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Company · Bristol

First Corporate Shipping Limited

Other service activities n.e.c.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 25

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other service activities n.e.c.
Incorporated
24/09/1990
Registered office
Bristol

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. First Corporate Shipping Limited is controlled by David Charles Ord
    Evidence
    active 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David Charles Ord.

6 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.

Grants received

7 grants · £1,160,744 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Transport · £1,126,003 (2 grants)
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £23,491 (2 grants)
  • Department for Education · £11,250 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £9,4942023-11-03
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £13,9972023-09-18
  • Department for Education £1,5002023-04-01
  • Department for Transport £875,7172021-04-01
  • Department for Transport £250,2872021-04-01
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.

10 directors on the board

6.2y median 5.2y
average tenure
10.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (7)

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.

Mining 10Professional services 9Finance 6Business services 4Transport 4Education 2Hospitality 2Other services 2

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
02542406
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/03/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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