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Casper Shipping Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 15

  1. Alan Appleyard 2017-2024 Director View profile
  2. Peter Chapman 2005-2013 Director View profile
  3. Bryan Tismond 2005-2018 Director View profile
  4. John Mitchell 2003-2019 Director View profile
  5. David Mead 2002-2005 Director View profile
  6. Piet Hoogerwarrd 2000-2002 Director View profile
  7. Niels Jan Anton Von Hombracht 1998-2000 Director View profile
  8. David William Rumsey 1998-2002 Director View profile
  9. John Patrick Byrne 1997-2002 Director View profile
  10. Petrus Johannes Van Loef 2002 Director View profile
  11. Alexander Mackenzie Geddes 2002 Director View profile
  12. Jan Bouwens 1997 Director View profile
  13. James Grahame Longhorn 2013-2018 Secretary View profile
  14. Kevin Shakesheff 2002-2015 Secretary View profile
  15. Ian Stuart Chilvers 1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
05/07/1990

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. Casper Shipping Limited is controlled by Michael Shakesheff
    Evidence
    ceased appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2016-12-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Michael Shakesheff.

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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.

5 directors on the board

9.7y median 5.7y
average tenure
21y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (4)

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.

Transport 14Dormant 5Finance 2Business services 1Other services 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
02518627
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
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Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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