COCKWELLS MODERN AND CLASSIC BOAT BUILDING LIMITED
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Cash
£19k
+130.6% vs 2024
Net assets
-£5.5m
-42.6% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
151
+2.7% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.9m
+28% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £9,907,005 | £12,009,453 | +21.2% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£2,550,191 | -£1,848,160 | +27.5% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£2,628,705 | -£1,893,244 | +28% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£1,227,831 | -£2,420,133 | -£1,658,080 | +31.5% | |
| Cash | £323,233 | £392,348 | £31,080 | £258,915 | £8,317 | £19,179 | +130.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £5,247 | -£890,887 | -£3,680,409 | -313.1% | |
| Net assets | £942,875 | £908,875 | -£2,362,826 | -£1,468,850 | -£3,888,949 | -£5,547,029 | -42.6% | |
| Equity | £942,875 | £908,875 | -£2,362,826 | -£1,468,850 | -£3,888,949 | -£5,547,029 | -42.6% | |
| Average employees | 82 | 82 | 108 | 129 | 147 | 151 | +2.7% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £4,170,434 | £4,949,285 | +18.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £338,374 | £357,772 | +5.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | — | — | £6,604 | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | — | — | £236,524 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -25.7% | -15.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -24.4% | -13.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 137.1% | 158.3% | 161.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.40x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -29.96x | -39.58x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Bishop Fleming Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “In February 2026 the Company crystallised it fixed asset investment of £50 and the £916,816 amounts owed by joint ventures and associated undertakings as shown in notes 15 and 17 in the financial statements.”
- “On 1st June 2026, the Company issued £4,000,000 Preference shares to Pendennis Shipyard Limited in part satisfaction of the amount due by the Company to Pendennis Shipyard Limited of £5,969,692 shown in note 19 in the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLIES, Toby James | Director | 2024-09-05 | Jan 1974 | British |
| GRANVILLE, Ian Langley | Director | 2024-09-05 | Aug 1961 | British |
| HILLS, Stephen Frederick | Director | 2024-09-05 | Jan 1967 | British |
| ROSS, Charles James | Director | 2024-09-05 | Apr 1978 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COCKWELL, Joanna Mary | Secretary | 2006-01-13 | 2025-11-18 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2006-01-13 | 2006-01-13 |
| COCKWELL, David Charles | Director | 2006-01-13 | 2026-07-24 |
| HUBBARD, Stephen Arthur | Director | 2016-12-09 | 2024-09-11 |
| SHORT, Dean | Director | 2024-04-25 | 2026-04-14 |
| WILLIAMS, Sean Harcourt | Director | 2023-09-03 | 2024-05-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pendennis Shipyard Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2024-09-05 | Active |
| Mr David Charles Cockwell | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-09-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 96 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-08-18 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-08-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-09-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-08-18 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-08-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-08-17 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2026-07-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-06-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2026-02-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-19 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-11-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-09-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 3
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.