Company · Immingham
Dfds Seaways PLC
Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for water transport activities
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 20
- Torben Carlsen 2019-2026 View profile
- Ian Frank Penistone 2010-2010 View profile
- Elizabeth Weldon 2010-2010 View profile
- Peder Gellert Pedersen 2009-2022 View profile
- Niels Smedegaard 2007-2019 View profile
- Richard Sean Potter 2006-2018 View profile
- Jens Skibsted Nielsen 2004-2014 View profile
- John Arthur Phillips 2004-2007 View profile
- Ole Frie 2000-2007 View profile
- Oddbjorn Fastesson 1999-2000 View profile
- Thorleif Blok 1998-2000 View profile
- Per Lund Jensen 1998-2020 View profile
- Bo Lennart Thorbjornsson 1996-2001 View profile
- Christian Merrild 1996-2009 View profile
- Niels Bach 1996-1998 View profile
- John Patrick Crummie 1996 View profile
- Ebbe Soren Kohler Pedersen 2007 View profile
- Andrew Meek 2022-2026 View profile
- Karen Bird 2020-2022 View profile
- Declan Sean Connolly 1999 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for water transport activities; Service activities incidental to water transportation; Activities of head offices
- Incorporated
- 02/04/1981
- Registered office
- Immingham
- Previous names
- Dfds TOR Line PLC (until 31/08/2010)
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.
- Dfds A/S
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-02-07
Group
- Dfds Seaways PLC
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.
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- Dfds Seaways Irish SEA Holding LTD
- Dfds TOR Line Limited
- Dfds A/S
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.
4 directors on the board
- Mathieu Girardin Director · appointed 2023
- Karen Dyrskjot Boesen Director · appointed 2026
- Jonathan Lowden Director · appointed 2023
- Andrew Geoffrey Byrne Director · appointed 2018
Directors past 6 years
- Andrew Geoffrey Byrne Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Mathieu Girardin Director · appointed 2023
- Jonathan Lowden Director · appointed 2023
Portfolio (2)
- Karen Dyrskjot Boesen Director · appointed 2026
- Andrew Geoffrey Byrne Director · appointed 2018
Left in the last 12 months
- Torben Carlsen Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2026
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.
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
- 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
- 01554521
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Public Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 30/06/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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