Americold Whitchurch Ltd

Active01550927 Private limited company
Incorporated
13 March 1981 (45 years)
Previously known as
Agro Merchants Whitchurch Ltd (until 9 November 2021)
Grocontinental Limited (until 7 May 2019)
Wheelbord Limited (until 31 December 1981)
Industry
Freight transport by road (49410)
Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities (52103)
Directors
Nathan Hale Harwell
Accounts type
Full
Region
West Midlands
Address
Shakespeare Way
Whitchurch Business Park
Whitchurch
SY13 1LJ

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
26 February 2027
Last conf. stmt
12 February 2026

Charges

Total
23
Outstanding
0
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
23

Officers 3 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 1 November 2024
Australian
Born December 1978 (47)
Harwell, Nathan Hale
Director · Appointed 5 September 2023
American
Born February 1976 (50)
Director · Appointed 30 September 2022
Australian
Born June 1973 (53)
Officer history (26 former)
23 February 2026
Resigned Wells, Earl Jay as Director
21 May 2025
Resigned Van Berkel, Frank as Director
1 November 2024
Appointed Mates, Andrew as Director
1 November 2024
Appointed Van Berkel, Frank as Director
31 October 2024
Resigned Yuen, Che Lup as Director
15 January 2024
Appointed Wells, Earl Jay as Director
12 January 2024
Resigned Smernoff, Marc Jason as Director
5 September 2023
Resigned Snyder, Jr, James Conrad as Director
5 September 2023
Appointed Harwell, Nathan Hale as Director
30 September 2022
Resigned Kroes, Hans as Director
30 September 2022
Appointed Yuen, Che Lup as Director
30 September 2022
Resigned Gildea, Elizabeth Margaret as Director
30 September 2022
Appointed Winnall, Richard Charles as Director
25 February 2021
Appointed Snyder, Jr, James Conrad as Director
25 February 2021
Appointed Kroes, Hans as Director
25 February 2021
Appointed Smernoff, Marc Jason as Director
25 February 2021
Resigned Rodriguez Marquez, Jose Carlos as Director
25 February 2021
Resigned Bender, Michael David as Director
31 January 2020
Appointed Gildea, Elizabeth Margaret as Director
15 January 2020
Resigned Kroes, Hans as Director
7 June 2019
Resigned Grocott, Linda Mary as Director
7 June 2019
Resigned Grocott, David Victor as Director
14 November 2018
14 November 2018
Appointed Kroes, Hans as Director
2 January 2018
Appointed Grocott, David Victor as Director
2 January 2018
Appointed Grocott, Linda Mary as Director
7 December 2017
Appointed Kaaks, Adriaan Johannes Theodoor as Director
7 December 2017
Appointed Bender, Michael David as Director
7 December 2017
Resigned Simmons, Stephen David as Director
7 December 2017
Resigned Grocott, Linda Mary as Director
7 December 2017
Resigned Grocott, Linda Mary as Secretary
7 December 2017
Resigned Jones, John Samuel Hugh as Director
7 December 2017
Resigned Grocott, David Victor as Director
7 December 2017
Appointed Rodriguez Marquez, Jose Carlos as Director
1 December 2009
Appointed Simmons, Stephen David as Director
31 August 2005
Resigned Layfield, Peter Richard as Director
5 September 2003
Resigned Copnall, John Harry Nicholas as Director
13 August 2002
Resigned Rankin, Grahman as Director
1 November 2001
Appointed Jones, John Samuel Hugh as Director
1 November 2001
Appointed Layfield, Peter Richard as Director
1 December 2000
Appointed Rankin, Grahman as Director
19 May 1999
Resigned Oakley, Graham Martin as Director
31 October 1998
Resigned Grocott, Raymond Victor as Director
1 November 1995
Appointed Grocott, Linda Mary as Secretary
31 October 1995
Resigned Grocott, June Rose as Secretary
31 October 1995
Resigned Abel, John Thomas Herbert as Director
31 October 1995
Resigned Grocott, June Rose as Director
1 April 1992
Appointed Grocott, Linda Mary as Director
1 April 1992
Appointed Grocott, David Victor as Director

Ownership 1 active

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

Corporate entity · Notified 7 December 2017
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Private Company Limited By Shares
Reg. no. Ni633567
Former controllers (2)
7 December 2017
Ceased Linda Mary Grocott — Owns 25–50% of shares
7 December 2017
Ceased David Victor Grocott — Owns 25–50% of shares

Group structure 10 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Americold Chile Holdings UK Limited Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares
Americold Lurgan Transport Ltd Owns 75–100% of shares
Woolsey Freight Limited DissolvedOwns 75–100% of shares
Americold Lurgan Warehousing Ltd Owns 75–100% of shares
Americold Spalding Ltd Owns 75–100% of shares
Americold Whitchurch Ltd This company Owns 75–100% of shares
Ballykeel Freight Limited DissolvedOwns 75–100% of shares
Lurgan RE 2 Ltd. Owns 75–100% of shares
Whitchurch RE Ltd. Owns 75–100% of shares

Filings 219

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
7 October 2026Full accounts31 December 2025
5 March 2026Termination of appointment of a director
14 February 2026Confirmation statement with no updates12 February 2026
6 October 2025Full accounts31 December 2024
26 May 2025Termination of appointment of a director
Show all 219 filings

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