Henshaw Inflatables Limited
ActiveLiveHenshaw Inflatables Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 29 May 1990 (36 years ago), with its registered office in Southampton, South East. The company operates in Manufacturing.
The score, the reasons behind it, and what to do next.
A live business, still light on evidence
A registered office is on file; phone and web are checked on Pro.
Companies House · ONS · Nomis · General opportunity model · 100% of the model measurable
Financials
From Henshaw Inflatables Limited's filed accounts at Companies House, period ending 2024-12-31. Change vs the prior year (to 2023-12-31). As-filed figures — a signal, not an audited verdict. Dashes are not tagged in the accounts.
A long-standing manufacturing business in South East, in a market growing 1.8% a year and growing faster here than nationally. Every signal in the model was measurable for this company.
CompetitionRead this one the other way round: a high number means a crowded market, where differentiation matters more than timing.
Answers: Is this a live, reachable business in a market worth being in?
A balanced read. Pick the lens that matches what you sell and every number on this page re-weights.
Accounts are next due 29 Dec 2026; the last set was made up to 31 Dec 2024.
What this means for you: Filings are up to date, which makes this an easier first conversation.
What we checked · General opportunity weighting
Rows marked Not checked are excluded from the score rather than assumed — the missing weight shows up as lower confidence, not as a worse company.
Commonly offered to a company like this
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Answers: is this market big, growing and survivable — and is the region ahead or behind?
Sector size & momentum
This sector is growing roughly in line with the national average in South East.
Companies House · every incorporation with a SIC code in this sector (259 codes) · a company listing codes in more than one group can be counted twice (~2%)
How long companies last here
Of every 100 companies started in this sector, roughly 42 are still trading five years later. This company is past that point.
The market around it
Where the sector is heading
- 1South East is a very high-density market for manufacturing, with about 43,874 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is broadly in line with the national average (+2.1%).
- 3Around 2,336 new companies registered in this industry locally over the last year.
- 4Sector survival sits at 42% over five years — the benchmark for businesses in this classification.
Answers: how crowded is this market, and where does this company sit against its peers?
Score distribution
A quick score from register status and company age only, because that is all the peer list carries. To compare like with like, this company is placed on the same quick score (100) — not the full 63/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
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| Falmouth Boat Construction Limited 00985592 · SIC 30110 | 28 Jul 1970 | South West | Active | 100 |
| Nortech Marine Limited SC195497 · SIC 30110 | 21 Apr 1999 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Mitsui E&S Machinery Europe Limited 02397546 · SIC 28110 | 22 Jun 1989 | London | Active | 100 |
| Cathelco Limited 00562740 · SIC 30110 | 15 Mar 1956 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Foster Fabrication LTD 13848968 · SIC 25110 | 14 Jan 2022 | London | Active | 82 |
| Maryport Boat Company Limited 02695836 · SIC 30110 | 11 Mar 1992 | North East | Active | 100 |
| Afab Holdings Limited SC173934 · SIC 30110 | 24 Mar 1997 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Parkol Marine Engineering LTD 04005938 · SIC 30110 | 01 Jun 2000 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| NWF Fabrication LTD SC630459 · SIC 30110 | 14 May 2019 | Scotland | Active | 97 |
| A&S Fabrication Services Limited 10838212 · SIC 30110 | 27 Jun 2017 | North West | Active | 100 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates17 Jul 2026
- Accounts filedSmall company accounts05 Feb 2026
- Change account reference date company previous shortened22 Dec 2025
- Change person director company with change date09 Oct 2025
- Ownership (PSC) changeChange to a person with significant control08 Oct 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates11 Jun 2025
- Accounts filedSmall company accounts30 Sept 2024
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates21 Jun 2024
- Officer resignedCessation of a person with significant control13 Jun 2024
- Officer resignedCessation of a person with significant control13 Jun 2024
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Company details
- Company
- Henshaw Inflatables Limited
- Number
- 02506266
- Registered office
- Fleming Court Leigh Road, Eastleigh, Southampton, SO50 9PD
- Incorporated
- 29 May 1990
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 30110 — SIC division 30; 33150 — SIC division 33
- Status
- Active
- Region
- South East · England
- Accounts
- Next due 29 Dec 2026
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 12 Jun 2027
Connected companies
Other companies run by the same directors are checked on paid plans — each appointment is a separate register lookup.
Who runs and owns it
- Created
- 29 Oct 2009
- Registered
- 03 Nov 2009
- Persons entitled
- Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
- Created
- 22 May 1998
- Registered
- 29 May 1998
- Persons entitled
- National Westminster Bank PLC
- Created
- 22 Dec 1997
- Registered
- 27 Dec 1997
- Persons entitled
- Midland Bank PLC
- Created
- 09 Jul 1990
- Registered
- 13 Jul 1990
- Persons entitled
- Midland Bank PLC
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