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Elka Shipping London Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 6

  1. George Papadopoulos 2009-2016 Director View profile
  2. Nicholas Frangos 1994-2009 Director View profile
  3. Despina Karnessis Vlassakis 1994 Director View profile
  4. Theodoros Lembessis 2025 Director View profile
  5. Christopher Waters 1994-2009 Secretary View profile
  6. Sotiris Milissis 1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
19/09/1979

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. Elka Shipping London Limited is controlled by Nicholas Karnessis
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2024-04-22 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Nicholas Karnessis.

1 other company 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.

Financials

Net assets
£2,402,500
Cash
£2,119,146
Employees
3
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-12-31Not reported£2,402,500
2025-12-31Not reported£2,402,500

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. 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.

2 directors on the board

5.8y median 5.8y
average tenure
10y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

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.

Arts and leisure 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
01449463
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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