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Passenger Water Transport Businesses in UK

Explore the UK's Passenger Water Transport sector. From regional hotspots to turnover breakdowns, discover key intelligence on company performance, market concentration, and growth opportunities across the UK.

269
Businesses
95.1%
Active
12.3 yrs
Avg company age
London
Top Location · 53
Analysis

What the numbers actually tell us

17% of passenger water transport survive beyond 20 years – vs 12.5% cross-sector average. Slightly more of these businesses stand the test of time than the UK average.

Market: new incorporations, six-year view

New company registrations for Passenger water transport, 2021-2026 (2026 shown year-to-date). The sector added more companies in 2022 than any year on record.

SOURCE: COMPANIES HOUSE INCORPORATION DATA · SIC 77341 · SYNCED DAILY

Outlook: sector signals

A composite view across six dimensions, scored 0–100.

    What the score means

    Business profile: who runs UK agencies

    Active companies by Passenger water transport. The sector is overwhelmingly founder-owned private companies

      Structure & age: a young sector

      Age distribution of active businesses. – are under five years old - and only – make it past twenty.

      UK CROSS-SECTOR AVERAGE AGE: 10.6 YRS · AGENCIES: 12.3 YRS

      Key companies

      Largest active Passenger water transport by latest reported turnover. Click through for filings, directors and group structure.

      £19,165

      Where they are: top locations

      Ranked by the number of active Passenger water transport businesses registered in each location.

      01London5319.7% of sector
      02Poole51.9% of sector
      03Manchester51.9% of sector
      04Southampton41.5% of sector
      05Reading41.5% of sector

      Counties with Passenger water transport businesses

      Explore sector data filtered by county. Each county page drills into town-level breakdowns.