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WIGHTLINK LIMITED
GUNWHARF TERMINAL, GUNWHARF ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, HAMPSHIRE, PO1 2LACompany Number: 01059267
Incorporation date: 23-Jun-1972
Status: Active
Entity type: Private Limited Company
SIC codes:
50100 Sea and coastal passenger water transport
50200 Sea and coastal freight water transport
SUMMARY
This company is 51.8 years old and is currently active. It is controlled by Arca Shipping Limited. The company has positive equity (net assets) of GBP 128 million which has increased from GBP 120.6 million in the previous year. The latest reported revenue figure is GBP 68.9 million which is similar to the previous year's figure of GBP 66.1 million. The company has 8 active officers (directors or partners) who are or were officers of 89 other companies, 19 (21.3%) of which have since been dissolved or are proposed for strike off. The company has no public disputes filed on the Business Disputes Register. There are 4 court cases involving the company that we are aware of.FINANCIALS (BETA)
Next accounts due: 31-Dec-2024Accounts Filed: FULL (25-Mar-2023)
P&L Financials:
Year end | Currency | Revenue | Operating profit | Interest Received | Interest Paid | Tax | Net Profit GBP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30-Mar-2019 | GBP | 68,944,000 | 17,231,000 | 14,937,000 | |||
31-Mar-2018 | GBP | 66,128,000 | -487,000 | 6,000 | 490,000 | 1,220,000 | 13,820,000 |
25-Mar-2017 | GBP | 63,922,000 | -334,000 | 12,000 | 345,000 | 4,041,000 | 21,771,000 |
Balance Sheet Financials:
Year end | Currency | Cash | Current Assets | Current Liabilities | Debt | Share Capital | Premium Reserve | Retained Earnings | Net Assets |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30-Mar-2019 | GBP | 1,847,000 | 79,532,000 | 33,454,000 | 17,495,000 | 64,333,000 | 127,962,000 | ||
31-Mar-2018 | GBP | 1,427,000 | 84,685,000 | 17,495,000 | 42,457,000 | 120,580,000 | |||
25-Mar-2017 | GBP | 7,037,000 | 90,881,000 | 17,495,000 | 26,054,000 | 119,477,000 |
VALUATION EVENTS (BETA)
Year end | Currency | % Equity | Sum raised | Pre-Money Valuation* | Post-Money Valuation* | Enterprise Value** |
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DISPUTES
No disputes filed on www.disputesregister.orgCOMPANY SECRETARY
Status | Name | Appointed on | Resigned on | Occupation | Nationality | All apointments (active/resigned) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active | Paul Richard WINTER | 01 Sep 2021 | 28 Mar 2024 | 1 - 0 | ||
Resigned | Jonathan Mark PASCOE | 15 Jul 2005 | 01 Feb 2021 | British | 3 - 24 | |
Resigned | Adam Salusbury HUMPHRYES | 01 Nov 1995 | 15 Jul 2005 | 2 - 33 | ||
Resigned | Michael Peter MULVEY | 30 May 1995 | 01 Nov 1995 | 2 - 15 | ||
Resigned | Peter Colin WALKER | 30 May 1995 | 0 - 10 | |||
Resigned | Daniel John O'SULLIVAN | 12 Nov 1990 | 0 - 106 |
DIRECTORS
Status | Name | Appointed on | Resigned on | Occupation | Nationality | All appointments (active/resigned) |
Dissolved companies (rate) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active | David Edward JONES | 01 Nov 2023 | Director | British | 4 - 30 | 22 (64.7%) | |
Active | Marcus Alarik BERG | 30 Sep 2022 | Director | Finnish | 10 - 0 | 0 (0.0%) | |
Active | Paul Richard WINTER | 03 Feb 2021 | Accountant | British | 7 - 6 | 0 (0.0%) | |
Active | Daniel ANDERSON | 08 Apr 2020 | Director | British | 9 - 1 | 0 (0.0%) | |
Active | Daniel ANDERSON | 08 Apr 2020 | Director | British | 2 - 0 | 0 (0.0%) | |
Active | Jason David COGLEY | 08 Apr 2020 | Investment Manager | Australian,British | 28 - 6 | 0 (0.0%) | |
Active | Andrew Neil O'HARA | 27 Feb 2019 | Investment Director | British | 7 - 19 | 1 (3.8%) | |
Active | Keith Gordon GREENFIELD | 23 Nov 2016 | Company Director | British | 2 - 5 | 2 (28.6%) | |
Resigned | John Robert BURROWS | 18 Dec 2015 | 23 Nov 2016 | Business Manager | British | 0 - 12 | 8 (66.7%) |
Resigned | Richard Douglas SAMMONS | 01 Aug 2015 | 31 Oct 2023 | Chartered Accountant | British | 2 - 37 | 9 (23.1%) |
Resigned | Holt William John HANNA | 13 Feb 2015 | 08 Apr 2020 | Vice President Investment Adviser | British | 4 - 29 | 7 (21.2%) |
Resigned | Robert John GREGOR | 13 Feb 2015 | 27 Feb 2019 | Managing Partner Investment Adviser | British | 3 - 20 | 10 (43.5%) |
Resigned | Steven LOWRY | 13 Feb 2015 | 30 Sep 2022 | Partner Investment Advisor | British | 2 - 39 | 10 (24.4%) |
Resigned | Steven LOWRY | 13 Feb 2015 | 30 Sep 2022 | Partner Investment Advisor | British | 11 - 38 | 10 (20.4%) |
Resigned | Richard ABEL | 03 Jul 2014 | 13 Feb 2015 | Fund Manager | British | 0 - 78 | 17 (21.8%) |
Resigned | Raffaella COPPER | 15 Oct 2013 | 13 Feb 2015 | Director | British | 0 - 9 | 8 (88.9%) |
Resigned | Paul Campbell BROWN | 03 Jan 2012 | 01 Jul 2014 | Consultant | British | 0 - 1 | 0 (0.0%) |
Resigned | Richard William Stanley CARROLL | 18 Oct 2010 | 15 Oct 2013 | Director | British | 0 - 15 | 13 (86.7%) |
Resigned | Russell Martin KEW | 23 Sep 2009 | 18 Dec 2015 | Chief Executive | British | 13 - 23 | 11 (30.6%) |
Resigned | David Gillies BENSON | 20 Jul 2009 | 30 Sep 2011 | Non Executive Director | British | 0 - 24 | 17 (70.8%) |
Resigned | Ian Alistair CARRUTHERS | 20 Jul 2009 | 30 Sep 2011 | Non Executive Director | British | 0 - 16 | 4 (25.0%) |
Resigned | Dyson Peter Kelly BOGG | 16 Jun 2009 | 03 Nov 2010 | Banker | Australian | 0 - 49 | 27 (55.1%) |
Resigned | Jonathan Mark PASCOE | 16 Jun 2009 | 01 Feb 2021 | Chartered Accountant | British | 3 - 24 | 16 (59.3%) |
Resigned | Simon James EDSALL | 24 Jan 2008 | 20 Jul 2009 | Banker | British | 0 - 35 | 13 (37.1%) |
Resigned | Gordon Ian Winston PARSONS | 25 Sep 2007 | 13 Feb 2015 | Accountant | British | 16 - 67 | 17 (20.5%) |
Resigned | Philip HOGAN | 04 Oct 2006 | 25 Sep 2007 | Associate Director | British | 6 - 49 | 24 (43.6%) |
Resigned | Andrew David WILLSON | 27 Oct 2005 | 09 Jun 2009 | Director | British | 0 - 25 | 14 (56.0%) |
Resigned | Martin Stephen William STANLEY | 15 Jul 2005 | 17 Aug 2006 | Banker | British | 1 - 158 | 65 (40.9%) |
Resigned | Philip Joseph WHITE | 15 Jul 2005 | 21 Jun 2007 | Banker | British | 0 - 50 | 15 (30.0%) |
Resigned | Adam Salusbury HUMPHRYES | 01 Nov 1995 | 15 Jul 2005 | Finance Director | British | 2 - 33 | 27 (77.1%) |
Resigned | Michael Patrick AIKEN | 30 May 1995 | 15 Jul 2005 | Chairman | British | 0 - 34 | 17 (50.0%) |
Resigned | Michael Peter MULVEY | 30 May 1995 | 25 Sep 1996 | Consultant | British | 2 - 15 | 11 (64.7%) |
Resigned | Melvyn WILLIAMS | 01 Oct 1993 | 31 May 1995 | Managing Director | British | 1 - 10 | 5 (45.5%) |
Resigned | Daniel John O'SULLIVAN | 30 May 1995 | Chartered Accountant | British | 0 - 106 | 52 (49.1%) | |
Resigned | Michael John Louis STRACEY | 30 May 1995 | Chartered Accountant | British | 0 - 23 | 15 (65.2%) | |
Resigned | Michael Patrick AIKEN | 31 Dec 1993 | Shipping | British | 0 - 34 | 17 (50.0%) | |
Resigned | Nigel John TATHAM | 31 Mar 1991 | Shipping Executive | British | 0 - 2 | 0 (0.0%) | |
Resigned | Simon Michael Cross SHERWOOD | 31 May 1995 | Management Consultant | British | 0 - 24 | 9 (37.5%) | |
Resigned | David Gillies BENSON | 31 Mar 1995 | Director | British | 0 - 24 | 17 (70.8%) |
Average tenure of active directors: 3.7 years
Average tenure of resigned directors: 3.4 years
Average active director Dissolution Rate: 12.1%
DIRECTOR APPOINTMENTS IN OTHER COMPANIES
SHAREHOLDERS (BETA)
Shareholder name | Share class | Shares at confirmation date | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017-04-07 | 2016-04-07 | 2015-04-07 | 2014-04-07 | 2013-04-07 | ||
ARCA SHIPPING LIMITED | ORDINARY | 174,951,623 100.0% | 0 0% | 0 0% | 0 0% | 0 0% |
ARCA SHIPPING LIMITED | PREFERENCE | 900 0.001% | 0 0% | 0 0% | 0 0% | 0 0% |
MEIF SHIPPING LIMITED | ORDINARY | 0 0% | 174,951,623 100.0% | 174,951,623 100.0% | 174,951,630 100.0% | 174,951,630 100.0% |
MEIF SHIPPING LIMITED | PREFERENCE | 0 0% | 900 0.001% | 900 0.001% | 900 0.001% | 900 0.001% |
SHAREHOLDINGS (BETA)
no shareholding data
CONTROLLED COMPANIES / CONTROLLING ENTITIES
Controlling entities above
WIGHTLINK LIMITED
no controlled companies
LATE PAYMENTS REPORT
This company has not filed any late payment reports possibly because it is not considered \'Large\'.
COURT CASES
Date | Title | Reference | Subject |
---|---|---|---|
2011-02-14 | Wightlink Ltd v Mitchell Diesel Ltd (t/a Mitchell Power Systems) | [2011] EWHC 241 (Comm) | |
2011-02-14 | Wightlink Ltd v Mitchell Diesel Ltd (t/a Mitchell Power Systems) | [2011] EWHC 241 (Comm) | |
2002-07-04 | v rill v. Wightlink Ltd | [2002] UKEAT 1003_01_0407 | |
2001-10-24 | v rill v. Wightlink Ltd | [2001] UKEAT 1003_01_2410 |
PATENTS
No Patents found
COMPETITORS
(Based on Sic code:
50100 Sea and coastal passenger water transport)
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LIQUIDATION RISK (BETA)
This company is Active. Statistically, Active companies have a low probability of being liquidated within a year.
Here are our probability predictions:
Basis | Liquidation within 3 months | Liquidation within 6 months | Liquidation within 12 months | Prediction confidence |
---|---|---|---|---|
WIGHTLINK LIMITED | 0.7% | 3.6% | 7.1% | Medium |
Other companies Active in the same sector | Too few competitors | |||
Age | 0.4% | 1.4% | 2.7% | Medium |
Company Type | 0.7% | 3.7% | 7.4% | Medium |
Accounts category | 0.7% | 2.2% | 3.8% | Medium |
Accounting Month | 0.5% | 1.8% | 3.9% | Medium |
Sic code count | 0.8% | 3.8% | 7.5% | Medium |