William Cook Intermodal Limited

Active01483687 Private limited company

Incorporated: 7 March 1980 (46 years)
Previously known as: Astrum (International) Limited (until 11 November 2011)
William Cook Intermodal Limited (until 15 January 2007)
William Cook Offshore Limited (until 18 February 2003)
Earlier: William Cook Intermodal Limited, Blair International Sales Limited, Sixty-First Shelf Trading Company Limited
Industry: Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery n.e.c. (28990)
Directors: William James Cook
Clarence Valree Hightower III
Carlos Leandro Macau
Owned by: Heico-Cook Defence Ltd
Accounts type: Audit exemption subsidiary
Region: North East
Address: Bondisle Way
Stanhope
Bishop Auckland
DL13 2YR

Website & contact details

Group website: william-cook.co.uk
The site of this company’s group or brand.

Filing status

Accounts due: 31 July 2027
Last accounts: 28 June 2025
Conf. stmt due: 19 October 2027
Last conf. stmt: 5 October 2026

Charges

Total: 15
Outstanding: 6
Part satisfied: 0
Satisfied: 9

Officers 3 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Cook, William James

Director · Appointed 2 June 2026

Also at William Cook Stanhope Limited, William Cook Properties Limited

British

Born November 1988

Hightower Iii, Clarence Valree

Director · Appointed 2 June 2026

Also at Cook Defence Systems Limited, William Cook Stanhope Limited

American

Born October 1965 (61)

Macau, Carlos Leandro

Director · Appointed 2 June 2026

Also at Cook Defence Systems Limited, William Cook Stanhope Limited

American

Born March 1967 (59)

Officer history (29 former)

2 June 2026

Resigned Seymour, Christopher David as Director

2 June 2026

Appointed Cook, William James as Director

2 June 2026

Appointed Macau, Carlos Leandro as Director

2 June 2026

Resigned Ross, Philip John as Secretary

2 June 2026

Appointed Hightower Iii, Clarence Valree as Director

2 June 2026

Resigned Ross, Philip John as Director

26 July 2024

Appointed Ross, Philip John as Secretary

26 July 2024

Resigned Hodgson, Michael Keith as Secretary

24 April 2024

Appointed Ross, Philip John as Director

24 April 2024

Resigned Hodgson, Michael Keith as Director

28 March 2018

Appointed Hodgson, Michael Keith as Director

24 October 2017

Resigned Cook, William James as Director

3 April 2017

Resigned Cook, Andrew John, Sir as Director

1 November 2016

Appointed Seymour, Christopher David as Director

1 November 2016

Resigned Alexander, Simon John as Director

1 November 2016

Appointed Cook, William James as Director

1 July 2015

Resigned Grayley, Kevin John as Director

1 July 2015

Appointed Alexander, Simon John as Director

18 January 2012

Resigned Gordon, Pauline Ruth as Director

10 November 2011

Resigned Hutchinson, Michael James as Director

10 November 2011

Resigned Neasham, Gary as Director

10 November 2011

Resigned Dowson, Stephen John as Director

1 November 2011

Resigned Gordon, Pauline Ruth as Secretary

1 November 2011

Appointed Hodgson, Michael Keith as Secretary

1 November 2011

Appointed Grayley, Kevin John as Director

1 November 2011

Appointed Cook, Andrew John, Sir as Director

1 November 2011

Resigned Kite, Philip John as Director

25 August 2011

Resigned Teesdale, William Moore as Director

5 February 2011

Resigned Jeffries, Ray as Director

6 January 2009

Appointed Jeffries, Ray as Director

24 October 2008

Appointed Neasham, Gary as Director

17 July 2008

Appointed Teesdale, William Moore as Director

30 June 2008

Resigned Bednarek, Andrew as Director

21 September 2006

Appointed Bednarek, Andrew as Director

21 September 2006

Resigned Cook, Andrew John, Sir as Director

21 September 2006

Appointed Hutchinson, Michael James as Director

21 September 2006

Appointed Dowson, Stephen John as Director

21 September 2006

Appointed Gordon, Pauline Ruth as Director

5 August 2004

Resigned Dowson, Stephen John as Director

5 August 2004

Resigned Hope, Pauline Ruth as Director

29 July 2004

Appointed Cook, Andrew John, Sir as Director

29 July 2004

Appointed Kite, Philip John as Director

4 April 2003

Resigned Moore, Peter John as Secretary

31 December 2001

Appointed Moore, Peter John as Secretary

31 December 2001

Resigned Caldwell, John Christopher as Secretary

15 January 1998

Appointed Dowson, Stephen John as Director

25 June 1997

Resigned Smith, Paul Anthony as Director

8 October 1996

Resigned Cook, Andrew John as Director

8 October 1996

Appointed Hope, Pauline Ruth as Director

8 October 1996

Appointed Gordon, Pauline Ruth as Secretary

8 October 1996

Appointed Smith, Paul Anthony as Director

8 October 1996

Resigned Kite, Philip John as Secretary

31 August 1995

Appointed Caldwell, John Christopher as Secretary

31 August 1995

Resigned Carrick, Neil Richard as Secretary

31 August 1995

Resigned Carrick, Neil Richard as Director

23 December 1994

Appointed Carrick, Neil Richard as Secretary

23 December 1994

Resigned Musgrove, Kevin as Director

23 December 1994

Appointed Carrick, Neil Richard as Director

27 March 1994

Appointed Cook, Andrew John as Director

Ownership 1 active

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

Heico-Cook Defence Ltd

Corporate entity · Notified 2 June 2026

Owns 75–100% of shares

Holds 75–100% of voting rights

Right to appoint and remove directors

Private Limited Company

Former controllers (1)

2 June 2026

Ceased William Cook Holdings Limited — Owns 75–100% of shares

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

Date	Description	Made Up To	Pages	PDF
17 August 2026	Registered office address changed
18 June 2026	Current accounting period extended
9 June 2026	Appointment of a director
9 June 2026	Appointment of a director
9 June 2026	Appointment of a director