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Whippendell Marine Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 11

  1. Joanna Dorinda Rose Swabey 2015-2019 Director View profile
  2. Christopher Lowes 2005-2008 Director View profile
  3. Alan Hopkins 2005-2009 Director View profile
  4. David Walter Mcfarlane 2003-2004 Director View profile
  5. Kevin Michael Ranger 2003-2015 Director View profile
  6. George Henry Smith 2002-2005 Director View profile
  7. Brian William Harold Swabey 1999-2008 Director View profile
  8. David Frederick Greenfield 2004 Director View profile
  9. Penelope Cordelia Andree Swaby 2009-2011 Secretary View profile
  10. Betty Dorinda Swabey 1999-2009 Secretary View profile
  11. Roy Henry Thomas Sowerby 1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
02/08/1989

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.

Group

  1. Whippendell Marine Limited is controlled by Whippendell Electrical Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Whippendell Electrical Limited is controlled by David Geoffrey Harold Swabey
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors, appoints directors (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David Geoffrey Harold Swabey.

4 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.

Financials

Net assets
£1,426,124
Total assets
£1,517,800
Cash
£975,266
Employees
0.24
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
-£121,176

Filed as Small company accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. 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.

4 directors on the board

12.6y median 8.1y
average tenure
27.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (3)

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 2Manufacturing 2Professional services 2Finance 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
02410567
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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