DFDS SEAWAYS PLC

Company number 01554521 ·

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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
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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

Appointed 2026-05-19
Appointed 2026-04-17
Jonathan LOWDEN Director
Appointed 2023-01-18
Appointed 2018-01-08

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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

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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

NameDate changed
DFDS TOR LINE PLC2010-08-31
DFDS PLC2003-12-08
SCANDINAVIAN SEAWAYS LIMITED1996-01-02
SCANDINAVIA SEAWAYS LIMITED1989-11-16
LONGSHIP HOLIDAYS LIMITED1989-10-26
SCANDINAVIAN SEAWAYS LIMITED1984-03-09

Previous registered addresses 1

AddressChanged on
SCANDINAVIA HOUSE, PARKESTON QUAY, HARWICH, ESSEX CO12 4SP2006-05-05

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.

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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 numberCounty Tenure RegisteredPrice 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

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