Company
Direct Transportation Limited
Direct Transportation Limited is an active UK company (number 04366221), incorporated 2002, with 2 current directors, Ian David Booth and Martin Patrick Blackwell. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.
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Who leads it
Previous officers 3
- John Leslie Kent 2002-2013 View profile
- CDS Directors Limited 2002-2002 View profile
- CDS Secretaries Limited 2002-2005 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 04/02/2002
Ownership
Owned by (3) 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.
- Martin Patrick Blackwell
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-10-21 - Direct Holdings Limited ceased 2020-10-21
75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - Direct Meats (Knights Farm) LTD ceased 2020-10-21
75-100% shares · notified 2018-05-31
Group
- Direct Transportation Limited
is controlled by Martin Patrick Blackwell
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-10-21 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Martin Patrick Blackwell.
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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.
Financials
- Net assets
- £687,461
- Total assets
- £897,338
- Cash
- £180,332
- Employees
- 56
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Abridged accounts (unaudited).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-05-31. 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.
2 directors on the board
- Martin Patrick Blackwell Director · appointed 2002
- Ian David Booth Director · appointed 2010
Directors past 6 years
- Martin Patrick Blackwell Director · appointed 2002
- Ian David Booth Director · appointed 2010
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Martin Patrick Blackwell Director · appointed 2002
- Ian David Booth Director · appointed 2010
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
- 04366221
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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