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Carisbrooke Shipping Limited

Sea and coastal freight water transport

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 17

  1. James John Mcconachie 2014-2016 Director View profile
  2. Martin Peter Henry 2013-2017 Director View profile
  3. Paul Leslie Hutchings 2013-2016 Director View profile
  4. Helen Tveitan-De-Jong 2013-2013 Director View profile
  5. Philip Ian Jones 2005-2013 Director View profile
  6. John Christopher Dodwell 1996 Director View profile
  7. Philip Graham Smith 1992 Director View profile
  8. Willem Wester 2008 Director View profile
  9. Ian Alexander Walker 2011 Director View profile
  10. Greta Croucher 2007 Director View profile
  11. Peter Charles Nicholson 1999 Director View profile
  12. Emily Louise Mcculloch 2013-2013 Secretary View profile
  13. Margaret Ann Riley 2004-2013 Secretary View profile
  14. Neil Austin Mortimer 2001-2003 Secretary View profile
  15. Nicola Jayne Caley 1998-1999 Secretary View profile
  16. Ronald Alexander Robson 1996-2000 Secretary View profile
  17. David John Poulton 2004 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
23/12/1969
Registered office
Cowes

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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. Carisbrooke Shipping Limited is controlled by Robert Willem Wester
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2021-10-30 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Robert Willem Wester.

11 other companies in this group

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

9 grants · £927,365 total

360Giving 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 · £880,253 (7 grants)
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £47,112 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £7822024-08-29
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £3,4002023-12-15
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £546,7922023-12-15
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £2,4922023-12-15
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £263,2332022-12-21
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

21.2y median 21.2y
average tenure
21.2y
longest tenure

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 5

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
00968909
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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