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Southampton Isle of Wight and South of England Royal Mail Steam Packet Company Limited
Sea and coastal passenger water transport
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 38
- Dauren Dayembayev 2023-2024 View profile
- Stephen Blakeney Ridgway 2021-2025 View profile
- Polina Sims 2020-2023 View profile
- Leanna Mary Lakes 2020-2025 View profile
- Aaron Zachariah Vale 2020-2020 View profile
- Graham Barnetson 2019-2023 View profile
- Christopher Frank Sibley 2019-2021 View profile
- Charles John Gore Hazelwood 2017-2024 View profile
- Michael Francis Campbell 2017-2020 View profile
- Edward Arthur Wilson 2017-2024 View profile
- John Wallace Inch 2016-2018 View profile
- Maria Georgina Dellacha 2016-2017 View profile
- Bernd Schumacher 2015-2016 View profile
- James Mark Slawson 2014-2019 View profile
- Kevin Alan George 2014-2021 View profile
- Stephen Keith James Nelson 2013-2017 View profile
- Max David Charles Helmore 2012-2015 View profile
- Kenton Edward Bradbury 2010-2014 View profile
- Arthur Murray Carter 2010-2018 View profile
- Shirley Ann Anderson 2010-2017 View profile
- Jonathan Mark Moorhouse Green 2010-2018 View profile
- Paul Richard Winter 2010-2019 View profile
- James Simon Richard Fulford 2009-2012 View profile
- James Nigel Shelley Cooper 2008-2012 View profile
- Richard Antony Cargill Scott 2005-2009 View profile
- Colin Crawford Hetherington 2004-2008 View profile
- Thomas James Docherty 2002-2008 View profile
- Nigel Cureton 2001-2001 View profile
- Olive Helen Glass 2001-2004 View profile
- Charles Stuart Bradley 2000 View profile
- Alistair Morrison Whyte 2005 View profile
- Christopher Donald Jack Bland 2001 View profile
- Graham John Miles 2005 View profile
- Charles William Orange 1999 View profile
- Andrew Stewart Kent 2000 View profile
- John Paul Sheard 2000-2008 View profile
- Avril Helen Winifred Winson 1998-2000 View profile
- Hazel Mary Sarah Nicholson 1998 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Sea and coastal passenger water transport; Sea and coastal freight water transport
- Incorporated
- 10/09/1861
- Registered office
- Hampshire
Ownership
Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.
- Falcon Acquisitions Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-01-31
Group
- Southampton Isle of Wight and South of England Royal Mail Steam Packet Company Limited
is controlled by Falcon Acquisitions Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-01-31 · source: Companies House PSC register - Falcon Acquisitions Limited
is controlled by RED Funnel Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-01-31 · source: Companies House PSC register - RED Funnel Limited
is controlled by Insula Vecta Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-11-28 · source: Companies House PSC register - Insula Vecta Limited
is controlled by Njord Partners SMA-Seal GP Limited
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2025-09-16 · source: Companies House PSC register - Njord Partners SMA-Seal GP Limited
is controlled by Njord Partners LLP
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Njord Partners LLP
is controlled by Eric Jakob Carl Kjellberg
Evidence
active 25-50% voting (LLP), 25-50% surplus assets (LLP) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Eric Jakob Carl Kjellberg.
20 other companies in this group
- Insula Vecta Limited
- RED Funnel Ferries Limited
- FA II Limited
- Njord Partners Special Situations CO-Invest LP
- Isle of Wight Holidays Limited
- Njord Partners SMA-Seal GP Limited
- Njord Partners Founder CO Limited
- RED Funnel Steamers Limited
- NP SMA Polar Carry LP
- RED Funnel Group Limited
- Falcon Acquisitions Limited
- RED Funnel Limited
- Geoquip Marine Services P.L.C.
- Njord Partners (Scotland) Limited
- Njord Partners LLP
- RED Funnel (Pension Trustees) Limited
- NP Warehouse LLP
- RED Funnel Group (Holdings) Limited
- 08687989
- Njord Partners Special Situations CO-Invest GP LLP
Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.
Grants received
2 grants · £87,535 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £55,993
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £31,542
Most recent
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.
7 directors on the board
- Deborah Louise Reed Director · appointed 2018
- Thomas John Angus Durston Director · appointed 2025
- Joanne Claire Harrison Director · appointed 2026
- Lee Richard Hudson Director · appointed 2010
- Neil Chapman Director · appointed 2026
- Frances Charlotte Collins Director · appointed 2018
- Oscar John Sinclair Mclean Director · appointed 2025
Directors past 6 years
- Deborah Louise Reed Director · appointed 2018
- Lee Richard Hudson Director · appointed 2010
- Frances Charlotte Collins Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Joanne Claire Harrison Director · appointed 2026
- Neil Chapman Director · appointed 2026
Portfolio (5)
- Deborah Louise Reed Director · appointed 2018
- Thomas John Angus Durston Director · appointed 2025
- Lee Richard Hudson Director · appointed 2010
- Frances Charlotte Collins Director · appointed 2018
- Oscar John Sinclair Mclean Director · appointed 2025
Left in the last 12 months
- Stephen Blakeney Ridgway Director · appointed 2021 · resigned 2025
Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 00002404
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 28/09/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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