GRIFFON MARINE LIMITED, SO19 7GA : Companies House Number 00853053

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Overview

Company type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 1965-06-30
Registered office: 8 Hazel Road, Southampton, England, SO19 7GA
Postcode: SO19 7GA
Capital: 26 GBP
Accounts category: Full
Charges: 2 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Next due by: 2026-12-31
Financial year end: 31 March

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated: 2026-08-06
Next due by: 2027-08-20

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Nature of business (SIC)

30110 Building of ships and floating structures
30990 Manufacture of other transport equipment not elsewhere classified

Officers 8 current · 22 resigned

Mark John DOWNER Director

Appointed 2024-10-01

Philip NAVAS Director

Appointed 2021-03-09

Emily Louise HOWES Director

Appointed 2021-03-09

MR Nicholas James GAGGERO Director

Appointed 2020-03-31

MR Andrew Stephen REED Director

Appointed 2018-10-15

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Group structure 1 subsidiary

Controlled by BLAND GROUP UK HOLDINGS LIMITED — since 2016-04-06

HOVERCRAFT CONSULTANTS LIMITED Dissolved

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

Public contracts won 3

£52,921,301 total awarded value where published.

712798450-Boats In-Service Support 26 LOT 8-UK_Operations-CF-Transparency

Ministry of Defence 2026-03-04 £22,162,467
712793452-Boats In-Service Support 26 LOT 4 - Overseas-CF-Transparency

Ministry of Defence 2026-01-27 £25,758,834
Delivery of Platform Support to Maintain the Capability of MOD Boats - Royal Marines (RM) Tamar

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE 2019-07-31 £5,000,000

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Licensed visa sponsor

Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: 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.

Contact details

Website: griffonhoverwork.com

Griffon Hoverwork provide world leading hovercraft and high-speed boats to overcome bespoke operational requirements in remote, challenging environments.

Previous company names

Name	Date changed
GRIFFON HOVERWORK LIMITED	2025-03-19
HOVERWORK LIMITED	2009-04-02

Previous registered addresses 9

Address	Changed on
THE BEEHIVE BEEHIVE RING ROAD, GATWICK, WEST SUSSEX, RH6 0PA	2018-11-07
THE BEEHIVE BEEHIVE RING ROAD, GATWICK, WEST SUSSEX, RH6 0PA	2009-08-21
GISTERED OFFICE CHANGED ON 21/08/2009 FROM, THE BEEHIVE BEEHIVE RING ROAD, GATWICK, WEST SUSSEX, RH6 0PA	2009-08-21
EASTON HOUSE, 12 LIND STREET, RYDE, ISLE OF WIGHT, PO33 2NR	2009-04-16
GISTERED OFFICE CHANGED ON 16/04/2009 FROM, EASTON HOUSE, 12 LIND STREET, RYDE, ISLE OF WIGHT, PO33 2NR	2009-04-16
QUAY ROAD, RYDE, ISLE OF WIGHT, PO33 2HB	2004-07-28
WESSEX HOUSE, 19 THREEFIELD LANE, SOUTHAMPTON, HAMPSHIRE SO14 32B	2002-12-18
BLUE PETER HOUSE, 73-75 MILLBROOK ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, HANTS. SO9 5TW	1992-10-08
SOUTHAMPTON HSE., 317 HIGH HOLBORN, LONDON WC1V 7NL	1988-09-28

Among its peers

The oldest

of 17 similar companies in SO, trading since 1965

Property in England & Wales 5 titles

Freehold: 4
Leasehold: 1
Most recent registration: 2017-06-01
Where: Southampton (3), Isle Of Wight (2)

Title number	County	Tenure	Registered	Price paid
HP806991	Southampton	Leasehold	2017-06-01	—
HP371274	Southampton	Freehold	2013-09-19	—
HP386566	Southampton	Freehold	2013-09-19	—
IW56448	Isle Of Wight	Freehold	2003-12-08	—
IW37340	Isle Of Wight	Freehold	2003-11-24	—

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