SUNSEEKER INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2025-12-31
Overdue
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-28 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-14
Watchouts
Cash
£13M
-55.2% vs 2022
Net assets
-£100M
-0.5% vs 2022
Employees
2,089
+12.1% vs 2022
Profit before tax
-£515K
+73.4% vs 2022
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Annual accounts overdue
Due 2025-12-31.
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- SUNSEEKER INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 2004-08-16 → present
- SUNSEEKER INTERNATIONAL (BOATS) LIMITED 1985-05-03 → 2004-08-16
- POOLE POWERBOATS LIMITED 1960-11-17 → 1985-05-03
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2023-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £268,073,000 | £325,317,000 | |
| Operating profit | £5,227,000 | £8,673,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,934,000 | -£515,000 | |
| Net profit | -£1,934,000 | -£515,000 | |
| Cash | £28,867,000 | £12,935,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£3,427,000 | -£5,675,000 | |
| Net assets | -£99,056,000 | -£99,571,000 | |
| Equity | -£99,056,000 | -£99,571,000 | |
| Average employees | 1,863 | 2,089 | |
| Wages | £68,158,000 | £76,958,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.9% | 2.7% | |
| Net margin | -0.7% | -0.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | -152.5% | -152.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 135.6% | 136.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.72x | 0.71x | |
| Interest cover | 0.57x | 0.65x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Sunseeker Group's parent undertaking, Deepsea Holding Ltd, has confirmed that it will provide support to the Sunseeker Group to satisfy its financial obligations through a letter of support. ... the Company continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- SUNSEEKER INTERNATIONAL LIMITED · parent
- Sunseeker International Distribution Ltd 100%
- Maritime Warranties Ltd 100%
- Don Shead Ltd 100%
- Poole Stainless Ltd 100%
- Sunseeker Customer Services Ltd 100%
- Sunseeker Exhibitions Ltd 100%
- Quay West Marina Ltd 100%
- Totesbury Ltd 100%
- Quay Boats Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “Acquisition of Sunseeker Group by Lionheart Capital and Orienta Capital Partners on 1 November 2024.”
- “Shareholder loans converted to equity in February 2024 with all accrued interest waived (Note 25).”
- “Parent company Sunseeker International Holdings Limited received £13.2m term loan in 2024 and £28.2m funding in 2025.”
- “Company launched Ocean 182 and Predator 75 models in 2023, winning international awards.”
- “Sunseeker announced plans for a new Superyacht Division (100-140 ft yachts) in January 2025.”
- “Exceptional administrative costs of £0.6m incurred in 2023 related to the sale of the Group.”
- “On 6 February 2024, principal intercompany loan amounts and accrued interest were discharged and satisfied through issuance of equity shares by Sunseeker International (Holdings) Limited.”
- “Sunseeker International Ltd pleaded guilty to UK Timber Regulations violations in June 2023, resulting in a fine of £240,000 and costs of £118,761 in November 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 39 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAWLER, Dean Gary | Director | 2023-02-03 | May 1969 | British |
| TIMMS, Stephen James | Director | 2025-11-21 | Apr 1978 | British |
Show 39 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FACKRELL, Robert William | Secretary | — | 2006-09-20 |
| HENNESS, Peter Anthony | Secretary | 2006-09-20 | 2010-05-28 |
| MCGOWAN, Neil | Secretary | 2010-05-28 | 2013-06-28 |
| POWELL, Adrian James | Secretary | 2013-06-28 | 2024-04-19 |
| BALESTRA, Augusto | Director | 2024-11-05 | 2025-10-22 |
| BLACKALLER, John | Director | — | 2006-09-20 |
| BRAITHWAITE, John | Director | 2009-12-14 | 2010-02-02 |
| BRAITHWAITE, John | Director | — | 2006-09-20 |
| BRAITHWAITE, Robert | Director | — | 2009-12-14 |
| CROWLEY, Peter Magner | Director | 2010-05-28 | 2013-08-27 |
| DARLINGTON, John | Director | 2009-12-15 | 2010-05-28 |
| DING, Benxi | Director | 2014-05-30 | 2020-01-20 |
| FRABETTI, Andrea | Director | 2019-07-04 | 2025-12-05 |
| GAO, Jack Qunyao | Director | 2016-12-08 | 2017-11-10 |
| GARDINI, Mario | Director | 2024-11-05 | 2025-10-22 |
| GROSSE-LINDEMANN, Carl-Otto | Director | 2003-12-17 | 2006-03-14 |
| HENNESS, Peter Anthony | Director | 1999-01-07 | 2010-05-28 |
| HUGHES, Neil | Director | 2010-05-28 | 2014-12-31 |
| JACQUIN, Hugues | Director | 2014-11-17 | 2017-07-21 |
| JIA, Liang | Director | 2013-08-27 | 2014-05-30 |
| LINSELL, Richard Duncan | Director | 1997-12-04 | 2006-07-31 |
| LIU, Chaohui | Director | 2013-08-27 | 2016-07-06 |
| MACKLIN, John James | Director | — | 2006-09-20 |
| MACKLIN, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2006-09-20 | 2018-03-25 |
| MARTI, Christian | Director | 2018-11-07 | 2019-06-11 |
| MCINTYRE, Alexander Stewart | Director | 2009-12-14 | 2014-07-31 |
| MCMILLAN, Michael Hugh | Director | 2018-05-30 | 2020-06-09 |
| MOORE, Wayne Kelvin Lawrence | Director | 2006-09-20 | 2014-07-17 |
| POPHAM, Philip Colin | Director | 2015-01-08 | 2018-09-30 |
| ROBERTSON, Sean | Director | 2010-05-28 | 2025-10-24 |
| STRAUGHAN, Michael Keith | Director | 2017-10-30 | 2020-06-09 |
| THAKRAR, Sundip | Director | 2010-10-12 | 2015-04-10 |
| WANG, Dazhi | Director | 2017-10-31 | 2024-11-01 |
| WANG, Jian | Director | 2014-05-30 | 2016-04-26 |
| ZENG, Maojun | Director | 2020-07-16 | 2022-09-16 |
| ZHANG, Bin | Director | 2016-12-08 | 2017-05-17 |
| ZHANG, Lin | Director | 2022-09-16 | 2024-11-01 |
| ZHANG, Lin | Director | 2017-10-31 | 2020-07-16 |
| ZHANG, Lin | Director | 2013-08-27 | 2014-05-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunseeker International (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 385 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-11-17 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-11-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-18 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-11-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-11-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 4
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2022 → FY2023 · period ending 2023-12-31 vs 2022-12-31
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Turnover
+21.4%
£268,073,000 £325,317,000
-
Cash
-55.2%
£28,867,000 £12,935,000
-
Net assets
-0.5%
-£99,056,000 -£99,571,000
-
Employees
+12.1%
1,863 2,089
-
Operating profit
+65.9%
£5,227,000 £8,673,000
-
Profit before tax
+73.4%
-£1,934,000 -£515,000
-
Wages
+12.9%
£68,158,000 £76,958,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers