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Beaufort Shipping Limited
Other transportation support activities
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 6
- Simon John O'Sullivan 1999-2019 View profile
- John Martin Sykes 1997-2000 View profile
- David Anthony Saint John Coupe 1996-1997 View profile
- Andrew Michael Whiteside 1997-2020 View profile
- Jean Dorothy Watson 1997-2001 View profile
- Nicholas Simon Barry Gould 1996-1997 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Other transportation support activities
- Incorporated
- 18/10/1996
- Registered office
- London
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.
- Snow Hill Trustees Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-12-01
Group
- Beaufort Shipping Limited
is controlled by Snow Hill Trustees Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-12-01 · source: Companies House PSC register - Snow Hill Trustees Limited
is controlled by BDO Nominees Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-02-01 · source: Companies House PSC register - BDO Nominees Limited
is controlled by BDO LLP
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by BDO LLP.
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- BDO (VAT Agents) Limited
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- Clients Trustee Company(the) Limited
- BDO LLP
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
- Net assets
- £942,584
- Cash
- £898,346
- Employees
- 4
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-30. 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.
3 directors on the board
- Paul Raymond Herring Director · appointed 2023
- Andrew Howard Stone Director · appointed 2019
- William Stephens Director · appointed 2019
Directors past 6 years
- Andrew Howard Stone Director · appointed 2019
- William Stephens Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- William Stephens Director · appointed 2019
Portfolio (2)
- Paul Raymond Herring Director · appointed 2023
- Andrew Howard Stone Director · appointed 2019
Also govern a charity
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.
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
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 03265617
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 30/06/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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