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W.E. DOWDS (SHIPPING) LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- 00770578
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1963-08-12
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 52241
Accounts
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Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- McGuire + Farry Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors deem that the company has adequate financial resources to meet the needs of the company for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Subsidiaries
- W.E.D. (Services) Limited · 100% held
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
4 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABP SECRETARIAT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2018-01-31 | — | — |
| CURNOW, Ashley | Director | 2024-02-01 | Apr 1992 | British |
| SIVAPALAN, Anogen, Mr | Director | 2019-07-31 | Feb 1986 | British |
| WINDEATT, Ralph | Director | 2018-01-31 | Aug 1984 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOWDS, William Ernest | Secretary | — | 2006-03-16 |
| GILFILLAN, Barbara Frances Caroline | Secretary | 2006-03-16 | 2018-01-31 |
| AGER, Paul Edward | Director | 2023-02-01 | 2024-01-31 |
| BROWN, Simon Martyn Antony | Director | 2020-12-15 | 2022-09-14 |
| DAVIES, Anthony Clive, Mr | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2024-01-31 |
| DAVIES, David | Director | 2018-01-31 | 2019-06-30 |
| DOWDS, Charles William Frederick | Director | — | 2018-06-30 |
| DOWDS, Lorraine Mary | Director | — | 2018-01-31 |
| DOWDS, William Ernest | Director | — | 2006-03-16 |
| GILFILLAN, Barbara Frances Caroline | Director | — | 2018-01-31 |
| HARSTON, Andrew Francis | Director | 2019-07-31 | 2023-06-30 |
| KENNERLEY, Matthew Brandon | Director | 2018-01-31 | 2019-06-07 |
| THOMAS, Rhys Michael | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2025-03-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associated British Ports | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-02-01 | Active |
| Mr Charles William Frederick Dowds | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-03-07 |
| Mr Charles William Frederick Dowds | Individual | Shares 25–50%, ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-firm, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-03-07 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 153 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-07-10 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-03-05 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-07-12 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-04-15 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-02-06 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-02-06 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-09-12 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-07-05 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-04-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-02-01 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2022-10-06 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2022-09-16 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-01-12 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2021-10-04 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2021-08-22 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2021-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
Credit score
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