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Dfds Seaways Newcastle Limited

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

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Previous officers 26

  1. Peter Gordon Akerman 2018-2025 Director View profile
  2. Kasper Moos 2017-2018 Director View profile
  3. Max Foster 2013-2017 Director View profile
  4. Ian Frank Penistone 2010-2010 Director View profile
  5. Elizabeth Weldon 2010-2010 Director View profile
  6. Jens Skibsted Nielsen 2009-2014 Director View profile
  7. Richard Sean Potter 2009-2009 Director View profile
  8. Carsten Grone Jensen 2008-2016 Director View profile
  9. Niels Smedegaard 2007-2019 Director View profile
  10. Soren Jespersen 2004-2008 Director View profile
  11. Per Lund Jensen 2004-2020 Director View profile
  12. Sven Pihl Olsen 2002-2003 Director View profile
  13. Thor Johannesen 2002-2004 Director View profile
  14. John Mcgregor Pescott 2002-2005 Director View profile
  15. Ebbe Soren Kohler Pedersen 2002-2007 Director View profile
  16. Matthew Edward Eastlake 2001-2005 Director View profile
  17. Bo Lennart Thorbjornsson 1995-2001 Director View profile
  18. Ole Frie 1995-1996 Director View profile
  19. Christian Merrild 1995-1996 Director View profile
  20. James Gresham Davis 1995 Director View profile
  21. Niels Bach 1996 Director View profile
  22. Cowie, Alexander Hendry, Stuart 2002-2004 Secretary View profile
  23. Christopher John Thorneloe 2000-2001 Secretary View profile
  24. Alistair Peter Wilde 2000-2000 Secretary View profile
  25. John Patrick Crummie 1996-2013 Secretary View profile
  26. Declan Sean Connolly 1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
23/11/1970

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. Dfds Seaways Newcastle Limited is controlled by Dfds Seaways (Holdings) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Dfds Seaways (Holdings) Limited is controlled by Dfds A/S
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-02-07 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Dfds A/S.

31 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.

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

3.9y median 3.9y
average tenure
7.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
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.

Professional 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
00995079
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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