£344.7m, 1,843 employees
  3. Babcock Marine (Rosyth) 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.