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Maritime Transport Limited

Maritime Transport Limited is an active UK company (number 01160595), incorporated 1974, with 9 current directors including Matthew Thomas Heath and Shaun Mcconnell. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 26

  1. Craig Geffrey Moore 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Derek Paul Keeble 2017-2019 Director View profile
  3. Stuart Charles Wardlaw 2017-2020 Director View profile
  4. Timothy George Goddard 2011-2016 Director View profile
  5. Derek Anthony Daly 2005-2014 Director View profile
  6. David Stewart Boomer 2005-2021 Director View profile
  7. Larry Michael Kilby 2001-2006 Director View profile
  8. Robert Easom 2001-2002 Director View profile
  9. John Howard Williams 2001-2024 Director View profile
  10. Edith Shih 1999-2001 Director View profile
  11. James Steed Tsien 1999-2001 Director View profile
  12. Richard Clive Pearson 1999-2001 Director View profile
  13. Clemence Chun Fun Cheng 1998-2001 Director View profile
  14. Graham Douglas Morrison 1998-1999 Director View profile
  15. Colin Crichton Wearmouth 1998-1998 Director View profile
  16. Derek James Harrington 1998-1999 Director View profile
  17. John Simmons 1992-1994 Director View profile
  18. Dennis Ronald Pye 1991-1991 Director View profile
  19. Patrick Derek Peters 1998 Director View profile
  20. Alan Robert Gordon Macleod 1998 Director View profile
  21. Geoffrey John Parker 1998 Director View profile
  22. Alan Mcnicol 2001-2023 Secretary View profile
  23. Andrew Stephen Leese 1998-2001 Secretary View profile
  24. Michael John Parker 1998-1998 Secretary View profile
  25. Elaine Anne Joyce Smart 1998-1998 Secretary View profile
  26. Ian Macpherson Waddington 1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
19/02/1974

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.

  • John Howard Williams ceased 2016-04-06
    50-75% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Maritime Group Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Maritime Transport Limited is controlled by John Howard Williams
    Evidence
    ceased 50-75% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Howard Williams.

9 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.

9 directors on the board

10.3y median 7y
average tenure
24.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (6)

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.

Property 2Business services 1Construction 1Dormant 1Finance 1Other services 1Transport 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

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01160595
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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