Company number
00002404
SOUTHAMPTON ISLE OF WIGHT AND SOUTH OF ENGLAND ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY LIMITED
Officer · CHAPMAN, Neil and 44 others
Active
✓ Active company on the official register. Next accounts due 28 September 2026.
23 outstanding charges registered against this company. View charges.
Company details
- Registered name
- SOUTHAMPTON ISLE OF WIGHT AND SOUTH OF ENGLAND ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY LIMITED
- Company number
- 00002404
- Registered office
- 12 BUGLE STREET, SOUTHAMPTON, HAMPSHIRE, SO14 2JY
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated on
- 10 September 1861
- Status
- Active
- Age
- 165 years
- Nature of business (SIC)
- 50100 — Sea and coastal passenger water transport · 50200 — Sea and coastal freight water transport
- Accounts — next due
- 28 Sept 2026
- Accounts — last made up to
- 31 Dec 2024
- Confirmation statement — next due
- 21 Aug 2027
- Confirmation statement — last
- 07 Aug 2026
What the register says
Facts from the register, with the dates they are filed under. Not a score: what they mean is for you to judge, and every line can be checked against Companies House itself.
- 39 of 142 registered charges outstanding — a lender has a claim over the assets.
- A person with significant control here also controls 3 other companies.
Companies House register snapshot, read 02/09/2026.
Officers
7 active · 38 resigned
People with significant control
Beneficial owners holding over 25% of shares, voting rights or the right to appoint directors
Falcon Acquisitions Limited
owns 75–100% of shares · holds 75–100% of voting rights · can appoint and remove directors
Red Funnel Ferries Limited
owns 75–100% of shares · holds 75–100% of voting rights · can appoint and remove directors
Red Funnel Group (Holdings) Limited
owns 75–100% of shares · holds 75–100% of voting rights · can appoint and remove directors
Red Funnel Group Limited
owns 75–100% of shares · holds 75–100% of voting rights · can appoint and remove directors
Corporate structure
Who controls this company, and who they control in turn
Company Person Current control Ended
Connections
Corporate owner owns 75–100% of shares · holds 75–100% of votes · can appoint and remove directors Notified 31/01/2018 Controls 4 companies
Red Funnel Ferries Limited
owns 75–100% of shares · holds 75–100% of votes · can appoint and remove directors Control ended 31/01/2018
Red Funnel Group (Holdings) Limited
owns 75–100% of shares · holds 75–100% of votes · can appoint and remove directors Control ended 31/01/2018 Controls 5 companies
Red Funnel Group Limited
owns 75–100% of shares · holds 75–100% of votes · can appoint and remove directors Control ended 31/01/2018 Controls 4 companies
Serving officers
director Appointed 05/01/2026
director Appointed 21/06/2018
director Appointed 08/12/2025
director Appointed 18/06/2026
director Appointed 15/12/2010
Change history
Reconstructed from the dated records Companies House publishes
| Date | Change | Was | Now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/06/2026 | Director appointed | — | HARRISON, Joanne Claire |
| 22/05/2026 | Charge registered | — | A registered charge |
| 22/05/2026 | Charge registered | — | A registered charge |
| 15/05/2026 | Charge registered | — | A registered charge |
| 15/05/2026 | Charge registered | — | A registered charge |
| 15/05/2026 | Charge registered | — | A registered charge |
| 05/05/2026 | Charge registered | — | A registered charge |
| 05/05/2026 | Charge registered | — | A registered charge |
| 05/05/2026 | Charge registered | — | A registered charge |
| 05/05/2026 | Charge registered | — | A registered charge |
| 05/05/2026 | Charge registered | — | A registered charge |
| 05/05/2026 | Charge registered | — | A registered charge |
| 05/05/2026 | Charge registered | — | A registered charge |
| 05/01/2026 | Director appointed | — | CHAPMAN, Neil |
| 08/12/2025 | Director resigned | RIDGWAY, Stephen Blakeney | — |
| 08/12/2025 | Director appointed | — | MCLEAN, Oscar John Sinclair |
| 08/12/2025 | Director appointed | — | DURSTON, Thomas John Angus |
| 26/03/2025 | Charge registered | — | A registered charge |
| 26/03/2025 | Charge registered | — | A registered charge |
| 26/03/2025 | Charge registered | — | A registered charge |
Financial highlights
No figures could be read from the accounts filed on 13 Oct 2025. Companies House holds some filings only as a document image, which carries no tagged figures; the filing itself is on the register either way.
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Filing history
Most recent filings
CS01 — confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement RP01AP01 — replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers AP01 — appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers MR04 — mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage MR04 — mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage MR01 — mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage MR01 — mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage MR01 — mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage MR01 — mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage MR01 — mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage MR01 — mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage MR01 — mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage MR01 — mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage MR01 — mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage MR01 — mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage MR01 — mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage MR01 — mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage AP01 — appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers AP01 — appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers AP01 — appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers TM01 — termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers AA — accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts CS01 — confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement MR01 — mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage MR01 — mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage Charges
23 outstanding · 2 satisfied
A registered charge — persons entitled: Lombard North Central PLC
outstanding A registered charge — persons entitled: Lombard North Central PLC
outstanding A registered charge — persons entitled: Lombard North Central PLC
fully-satisfied A registered charge — persons entitled: Lombard North Central PLC
fully-satisfied A registered charge — persons entitled: Lombard North Central PLC
outstanding A registered charge — persons entitled: Glas Trust Corporation Limited (And Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees)
outstanding A registered charge — persons entitled: Glas Trust Corporation Limited (And Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees)
outstanding A registered charge — persons entitled: Glas Trust Corporation Limited (And Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees)
outstanding A registered charge — persons entitled: Glas Trust Corporation Limited (And Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees)
outstanding A registered charge — persons entitled: Glas Trust Corporation Limited (And Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees)
outstanding A registered charge — persons entitled: Glas Trust Corporation Limited (And Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees)
outstanding A registered charge — persons entitled: Glas Trust Corporation Limited (And Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees)
outstanding A registered charge — persons entitled: Rbc Europe Limited as Agent and Trustee for, Amongst Others, the Secured Parties as Defined in the Intercreditor Agreement
outstanding A registered charge — persons entitled: Rbc Europe Limited as Agent and Trustee for, Amongst Others, the Secured Parties as Defined in the Intercreditor Agreement
outstanding A registered charge — persons entitled: Rbc Europe Limited as Agent and Trustee for, Amongst Others, the Secured Parties as Defined in the Intercreditor Agreement.
outstanding A registered charge — persons entitled: Rbc Europe Limited as Security Agent
outstanding A registered charge — persons entitled: Rbc Europe Limited as Agent and Trustee for, Amongst Others, the Secured Parties as Defined in the Intercreditor Agreement
outstanding A registered charge — persons entitled: Rbc Europe Limited as Agent and Trustee for, Amongst Others, the Secured Parties as Defined in the Intercreditor Agreement
outstanding A registered charge — persons entitled: Rbc Europe Limited as Agent and Trustee for, Amongst Others, the Secured Parties as Defined in the Intercreditor Agreement
outstanding A registered charge — persons entitled: Rbc Europe Limited as Agent and Trustee for, Amongst Others, the Secured Parties as Defined in the Intercreditor Agreement
outstanding A registered charge — persons entitled: Rbc Europe Limited as Agent and Trustee for, Amongst Others, the Secured Parties (As Defined in the Intercreditor Agreement)
outstanding A registered charge — persons entitled: Rbc Europe Limited as Agent and Trustee for, Amongst Others, the Secured Parties (As Defined in the Intercreditor Agreement)
outstanding A registered charge — persons entitled: Rbc Europe Limited as Agent and Trustee for, Amongst Others, the Secured Parties (As Defined in the Intercreditor Agreement)
outstanding A registered charge — persons entitled: Rbc Europe Limited as Agent and Trustee for, Amongst Others, the Secured Parties as Defined in the Intercreditor Agreement
outstanding A registered charge — persons entitled: Rbc Europe Limited as Agent and Trustee for, Amongst Others, the Secured Parties as Defined in the Intercreditor Agreement
outstanding Data protection register
Registered with the Information Commissioner's Office as a data protection fee payer.
Southampton Isle of Wight & South of England Royal Mail Steam Packet Company Ltd — SO14 2JY
ICO entry
Trading as Red Funnel
Tier 3 · renews 17/04/2027
The ICO publishes no company number, so this is matched on the registered name and confirmed by the postcode. Check the ICO entry before relying on it.
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What is the company number of SOUTHAMPTON ISLE OF WIGHT AND SOUTH OF ENGLAND ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY LIMITED?▾
According to the official registry, the company number of SOUTHAMPTON ISLE OF WIGHT AND SOUTH OF ENGLAND ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY LIMITED is 00002404.
Where is SOUTHAMPTON ISLE OF WIGHT AND SOUTH OF ENGLAND ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY LIMITED registered?▾
The registered office is 12 BUGLE STREET, SOUTHAMPTON, HAMPSHIRE, SO14 2JY.
Who runs SOUTHAMPTON ISLE OF WIGHT AND SOUTH OF ENGLAND ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY LIMITED?▾
CHAPMAN, Neil is listed among the officers of SOUTHAMPTON ISLE OF WIGHT AND SOUTH OF ENGLAND ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY LIMITED.
What is the SIC code of SOUTHAMPTON ISLE OF WIGHT AND SOUTH OF ENGLAND ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY LIMITED?▾
The nature of business is recorded under SIC code 50100 — Sea and coastal passenger water transport, 50200 — Sea and coastal freight water transport.
Who controls SOUTHAMPTON ISLE OF WIGHT AND SOUTH OF ENGLAND ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY LIMITED?▾
Falcon Acquisitions Limited is recorded as a person with significant control, and owns 75–100% of shares, holds 75–100% of voting rights, can appoint and remove directors.
When are the next accounts of SOUTHAMPTON ISLE OF WIGHT AND SOUTH OF ENGLAND ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY LIMITED due?▾
The next annual accounts are due by 28 September 2026, and the last accounts were made up to 31 December 2024.
Does SOUTHAMPTON ISLE OF WIGHT AND SOUTH OF ENGLAND ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY LIMITED have any outstanding charges?▾
Yes — 23 outstanding charges are registered against the company, alongside 2 already satisfied.
About SOUTHAMPTON ISLE OF WIGHT AND SOUTH OF ENGLAND ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY LIMITED (00002404)
SOUTHAMPTON ISLE OF WIGHT AND SOUTH OF ENGLAND ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY LIMITED is a private limited company incorporated on 10 September 1861 and registered in the United Kingdom under company number 00002404. Its registered office is at 12 BUGLE STREET, SOUTHAMPTON, HAMPSHIRE, SO14 2JY. The recorded nature of business is sea and coastal passenger water transport (SIC 50100). The company is currently active , with statutory accounts last made up to 31 December 2024. 45 active officers are on record , and the person with significant control is Falcon Acquisitions Limited. 23 outstanding charges are registered against it. This profile is provided by opendata.bot by Noetikos, aggregating official data from Companies House bulk data , last refreshed 11 September 2026.
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