NEWSHIP GROUP LIMITED
Company number 01382145 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Newship Group Limited is a long-established holding company (incorporated 1978) with positive but minimal net assets of approximately £137,000 against share capital of £11.6 million, indicating significant historical capital erosion. While the company maintains compliant filings and reasonable governance structures, the opacity of subsidiary performance, declining cash position, and the large gap between invested capital and current net worth warrant medium-risk classification and thorough due diligence on the consolidated group's financial position before any investment commitment.
Shareholders' funds
£136,946
Balance sheet as at 2025-12-31
What it does
The principal activity of the company is that of a group holding company. The activities of the subsidiary companies are building and packaging.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1978-08-03
- Employees
- 657 (2025 accounts · was 682 in 2024)
- Registered office
- Fernside Place, 179 Queens Road, Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 0AH
- Postcode
- KT13 0AH
- Capital
- 11,564,141 GBP
- Accounts category
- Group
- Charges
- 3 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-11-02
- Next due by
- 2027-11-16
Nature of business (SIC)
- 70100 Activities of head offices
Officers 6 current · 14 resigned
Group structure 3 subsidiaries
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Political donations 8
£97,500 in registered political donations since 2015.
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Conservative and Unionist Party
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Conservative and Unionist Party
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Conservative and Unionist Party
Showing the 3 most recent of 8.
Source: the Electoral Commission's register of donations — this company's full record, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contact details
- Website
- newship.co.uk
Newship Group is made up of manufacturing, distribution and hire businesses operating in the packaging, construction, engineering and premium hire sectors.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| WILFIELD LIMITED | 1998-07-08 |
| G.J. DURAFENCING (SOUTHAMPTON) LIMITED | 1982-03-11 |
| RONDESOUTH LIMITED | 1978-12-31 |
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| FERNSIDE PLACE 179 QUEENS ROAD, WEYBRIDGE, SURREY, KT13 0AH, UNITED KINGDOM | 2009-02-06 |
| CLIVE HOUSE, 12-18 QUEENS ROAD, WEYBRIDGE, SURREY, KT13 9XB | 2008-07-31 |
| FERNSIDE PLACE, 179 QUEENS ROAD, WEYBRIDGE, SURREY KT13 0AH | 1998-10-02 |
Among its peers
2nd largest employer
of 97 similar companies in KT, with 657 staff. Among the oldest 25% of its local peers.
Competitors Epsom
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1. FIINU PLC
This company ranks 73 among activities of head offices in Epsom.
The class of 1978
51%
of the 8,636 companies incorporated in 1978 are still active today; 42% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 3 titles
- Freehold
- 2
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2015-07-31
- Price paid, where recorded
- £377,999
- Where
- Surrey (2), City Of Derby (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DY398707 | City Of Derby | Leasehold | 2015-07-31 | — |
| SY474753 | Surrey | Freehold | 1999-01-25 | £377,999 |
| SY457387 | Surrey | Freehold | 1999-01-20 | — |
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.