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Rigel Shipping Limited

Rigel Shipping Limited is an active UK company (number 01319709), incorporated 1977, with 4 current directors including Benedict St John Gogarty and Michael Ashley Spencer Lawrence. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 7

  1. Neil Alexander Harper 2003-2022 Director View profile
  2. Robert Charles Lockhart Mckelvie 2002-2023 Director View profile
  3. Lori Stafford 1998-2020 Director View profile
  4. Ines Maria Coughlan 2007 Director View profile
  5. Patricia Lesley Mitchell 2012 Director View profile
  6. Valentine Kevin Coughlan 2007 Director View profile
  7. Nicholas Robert Mitchell 2014 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
30/06/1977

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.

  • Mark Andrew Stafford ceased 2020-08-07
    50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Rigel Shipping EOT Limited
    50-75% shares, 50-75% shares (trust), 50-75% voting, 50-75% voting (trust) · notified 2020-08-07

Group

  1. Rigel Shipping Limited is controlled by Mark Andrew Stafford
    Evidence
    ceased 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2020-08-07 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Mark Andrew Stafford.

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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.

Financials

Net assets
£667,263
Total assets
£689,785
Cash
£589,404
Employees
15
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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.

4 directors on the board

3.3y median 3y
average tenure
4y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Gaps to watch

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01319709
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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