BOAT & YACHT TRANSPORT LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
12381941 · ltd · incorporated 2019-12-31
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
59/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other transportation support activities
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 59/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
59/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-06-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-23
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-05-20
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  3. 2026-04-14
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-01-20
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-12-31
    HANCOCK, Jeremy Clive resigned
    director
  7. 2024-09-30
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2023-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-01-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-09-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-07-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-06-01
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2020-06-01
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2020-05-16
    UNWIN, Nicholas appointed
    director
  16. 2020-05-16
    HANCOCK, Jeremy Clive appointed
    director
  17. 2019-12-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BOAT & YACHT TRANSPORT LTD
  18. 2019-12-31
    GOLDSBY-WEST, Jack appointed
    director
  19. 2019-12-31
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-13

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jack Goldsby-West
Individual · English · DOB 10/1949 · age 77
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/12/2019

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-12-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52290 — Other transportation support activities

Registered office

1c Church Street
South Brent
Devon
TQ10 9AB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-01-13OVERDUE
Last: 2024-12-30

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

GOLDSBY-WEST, Jack
director · ~77y · appointed 2019-12-31
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Active
UNWIN, Nicholas
director · ~66y · appointed 2020-05-16
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Active
HANCOCK, Jeremy Clive
director · ~58y · appointed 2020-05-16 · resigned 2024-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-07-23
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-05-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-05