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Pentalver Transport Limited

Freight transport by road

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

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Previous officers 40

  1. Timothy Colin Shoveller 2023-2026 Director View profile
  2. William Thomas Wright 2022-2024 Director View profile
  3. Edward Aston 2021-2022 Director View profile
  4. Shaun Allen 2021-2023 Director View profile
  5. Gary Richards Long 2017-2021 Director View profile
  6. Adam Lewis Cunliffe 2017-2019 Director View profile
  7. Russell Andrew John Mears 2017-2017 Director View profile
  8. Charles Noble 2017-2020 Director View profile
  9. Matthew Owen Walsh 2017-2022 Director View profile
  10. John Carl Trenchard 2015-2017 Director View profile
  11. Bernard Vree 2012-2014 Director View profile
  12. Martijn Alexander Van Dongen 2010-2015 Director View profile
  13. Martin Poulsen 2010-2012 Director View profile
  14. Edmund More Spriggs 2010-2017 Director View profile
  15. Tommy Bro Molgaard 2008-2010 Director View profile
  16. James Douglas Bannister 2008-2009 Director View profile
  17. Nigel Simon Pusey 2008-2010 Director View profile
  18. Flemming Dalgaard 2006-2008 Director View profile
  19. Graeme Ingram Clarke 2006-2006 Director View profile
  20. Eta O'Brien 2006-2008 Director View profile
  21. Michiel Van Hemert 2006-2010 Director View profile
  22. Jesper Kjaedegaard 2005-2008 Director View profile
  23. Jens Holger Nielsen 2002-2006 Director View profile
  24. Michael Frederic Hassing 2001-2005 Director View profile
  25. Ulrik Brandt 2000-2001 Director View profile
  26. Lene Skole-Sorensen 2000-2005 Director View profile
  27. Brian Tattersall 1999-2009 Director View profile
  28. Graham Westgarth 1995-1999 Director View profile
  29. Thomas Thune Andersen 1995-2000 Director View profile
  30. Knud Elmholdt Stubkjaer 1995-1995 Director View profile
  31. Bent Larsen 1995-1999 Director View profile
  32. Ian James Carmichael 1995-2008 Director View profile
  33. Christopher Godfrey Green 1995-1995 Director View profile
  34. Eric Charles Scorey 1994 Director View profile
  35. Barrie Roland Alwyn Jellis 1995 Director View profile
  36. Sally Jane Watts 2023-2026 Secretary View profile
  37. Geraint Rhys Harries 2017-2023 Secretary View profile
  38. Kevin James Utting 2017-2017 Secretary View profile
  39. John Kilby 2001-2017 Secretary View profile
  40. Patricia Ann Thornton 1995-2001 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Freight transport by road
Incorporated
18/12/1989
Registered office
Birmingham

Ownership

Owned by (5) 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. Pentalver Transport Limited is controlled by Freightliner Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-07-25 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Freightliner Limited is controlled by Management Consortium BID Limited
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2026-03-12 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Management Consortium BID Limited is controlled by Heavy Haul Acquisitions Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Heavy Haul Acquisitions Limited is controlled by Railinvest Acquisitions Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-12-21 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Railinvest Acquisitions Limited is controlled by Railinvest Holding Company Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. Railinvest Holding Company Limited is controlled by GWI UK Acquisition Company Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  7. GWI UK Acquisition Company Limited is controlled by GWI Western Europe Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-04-19 · source: Companies House PSC register
  8. GWI Western Europe Limited is controlled by Heavy Haul Rail Group
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-05-28 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Heavy Haul Rail Group.

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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.

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.

3 directors on the board

6.7y median 2.8y
average tenure
16.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Transport 7Property 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
02453541
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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