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Company · Birkenhead

Limb Shipping Services (Humberside) Limited

Sea and coastal freight water transport

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 8

  1. Zara Jayne Barbara Giles 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. Stuart Philip Reid 2005-2006 Director View profile
  3. Colin Joseph Littler 2005-2025 Director View profile
  4. Peter John Todd 1997-2005 Director View profile
  5. Norma Limb 1992-2000 Director View profile
  6. Anthony Woolrich 2008-2022 Secretary View profile
  7. Harjinder Sandhu 2005-2008 Secretary View profile
  8. Christopher Limb 1999-2005 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Sea and coastal freight water transport; Other transportation support activities
Incorporated
09/11/1992
Registered office
Birkenhead

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. Limb Shipping Services (Humberside) Limited is controlled by South Dock Terminals Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. South Dock Terminals Limited is controlled by NW Trading (Holdings) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. NW Trading (Holdings) Limited is controlled by Colin Joseph Littler
    Evidence
    ceased 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-11-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Colin Joseph Littler.

14 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

Employees
0.03
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity 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.

1 directors on the board

5.6y median 5.6y
average tenure
5.6y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

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 9Finance 2Professional services 1Retail and trade 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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
02763219
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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