AMERICOLD WHITCHURCH LTD

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Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
1981-03-13
Registered office
Shakespeare Way, Whitchurch Business Park,, Whitchurch, Shropshire, SY13 1LJ
Postcode
SY13 1LJ
Capital
3,960 GBP
Accounts category
Full

Accounts

Last made up to
2024-12-31
Next due by
2026-09-30
Financial year end
31 December

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2026-02-12
Next due by
2027-02-26
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 49410 Freight transport by road
  • 52103 Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities

Officers 6 current · 21 resigned

Andrew MATES Director
Appointed 2024-11-01
Appointed 2023-09-05
Appointed 2022-09-30
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Appointed 2017-12-07
ATTORNWY Appointed 2017-12-07

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Group structure

Controlled by AMERICOLD HOLDINGS UK LIMITED — since 2017-12-07

From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.

Licensed visa sponsor

Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker (Worker (A rating)), Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).

Matched by registered name to the register of licensed sponsors (Home Office, updated daily) — check the register itself before relying on it. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Modern slavery statement

Registered a modern slavery statement for 2021 (period to 2020-12-31) as part of the AMERICOLD LURGAN TRANSPORT LTD group statement.

Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Gender pay gap

11.4%

Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity

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Contact details

Website
http://www.grocontinental.co.uk

Previous company names

NameDate changed
AGRO MERCHANTS WHITCHURCH LTD2021-11-09
GROCONTINENTAL LIMITED2019-05-07
WHEELBORD LIMITED1981-12-31

Previous registered addresses 1

AddressChanged on
THE COMPANY PREMISES, HEATHWOOD ROAD, HIGHER HEATH, WHITCHURCH SHROPSHIRE SY13 2HF2004-04-14

Among its peers

Among the oldest 25%

of 178 similar companies in SY, trading since 1981

90 companies are registered at this postcode →

The class of 1981

65%

of the 14,515 companies incorporated in 1981 are still active today; 29% have since been dissolved.

A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.

Survival rates for every incorporation year →

Property in England & Wales 7 titles

Leasehold
7
Most recent registration
2019-01-31
Where
Shropshire (7)
Title numberCounty Tenure RegisteredPrice paid
SL257876 Shropshire Leasehold 2019-01-31
SL257877 Shropshire Leasehold 2019-01-31
SL257878 Shropshire Leasehold 2019-01-31
SL250460 Shropshire Leasehold 2017-12-22
SL250461 Shropshire Leasehold 2017-12-22
SL245020 Shropshire Leasehold 2017-03-09
SL213844 Shropshire Leasehold 2011-10-07

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