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DFDS SEAWAYS PLC
Profile
- Company number
- 01554521
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1981-04-02
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 52101
Accounts
Pending extraction
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Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On the basis of their assessment of the company's financial position the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company will be able to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Subsidiaries
- DFDS Tor line (Guernsey) Limited · 100% held · Guernsey · Dormant
- Norse Irish Ferries Limited · 100% held · Isle of Man · Non trading
- DFDS Tor Line Limited · 100% held · England and Wales · Dormant
Significant events
- “new contracts were secured with Swedish steel manufacturer SSAB and providing vessel support services for Orsted”
- “long-term collaboration between DFDS Seaways and Icelandic Lo-Lo operator Eimskip ended by mutual consent”
- “Warehousing capacity was increased by 7500 square metres in 2024”
- “all material handling equipment (MHE) was transitioned from diesel fuel to Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (HVO)”
- “Delivery of 3 x 16 tonne fully electric forklifts, and a mandate to replace all cars with fully electric versions further improved the environmental credentials of the business”
- “A project to construct a new central commercial office for DFDS on the Humber reached a major milestone in 2024. The project, known as One Humber One Office (1H10)... will see all colleagues based in Nordic House and Norfolk House on Immingham Dock, and Grimsby Europarc, relocated into a single flagship office. ... determination expected in March 2025, however as of June 2025 the project is still pending consideration... will be delayed until Q1 of 2026, and completion and relocation to the facility in Q3 2027.”
- “DFDS continue to support the Grimsby Horizon Youth Zone”
- “During 2024 a 2 year pay deal was agreed with Unite the Union”
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
5 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEEK, Andrew | Secretary | 2022-01-19 | — | — |
| BOESEN, Karen Dyrskjot | Director | 2026-04-17 | Mar 1971 | Danish |
| BYRNE, Andrew Geoffrey | Director | 2018-01-08 | Feb 1973 | British |
| GIRARDIN, Mathieu | Director | 2023-01-18 | Aug 1982 | French |
| LOWDEN, Jonathan | Director | 2023-01-18 | Aug 1975 | British |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIRD, Karen | Secretary | 2020-01-31 | 2022-01-19 |
| CONNOLLY, Declan Sean | Secretary | — | 1998-02-12 |
| JENSEN, Per Lund | Secretary | 1998-02-12 | 2020-01-31 |
| BACH, Niels | Director | 1996-01-01 | 1998-06-01 |
| BLOK, Thorleif | Director | 1998-06-01 | 2000-10-10 |
| CARLSEN, Torben | Director | 2019-04-30 | 2026-04-17 |
| CONNOLLY, Declan Sean | Director | — | 1999-01-28 |
| CRUMMIE, John Patrick | Director | — | 1996-01-01 |
| FASTESSON, Oddbjorn | Director | 1999-04-15 | 2000-05-02 |
| FRIE, Ole | Director | 2000-10-10 | 2007-02-19 |
| FRIE, Ole | Director | 1996-01-01 | 1999-12-30 |
| JENSEN, Per Lund | Director | 2009-03-26 | 2010-05-13 |
| JENSEN, Per Lund | Director | 2008-03-31 | 2008-06-27 |
| MERRILD, Christian | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2009-03-20 |
| NIELSEN, Jens Skibsted | Director | 2004-01-02 | 2014-05-31 |
| PEDERSEN, Ebbe Soren Kohler | Director | — | 2007-02-19 |
| PEDERSEN, Peder Gellert | Director | 2009-03-20 | 2022-08-01 |
| PENISTONE, Ian Frank | Director | 2010-03-23 | 2010-05-13 |
| PENISTONE, Ian Frank | Director | 2009-03-26 | 2009-05-15 |
| PHILLIPS, John Arthur | Director | 2004-01-02 | 2007-02-19 |
| POTTER, Richard Sean | Director | 2006-10-03 | 2018-01-08 |
| SMEDEGAARD, Niels | Director | 2007-02-19 | 2019-04-30 |
| THORBJORNSSON, Bo Lennart | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2001-11-30 |
| WELDON, Elizabeth | Director | 2010-03-23 | 2010-05-13 |
| WELDON, Elizabeth | Director | 2009-03-26 | 2009-05-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dfds A/S | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-02-07 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 234 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2026-04-23 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2026-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2026-01-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | resolution |
| 2025-12-24 | SH01 | capital | capital allotment shares |
| 2025-07-08 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-07-08 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-07-13 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-05-05 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2023-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-01-19 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2023-01-19 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2022-10-10 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-09-21 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2022-06-30 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company previous shortened |
| 2022-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-01-20 | AP03 | officers | appoint person secretary company with name date |
| 2022-01-20 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
Credit score
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Activity Score
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