Ancasta Yacht Services Limited

Active00686473 Private limited company

What Ancasta Yacht Services say about themselves

“With a network of 15 offices, Ancasta is the largest boat sales brokerage in Europe, with up to 1,000 new and used boats & yachts for sale, UK, online.”

— from ancasta.com

Incorporated: 15 March 1961 (65 years)
Previously known as: Hamble Yacht Services Refit and Repair Limited (until 19 April 2021)
Hamble Yacht Services Limited (until 28 January 2015)
Pentom Yacht Co. Limited (until 31 December 1981)
Industry: Repair and maintenance of ships and boats (33150)
Directors: Matthew Greig Shave
William Henderson Blair
Fiona Rachael Griffith
all 4 directors
Owned by: Ancasta Group Limited
Accounts type: Audit exemption subsidiary
Region: South East
Address: Port Hamble
Satchell Lane
Hamble
SO31 4NN

Website & contact details

Website: ancasta.com

Filing status

Accounts due: 31 December 2026
Last accounts: 31 December 2024
Conf. stmt due: 14 January 2027
Last conf. stmt: 31 December 2025

Charges

Total: 21
Outstanding: 2
Part satisfied: 0
Satisfied: 19

Officers 5 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Shave, Matthew Greig

Director · Appointed 8 April 2026

Also at So Recruitment Ltd, Advanced Rigging and Hydraulics Limited, St Leonards 1 Ltd (proposed for strike-off) · more companies

British

Born March 1979 (47)

Blair, William Henderson

Director · Appointed 1 March 2021

Also at Advanced Rigging and Hydraulics Limited, Sanlorenzo Yachts Limited, Ancasta Topco Limited · more companies

British

Born July 1971 (55)

Griffith, Fiona Rachael

Director · Appointed 10 September 2018

Also at Ancasta International Boat Sales Limited, Ancasta Group Limited

British

Born August 1964 (62)

Broadbent, Heather Lynn

Secretary · Appointed 23 January 2015

Griffith, Nicholas Gilbert

Director · Appointed 1 November 2005

Also at Advanced Rigging and Hydraulics Limited, Sanlorenzo Yachts Limited, Ancasta Topco Limited · more companies

British

Born February 1965 (61)

Officer history (18 former)

23 September 2026

Resigned Stewart, Kathryn Lucy as Director

8 April 2026

Appointed Shave, Matthew Greig as Director

21 November 2025

Resigned Boughton, Amanda Jane as Director

30 November 2024

Resigned Overton, Ashley Grenville as Director

14 June 2021

Appointed Boughton, Amanda Jane as Director

1 March 2021

Appointed Blair, William Henderson as Director

5 December 2019

Resigned Morton, Peter Bruce as Director

10 September 2018

Appointed Griffith, Fiona Rachael as Director

20 October 2017

Appointed Stewart, Kathryn Lucy as Director

4 March 2016

Resigned Hearnden, Malcolm Frederick as Director

31 March 2015

Resigned Ryley, Nicholas John Alexander as Director

23 January 2015

Appointed Broadbent, Heather Lynn as Secretary

23 January 2015

Resigned Hewitson, Susan Wendy as Secretary

16 January 2015

Appointed Bicket, Robert Morris as Director

16 January 2015

Appointed Tate, Simon James as Director

16 January 2015

Resigned Tate, Simon James as Director

16 January 2015

Resigned Bicket, Robert Morris as Director

30 November 2014

Resigned Messenger, Paul Montrose as Director

15 August 2014

Resigned Hewitson, Susan Wendy as Director

1 March 2011

Appointed Hewitson, Susan Wendy as Director

6 September 2007

Appointed Messenger, Paul Montrose as Director

21 December 2005

Appointed Hearnden, Malcolm Frederick as Director

1 November 2005

Appointed Hewitson, Susan Wendy as Secretary

1 November 2005

Resigned King, Andrew Stephen as Director

1 November 2005

Appointed Ryley, Nicholas John Alexander as Director

1 November 2005

Appointed Overton, Ashley Grenville as Director

1 November 2005

Appointed Griffith, Nicholas Gilbert as Director

1 November 2005

Resigned Saint, Richard John as Director

1 November 2005

Resigned Littledale, Robert Wheatley as Director

1 November 2005

Appointed Morton, Peter Bruce as Director

1 November 2005

Resigned Saint, Richard John as Secretary

13 April 1995

Appointed Littledale, Robert Wheatley as Director

17 March 1995

Appointed King, Andrew Stephen as Director

17 March 1995

Appointed Saint, Richard John as Secretary

17 March 1995

Resigned Aisher, Valerie Diane as Secretary

17 March 1995

Resigned Aisher, Robin Allingham as Director

17 March 1995

Resigned Aisher, Valerie Diane as Director

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Ancasta Group Limited

Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016

Owns 75–100% of shares

Limited Company

Reg. no. 04300337

Group structure 12 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Mad Capital Ltd

Ancasta Topco Limited Owns 50–75% of shares

Ancasta Group Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Advanced Rigging and Hydraulics Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Ancasta International Boat Sales Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Ancasta Yacht Services Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares

PB Europe Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Penguin Engineering Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Sanlorenzo Yachts Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Meadrock (West Sussex) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

So Recruitment Ltd Owns 75–100% of shares

Ultimate Construction Logistics Ltd In liquidationOwns 75–100% of shares

Financials

Figures from 2023 accounts. Newer accounts, made up to 31 December 2024, are filed but not read yet. See them on Companies House

Net Assets: £61,152
Cash: £130,015
Employees: 32

Debt Ratio: 97%
Current Ratio: 1.0x

Balance sheet detail

	2023
Fixed Assets	£101,455
Current Assets	£1,707,315
Debtors	£812,493
Cash	£130,015
Creditors (< 1 year)	£1,743,220
Net Current Assets	(£35,905)
Net Assets	£61,152
Shareholder Funds	£61,152

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

Date	Description	Made Up To
21 April 2026	Appointment of a director
27 January 2026	Confirmation statement with no updates	31 December 2025
27 January 2026	Director's details changed
10 January 2026	Other filing
10 January 2026	Other filing