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Mersey Maritime Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 28

  1. Bradley Stephen Yorke-Biggs 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Nigel Colin Patrick Quinn 2022-2026 Director View profile
  3. Angela Redhead 2022-2024 Director View profile
  4. Dr Clive Hickman 2020-2023 Director View profile
  5. Beverley Rice 2019-2026 Director View profile
  6. Christopher Derek Shirling-Rooke 2016-2023 Director View profile
  7. Jacqueline Foster 2016-2019 Director View profile
  8. Ian David Jenkinson 2016-2019 Director View profile
  9. Kenny, Brian, Councillor 2011-2012 Director View profile
  10. Davies, Phillip Leslie, Councillor 2010-2019 Director View profile
  11. Gary Hodgson 2010-2021 Director View profile
  12. Kieran Joseph Hall 2010-2016 Director View profile
  13. John Michael Deveney 2005-2016 Director View profile
  14. John Reginald Hulmes 2005-2023 Director View profile
  15. Professor Diane Meehan 2005-2008 Director View profile
  16. James Robert Barclay 2005-2014 Director View profile
  17. Dame Patricia Anne Bacon 2005-2010 Director View profile
  18. Andrew Charles Wallis 2004-2011 Director View profile
  19. David Pendleton 2003-2016 Director View profile
  20. John Raymond Syvret 2003-2017 Director View profile
  21. Frank Robotham 2003-2021 Director View profile
  22. Mark Andrew Long 2003-2004 Director View profile
  23. Michael James Bibby 2003-2022 Director View profile
  24. Peter Oranmore Copland 2003-2010 Director View profile
  25. Ian Clinton Higby 2002-2026 Director View profile
  26. James Teasdale 2005-2017 Secretary View profile
  27. Janice Elizabeth Stewart 2003-2006 Secretary View profile
  28. John Ashton Mutch 2002-2003 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
12/11/2002

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. Mersey Maritime Limited is controlled by Christopher Derek Shirling-Rooke
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2023-06-30 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Christopher Derek Shirling-Rooke.

3 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

Net assets
£97,184
Total assets
£121,934
Cash
£128,824
Employees
3
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

1 grant · £300,000 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Transport · £300,000

Most recent

  • Department for Transport £300,0002021-03-31
Board analysis for researchers

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.

11 directors on the board

1y median 0.3y
average tenure
4.5y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Portfolio (4)

0
also govern a charity

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 4Business services 2Finance 2Professional services 1Property 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
04588183
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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