DFDS SEAWAYS PLC
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Overview
- Company type
- Public Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1981-04-02
- Registered office
- Nordic House Western Access Road, Immingham Dock, Immingham, North East Linc, DN40 2LZ
- Postcode
- DN40 2LZ
- Capital
- 45 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-06-30
- Financial year end
- 30 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-01-29
- Next due by
- 2027-02-12
Nature of business (SIC)
- 52101 Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for water transport activities
- 52220 Service activities incidental to water transportation
- 70100 Activities of head offices
Officers 4 current · 29 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
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: Graduate Trainee (Temporary Worker (A rating)), 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 2026 (period to 2025-12-31) as part of the DFDS LOGISTICS LIMITED group statement — 3 years on the registry.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z4846686 (Tier 3), registered since 2000.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Gender pay gap
0.9%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · in the top quarter for parity
Contact details
- Website
- dfds.co.uk
DFDS is a World Leading ferry operator, providing ferry travel across Europe to destinations including France and Holland. Our prices start from £35pp!
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| DFDS TOR LINE PLC | 2010-08-31 |
| DFDS PLC | 2003-12-08 |
| SCANDINAVIAN SEAWAYS LIMITED | 1996-01-02 |
| SCANDINAVIA SEAWAYS LIMITED | 1989-11-16 |
| LONGSHIP HOLIDAYS LIMITED | 1989-10-26 |
| SCANDINAVIAN SEAWAYS LIMITED | 1984-03-09 |
Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| SCANDINAVIA HOUSE, PARKESTON QUAY, HARWICH, ESSEX CO12 4SP | 2006-05-05 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 348 similar companies in DN — measured against the wider sector, trading since 1981
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.
Property in England & Wales 9 titles
- Leasehold
- 9
- Most recent registration
- 2022-12-19
- Where
- North East Lincolnshire (7), City Of Kingston Upon Hull (1), North Lincolnshire (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HS408832 | North East Lincolnshire | Leasehold | 2022-12-19 | — |
| HS408001 | North East Lincolnshire | Leasehold | 2022-09-27 | — |
| HS395869 | North East Lincolnshire | Leasehold | 2019-05-15 | — |
| HS392370 | City Of Kingston Upon Hull | Leasehold | 2018-07-20 | — |
| HS392371 | North East Lincolnshire | Leasehold | 2018-07-20 | — |
| HS392372 | North Lincolnshire | Leasehold | 2018-07-20 | — |
| HS392373 | North East Lincolnshire | Leasehold | 2018-07-20 | — |
| HS392375 | North East Lincolnshire | Leasehold | 2018-07-20 | — |
| HS370602 | North East Lincolnshire | Leasehold | 2013-06-03 | — |
For addresses and the authoritative register entry, use HM Land Registry's official search (£3 per title).
Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Dataset as at 2026-08.