07/08/2026
It was brought to my attention that a post about the Topsham to Turf Ferry is circulating. I’m blocked from it, so I can’t see or reply to it directly.
I’d rather none of this were public — but as one account is now out there, I think people are owed the other side.
On how the business started: the ferry was purchased jointly, by both of us. It operated as a partnership before being incorporated as a limited company in 2022. I was not invited into an existing business as a gesture; we both put money in, and that is why the shares are held 50/50.
On who has run it: I have operated and run this company from the outset. The licence has always been issued in my name — that is what the application form requires, and it reflects who has actually been running the service day to day.
On the company’s finances: the company does not have outstanding debts. This was a subject of the commercial proceedings in Bristol, and I’m content to leave it where the court dealt with it.
On the deadlock: my co-director stopped replying or communicating with me about the ferry months ago. Instructions were given to the Harbourmaster without any discussion with me at all — I had no notice of them and no opportunity to respond. An agreement can’t be reached in silence, and I remain willing to have that conversation whenever he is.
There is a great deal more that could be said about my co-director’s conduct throughout all of this. I’ve chosen not to say it. It isn’t the point, it wouldn’t get the ferry running, and it isn’t a conversation that belongs on Facebook.
Speculation helps nobody, and there are staff, suppliers and families affected on all sides. Please don’t send abuse to anyone over it.
I’m sorry for everyone who’s lost the crossing this summer. I want the ferry running again, and I’m still trying to get to a position where that’s possible.
