BARNES MARINE UNITS LIMITED, NR12 8UD : Companies House Number 01321482

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Shareholders' funds

£9,788,437

Balance sheet as at 2025-02-28

What it does

The principal activities of the company are those of boat builders, sellers and brokers, operator of a Broads cruiser, day boat and yacht hire fleet and letting of holiday cottages.

The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.

Overview

Company type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 1977-07-14
Employees: 51 (2025 accounts · was 49 in 2024)
Registered office: Riverside Road, Wroxham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR12 8UD
Postcode: NR12 8UD
Capital: 11,222 GBP
Accounts category: Full
Charges: 7 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Next due by: 2026-11-30
Financial year end: 28 February

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated: 2026-03-25
Next due by: 2027-04-08

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Nature of business (SIC)

30110 Building of ships and floating structures
33150 Repair and maintenance of ships and boats
55209 Other holiday and other collective accommodation
77341 Renting and leasing of passenger water transport equipment

Officers 5 current · 4 resigned

MR DANIEL BRIAN THWAITES Secretary

FINANCIAL DIRECTOR Appointed 2000-11-30

MR DANIEL BRIAN THWAITES Director

FINANCIAL DIRECTOR Appointed 1991-02-22

MRS JILL THWAITES Director

MANAGING DIRECTOR Appointed 1991-02-22

MR Matthew Douglas THWAITES Director

Daniel Brian THWAITES Director

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Group structure 2 subsidiaries

From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.

Data protection registration

Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA114026 (Tier 1), registered since 2015.

Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.

Previous registered addresses 2

Address	Changed on
CAMBRIDGE HOUSE, 26 TOMBLAND, NORWICH, NORFOLK NR3 1RH	1998-02-18
RIVERSIDE ROAD, WROXHAM, NORWICH, NR12 8UD	1994-03-29

Among its peers

Top 25%

by shareholders' funds, of 8 similar companies in NR

2nd largest employer among its local peers (51 staff).

2nd oldest of its local peers, trading since 1977.

Competitors Norwich

2. ALICAT WORKBOATS LIMITED

£2,148,060
3. GOODCHILD MARINE SERVICES LIMITED

£721,567
4. GREENWAY MARINE LIMITED

£250,281
5. SWIFTCAT LIMITED

£33,928
6. BLAKENEY MARINE SERVICES LIMITED

£9,215

This company ranks 1 among building of ships and floating structures in Norwich.

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The class of 1977

51%

of the 7,314 companies incorporated in 1977 are still active today; 41% have since been dissolved.

A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.

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Property in England & Wales 9 titles

Freehold: 9
Most recent registration: 2026-03-11
Price paid, where recorded: £380,000
Where: Norfolk (9)

Title number	County	Tenure	Registered	Price paid
NK252958	Norfolk	Freehold	2026-03-11	—
NK541317	Norfolk	Freehold	2024-12-04	—
NK256208	Norfolk	Freehold	2024-03-21	£380,000
NK7049	Norfolk	Freehold	2017-09-15	—
NK198882	Norfolk	Freehold	2017-04-18	—
NK465364	Norfolk	Freehold	2017-01-20	—
NK430768	Norfolk	Freehold	2013-08-22	—
NK103044	Norfolk	Freehold	1994-12-08	—
NK50986	Norfolk	Freehold	1989-03-17	—

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