Swire Shipping Limited

Dissolved 9 May 202605912556 Private limited company

Incorporated: 22 August 2006
Industry: Sea and coastal freight water transport (50200)
Directors at dissolution: Samuel Compton Swire
Barnaby Nicholas Swire
Owners at dissolution: China Navigation Company Limited(the)
Accounts type: Audit exemption subsidiary
Region: Greater London
Address: Swire House
59 Buckingham Gate
London
SW1E 6AJ

Filing status

Last accounts: 31 December 2023
Last conf. stmt: 28 September 2024

Officers 3 at dissolution

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Morris, David Charles

Secretary · Appointed 3 October 2018

Swire, Samuel Compton

Director · Appointed 29 June 2018

Also at Swire Investments (Australia) Limited, John Swire & Sons Limited, Swire Shipping Pte. Ltd. · more companies

British

Born March 1980 (46)

Swire, Barnaby Nicholas

Director · Appointed 1 September 2006

Also at Taikoo Limited, Swire Investments (Australia) Limited, China Navigation Company Limited(the) · more companies

British

Born January 1964 (62)

Officer history (25 former)

20 January 2026

Resigned De Zoete, Charles Miles Fulton as Director

31 October 2021

Resigned Clarke, Andrew Murray as Director

15 October 2021

Appointed De Zoete, Charles Miles Fulton as Director

3 October 2018

Appointed Morris, David Charles as Secretary

13 July 2018

Resigned Dibben, Ann Marie as Secretary

29 June 2018

Appointed Swire, Samuel Compton as Director

29 June 2018

Resigned Swire, Merlin Bingham as Director

31 August 2017

Resigned Sharpe, Rebecca Jane as Director

31 August 2017

Appointed Clarke, Andrew Murray as Director

25 November 2016

Resigned Cresswell, Martin Andrew as Director

19 September 2016

Resigned Rae-Smith, John Bruce as Director

23 August 2016

Resigned Morris, David Charles as Secretary

23 August 2016

Appointed Dibben, Ann Marie as Secretary

1 October 2015

Resigned Farmery, Joanna Louise as Secretary

1 October 2015

Appointed Morris, David Charles as Secretary

1 December 2012

Appointed Sharpe, Rebecca Jane as Director

1 December 2012

Resigned Chaffey, Robert Amyon John Templeman as Director

29 August 2011

Resigned Kendall, Charles Richard as Director

22 April 2010

Appointed Swire, Merlin Bingham as Director

16 February 2010

Resigned Swire, Rhoderick Martin as Director

11 January 2010

Resigned Cundle, Geoffrey Leslie as Director

11 January 2010

Resigned Swire, Merlin Bingham as Director

14 December 2009

Resigned Stelling, Ulrich Ernst as Director

1 August 2009

Resigned Moore, Paul Anthony as Director

1 August 2009

Appointed Chaffey, Robert Amyon John Templeman as Director

15 May 2009

Appointed Rae-Smith, John Bruce as Director

1 January 2009

Appointed Farmery, Joanna Louise as Secretary

1 January 2009

Appointed Swire, Merlin Bingham as Director

31 December 2008

Resigned Johansens, Peter Andre as Director

31 December 2008

Resigned Adams, James Robert as Secretary

31 December 2007

Resigned Harvey, Gary as Director

26 February 2007

Appointed Moore, Paul Anthony as Director

26 February 2007

Resigned Low, Mei Shuen Michelle as Director

30 November 2006

Appointed Johansens, Peter Andre as Director

30 November 2006

Resigned Pratt, Christopher Dale as Director

30 November 2006

Resigned Hughes-Hallett, James Wyndham John as Director

30 November 2006

Resigned Ho, Davy as Director

1 October 2006

Appointed Cundle, Geoffrey Leslie as Director

1 October 2006

Appointed Pratt, Christopher Dale as Director

1 October 2006

Appointed Swire, Rhoderick Martin as Director

1 October 2006

Appointed Harvey, Gary as Director

1 October 2006

Appointed Kendall, Charles Richard as Director

1 October 2006

Appointed Low, Mei Shuen Michelle as Director

1 October 2006

Appointed Cresswell, Martin Andrew as Director

1 October 2006

Appointed Stelling, Ulrich Ernst as Director

1 October 2006

Appointed Ho, Davy as Director

1 September 2006

Appointed Swire, Barnaby Nicholas as Director

1 September 2006

Appointed Adams, James Robert as Secretary

1 September 2006

Appointed Hughes-Hallett, James Wyndham John as Director

1 September 2006

Resigned Swift Incorporations Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary

1 September 2006

Resigned Instant Companies Limited as Corporate Nominee Director

22 August 2006

Appointed Swift Incorporations Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary

22 August 2006

Appointed Instant Companies Limited as Corporate Nominee Director

Ownership 1 at dissolution

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

China Navigation Company Limited(the)

Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016

Owns 75–100% of shares

Holds 75–100% of voting rights

Limited By Shares

Reg. no. 00006005

Group structure 26 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

John Swire & Sons Limited

Argent Energy Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Argent Energy Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Owns more than 25% of shares

China Navigation Company Limited(the) Owns 75–100% of shares

Swire Shipping Limited This company Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares

Haeco Global Engine Support Ltd Owns 50–75% of shares

James Finlay Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Finlay Beverages Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Finlay Tea Solutions UK Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Finlays Solutions Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Finlay Hull Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

James Finlay International (U.K.) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

James Finlay International Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

John Swire & Sons (57BG) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

John Swire & Sons (58BG) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

John Swire & Sons (China) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

John Swire & Sons (Finance) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

John Swire & Sons Overseas Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

JS&S (PNG) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Swire Investments (Australia) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Swire Renewable Energy Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Sre Blades UK Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Swire Renewable Energy Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Taikoo Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Westech Process Equipment UK Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

Date	Description	Made Up To	Pages	PDF
9 May 2026	Final Gazette dissolved following liquidation
9 February 2026	Return of final meeting in a members' voluntary winding up
20 January 2026	Termination of appointment of a director
18 September 2025	Appointment of a voluntary liquidator
18 September 2025	Declaration of solvency