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Company · Liverpool

Birkenhead Port Limited

Sea and coastal freight water transport

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

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Previous officers 21

  1. Lewis William Mcintyre 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Ian Mclaren 2022-2023 Director View profile
  3. Ian Graeme Lloyd Charnock 2011-2022 Director View profile
  4. Mark Whitworth 2010-2022 Director View profile
  5. Stephen Roy Baxter 2009-2010 Director View profile
  6. Alan Andrew Barr 2008-2011 Director View profile
  7. David Simon Green 2005-2008 Director View profile
  8. Thomas Eardley Allison 2005-2020 Director View profile
  9. Kenneth John Wharton 2001-2008 Director View profile
  10. Peter Anthony Jones 2001-2006 Director View profile
  11. Alastair Ian Findlay 2001-2005 Director View profile
  12. Michael Alexander Forster 1998-2001 Director View profile
  13. Ian George Stanforth Pearce 1996-1997 Director View profile
  14. Charles Graham Hammond 1996-2001 Director View profile
  15. Hugh Macrae Thompson 1996-2001 Director View profile
  16. Martin Barber 1996-2001 Director View profile
  17. Christopher Charles Ball 1994-1996 Director View profile
  18. Caroline Ruth Marrison Gill 2009-2020 Secretary View profile
  19. William John Bowley 2001-2009 Secretary View profile
  20. Stephen Donald Corner 1996-2001 Secretary View profile
  21. Jonathan Andrew Kiddle 1994-1996 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; Non-trading company
Incorporated
21/10/1994
Registered office
Liverpool

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. Birkenhead Port Limited is controlled by Peel Ports Operations Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Peel Ports Operations Limited is controlled by Peel Ports Investments Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Peel Ports Investments Limited is controlled by Peel Ports Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Peel Ports Holdings Limited is controlled by Peel Holdings (Ports) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Peel Holdings (Ports) Limited is controlled by Peel Ports UK Financeco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. Peel Ports UK Financeco Limited is controlled by Peel Ports Intermediate Holdco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  7. Peel Ports Intermediate Holdco Limited is controlled by Peel Ports Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  8. Peel Ports Group Limited is controlled by Christopher Eves
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2020-07-23 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Christopher Eves.

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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.

1 directors on the board

2.5y median 2.5y
average tenure
2.5y
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 16Professional services 14Business services 6Construction 3Property 2Dormant 1Finance 1Utilities 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
02981652
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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