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Western Bridge (Shipping) 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. Pierre-Edern Francois Lalanne 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Lee Sleight 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Garrath Malcolm Lyons 2023-2023 Director View profile
  4. Stephen George Dryden 2017-2023 Director View profile
  5. Michael Paul Pearce 2017-2017 Director View profile
  6. John Ferguson Bowater 2015-2022 Director View profile
  7. Philippe Nicolas Frenay 2015-2017 Director View profile
  8. Nicholas Lander 2014-2015 Director View profile
  9. Patrick Robert Ward 2014-2015 Director View profile
  10. Alain Gerard Edmond Bourguignon 2010-2014 Director View profile
  11. George William Bolsover 2009-2010 Director View profile
  12. Colin Richard Jenkins 2007-2009 Director View profile
  13. Geoffrey William Parkin 2007-2012 Director View profile
  14. John Hugh Armitage 2007-2007 Director View profile
  15. Hans Paul Van Der Meer 2002-2014 Director View profile
  16. Maartje Heleen Theodora Voorwald Bontrup 2002-2007 Director View profile
  17. Franz Josef Bontrup 2002-2012 Director View profile
  18. John Foster Yeoman 2002-2006 Director View profile
  19. Simon Charles Henry Turk 2002-2014 Director View profile
  20. Mary Ford 2007-2012 Secretary View profile
  21. Barnabus Towne Beddow 2002-2007 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
Incorporated
31/05/2002
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.

Group

  1. Western Bridge (Shipping) Limited is controlled by Foster Yeoman Limited
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-11-23 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Foster Yeoman Limited is controlled by Holcim UK Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Holcim UK Limited is controlled by Holcim UK Holdings 2 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Holcim UK Holdings 2 Limited is controlled by Holcim UK Holdings 1 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Holcim UK Holdings 1 Limited is controlled by Holcim Participations (UK) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Holcim Participations (UK) Limited.

56 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.

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.

4 directors on the board

8.5y median 7y
average tenure
19.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

0
also govern a charity
1
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 15Dormant 2Manufacturing 2Business services 1Construction 1Finance 1Mining 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

  • 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
04452717
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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