Company Overview
Berthon Boat Company Limited is listed at the official companies registry as Active Private Limited Company. The company was incorporated on Friday 26 October 1877, so this is a well established company. Berthon Boat Company Limited has been in business for 148 years and 5 months. The accounts status is group and the accounts are next due on Tuesday 30 June 2026.
Registered Address

The Shipyard, Bath Road, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 3YL
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Companies House Data
Company NameBERTHON BOAT COMPANY LIMITED
Company Number00011785
Registered Office AddressThe Shipyard
 Bath Road
 SO41 3YL
Company CategoryPrivate Limited Company
Company StatusActive
Country of OriginUnited Kingdom
Incorporation Date26/10/1877
Accounting Reference Date Day30
Accounting Reference Date Month9
Accounts Next Due Date30/06/2027
Accounts Last Made Up Date30/09/2025
Accounts Account CategoryGROUP
Returns Next Due Date20/05/2017
Returns Last Made Up Date22/04/2016
Previous Company NameChanged Date
BERTHON BOAT COMPANY LIMITED(THE)01 May 2019
Directors & Members
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Dominic May - Director
(British, 63 years old, born July 1963)
Brian May - Director
(British, 65 years old, born June 1961)
Secretaries
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Karen Light - Secretary
Appointed 04 July 2016
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Other Company Directorships
Dominic May
BERTHON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
BERTHON NEW YACHT SALES LIMITED
BERTHON POWER LIMITED
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EXPRESS CRUISERS LTD
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LYMINGTON MARINA LIMITED
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MAVEN CAPITAL (TELFER HOUSE) LLP
PITTS WOOD LIMITED
Brian May
AGAMEMNON BOATYARD LTD.
BERTHON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
BERTHON NEW YACHT SALES LIMITED
BERTHON POWER LIMITED
BLUE ANGEL ART COMPANY LIMITED
ENITIATIVE.BIZ LIMITED
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LYMINGTON MARINA LIMITED
MAVEN CAPITAL (TELFER HOUSE) LLP
MAVEN INCOME AND GROWTH VCT 6 PLC
RIGHTBOAT LTD
Balance Sheet Unlock full report
Accounts Date 30-Sep-2025 30-Sep-2016 30-Sep-2015
Balance Sheet
Fixed Assets 35,200,779 35,200,779 35,025,405
Current Assets 9,050,399 9,050,399 11,578,606
Creditors Due Within One Year 4,483,042 4,483,042 5,392,720
Working Cap 4,567,357 4,567,357 6,185,886
Total Assets Less Current Liabilities 39,768,136 39,768,136 41,211,291
Long-term Liabilities 9,654,096 9,654,096 10,201,840
Net Assets 30,114,040 30,114,040 31,009,451
Share Capital & Reserves
Share Cap 11,817 11,817 11,817
Profit & Loss Reserves 7,978,580 7,978,580 9,491,750
Other Reserves 22,123,643 22,123,643 21,505,884
Shareholders Funds 30,114,040 30,114,040 31,009,451
Common Size Financial Analysis Unlock full report
Accounts Date 30-Sep-2025 30-Sep-2016 30-Sep-2015
Tangible Fixed Assets - - -
Fixed Assets 79.5% 79.5% 75.2%
Stocks Inventory 0.4% 0.4% 0.4%
Debtors 5.2% 5.2% 5.8%
Cash Bank In Hand 13.4% 13.4% 18.2%
Current Assets 20.5% 20.5% 24.8%
Creditors Due Within One Year 10.1% 10.1% 11.6%
Net Current Assets Liabilities 10.3% 10.3% 13.3%
Creditors Due After One Year 21.8% 21.8% 21.9%
Accruals Deferred Income - - -
Provisions For Liabilities Charges - - -
Net Assets Liabilities Including Pension Asset Liability 68.1% 68.1% 66.5%
Called Up Share Capital 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Share Capital Allotted Called Up Paid 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Profit Loss Account Reserve 18.0% 18.0% 20.4%
Shareholder Funds 68.1% 68.1% 66.5%
Capital Employed - - -
Total Assets Less Current Liabilities 89.9% 89.9% 88.4%
Financial Ratio Analysis Unlock full report
Accounts Date 30-Sep-2025 30-Sep-2016 30-Sep-2015
Liquidity Ratio 2.0 2.0 2.1
Solvency Ratio 3.1 3.1 3.0
Reserves to Assets 0.2 0.2 0.2
Secured Creditors Unlock full report
Mortgages Charges 1
Mortgages Outstanding 0
Mortgages Part Satisfied 0
Mortgages Satisfied 1
Assets and Debt Analysis Unlock full report
Accounts Date 30-Sep-2025 30-Sep-2016 30-Sep-2015
Assets 44,251,178 44,251,178 46,604,011
Debt 14,137,138 14,137,138 15,594,560
Net Assets/Debt 30,114,040 30,114,040 31,009,451

The following is based on the accounts data presented in this report sourced from Companies House, however the company has filed later accounts. Our analysis of the latest account can be viewed by unlocking our full report.

The company balance sheet displays a comfortable surplus of working capital. We would normally view this positively. Total reserves including retained profitability and movement in reserves has some deficiency. The balance sheet indicates the net assets of a good sized company. For the size of the company inferred by the balance sheet the level of net assets suggests a comfortable level of cover for total debts and obligations.

Unlock full report  The following is based on the accounts data presented in this report sourced from Companies House, however the company has filed later accounts. Our analysis of the latest account can be viewed by unlocking our full report.The company balance sheet displays a comfortable surplus of working capital. We would normally view this positively. Total reserves including retained profitability and movement in reserves has some deficiency. The balance sheet indicates the net assets of a good sized company. For the size of the company inferred by the balance sheet the level of net assets suggests a comfortable level of cover for total debts and obligations.   The following is based on the accounts data presented in this report sourced from Companies House, however the company has filed later accounts. Our analysis of the latest account can be viewed by unlocking our full report.The company balance sheet displays a comfortable surplus of working capital. We would normally view this positively. Total reserves including retained profitability and movement in reserves has some deficiency. The balance sheet indicates the net assets of a good sized company. For the size of the company inferred by the balance sheet the level of net assets suggests a comfortable level of cover for total debts and obligations.

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Public Record Information Unlock full report
Exact Court Judgements
Period of Months Last 12m 13-24m 25-36m 37-48m 49-60m 61-72m
Number of Exact CCJS X Y Y X X Y
Value of Exact CCJS YXY YK S S X KX
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Date Sector Notified Amount Terms
XK-SXY XKXYXK SXSKXYXK £X,000 XS XYSKS
SK-SYY SKXYXKYKKY KSXX KKXXYXS £YY,000 YS XYSKS SK YXXSXS
YK-SXY XKXYXYYK SXSXYXK £SX,000 XS XYSKS
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Total Invoices Paid Before
30 days due		 Paid After
30 days due		 Owing Before
30 days due		 Owing after
30 days due
XYX SX K YX X
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Going Concern Valuation

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Estimated Mid Value £YY,000 EBIT £SY,000
Estimated Low Value £X,000 EBITDA £SSX,000

Liquidation Valuation

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Valuations Valuation Measures
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Estimated Mid Value £Y,000 Net Assets £YX,000
Estimated Low Value £S,000 Tangible Equity £SX,000

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First Report Score: (0-10) X
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7 Good
6 Above Average
5 Average
4 Below Average
3 Poor
2 Weak
1 Very Weak
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Risk Score (1-100) X
Risk Band Description XXMXMXMX SISX
Risk Assessment Meeting of Creditors
Credit Rating XSKX
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Risk Band XY
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Z Score Bands

1 Low Risk 3.00 and above
2 Caution 2.63 - 2.99
3 Risk of Failure within 2 years 1.24 - 2.62
4 High Probability Failure Below 1.24
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Document Filings
Confirmation statement made on 22 April 2025 with no updates
Confirmation statement made on 22 April 2024 with no updates
Confirmation statement made on 22 April 2023 with no updates
Confirmation statement made on 22 April 2022 with no updates
Registered office address changed from The Shipyard Lymington Hampshire SO41 3YL to The Shipyard Bath Road Lymington Hampshire SO41 3YL on 12 May 2021
Confirmation statement made on 22 April 2021 with no updates
Notification of Brian Oliver John May as a person with significant control on 22 April 2021
Notification of Dominic Oliver May as a person with significant control on 22 April 2021
Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement on 22 April 2021
Confirmation statement made on 22 April 2020 with no updates
Resolutions
Confirmation statement made on 22 April 2019 with no updates
Confirmation statement made on 22 April 2018 with no updates
Confirmation statement made on 22 April 2017 with updates
Termination of appointment of Ian Martin Detheridge as a secretary on 4 July 2016
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