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The China Navigation Company Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 41

  1. Jeremy David Churchill Sutton 2022-2026 Director View profile
  2. Samuel Compton Swire 2018-2026 Director View profile
  3. Merlin Bingham Swire 2015-2018 Director View profile
  4. James Hugh Woodrow 2015-2022 Director View profile
  5. James Edward Hughes-Hallett 2012-2012 Director View profile
  6. Timothy Joseph Blackburn 2011-2015 Director View profile
  7. Robert Amyon John Templeman Chaffey 2009-2010 Director View profile
  8. John Bruce Rae-Smith 2008-2016 Director View profile
  9. Paul Anthony Moore 2007-2009 Director View profile
  10. Charles Richard Kendall 2006-2011 Director View profile
  11. Ulrich Ernst Stelling 2006-2009 Director View profile
  12. Mei Shuen Michelle Low 2005-2007 Director View profile
  13. Christopher Dale Pratt 2005-2006 Director View profile
  14. Hugh Bjork Inman 2004-2005 Director View profile
  15. Ngan Yee Lung 2003-2005 Director View profile
  16. Martin Andrew Cresswell 2002-2010 Director View profile
  17. Martin James Murray 2000-2003 Director View profile
  18. Geoffrey Leslie Cundle 2000-2010 Director View profile
  19. Peter Andre Johansens 1999-2008 Director View profile
  20. Marven Anthony Bowles 1997-2000 Director View profile
  21. Isabella Alethea Wemyss 1997-2002 Director View profile
  22. Davy Ho 1995-2006 Director View profile
  23. Rhoderick Martin Swire 1995-2011 Director View profile
  24. Gary Harvey 1995-2007 Director View profile
  25. Richard Hext 2000 Director View profile
  26. Christopher Julian Pooley 1995 Director View profile
  27. Henry Michael Pearson Miles 1999 Director View profile
  28. James Wyndham John Hughes Hallett 2006 Director View profile
  29. Christopher George Nicholas Ryder 1993 Director View profile
  30. Benjamin Pui-Tong Wong 1995 Director View profile
  31. Richard John Beresford Neal 1999 Director View profile
  32. Andrew Basil Craig Bennett 1995 Director View profile
  33. Edward John Rankin Scott 2002 Director View profile
  34. Michael John Bell 1997 Director View profile
  35. Michael Stuart Ferguson 2000 Director View profile
  36. Timothy Clive Bridgman 1992 Director View profile
  37. Ann Marie Dibben 2016-2018 Secretary View profile
  38. David Charles Morris 2015-2016 Secretary View profile
  39. Joanna Louise Farmery 2009-2015 Secretary View profile
  40. James Robert Adams 2004-2008 Secretary View profile
  41. Geoffrey Christopher Pope 2004 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
31/01/1872

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.

Group

  1. The China Navigation Company Limited is controlled by John Swire & Sons Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. John Swire & Sons Limited is controlled by Merlin Bingham Swire
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-08-02 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Merlin Bingham Swire.

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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.

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.

2 directors on the board

0.3y median 0.3y
average tenure
0.3y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

1
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

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.

Business services 4Professional services 4Property 4Finance 3Agriculture 1Other services 1

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
00006005
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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