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WINCANTON LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- 04178808
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2001-03-13
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- GROUP
- Primary SIC
- 49410
Accounts
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Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated (group)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Subsidiaries
- Wincanton Holdings Limited · 100% held · England and Wales · Contract logistics services
- Wincanton Group Limited · 100% held · England and Wales · Contract logistics services
- Wincanton Ireland Limited · 100% held · Republic of Ireland · Contract logistics services
- Risk Underwriting (Guernsey) Limited · 100% held · Guernsey · Insurance subsidiary
- Invar Controls Limited · 100% held · England and Wales · Automated warehouse solutions
- Invar Systems Limited · 100% held · England and Wales · Automated warehouse solutions
- Invar Integration Limited · 100% held · England and Wales · Automated warehouse solutions
- Invar Integration Europe B.V. · 100% held · Netherlands · Automated warehouse solutions
- Onevast Limited · 100% held · England and Wales · Online solutions for warehousing space
Significant events
- “On 29 April 2024, GXO Logistics, Inc. acquired Wincanton at a share price of 605p for each Wincanton share, representing a 104% premium to the closing price of 297p on the last business day before the commencement of the offer period.”
- “Wincanton delisted from the London Stock Exchange and the two businesses are in a hold separate period while the Competition and Markets Authority ('CMA') complete its review.”
- “Following its Phase 1 review of the acquisition, the CMA referred the acquisition to a Phase 2 review in November 2024, which is due to complete on or before 25 June 2025.”
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People
4 active · 46 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACGREGOR, Stuart Robert | Secretary | 2026-01-30 | — | — |
| DURKIN, Paul Andrew | Director | 2025-05-01 | Mar 1969 | British |
| GILL, James Edward | Director | 2025-10-01 | Nov 1976 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Gavin Glen | Director | 2025-10-01 | Oct 1971 | British |
Show 46 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLLOFF, Lyn Carol | Secretary | 2019-11-14 | 2025-04-30 |
| DOWLING, Alison Jane | Secretary | 2014-12-03 | 2017-07-07 |
| FORBES, David John | Secretary | 2017-07-07 | 2017-08-14 |
| PHILLIPS, Charles Francis | Secretary | 2001-03-14 | 2010-04-26 |
| RABJOHNS, Louise | Secretary | 2025-05-01 | 2026-01-30 |
| SHARMA, Rajiv | Secretary | 2017-08-14 | 2019-11-14 |
| WILLIAMS, Stephen Philip | Secretary | 2010-04-26 | 2014-09-01 |
| CAPITA COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2014-09-01 | 2014-12-03 |
| HACKWOOD SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-03-13 | 2001-03-14 |
| ADAM, Richard John | Director | 2014-06-01 | 2014-09-09 |
| BARR, Gillian Carole | Director | 2017-09-15 | 2024-04-29 |
| BATEMAN, Paul | Director | 2002-10-09 | 2005-12-14 |
| BENJAMIN, Victor Woolf | Director | 2001-03-23 | 2005-07-21 |
| BICKERSTAFF, Anthony Oliver | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2024-04-29 |
| BORN, Eric Martin | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2015-07-31 |
| BROWN, Peter Huguiner | Director | 2001-03-23 | 2006-02-07 |
| COLMAN, Adrian Maxwell | Director | 2013-01-07 | 2019-09-02 |
| CONNELL, Gerard Dominic | Director | 2001-03-14 | 2010-06-21 |
| COX, Jonson | Director | 2005-10-21 | 2014-05-31 |
| COX, Philip Gotsall | Director | 2001-06-04 | 2009-07-23 |
| DEAN, Paul David | Director | 2015-02-01 | 2021-02-28 |
| EDMONDS, David Albert | Director | 2004-12-14 | 2011-12-13 |
| ENGLAND, Neil Martin | Director | 2008-06-03 | 2012-07-31 |
| HASSELKUS, Walter, Dr | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2011-07-21 |
| HINTON, Thomas Edward | Director | 2022-08-15 | 2025-09-22 |
| HUNT, Anthony Paul | Director | 2025-10-01 | 2025-11-28 |
| JAYAWEERA, Mihiri Samanthi | Director | 2020-04-07 | 2024-04-29 |
| KEILTY, Ian David | Director | 2024-06-01 | 2025-04-30 |
| KEMPSTER, Jonathan | Director | 2010-07-22 | 2012-11-12 |
| LAWLOR, Timothy Charles | Director | 2015-09-28 | 2022-02-28 |
| LAWRENCE, Charles Anthony | Director | 2001-03-14 | 2003-04-09 |
| LENTZ STUMPF, Deborah | Director | 2019-06-01 | 2024-04-29 |
| MALPAS, Alfred David | Director | 2001-06-04 | 2008-07-24 |
| MARSHALL, Steven | Director | 2011-12-14 | 2017-09-29 |
| MCFAULL, Graeme | Director | 2001-03-23 | 2010-12-14 |
| OADES, Stewart | Director | 2014-11-01 | 2023-10-31 |
| PATTULLO, John Cook | Director | 2023-11-01 | 2024-04-29 |
| RADCLIFFE, David John Chegwidden | Director | 2012-07-27 | 2019-12-18 |
| READ, CBE, Martin Peter, Dr | Director | 2018-08-01 | 2024-04-29 |
| SAWKINS, Martin Trevor | Director | 2012-07-27 | 2018-12-31 |
| SULLIVAN, Nigel | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2010-07-26 |
| VENABLES, Paul | Director | 2009-09-02 | 2015-07-16 |
| WROATH, James Peter Daniel | Director | 2019-09-02 | 2025-05-31 |
| ZEIDA, Ernest Albert | Director | 2001-03-23 | 2003-12-10 |
| HACKWOOD DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-03-13 | 2001-03-14 |
| HACKWOOD SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-03-13 | 2001-03-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gxo Logistics, Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2024-04-29 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 504 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | AP03 | officers | appoint person secretary company with name date |
| 2026-01-30 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2026-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-12-01 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-10-02 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-10-02 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-10-02 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-09-23 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-06-09 | AAMD | accounts | accounts amended with accounts type group |
| 2025-06-09 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2025-06-04 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-05-12 | AP03 | officers | appoint person secretary company with name date |
| 2025-05-12 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2025-05-07 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-05-07 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-03-18 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2024-08-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2024-07-10 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company current shortened |
| 2024-07-05 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
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