THE DUTCH BARGE ASSOCIATION LIMITED
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Executive summary
The Dutch Barge Association leverages 33 years of niche brand equity, tax-exempt status, and a passionate international community to maintain a defensible position in the heritage waterways sector. However, the 26% erosion of shareholders' funds and 66% decline in cash reserves since 2021—alongside an aging governance structure and concentrated revenue model—present material sustainability risks that must be addressed through disciplined financial management, digital transformation, and membership diversification. The recent website investment signals awareness of the need to modernize, but execution must be accompanied by rigorous performance tracking and a clear path to restored financial reserves.
Shareholders' funds
£76,394
Balance sheet as at 2025-09-30
Overview
- Company type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Incorporated
- 1992-02-04
- Employees
- 9 (2025 accounts)
- Registered office
- 3 Ducks Walk, Twickenham, Middlesex, United Kingdom, TW1 2DD
- Postcode
- TW1 2DD
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-09-30
- Next due by
- 2027-06-30
- Financial year end
- 30 September
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-02-04
- Next due by
- 2027-02-18
Nature of business (SIC)
- 94990 Activities of other membership organizations not elsewhere classified
Officers 11 current · 84 resigned
Previous registered addresses 11
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| DBA-CORMORANT SPADE OAK REACH, COOKHAM, MAIDENHEAD, BERKSHIRE, SL6 9RQ, UNITED KINGDOM | 2010-03-26 |
| CORMORANT SPADE OAK REACH, COOKHAM, MAIDENHEAD, BERKSHIRE, SL6 9RQ, UNITED KINGDOM | 2009-03-10 |
| ISLAND HOUSE MOOR ROAD, CHESHAM, HP5 1NZ | 2008-12-15 |
| DBA THE BARGE ASSOCIATION, 3 NORFOLK COURT, RICKMANSWORTH, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD3 1LT | 2008-07-31 |
| DBA THE BARGE ASSOCIATION, 3 NORFOLK COURT, RICKMANSWORTH, HERTFORDSHIRE WD3 1LT | 2007-02-19 |
| DBA THE BARGE ASSOCIATION, 3 NORFOLK COURT, RICKMANSWORTH, HERTFORDSHIRE WD3 1LT | 2005-12-05 |
| 3 NORFOLK COURT, NORFOLK ROAD, RICKMANSWORTH, HERTFORDSHIRE WD3 1LT | 2004-12-22 |
| PORT WERBURGH VICARAGE LANE, HOO, ROCHESTER, KENT ME3 9TW | 2004-09-27 |
| BURLEIGH HOUSE, 273 HILLMORTON ROAD, RUGBY, WARWICKSHIRE. CV22 5BH | 1997-02-27 |
| BURLEIGH HOUSE, 273 HILLMORTON ROAD, RUGBY, WARWICKSHIRE. CV22 5BH | 1997-02-27 |
| RUGBY WHARF, CONSUL ROAD, RUGBY, CV21 1PB | 1994-06-14 |
Among its peers
Top 10%
by shareholders' funds, of 104 similar companies in TW
Among the biggest employers among its local peers (9 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1992.
Competitors Hounslow
This company ranks 9 among activities of other membership organizations not elsewhere classified in Hounslow.
The class of 1992
49%
of the 21,839 companies incorporated in 1992 are still active today; 46% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.