Ransomes Limited

Active00019802 Private limited company

Incorporated: 12 May 1884 (142 years)
Industry: Activities of head offices (70100)
Directors: Barry William Mctavish
Owned by: Textron Limited
Accounts type: Full
Region: East of England
Address: West Road
Ransomes Europark
Ipswich
IP3 9TT

Filing status

Accounts due: 31 December 2026
Last accounts: 31 December 2024
Conf. stmt due: 25 May 2027
Last conf. stmt: 11 May 2026

Charges

Total: 3
Outstanding: 0
Part satisfied: 0
Satisfied: 3

Officers 2 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Mctavish, Barry William, Mr.

Director · Appointed 20 February 2026

Also at Ransomes Jacobsen Limited, Textron Special Vehicles UK Limited

British

Born February 1982 (44)

Ldc Nominee Secretary Limited

Corporate Secretary · Appointed 1 February 2021

Also at Westfield UK & Europe Finance PLC, Eldon Electric Limited, Drakewood Exploration Limited · more companies

Officer history (41 former)

20 March 2026

Resigned Rainger, Simon Robert as Director

20 February 2026

Appointed Mctavish, Barry William, Mr. as Director

9 August 2023

Resigned Mcnary, Heidi Anne, Ms. as Director

1 February 2021

Appointed Ldc Nominee Secretary Limited as Corporate Secretary

1 February 2021

Resigned Eversecretary Limited as Corporate Secretary

25 June 2019

Appointed Mcnary, Heidi Anne, Ms. as Director

25 June 2019

Appointed Rainger, Simon Robert as Director

25 June 2019

Resigned Prickett, Alan Martin as Director

30 June 2017

Resigned Lee, Angela Cornella as Director

31 December 2016

Resigned Withers, David Philip as Director

3 June 2016

Appointed Lee, Angela Cornella as Director

31 March 2014

Resigned Hall-Roberts, Richard as Director

10 October 2012

Appointed Hall-Roberts, Richard as Director

2 February 2011

Resigned Mitchell, Stephen James as Director

29 January 2010

Appointed Prickett, Alan Martin as Director

29 January 2010

Resigned George, Brian William as Director

15 June 2007

Resigned Hayes, Ellen Kathleen as Director

13 April 2006

Resigned Chicken, Stephen Henry as Director

13 April 2006

Appointed Mitchell, Stephen James as Director

13 April 2006

Resigned Mcgartoll, Paul Augustine as Director

18 June 2004

Appointed Eversecretary Limited as Corporate Secretary

18 June 2004

Resigned Eversecretary (No 2) Limited as Corporate Secretary

6 June 2003

Appointed Withers, David Philip as Director

31 October 2002

Appointed George, Brian William as Director

31 October 2002

Resigned Campbell, Ian Philip as Director

2 September 2002

Resigned Patrick, Glynn as Director

30 April 2002

Appointed Chicken, Stephen Henry as Director

30 April 2002

Resigned Bell, Peter Richard as Director

11 January 2002

Resigned Wolf, Colin Piers as Secretary

11 January 2002

Appointed Eversecretary (No 2) Limited as Corporate Secretary

2 November 2001

Appointed Patrick, Glynn as Director

2 November 2001

Appointed Bell, Peter Richard as Director

2 November 2001

Appointed Campbell, Ian Philip as Director

2 November 2001

Resigned Pinto, Harold Costa as Director

15 October 2001

Resigned Staveley, Charles Andrew Rover as Director

2 October 2000

Resigned Burtner, Carl Drew as Director

19 June 2000

Resigned Arditte, Edward Charles as Director

23 December 1999

Resigned Wilson, Peter George as Director

23 December 1999

Appointed Mcgartoll, Paul Augustine as Director

23 December 1999

Appointed Hayes, Ellen Kathleen as Director

23 December 1999

Appointed Staveley, Charles Andrew Rover as Director

5 November 1999

Appointed Wolf, Colin Piers as Secretary

29 October 1999

Resigned Ashman, Linda as Secretary

26 March 1999

Resigned Henkel, Herbert Ludwig as Director

8 March 1999

Appointed Pinto, Harold Costa as Director

8 March 1999

Appointed Ashman, Linda as Secretary

26 February 1999

Resigned Hollingworth, Paul Robert as Secretary

26 February 1999

Resigned Hollingworth, Paul Robert as Director

16 March 1998

Resigned Clement, John as Director

2 March 1998

Resigned Madden, William Ferrars, Doctor as Director

2 March 1998

Resigned Bucknall, Derek Edwin as Director

2 March 1998

Resigned Hodson, Daniel Houghton as Director

6 February 1998

Appointed Burtner, Carl Drew as Director

6 February 1998

Appointed Arditte, Edward Charles as Director

6 February 1998

Appointed Henkel, Herbert Ludwig as Director

1 May 1995

Appointed Madden, William Ferrars, Doctor as Director

31 March 1995

Resigned Ashwell, Roy Thomas as Director

26 January 1995

Resigned Barr, Andrew as Director

7 November 1994

Appointed Hollingworth, Paul Robert as Secretary

7 November 1994

Appointed Hollingworth, Paul Robert as Director

7 November 1994

Resigned George, Brian William as Secretary

2 August 1994

Resigned Comer, Geoffrey Stephen as Secretary

2 August 1994

Appointed George, Brian William as Secretary

2 August 1994

Resigned Comer, Geoffrey Stephen as Director

31 January 1994

Resigned Mccoy, Eric James David as Director

27 January 1994

Resigned Aal, Irvin Erling as Director

4 January 1994

Appointed Comer, Geoffrey Stephen as Secretary

4 January 1994

Resigned Cameron, Alexander Douglas as Secretary

31 December 1993

Resigned Dodsworth, Robert Leslie as Director

1 December 1993

Appointed Barr, Andrew as Director

1 December 1993

Appointed Hodson, Daniel Houghton as Director

29 November 1993

Appointed Wilson, Peter George as Director

7 October 1993

Resigned Kerridge, John Stewart as Director

30 April 1993

Resigned Whittall, Harold Astley as Director

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Textron Limited

Corporate entity · Notified 27 October 2017

Owns 75–100% of shares

Limited By Shares

Holdings 1

Companies where Ransomes Limited is registered as a person with significant control

Ransomes Pensions Trustee Company Limited

Owns 75–100% of shares

Active

Former controllers (1)

27 October 2017

Ceased Textron Acquisition Limited — Owns 75–100% of shares

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

Date	Description	Made Up To	Pages
26 October 2026	Replacement filing of Confirmation Statement	11 May 2018
3 January 2026	Full accounts	31 December 2024
17 May 2025	Confirmation statement with no updates	11 May 2025	3
3 February 2025	Full accounts	31 December 2023
20 December 2024	Secretary's details changed		1