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George Walker Transport Manchester Limited

Freight transport by road

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 5

  1. Keith Robinson 2019-2023 Director View profile
  2. David Martin Bywater 2018-2019 Director View profile
  3. Richard Henry Simpson 2016-2020 Director View profile
  4. Graham James Short 2009-2015 Director View profile
  5. Nigel Patrick Jenkinson 2009-2023 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Freight transport by road
Incorporated
15/07/2009
Registered office
Leeds
Previous names
Palletways Manchester Limited (until 07/07/2015)

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.

  • TCP Bidco (California) Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-10-17
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. George Walker Transport Manchester Limited is controlled by TCP Bidco (California) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-10-17 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. TCP Bidco (California) Limited is controlled by TCP Topco (California) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-09-07 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. TCP Topco (California) Limited is controlled by John James Arthur Hamer
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-09-04, ceased 2017-10-03 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John James Arthur Hamer.

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
£10,039,188
Total assets
£10,525,027
Cash
£210,000
Employees
91
Turnover
£14,859,054
Profit/loss
£1,153,901

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-12-28£14,859,054£10,039,188
2025-12-28£14,859,054£10,039,188

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-28. 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.

4 directors on the board

4.7y median 5y
average tenure
7.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

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.

Finance 20Transport 18Property 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
06963369
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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