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Global Shippers' Forum Association Limited

Activities of business and employers membership organizations

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 12

  1. John Corey 2024-2024 Director View profile
  2. Paul David Zalai 2019-2024 Director View profile
  3. Travis Brooks-Garrett 2018-2019 Director View profile
  4. Sean Van Dort 2016-2024 Director View profile
  5. Abdourahamane, Adamou Saley, Director 2014-2016 Director View profile
  6. Bruce Carlton 2011-2024 Director View profile
  7. John Yeng Lu 2011-2012 Director View profile
  8. Robert Henry Ballantyne 2011-2024 Director View profile
  9. Emma Barty 2020-2024 Secretary View profile
  10. James Hookham 2020-2020 Secretary View profile
  11. John Athole Charles Maitland 2016-2020 Secretary View profile
  12. David Wells 2011-2016 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of business and employers membership organizations
Incorporated
13/06/2011
Registered office
Cranbrook

Ownership

Owned by (6) 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.

  • James Edward Hookham
    significant influence · notified 2016-05-01
  • Sean Van Dort ceased 2024-06-27
    significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-05-01
  • Bruce Carlton ceased 2024-06-27
    significant influence · notified 2016-05-01
  • Travis Brooks-Garrett ceased 2019-09-17
    significant influence (firm) · notified 2019-06-18
  • Paul David Zalai ceased 2024-06-27
    significant influence · notified 2019-09-17
  • John Corey ceased 2024-06-27
    significant influence · notified 2024-03-14 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Global Shippers' Forum Association Limited is controlled by James Edward Hookham
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-05-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by James Edward Hookham.

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
£100
Cash
£200
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. 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.

1 directors on the board

15.1y median 15.1y
average tenure
15.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

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.

Dormant 1Professional services 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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
07667177
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
31/03/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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