Company
Diverse Yacht Services Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 5
- Lucien Varney 2007-2022 View profile
- Wendy Mary Wardrop 1993-2007 View profile
- Jane Herminie Howe 1993-2007 View profile
- Johnathan Brian Nicholas Howe 2007 View profile
- Philip John Wardrop 2007-2011 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 01/06/1984
Ownership
Owned by (4) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.
- William Nicholas Best ceased 2024-08-01
25-50% shares · notified 2023-07-16 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Sifisailing LTD.
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2025-01-10 - Sweet Management LTD
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2025-01-10 - Auscrew Limited ceased 2017-12-31
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Diverse Yacht Services Limited
is controlled by William Nicholas Best
Evidence
ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2023-07-16, ceased 2024-08-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by William Nicholas Best.
4 other companies in this group
Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.
Financials
- Net assets
- £536,332
- Total assets
- £624,601
- Cash
- £8,107
- Employees
- 0.02
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-30 | Not reported | £536,332 |
| 2025-11-30 | Not reported | £536,332 |
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-11-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.
2 directors on the board
- William Nicholas Best Director · appointed 2013
- Simon Alexander Fisher Director · appointed 2013
Directors past 6 years
- William Nicholas Best Director · appointed 2013
- Simon Alexander Fisher Director · appointed 2013
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- William Nicholas Best Director · appointed 2013
- Simon Alexander Fisher Director · appointed 2013
Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 01820969
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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