Who owns UK companies in Inland passenger water transport?
139 of the 440 companies registered under SIC 50300 (Inland passenger water transport) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 424 individual shareholders and 69 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 12% file full, group or medium-sized accounts, a sign of larger businesses, compared with 8.2% of all UK companies.
- 13% have six or more shareholders, compared with 9.6% of all UK companies.
- 25% are majority-owned by another company (among companies with one class of shares), compared with 22% of all UK companies.
- The median company is 17.5 years old, against 8.5 years across all UK companies.
How companies in this industry are owned
| Share of companies | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Single shareholder | 24% | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | 63% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 13% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 62% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 36% | 33% |
| Majority-owned by a company* | 25% | 22% |
| Largest shareholder holds 50% or more* | 82% | 88% |
| Largest shareholder holds 75% or more* | 59% | 60% |
| A non-UK entity among shareholders | 1.4% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 2.9% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 0.0% | 0.7% |
* Among the 51 companies in this industry that have a single class of shares and state the number of shares allotted, where a holding's share of the company can be read directly from the filing. A dash means fewer than 30 companies, too few to report.
Company size and age
The median company in this industry was incorporated 17.5 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | 12% | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | 42% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 35% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 10% | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | 2.2% | 4.3% |
Related industries
- Sea and coastal freight water transport SIC 50200 · 975 companies · 37% majority-owned by a company
- Sea and coastal passenger water transport SIC 50100 · 333 companies · 36% majority-owned by a company
- Inland freight water transport SIC 50400 · 62 companies
Corporate shareholders in this industry
All 59 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 50300, ranked by how many of those companies they hold shares in. 4 of them hold shares in more than one company in this industry. Trusts and individuals are not named.
| # | Shareholder | Type | Companies House no. | Companies held in this industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CARDIFF CRUISES LIMITED | UK company | 06448098 | 4 |
| 2 | NORFOLK BROADS DIRECT LTD | UK company | 00923416 | 2 |
| 3 | THE BASINGSTOKE CANAL SOCIETY | UK company | 01296593 | 2 |
| 4 | VICK MARINE LTD | UK company | 03815777 | 2 |
| 5 | ALAN GEORGE | UK company | 13936100 | 1 |
| 6 | ANDREW SPENCER | UK company | 10945346 | 1 |
| 7 | C TOMS & SON LTD | UK company | 00366970 | 1 |
| 8 | C. TOMS & SON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED | UK company | 13043932 | 1 |
| 9 | CHARLES JAMES PARK HOMES LTD | UK company | 08279487 | 1 |
| 10 | CHRIS CLARK | UK company | 07963732 | 1 |
| 11 | CHRIS JORDAN | UK company | 15593021 | 1 |
| 12 | CROWN GLOBAL CAPITAL INVESTMENTS PLC | UK company | 12998502 | 1 |
| 13 | D.J SMITH | UK company | 17331552 | 1 |
| 14 | DART FREE HOUSES LIMITED | UK company | 01279635 | 1 |
| 15 | DAVID RAY | UK company | 05584478 | 1 |
| 16 | DIVAGROUP B.V. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 17 | EFC | UK company | 05652322 | 1 |
| 18 | GARY SMITH | UK company | 03123542 | 1 |
| 19 | GOSPORT FERRY LTD | UK company | 02254382 | 1 |
| 20 | HILDEN ENTERPRISES LIMITED | UK company | 08314724 | 1 |
| 21 | IAN FORSTER | UK company | 11733832 | 1 |
| 22 | IAN HORNSBY | UK company | 04801883 | 1 |
| 23 | JAMES READ | UK company | 09980729 | 1 |
| 24 | JAMES WATSON | UK company | 07438105 | 1 |
| 25 | JAMES WRIGHT | UK company | 10288187 | 1 |
| 26 | JANE REYNOLDS | UK company | 07343625 | 1 |
| 27 | KEVIN SEARLE | UK company | 14576484 | 1 |
| 28 | KNOT BOTHERED LIMITED | UK company | 11512488 | 1 |
| 29 | MARICO MARINE GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 03852657 | 1 |
| 30 | MARK WILSON | UK company | 12444344 | 1 |
| 31 | MARLOW MISTRAL INC. | Company | — | 1 |
| 32 | MERLIN CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 15347931 | 1 |
| 33 | MICHAEL GREEN | UK company | OC346663 | 1 |
| 34 | N & W HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 14328300 | 1 |
| 35 | NUMBER SEVEN BOAT TRIPS LTD | UK company | 04384927 | 1 |
| 36 | OCEAN DIVA LONDON SHIPPING B.V. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 37 | PEEL PORTS CONTAINERS LIMITED | UK company | 11851999 | 1 |
| 38 | PHILIP ANDREWS | UK company | 11827775 | 1 |
| 39 | PORTOBELLO DOCK S.A R.L. | UK company | OE028179 | 1 |
| 40 | PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR FERRY COMPANY LIMITED | UK company | 00018751 | 1 |
| 41 | PREMIER MARINAS LIMITED | UK company | 02973858 | 1 |
| 42 | R.L SMITH | UK company | 15117815 | 1 |
| 43 | RICHARD BAKER | UK company | 08958369 | 1 |
| 44 | RICHARD STEVENSON | UK company | 16311388 | 1 |
| 45 | S & C HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 14319589 | 1 |
| 46 | S R WOODWARD | UK company | 10730562 | 1 |
| 47 | SHIPLAKE INVESTMENT LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 48 | SQUIRE TRADING LIMITED | UK company | 12159284 | 1 |
| 49 | STEPHEN HARRIS | UK company | 10250061 | 1 |
| 50 | TC UK BIDCO LIMITED | UK company | 13987865 | 1 |
| 51 | TERMINAL INVESTMENT LIMITED S.A.R.L | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 52 | THE ROTHEN GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 10352533 | 1 |
| 53 | THE TALL SHIP GLENLEE TRUST | UK company | SC128338 | 1 |
| 54 | THE TURK GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 05238196 | 1 |
| 55 | THOMAS HARRIS | UK company | 05365666 | 1 |
| 56 | TOOLEY'S BOATYARD TRUST | UK company | CE016756 | 1 |
| 57 | URBAN SPACE MANAGEMENT LTD | UK company | 02340815 | 1 |
| 58 | WILLIAM DONNELLY | UK company | NI726664 | 1 |
| 59 | WRT HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 14779308 | 1 |
About this data
Figures come from the shareholder lists in each company's most recent Companies House confirmation statement (form CS01) that contained one, filed between 1 March 2021 and 4 June 2026. They are as filed and are not restated for later share transfers. Shares held in treasury are excluded. Shareholders are classed as individuals, companies, non-UK entities, trusts or nominees from the names as filed.
Every company's own shareholder register, officers, filings and accounts are available through the OpenRegistry API and MCP server, live from Companies House.