{"name":"SCOTT BB LIMITED","company_number":"01147080","status":"Active","type":"Private Limited Company","incorporated":"1973-11-22","dissolved":null,"registered_office":"Suite 5 Oyster House, Severalls Lane, Colchester, Essex, England, CO4 9PD","postcode":"CO4 9PD","sic_codes":[{"code":30110,"description":"Building of ships and floating structures"},{"code":30120,"description":"Building of pleasure and sporting boats"},{"code":33150,"description":"Repair and maintenance of ships and boats"}],"principal_activity":null,"previous_names":[{"name":"BROOM BOATS LIMITED","changed_on":"2024-08-12"}],"warnings":[],"accounts":{"category":"Audit Exemption Subsidiary","year_end":"30 June","last_made_up_to":"2025-06-30","next_due":"2027-03-31"},"employees":{"count":52,"accounts_date":"2024-06-30"},"financials":[{"financial_date":"2024-06-30","profit_loss":-657353,"net_assets":-960190,"cash":131649,"average_employees":52},{"financial_date":"2023-06-30","net_assets":1701011,"cash":29407,"average_employees":43},{"financial_date":"2021-12-31","net_assets":2749666,"cash":81152},{"financial_date":"2020-12-31","net_assets":-5677799,"cash":43},{"financial_date":"2019-12-31","net_assets":-5315445,"cash":425}],"officers":{"current":3,"resigned":20,"complete":true,"note":"Names and details of individual officers are on the People page (subscriber-only on this site) and free at Companies House."},"charges":{"total":2,"outstanding":2},"gazette_notices":[],"insolvency_outcome":null,"ai_summary":"SCOTT BB LIMITED (formerly [name withheld] Boats Limited) represents a case study in the challenges facing heritage UK boatbuilders in the current market environment. The company has ceased trading after a period of significant financial deterioration, with shareholders' funds swinging from a positive £2.6M to a negative £2.1M in a single reporting period, and has sold its trade and assets subsequent to the year end. The rebranding from [name withheld] Boats to SCOTT BB and the going concern qualification confirm this is effectively a corporate restructuring rather than a going concern, with the underlying business—once a respected name in the UK motor cruiser market—unable to sustain operations under its existing structure. This outcome aligns with broader sector trends where heritage marine brands, despite their customer loyalty and market recognition, have struggled against rising costs, regulatory burdens, and the capital investment required to remain competitive.","website":"https://www.broomboats.com/","links":{"page":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/scott-bb","people":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/scott-bb/people","filing_history":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/scott-bb/filing-history","companies_house":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01147080","financials":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/scott-bb/financial","control":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/scott-bb/control","charges":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/scott-bb/charges","ai_analysis":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/scott-bb/analysis"},"source":"CompaniesInTheUK, from Companies House, The Gazette and other public registers (see /support/about). Cite as: CompaniesInTheUK, https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/scott-bb"}