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FOWLER WELCH LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- 01001101
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1971-01-28
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 52103
Accounts
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Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On this basis, the directors of the Company believe it is appropriate to continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these financial statements.”
Subsidiaries
- Fowler Welch (Felixstowe) Limited · 100% held · UK · Leasing services
- Vitrans Limited · 100% held · UK · In liquidation
- Robert Burns Limited · 100% held · UK · In liquidation
Significant events
- “On 16 December 2024, Robert Burns Limited, an indirect subsidiary of the Company, passed a special resolution to enter into a members voluntary liquidation, and appointed Forvis Mazars LLP as liquidators.”
- “On 16 December 2024, Vitrans Limited, a direct subsidiary of the Company, passed a special resolution to enter into a members voluntary liquidation, and appointed Forvis Mazars LLP as liquidators.”
- “During the year, the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Vitrans Limited, declared a dividend of £13,645k representing substantially all of the company's net assets.”
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 · 63 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HELD, Thierry Patrick | Director | 2025-06-12 | Jun 1970 | Swiss |
| KOEHLER, Fabian | Director | 2025-03-15 | May 1988 | German |
| MCELROY, Liam James | Director | 2025-03-13 | Jul 1964 | British |
| WINWOOD, Steven James | Director | 2025-03-15 | Jul 1968 | British |
Show 63 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAY, Ian Bruce | Secretary | 2014-04-29 | 2020-05-31 |
| FORSTER, Robert Paul | Secretary | 2012-08-27 | 2014-04-29 |
| IRVING, Peter Henry | Secretary | — | 1996-01-29 |
| JURY, Nigel Stephen | Secretary | 2020-05-31 | 2021-11-30 |
| LAWRENCE, Nigel Anthony | Secretary | 1999-11-30 | 2007-06-17 |
| LYNAM, Robert Iain | Secretary | 1996-11-29 | 1998-11-06 |
| MERRICK, Andrew David | Secretary | 2011-06-17 | 2012-08-27 |
| MERRICK, Andrew David | Secretary | 2007-07-25 | 2008-01-02 |
| REGAN, Geoff | Secretary | 1996-01-29 | 1996-11-29 |
| WIGGINS, Robert Ernest Forbes | Secretary | 1998-11-06 | 1999-11-30 |
| WINSPEAR, Tamsin Jane | Secretary | 2008-01-02 | 2011-06-17 |
| ADAMS, John | Director | 1999-11-30 | 2002-11-30 |
| BEECHAM, David | Director | 2003-03-31 | 2003-04-22 |
| BLACK, Laurence Norman | Director | 2015-09-08 | 2019-03-31 |
| BROWN, Gary James | Director | 2013-04-29 | 2020-05-31 |
| BURCHER, John Stephen | Director | — | 1995-12-22 |
| BUTLER, John William | Director | 2003-03-31 | 2003-09-30 |
| CHICK, Graham Andrew | Director | — | 1995-03-10 |
| COTTAM, David Roy | Director | 1998-03-19 | 2014-11-30 |
| COTTAM, David Roy | Director | 1995-12-19 | 1997-06-24 |
| DAVIES, John | Director | 2011-11-14 | 2012-08-06 |
| DAVIES, Martin | Director | 2015-09-08 | 2025-03-14 |
| DICKSON, Michael | Director | 1995-12-19 | 1997-04-23 |
| DOWNES, Matthew | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| FORDER, Michael Edward | Director | 1999-11-30 | 2007-07-24 |
| FREEMANTLE, David | Director | 2001-07-02 | 2003-03-31 |
| GRANT, Malcolm Alan | Director | 2001-07-02 | 2003-03-31 |
| HAGGERWOOD, Peter | Director | 2016-03-10 | 2021-09-03 |
| HAY, Nicholas Daniel | Director | 2010-10-04 | 2020-08-14 |
| HOOK, Roy Thomas | Director | 1998-03-19 | 2003-03-31 |
| HOWELL, Gordon | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2006-03-21 |
| HULME, Lynda Kathryn | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2025-03-14 |
| INGLIS, David Trevor | Director | 2003-03-31 | 2019-11-18 |
| IRVING, Peter Henry | Director | — | 1996-01-29 |
| JOHNSON, Alan Stephen | Director | 2001-07-25 | 2003-03-31 |
| JUNIPER, Lee Scott | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2011-11-30 |
| JURY, Nigel Stephen | Director | 2020-05-31 | 2021-11-30 |
| KERRIGAN, John Mark | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2024-11-30 |
| KING, Stephen John | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2014-11-28 |
| LANGHAM, William Richard | Director | 2021-10-16 | 2025-03-14 |
| LOE, David | Director | 2021-08-18 | 2024-12-27 |
| LYNAM, Robert Iain | Director | 1996-11-08 | 1999-11-30 |
| MARR, Brian Mcleod | Director | 1995-03-10 | 1996-12-23 |
| MCPHIE, John | Director | 1995-12-19 | 1997-06-30 |
| MEESON, Philip Hugh | Director | 1999-11-30 | 2020-05-31 |
| MERRICK, Andrew David | Director | 2007-07-06 | 2013-04-11 |
| MOULES, Sandra | Director | 2015-09-08 | 2017-12-18 |
| PARCELL, Graham James | Director | 2000-03-10 | 2002-09-06 |
| PARCELL, Graham James | Director | 1998-03-19 | 1999-11-30 |
| PEALL, John | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2016-11-25 |
| PRICE, Charles John Killen | Director | 1996-12-19 | 1997-10-17 |
| PRICE, Christian Lee | Director | 2025-03-13 | 2025-09-30 |
| PUGH, David Charles | Director | 2020-05-31 | 2025-03-13 |
| REGAN, Geoff | Director | 1995-03-10 | 1996-11-29 |
| RUMBLE, Leonard Harry | Director | 2001-07-02 | 2003-03-31 |
| SENIOR, Andrew | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2007-01-06 |
| SLATER, Richard | Director | 2013-04-08 | 2015-03-31 |
| SMITH, Ian Stuart | Director | 2024-10-01 | 2025-03-13 |
| VAN MOURIK, Thomas | Director | 2020-05-31 | 2024-10-11 |
| WIGGINS, Robert Ernest Forbes | Director | 1997-06-25 | 1999-11-30 |
| WINKWORTH, David Peter John | Director | 1995-03-10 | 1996-11-08 |
| WOOD, Barry James | Director | — | 1996-02-05 |
| WOOD, Clive James | Director | — | 1995-11-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culina Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-05-31 | Active |
| Dart Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-05-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 314 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2025-12-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-10-07 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-10-03 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-06-13 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-03-28 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-03-28 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-03-28 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-03-27 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-03-27 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-03-27 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-03-27 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-03-27 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-03-27 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-01-06 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-12-19 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-11-01 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-10-17 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
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