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Ships And Boats Businesses in UK

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

Businesses in the UK

1,966

92.3% active

Avg age

11.6 yrs

Average company age

Top location

London

187 active businesses

01 - Market

Ships and boats market shaped by new incorporations.

New company registrations for Ships and boats businesses over the last six years.

02 - Outlook

Sector signals.

A composite view of Ships And Boats businesses in the UK across six key dimensions.

Opportunity score · composite (0-100)

5-year forecast · new incorporations

03 - Business profile

Business profile.

Breakdown of active Ships and boats companies by category.

  • Private Limited Company 1,346 companies
  • Ltd 606 companies
  • Community Interest Company 8 companies
  • PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, Limited By Guarantee, No Share Capital) 4 companies
  • Private Limited Guarant Nsc Limited Exemption 2 companies

04 - Economics

Structure & age.

Company status split and age distribution for Ships and boats.

Status split

Distribution of company statuses across all records.

Company age bands

0-2 years
91
2-5 years
484
5-10 years
636
10-20 years
393
20+ years
279

Age distribution

05 - Competitors

Key companies.

Company Status Date of Incorporation
#1

MEXBOROUGH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED

00486505 • SHEFFIELD

Total Assets: £12,625,783

Active 20/09/1950
#2

XPEDITE GROUP OF COMPANIES LIMITED

05133752 • BATH

Total Assets: £10,020,016

Active 20/05/2004
#3

SEA WAVE SHIPPING LINE LIMITED

10532067 • LONDON

Total Assets: £9,979,129

Active 19/12/2016
#4

AECOR MARINE LTD

NI636371 • BELFAST

Total Assets: £9,281,428

Active 11/02/2016

06 - Locations

Where they are.

Ranked by the number of active Ships and boats businesses registered in each location.

  1. 01

    London

    187 active businesses

    9.5% of sector 187
  2. 02

    Southampton

    89 active businesses

    4.5% of sector 89
  3. 03

    Poole

    70 active businesses

    3.6% of sector 70
  4. 04

    Cambridge

    61 active businesses

    3.1% of sector 61
  5. 05

    Plymouth

    36 active businesses

    1.8% of sector 36