
Company Number
NI004115
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
p & o ferrymasters holdings ltd
p & o ferries division holdings ltd
Group Structure
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Industry
Freight rail transport
+1Registered Address
unit 2 mackean logistics centre, larne harbour, larne, BT40 1AJ
Website
www.poferrymasters.comPomanda estimates the enterprise value of P&O FERRYMASTERS LIMITED at £467.5m based on a Turnover of £484.2m and 0.97x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of P&O FERRYMASTERS LIMITED at £105.5m based on an EBITDA of £18.9m and a 5.58x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of P&O FERRYMASTERS LIMITED at £73.2m based on Net Assets of £31.5m and 2.32x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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P&o Ferrymasters Limited is a live company located in larne, BT40 1AJ with a Companies House number of NI004115. It operates in the freight rail transport sector, SIC Code 49200. Founded in July 1958, it's largest shareholder is p & o ferrymasters holdings ltd with a 73.2% stake. P&o Ferrymasters Limited is a mature, mega sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £484.2m with low growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded P&O Ferrymasters Limited a 3 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 4 measures and has 5 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
4 Strong
2 Regular
5 Weak
Size
annual sales of £484.2m, make it larger than the average company (£15.3m)
£484.2m - P&o Ferrymasters Limited
£15.3m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 3%, show it is growing at a slower rate (7.8%)
3% - P&o Ferrymasters Limited
7.8% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 10%, this company has a higher cost of product (18.1%)
10% - P&o Ferrymasters Limited
18.1% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 2.7% make it less profitable than the average company (5.2%)
2.7% - P&o Ferrymasters Limited
5.2% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 384 employees, this is above the industry average (60)
384 - P&o Ferrymasters Limited
60 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £47.8k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£47.6k)
£47.8k - P&o Ferrymasters Limited
£47.6k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £1.3m, this is more efficient (£183k)
£1.3m - P&o Ferrymasters Limited
£183k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 43 days, this is near the average (51 days)
43 days - P&o Ferrymasters Limited
51 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 63 days, this is slower than average (34 days)
63 days - P&o Ferrymasters Limited
34 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- - P&o Ferrymasters Limited
- - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 6 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (12 weeks)
6 weeks - P&o Ferrymasters Limited
12 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 77.4%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (61.2%)
77.4% - P&o Ferrymasters Limited
61.2% - Industry AVG
P&O Ferrymasters Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £484.2 million and the company has net assets of £31.5 million. According to their latest financial statements, P&O Ferrymasters Limited has 384 employees and maintains cash reserves of £13.7 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Turnover | 484,237,000 | 508,743,000 | 449,382,000 | 446,024,000 | 458,257,000 | 454,443,000 | 409,552,000 | 377,816,000 | 359,659,000 | 386,855,000 | 410,468,000 | 387,433,000 | 434,435,000 | 425,091,000 | 410,310,000 |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 435,847,000 | 460,232,000 | 416,293,000 | 409,936,000 | 420,171,000 | 420,040,000 | 376,926,000 | 350,093,000 | 333,460,000 | 361,128,000 | 382,342,000 | 358,973,000 | 403,024,000 | 394,814,000 | 377,810,000 |
Gross Profit | 48,390,000 | 48,511,000 | 33,089,000 | 36,088,000 | 38,086,000 | 34,403,000 | 32,626,000 | 27,723,000 | 26,199,000 | 25,727,000 | 28,126,000 | 28,460,000 | 31,411,000 | 30,277,000 | 32,500,000 |
Admin Expenses | 35,174,000 | 36,942,000 | 33,152,000 | 31,619,000 | 32,486,000 | 30,488,000 | 29,171,000 | 28,138,000 | 24,490,000 | 27,092,000 | 27,631,000 | 28,193,000 | 30,119,000 | 31,826,000 | 33,133,000 |
Operating Profit | 13,216,000 | 11,569,000 | -63,000 | 4,469,000 | 5,600,000 | 3,915,000 | 3,455,000 | -415,000 | 1,709,000 | -1,365,000 | 495,000 | 267,000 | 1,292,000 | -1,549,000 | -633,000 |
Interest Payable | 734,000 | 519,000 | 814,000 | 690,000 | 580,000 | 635,000 | 628,000 | 678,000 | 596,000 | 1,542,000 | 1,874,000 | 1,676,000 | 1,833,000 | 1,478,000 | 543,000 |
Interest Receivable | 483,000 | 97,000 | 3,000 | 29,000 | 81,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 14,000 | 226,000 | 1,566,000 | 1,408,000 | 1,583,000 | 1,385,000 | 1,250,000 | |
Pre-Tax Profit | 12,965,000 | 11,147,000 | -874,000 | 3,808,000 | 5,101,000 | 3,282,000 | 3,076,000 | -827,000 | 691,000 | -2,781,000 | 163,000 | -416,000 | 430,000 | -1,910,000 | -1,399,000 |
Tax | -2,439,000 | -2,733,000 | 272,000 | -1,221,000 | -1,553,000 | -72,000 | -173,000 | -217,000 | -221,000 | 1,098,000 | -31,000 | -383,000 | 164,000 | 2,395,000 | 1,269,000 |
Profit After Tax | 10,526,000 | 8,414,000 | -602,000 | 2,587,000 | 3,548,000 | 3,210,000 | 2,903,000 | -1,044,000 | 470,000 | -1,683,000 | 132,000 | -799,000 | 594,000 | 485,000 | -130,000 |
Dividends Paid | |||||||||||||||
Retained Profit | 10,526,000 | 8,414,000 | -602,000 | 2,587,000 | 3,548,000 | 3,210,000 | 2,903,000 | -1,044,000 | 470,000 | -1,683,000 | 132,000 | -799,000 | 594,000 | 485,000 | -130,000 |
Employee Costs | 18,348,000 | 20,703,000 | 19,046,000 | 17,698,000 | 17,770,000 | 16,692,000 | 16,846,000 | 16,531,000 | 14,949,000 | 14,246,000 | 14,269,000 | 15,663,000 | 17,374,000 | 20,058,000 | |
Number Of Employees | 384 | 439 | 443 | 395 | 393 | 373 | 367 | 351 | 351 | 361 | 383 | 377 | 387 | 437 | 550 |
EBITDA* | 18,911,000 | 20,184,000 | 10,391,000 | 14,675,000 | 14,057,000 | 5,728,000 | 4,597,000 | 633,000 | 2,697,000 | -194,000 | 1,549,000 | 1,386,000 | 2,862,000 | 630,000 | 1,241,000 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Tangible Assets | 13,748,000 | 18,143,000 | 38,074,000 | 42,432,000 | 40,096,000 | 18,796,000 | 9,568,000 | 2,608,000 | 2,724,000 | 2,832,000 | 3,271,000 | 3,512,000 | 4,151,000 | 4,601,000 | 6,389,000 |
Intangible Assets | 2,075,000 | 11,555,000 | 80,000 | 159,000 | 229,000 | 263,000 | 378,000 | 486,000 | 555,000 | 647,000 | 776,000 | 900,000 | |||
Investments & Other | 1,925,000 | 112,000 | 2,361,000 | 65,000 | 379,000 | 15,790,000 | 604,000 | 1,840,000 | 946,000 | 2,070,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 |
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | |||||||||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 17,748,000 | 29,810,000 | 40,435,000 | 42,497,000 | 40,475,000 | 34,666,000 | 10,331,000 | 4,677,000 | 3,933,000 | 5,280,000 | 3,765,000 | 4,075,000 | 4,806,000 | 5,385,000 | 7,297,000 |
Stock & work in progress | 126,000 | 252,000 | 268,000 | 289,000 | 314,000 | 587,000 | |||||||||
Trade Debtors | 57,226,000 | 70,000,000 | 59,152,000 | 64,088,000 | 62,783,000 | 87,942,000 | 79,180,000 | 73,509,000 | 60,399,000 | 34,953,000 | 34,957,000 | 33,070,000 | 41,932,000 | 63,672,000 | 62,858,000 |
Group Debtors | 27,718,000 | 19,274,000 | 39,000 | 221,000 | 201,000 | 38,000 | 30,000 | 41,000 | 1,218,000 | 143,000 | 101,000 | 507,000 | 2,806,000 | 1,036,000 | |
Misc Debtors | 22,795,000 | 19,723,000 | 30,500,000 | 19,224,000 | 13,448,000 | 2,198,000 | 1,103,000 | 1,413,000 | 2,109,000 | 11,049,000 | 11,436,000 | 11,310,000 | 9,660,000 | 11,771,000 | 9,244,000 |
Cash | 13,668,000 | 10,775,000 | 11,492,000 | 22,552,000 | 10,237,000 | 5,166,000 | 11,438,000 | 10,313,000 | 18,938,000 | 35,880,000 | 41,132,000 | 39,874,000 | 32,868,000 | 11,556,000 | 12,217,000 |
misc current assets | 7,000 | ||||||||||||||
total current assets | 121,407,000 | 119,772,000 | 101,144,000 | 105,903,000 | 86,689,000 | 95,507,000 | 91,759,000 | 85,265,000 | 81,487,000 | 83,226,000 | 87,920,000 | 84,623,000 | 85,256,000 | 90,119,000 | 85,949,000 |
total assets | 139,155,000 | 149,582,000 | 141,579,000 | 148,400,000 | 127,164,000 | 130,173,000 | 102,090,000 | 89,942,000 | 85,420,000 | 88,506,000 | 91,685,000 | 88,698,000 | 90,062,000 | 95,504,000 | 93,246,000 |
Bank overdraft | |||||||||||||||
Bank loan | |||||||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 75,956,000 | 107,397,000 | 87,877,000 | 87,545,000 | 76,560,000 | 86,956,000 | 74,573,000 | 66,916,000 | 62,498,000 | 65,530,000 | 67,539,000 | 63,788,000 | 64,425,000 | 70,356,000 | 67,992,000 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 10,268,000 | 3,155,000 | 6,510,000 | 9,132,000 | 8,435,000 | 9,870,000 | 8,854,000 | 10,756,000 | 12,765,000 | 6,747,000 | 6,746,000 | 6,125,000 | 4,760,000 | 5,518,000 | |
other short term finances | 2,088,000 | 2,540,000 | 2,889,000 | 4,155,000 | |||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 764,000 | 4,655,000 | 5,106,000 | 6,952,000 | 5,304,000 | 4,886,000 | |||||||||
other current liabilities | 13,124,000 | 1,693,000 | 10,695,000 | 10,031,000 | 9,274,000 | 9,482,000 | 10,775,000 | 9,000,000 | 6,117,000 | 4,678,000 | 5,425,000 | 5,679,000 | 5,422,000 | 6,076,000 | 5,665,000 |
total current liabilities | 102,200,000 | 116,285,000 | 109,722,000 | 115,193,000 | 100,270,000 | 109,759,000 | 95,218,000 | 84,770,000 | 79,371,000 | 82,973,000 | 79,711,000 | 76,213,000 | 75,972,000 | 81,192,000 | 79,175,000 |
loans | 5,245,000 | 5,249,000 | 4,853,000 | 4,937,000 | 17,467,000 | ||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 1,389,000 | 9,720,000 | 14,613,000 | 18,290,000 | 13,429,000 | 10,692,000 | |||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
other liabilities | |||||||||||||||
provisions | 1,083,000 | 1,290,000 | 1,041,000 | 263,000 | 2,000 | ||||||||||
total long term liabilities | 5,451,000 | 11,010,000 | 15,932,000 | 20,772,000 | 16,207,000 | 13,356,000 | 3,404,000 | 9,778,000 | 4,125,000 | 4,604,000 | 8,091,000 | 9,737,000 | 7,441,000 | 6,922,000 | 20,498,000 |
total liabilities | 107,651,000 | 127,295,000 | 125,654,000 | 135,965,000 | 116,477,000 | 123,115,000 | 98,622,000 | 94,548,000 | 83,496,000 | 87,577,000 | 87,802,000 | 85,950,000 | 83,413,000 | 88,114,000 | 99,673,000 |
net assets | 31,504,000 | 22,287,000 | 15,925,000 | 12,435,000 | 10,687,000 | 7,058,000 | 3,468,000 | -4,606,000 | 1,924,000 | 929,000 | 3,883,000 | 2,748,000 | 6,649,000 | 7,390,000 | -6,427,000 |
total shareholders funds | 31,504,000 | 22,287,000 | 15,925,000 | 12,435,000 | 10,687,000 | 7,058,000 | 3,468,000 | -4,606,000 | 1,924,000 | 929,000 | 3,883,000 | 2,748,000 | 6,649,000 | 7,390,000 | -6,427,000 |
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | 13,216,000 | 11,569,000 | -63,000 | 4,469,000 | 5,600,000 | 3,915,000 | 3,455,000 | -415,000 | 1,709,000 | -1,365,000 | 495,000 | 267,000 | 1,292,000 | -1,549,000 | -633,000 |
Depreciation | 3,219,000 | 3,452,000 | 10,454,000 | 10,206,000 | 8,378,000 | 1,733,000 | 1,064,000 | 975,000 | 923,000 | 1,093,000 | 972,000 | 1,028,000 | 1,460,000 | 2,083,000 | 1,787,000 |
Amortisation | 2,476,000 | 5,163,000 | 79,000 | 80,000 | 78,000 | 73,000 | 65,000 | 78,000 | 82,000 | 91,000 | 110,000 | 96,000 | 87,000 | ||
Tax | -2,439,000 | -2,733,000 | 272,000 | -1,221,000 | -1,553,000 | -72,000 | -173,000 | -217,000 | -221,000 | 1,098,000 | -31,000 | -383,000 | 164,000 | 2,395,000 | 1,269,000 |
Stock | -126,000 | -126,000 | -16,000 | -21,000 | -25,000 | -273,000 | 587,000 | ||||||||
Debtors | -1,258,000 | 19,345,000 | 6,301,000 | 6,899,000 | -13,889,000 | 10,020,000 | 5,369,000 | 12,403,000 | 15,329,000 | 684,000 | 2,055,000 | -7,618,000 | -26,150,000 | 5,111,000 | 73,138,000 |
Creditors | -31,441,000 | 19,520,000 | 332,000 | 10,985,000 | -10,396,000 | 12,383,000 | 7,657,000 | 4,418,000 | -3,032,000 | -2,009,000 | 3,751,000 | -637,000 | -5,931,000 | 2,364,000 | 67,992,000 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 11,431,000 | -9,002,000 | 664,000 | 757,000 | -208,000 | -1,293,000 | 1,775,000 | 2,883,000 | 1,439,000 | -747,000 | -254,000 | 257,000 | -654,000 | 411,000 | 5,665,000 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | -207,000 | 249,000 | 778,000 | 261,000 | 2,000 | ||||||||||
Cash flow from operations | -2,487,000 | 8,873,000 | 6,136,000 | 18,558,000 | 15,791,000 | 6,726,000 | 8,487,000 | -4,686,000 | -14,320,000 | -2,410,000 | 2,976,000 | 8,262,000 | 22,616,000 | 962,000 | 2,442,000 |
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | |||||||||||||||
Change in Investments | 1,813,000 | -2,249,000 | 2,296,000 | -314,000 | -15,411,000 | 15,186,000 | -1,236,000 | 894,000 | -1,124,000 | 2,062,000 | 8,000 | ||||
cash flow from investments | |||||||||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | |||||||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | 10,268,000 | -3,155,000 | -3,355,000 | -2,622,000 | 697,000 | -1,435,000 | 1,016,000 | -1,902,000 | -2,009,000 | 6,018,000 | 1,000 | 621,000 | 1,365,000 | -758,000 | 5,518,000 |
Other Short Term Loans | -452,000 | -349,000 | -1,266,000 | 4,155,000 | |||||||||||
Long term loans | -5,245,000 | -4,000 | 396,000 | -84,000 | -12,530,000 | 17,467,000 | |||||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | -12,222,000 | -5,344,000 | -5,523,000 | 6,509,000 | 3,155,000 | 15,578,000 | |||||||||
other long term liabilities | |||||||||||||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | -251,000 | -422,000 | -811,000 | -661,000 | -499,000 | -632,000 | -628,000 | -675,000 | -582,000 | -1,316,000 | -308,000 | -268,000 | -250,000 | -93,000 | 707,000 |
cash flow from financing | -3,966,000 | -11,322,000 | -6,863,000 | 6,542,000 | 3,434,000 | 13,891,000 | 5,559,000 | -8,063,000 | -2,066,000 | -1,814,000 | 692,000 | -2,353,000 | -304,000 | -49,000 | 17,395,000 |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | 2,893,000 | -717,000 | -11,060,000 | 12,315,000 | 5,071,000 | -6,272,000 | 1,125,000 | -8,625,000 | -16,942,000 | -5,252,000 | 1,258,000 | 7,006,000 | 21,312,000 | -661,000 | 12,217,000 |
overdraft | |||||||||||||||
change in cash | 2,893,000 | -717,000 | -11,060,000 | 12,315,000 | 5,071,000 | -6,272,000 | 1,125,000 | -8,625,000 | -16,942,000 | -5,252,000 | 1,258,000 | 7,006,000 | 21,312,000 | -661,000 | 12,217,000 |
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P&O FERRYMASTERS LIMITED group structure
P&O Ferrymasters Limited has no subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
DUBAI WORLD CORPORATION
#0056387
2 parents
P&O FERRYMASTERS LIMITED
NI004115
P&O Ferrymasters Limited currently has 6 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Christopher Cassidy (Aug 2007) and Mr Jesper Kristensen (Apr 2022).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Christopher Cassidy | Northern Ireland | 55 years | Aug 2007 | - | Director |
Mr Jesper Kristensen | 57 years | Apr 2022 | - | Director | |
Mr Timm Niebergall | 47 years | Apr 2022 | - | Director | |
Mr Peter Hebblethwaite | 54 years | Apr 2022 | - | Director | |
Mr Jesper Uldbjerg | Northern Ireland | 59 years | Aug 2023 | - | Director |
Mr Ganesh Jayaraman | 60 years | Sep 2024 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
484.2m
-5%
operating profit
13.2m
+14%
gross margin
10%
+4.8%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
31.5m
+0.41%
total assets
139.2m
-0.07%
cash
13.7m
+0.27%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
NI004115
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
49200 - Freight rail transport
49410 - Freight transport by road
incorporation date
July 1958
age
67
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Full Accounts
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
ferrymasters limited (January 1990)
accountant
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auditor
KPMG LLP
address
unit 2 mackean logistics centre, larne harbour, larne, BT40 1AJ
Bank
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
Legal Advisor
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