CLIPPER VENTURES PLC
Company number 03087938 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Clipper Ventures PLC holds a commanding and defensible position as the sole operator of amateur round-the-world yacht racing, with brand heritage and category exclusivity forming a durable competitive moat. However, the 55% cash decline, £2.7m partner non-payments, and softening deferred income signal operational and commercial vulnerabilities that must be addressed before the 2025-26 Race cycle intensifies capital demands. The strategic priority is clear: stabilise cash flow through improved commercial contracts and credit facilities, accelerate the high-margin sponsorship revenue stream, and reduce cyclicality by scaling SKIRR, owned events, and training into year-round revenue engines that complement the biennial race cycle.
Shareholders' funds
£5,264,934
Balance sheet as at 2025-01-31
Overview
- Company type
- Public Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1995-08-04
- Employees
- 76 (2025 accounts · was 98 in 2024)
- Registered office
- The Granary & Bakery Building, Royal Clarence Yard Weevil Lane, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 1FX
- Postcode
- PO12 1FX
- Capital
- 389,929 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 17 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-01-31
- Next due by
- 2026-10-30
- Financial year end
- 30 January
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-08-04
- Next due by
- 2027-08-18
Nature of business (SIC)
- 79120 Tour operator activities
Officers 5 current · 31 resigned
Group structure 3 subsidiaries
Controlled by CLIPPER VENTURES HOLDINGS PLC — since 2016-04-06
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CLIPPER GREENING VENTURES LTD Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: International Sportsperson (Worker (A rating)), Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
Matched by registered name to the register of licensed sponsors (Home Office, updated daily) — check the register itself before relying on it. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z9025586 (Tier 1), registered since 2005.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Political donations 1
£2,000 in registered political donations since 2019.
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Conservative and Unionist Party
Source: the Electoral Commission's register of donations — this company's full record, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contact details
- Website
- clipper-ventures.com
- Phone
- 02392526000
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| MAIDEN INTERNATIONAL MARKETING LIMITED | 1997-04-01 |
| SPEED 6063 LIMITED | 1995-09-15 |
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| SHAMROCK QUAY, WILLIAM STREET, SOUTHAMPTON, HAMPSHIRE SO14 5QL | 2006-03-06 |
| INCON HOUSE, 10 STILEBROOK ROAD, OLNEY, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE MK46 5EA | 2000-08-31 |
| LANGTON HALL, LANGTON PARK, NR MARKET HARBOUR, LEICS | 1997-07-01 |
| CLASSIC HOUSE, 174/180 OLD STREET, LONDON, EC1V 9BP | 1995-08-31 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 38 similar companies in PO
The largest employer among its local peers (76 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1995.
No.1 of the largest tour operator activities companies in Portsmouth →
Competitors Portsmouth
This company ranks 1 among tour operator activities in Portsmouth.
The class of 1995
45%
of the 34,002 companies incorporated in 1995 are still active today; 52% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2006-02-09
- Where
- Hampshire
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP668790 | Hampshire | Leasehold | 2006-02-09 | — |
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