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AMERICOLD WHITCHURCH LTD
Profile
- Company number
- 01550927
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1981-03-13
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 49410
Accounts
Pending extraction
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company is funded by an Americold Realty Trust group cash pooling facility. The company's ultimate parent undertaking, Americold Realty Trust, has confirmed that it will continue to provide financial support to the company for the period to 31 December 2026. Accordingly, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements.”
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
3 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARWELL, Nathan Hale | Director | 2023-09-05 | Feb 1976 | American |
| MATES, Andrew | Director | 2024-11-01 | Dec 1978 | Australian |
| WINNALL, Richard Charles | Director | 2022-09-30 | Jun 1973 | Australian |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GROCOTT, June Rose | Secretary | — | 1995-10-31 |
| GROCOTT, Linda Mary | Secretary | 1995-11-01 | 2017-12-07 |
| ABEL, John Thomas Herbert | Director | — | 1995-10-31 |
| BENDER, Michael David | Director | 2017-12-07 | 2021-02-25 |
| COPNALL, John Harry Nicholas | Director | — | 2003-09-05 |
| GILDEA, Elizabeth Margaret | Director | 2020-01-31 | 2022-09-30 |
| GROCOTT, David Victor | Director | 2018-01-02 | 2019-06-07 |
| GROCOTT, David Victor | Director | 1992-04-01 | 2017-12-07 |
| GROCOTT, June Rose | Director | — | 1995-10-31 |
| GROCOTT, Linda Mary | Director | 2018-01-02 | 2019-06-07 |
| GROCOTT, Linda Mary | Director | 1992-04-01 | 2017-12-07 |
| GROCOTT, Raymond Victor | Director | — | 1998-10-31 |
| JONES, John Samuel Hugh | Director | 2001-11-01 | 2017-12-07 |
| KAAKS, Adriaan Johannes Theodoor | Director | 2017-12-07 | 2018-11-14 |
| KROES, Hans | Director | 2021-02-25 | 2022-09-30 |
| KROES, Hans | Director | 2018-11-14 | 2020-01-15 |
| LAYFIELD, Peter Richard | Director | 2001-11-01 | 2005-08-31 |
| OAKLEY, Graham Martin | Director | — | 1999-05-19 |
| RANKIN, Grahman | Director | 2000-12-01 | 2002-08-13 |
| RODRIGUEZ MARQUEZ, Jose Carlos | Director | 2017-12-07 | 2021-02-25 |
| SIMMONS, Stephen David | Director | 2009-12-01 | 2017-12-07 |
| SMERNOFF, Marc Jason | Director | 2021-02-25 | 2024-01-12 |
| SNYDER, JR, James Conrad | Director | 2021-02-25 | 2023-09-05 |
| VAN BERKEL, Frank | Director | 2024-11-01 | 2025-05-21 |
| WELLS, Earl Jay | Director | 2024-01-15 | 2026-02-23 |
| YUEN, Che Lup | Director | 2022-09-30 | 2024-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Americold Holdings Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-12-07 | Active |
| Ms Linda Mary Grocott | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-12-07 |
| Mr David Victor Grocott | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-12-07 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 218 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-05 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2026-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-10-06 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-05-26 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-12-23 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-11-26 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-11-21 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-11-21 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-01-23 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-01-23 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-12-29 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-09-20 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2023-09-20 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-02-24 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | second filing of confirmation statement with made up date |
| 2023-02-22 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2023-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-01-18 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-10-04 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
Credit score
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Activity Score
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