Company
British Drilling and Freezing Company Limited
British Drilling and Freezing Company Limited is an active UK company (number 02409264), incorporated 1989, with 2 current directors, Howard William Mew and Peter James Wheelhouse. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.
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Who leads it
Previous officers 7
- Graeme Bareford 2008-2015 View profile
- Graham Saunby 2008-2024 View profile
- Paul Stephen Murphy 1999 View profile
- Geoffrey Sanderson 2007 View profile
- Stephen John Harvey 1999 View profile
- David Miller 1999-2023 View profile
- Nigel Anthony Scott 1999 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 31/07/1989
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.
- Peter James Wheelhouse
50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Howard William Mew
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2023-08-01
Group
- British Drilling and Freezing Company Limited
is controlled by Peter James Wheelhouse
Evidence
active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Peter James Wheelhouse.
6 other companies in this group
- Drilling Holdings Unlimited
- B. B. Drilling Limited
- Autoreel Limited
- BDF Plant Limited
- 03938856 (no longer on the register)
- Boldon Drilling Limited
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
- Total assets
- £2,141,689
- Cash
- £1,204,082
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. 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
- Howard William Mew Director
- Peter James Wheelhouse Director
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Howard William Mew Director
- Peter James Wheelhouse Director
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
- Appointment dates missing for much of the board
Where to look Suggested search: confirming appointment dates on the public register.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 02409264
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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