W.E. Dowds (Shipping) Limited

Active00770578 Private limited company

Incorporated: 12 August 1963 (63 years)
Industry: Cargo handling for water transport activities (52241)
Directors: Ashley Curnow
Anogen Sivapalan
Ralph Windeatt
Owned by: Associated British Ports
Accounts type: Small
Region: Greater London
Address: 25 Bedford Street
London
WC2E 9ES

Website & contact details

Website: wedowds.co.uk

Filing status

Accounts due: 30 September 2027
Last accounts: 31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due: 7 May 2027
Last conf. stmt: 23 April 2026

Charges

Total: 1
Outstanding: 0
Part satisfied: 0
Satisfied: 1

Officers 4 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Curnow, Ashley

Director · Appointed 1 February 2024

Also at W.E.D. (Services) Limited

British

Born April 1992 (34)

Sivapalan, Anogen, Mr

Director · Appointed 31 July 2019

Also at UK Dredging Management Limited, W.E.D. (Services) Limited

British

Born February 1986 (40)

Abp Secretariat Services Limited

Corporate Secretary · Appointed 31 January 2018

Also at Abp Acquisitions UK Limited, Abp Bonds UK Limited, Abp Marine Environmental Research Limited · more companies

Windeatt, Ralph

Director · Appointed 31 January 2018

Also at W.E.D. (Services) Limited

British

Born August 1984 (42)

Officer history (13 former)

3 March 2025

Resigned Thomas, Rhys Michael as Director

1 February 2024

Appointed Curnow, Ashley as Director

31 January 2024

Resigned Davies, Anthony Clive, Mr as Director

31 January 2024

Resigned Ager, Paul Edward as Director

30 June 2023

Resigned Harston, Andrew Francis as Director

1 February 2023

Appointed Ager, Paul Edward as Director

14 September 2022

Resigned Brown, Simon Martyn Antony as Director

1 January 2022

Appointed Thomas, Rhys Michael as Director

15 December 2020

Appointed Brown, Simon Martyn Antony as Director

31 July 2019

Appointed Harston, Andrew Francis as Director

31 July 2019

Appointed Sivapalan, Anogen, Mr as Director

30 June 2019

Resigned Davies, David as Director

7 June 2019

Resigned Kennerley, Matthew Brandon as Director

30 June 2018

Resigned Dowds, Charles William Frederick as Director

31 January 2018

Appointed Kennerley, Matthew Brandon as Director

31 January 2018

Appointed Davies, David as Director

31 January 2018

Appointed Windeatt, Ralph as Director

31 January 2018

Resigned Gilfillan, Barbara Frances Caroline as Secretary

31 January 2018

Resigned Dowds, Lorraine Mary as Director

31 January 2018

Resigned Gilfillan, Barbara Frances Caroline as Director

31 January 2018

Appointed Abp Secretariat Services Limited as Corporate Secretary

1 September 2006

Appointed Davies, Anthony Clive, Mr as Director

16 March 2006

Appointed Gilfillan, Barbara Frances Caroline as Secretary

16 March 2006

Resigned Dowds, William Ernest as Secretary

16 March 2006

Resigned Dowds, William Ernest as Director

Ownership 1 active

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

Associated British Ports

Corporate entity · Notified 1 February 2018

Owns 75–100% of shares

Holds 75–100% of voting rights

Right to appoint and remove directors

Unregistered Company

Reg. no. Zc000195

Holdings 1

Companies where W.E. Dowds (Shipping) Limited is registered as a person with significant control

W.E.D. (Services) Limited

Owns 75–100% of shares

Active

Former controllers (2)

7 March 2018

Ceased Charles William Frederick Dowds — Owns 25–50% of shares

7 March 2018

Ceased Charles William Frederick Dowds — Owns 25–50% of shares

Filings 154

Date	Description	Made Up To
17 September 2026	Accounts for a small company	31 December 2025
29 April 2026	Confirmation statement with no updates	23 April 2026
10 July 2025	Full accounts	31 December 2024
23 April 2025	Confirmation statement with no updates	23 April 2025
5 March 2025	Termination of appointment of a director