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STENA LINE LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- 01402237
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1978-11-28
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 50100
Accounts
Pending extraction
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis because after reviewing the budget, other long-term plans, making due enquiries and completion of cashflow / working capital forecasts, the Directors have reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months.”
Subsidiaries
- Stena Line Manning Services Limited · 1% held · Great Britain · Marine personnel administration
- Anglesey Freeport Limited · 1% held · Great Britain · Dormant
Significant events
- “The Company decided to close the Rosslare-Cherbourg service effective 30 September 2025.”
- “The Board approved security arrangements in respect of the sub charter to enable refinancing of a number of vessels by the owner.”
- “The Company approved a 10-year contract renewal for port services in Holyhead.”
- “The Company amending a number of its existing charter agreements in line with its strategic route review.”
- “The Board approved a dividend to be paid of £0.50 per ordinary share to its shareholder at a total cost of £15 million.”
- “The Company entered into mitigation agreements in respect of proposed offshore windfarm developments in the Irish Sea.”
- “The Company agreed to reach out to the insurance market around a possible Buy-In for the 2026 pension Scheme.”
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
7 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRAY, Douglas Alexander | Secretary | 2019-10-22 | — | — |
| DERENSTRAND, Anna Marica | Director | 2014-10-13 | Oct 1967 | Swedish |
| FERNANDEZ-ARES, Sindo Dominic | Director | 2021-11-30 | Nov 1973 | British |
| GRANT, Robert Paul | Director | 2024-06-01 | Aug 1967 | Northern Irish |
| GRAY, Douglas Alexander | Director | 2022-12-01 | Sep 1978 | British |
| HAMPTON, Ian James | Director | 2018-08-20 | Mar 1981 | British |
| MARTENSSON, Ulf Niklas | Director | 2014-10-13 | Jan 1971 | Swedish |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIGGS, John Barton | Secretary | — | 1998-12-31 |
| STRACEY, Leslie David | Secretary | 1999-01-01 | 2019-10-22 |
| AGNEW, Rudolph Joseph Ion, Sir | Director | — | 1994-05-03 |
| AKERLUND, John Robert | Director | 2002-09-01 | 2011-09-29 |
| BEIJER, Anita | Director | — | 1992-09-21 |
| BLOMDAHL, Per Gunnar | Director | 2003-01-13 | 2012-11-30 |
| CARLSSON, Svante Wilhelm, Mr. | Director | — | 2009-12-21 |
| COOPER, William Gareth | Director | — | 2006-12-31 |
| DEEBLE, Helen | Director | 1996-10-14 | 1998-01-04 |
| GOVETT, John Robert | Director | 1992-12-01 | 1996-10-14 |
| HEDBERG, Lars Anders | Director | — | 1998-08-31 |
| HELGESSON, Ola | Director | 2011-06-01 | 2014-10-13 |
| HIGGS, John Barton | Director | 1998-03-04 | 1998-10-20 |
| HOLMES, Robert Alan | Director | — | 1996-10-14 |
| JOHANSSON, Lars Einar Roland | Director | — | 1997-04-30 |
| KOITRAND, Bjarne Erik | Director | 2011-11-14 | 2014-10-13 |
| LANTZ, Carl Frederik Bertil | Director | 2004-09-09 | 2006-11-01 |
| LENOX CONYNGHAM, Charles Denis | Director | — | 1992-05-01 |
| LERENIUS, Bo Ake | Director | 1992-06-29 | 1998-08-05 |
| MACLEOD, Kenneth | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2016-02-01 |
| MCGRATH, Michael Andre | Director | 2006-11-01 | 2014-03-03 |
| NOREN, Hans Erik | Director | 2016-02-01 | 2022-05-25 |
| OLOHAN, Francis William | Director | — | 1997-11-25 |
| OLSSON, Jan Ake Christer | Director | 1998-10-09 | 2011-06-01 |
| OTTOSSON, Lars-Erik Gosta | Director | — | 1992-05-21 |
| PARK, Robert Ewan | Director | — | 1995-11-28 |
| SEVERED, Bo Ingemar | Director | 1998-08-06 | 2003-01-13 |
| SEVERED, Bo Ingemar | Director | — | 1992-12-01 |
| SIEWERS, Hakan Olof | Director | 1998-06-03 | 2002-09-01 |
| STIGNE, Claes Goran | Director | 1992-12-01 | 1997-08-31 |
| STOREY, Maurice | Director | — | 1998-03-31 |
| STRACEY, Leslie David | Director | 2008-04-03 | 2021-11-30 |
| THOMAS, Roger Stephen | Director | 1996-05-07 | 1996-10-14 |
| VINJU, Adrianus Antonie | Director | 1992-07-21 | 1993-03-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stena Line (Uk) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-11-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 748 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2026-02-18 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2025-12-23 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2025-12-23 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2025-12-02 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2025-12-01 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2025-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-07-23 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2025-05-22 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2025-05-16 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-02-24 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2025-02-24 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2024-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-11-11 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2024-06-03 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2024-06-03 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-05-15 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-04-16 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2024-03-19 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2023-11-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
Credit score
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Activity Score
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