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RED Ocean Line Limited

Sea and coastal freight water transport

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 6

  1. David Shaw 2013-2025 Director View profile
  2. Peter Kenneth Crafter 1996-1999 Director View profile
  3. John Melville Kendall 2016 Director View profile
  4. Martyn Cuthbert Bishop 2014-2024 Secretary View profile
  5. Gordon Philip Mitchell 1999-2014 Secretary View profile
  6. John Frederick Macgregor Monkhouse 2005 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Sea and coastal freight water transport
Incorporated
15/02/1967
Registered office
London
Previous names
Vairon Forwarding Limited (until 18/05/2010)

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. RED Ocean Line Limited is controlled by Charles Kendall Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Charles Kendall Group Limited is controlled by Mark Melville Kendall
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares (trust), 25-50% voting (trust), significant influence · notified 2016-07-11 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Mark Melville Kendall.

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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.

1 directors on the board

1.2y median 1.2y
average tenure
1.2y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
0
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.

Transport 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.

Gaps to watch

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00898218
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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