RANSOMES LIMITED

Company summary

Company number: 00019802
Status: ACTIVE
Incorporated / age: 12 May 1884142 years
Registered office: West Road, Ransomes Europark, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 9TT
Accounts due: 30 September 2026
Confirmation statement due: 25 May 2027
Active officers: 2
Outstanding charges: 0

Sourced from Companies House, retrieved 6 September 2026 at 09:31 UTC. This is public register information, not a credit or legal assessment.

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Company type
Private limited company
Address
West Road, Ransomes Europark, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 9TT
Nature of business
Activities of head offices
Previous company names
RANSOMES PLC
RANSOMES SIMS & JEFFERIES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

Officer details

Name	Role	Appointed On	Resigned On	Country of Residence	Date of Birth	Address
LDC NOMINEE SECRETARY LIMITED ACTIVE	Secretary	01 Feb 2021				2 New Bailey, 6 Stanley Street, Salford, Greater Manchester, M3 5GS, England
MCTAVISH, Barry William, Mr. ACTIVE	Director	20 Feb 2026		England	February 1982	West Road, Ransomes Europark, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 9TT
ASHMAN, Linda RESIGNED	Secretary	08 Mar 1999	29 Oct 1999			The Croft Main Street, Scarcliffe, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S44 6SZ
CAMERON, Alexander Douglas RESIGNED	Secretary		04 Jan 1994			74 Old Barrack Road, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 4ER
COMER, Geoffrey Stephen RESIGNED	Secretary	04 Jan 1994	02 Aug 1994			Robin Cottage, Mill Street, Polstead, Suffolk, CO6 5AD
GEORGE, Brian William RESIGNED	Secretary	02 Aug 1994	07 Nov 1994			1 Millway Avenue, Roydon, Diss, Norfolk, IP22 4QL
HOLLINGWORTH, Paul Robert RESIGNED	Secretary	07 Nov 1994	26 Feb 1999			62 Galveston Road, London, SW15 2SA
WOLF, Colin Piers RESIGNED	Secretary	05 Nov 1999	11 Jan 2002			1 Longford Close, Dorridge, Solihull, West Midlands, B93 8JH
EVERSECRETARY (NO 2) LIMITED RESIGNED	Secretary	11 Jan 2002	18 Jun 2004			Kett House, 1 Station Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 2JB
EVERSECRETARY LIMITED RESIGNED	Secretary	18 Jun 2004	01 Feb 2021			Eversheds House, Eversheds House, 70 Great Bridgewater Street, Manchester, M1 5ES, England
AAL, Irvin Erling RESIGNED	Director		27 Jan 1994		October 1939	10454 Fawnsway, Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55437, Usa
ARDITTE, Edward Charles RESIGNED	Director	06 Feb 1998	19 Jun 2000		May 1955	24 South Meadow Lane, Barrington, Rhode Island 02806, Usa
ASHWELL, Roy Thomas RESIGNED	Director		31 Mar 1995		March 1936	58 Ilsham Road, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 2HY
BARR, Andrew RESIGNED	Director	01 Dec 1993	26 Jan 1995		October 1937	4 Wykham Gardens, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9LF
BELL, Peter Richard RESIGNED	Director	02 Nov 2001	30 Apr 2002	United Kingdom	October 1957	Fair Oaks, Livermere Road, Great Barton, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 2SB
BUCKNALL, Derek Edwin RESIGNED	Director		02 Mar 1998		September 1936	Allerton 27 Orchard Road, Tewin, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, AL6 0HL
BURTNER, Carl Drew RESIGNED	Director	06 Feb 1998	02 Oct 2000		September 1942	66 D'Adnillo Drive Warwick 02818, Rhode Island, Usa, FOREIGN
CAMPBELL, Ian Philip RESIGNED	Director	02 Nov 2001	31 Oct 2002		January 1962	16 Garland Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1EZ
CHICKEN, Stephen Henry RESIGNED	Director	30 Apr 2002	13 Apr 2006	England	August 1960	Redlands, Main Road, Chelmondiston, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP9 1DX
CLEMENT, John RESIGNED	Director		16 Mar 1998	England	May 1932	Tuddenham Hall, Tuddenham, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 9DD
COMER, Geoffrey Stephen RESIGNED	Director		02 Aug 1994		January 1949	Robin Cottage, Mill Street, Polstead, Suffolk, CO6 5AD
DODSWORTH, Robert Leslie RESIGNED	Director		31 Dec 1993		September 1936	Alnesbourne House, 3 Valley Close, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 1NQ
GEORGE, Brian William RESIGNED	Director	31 Oct 2002	29 Jan 2010	England	May 1950	1 Millway Avenue, Roydon, Diss, Norfolk, IP22 4QL
HALL-ROBERTS, Richard RESIGNED	Director	10 Oct 2012	31 Mar 2014	England	June 1957	West Road, Ransomes Europark, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 9TT
HAYES, Ellen Kathleen RESIGNED	Director	23 Dec 1999	15 Jun 2007		March 1967	44 Alfred Stone Road, Providence, R I 02906, Usa
HENKEL, Herbert Ludwig RESIGNED	Director	06 Feb 1998	26 Mar 1999		April 1948	4 Spinney Lane, North Kingstown 02852 Rhode Island, Usa, FOREIGN
HODSON, Daniel Houghton RESIGNED	Director	01 Dec 1993	02 Mar 1998		March 1944	Treyford Manor, Midhurst, West Sussex, GU29 0LD
HOLLINGWORTH, Paul Robert RESIGNED	Director	07 Nov 1994	26 Feb 1999		April 1960	62 Galveston Road, London, SW15 2SA
KERRIDGE, John Stewart RESIGNED	Director		07 Oct 1993		February 1935	The Boltons, 2 Dale Hall Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 3RX
LEE, Angela Cornella RESIGNED	Director	03 Jun 2016	30 Jun 2017	United States	November 1967	11108, Quality Drive, Charlotte, North Carolina, 28273, Usa
MADDEN, William Ferrars, Doctor RESIGNED	Director	01 May 1995	02 Mar 1998		May 1934	Deer Lane Cottage, Boldre Lane, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 8PA
MCCOY, Eric James David RESIGNED	Director		31 Jan 1994		November 1936	High House Little Bealings, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP14 6ND
MCGARTOLL, Paul Augustine RESIGNED	Director	23 Dec 1999	13 Apr 2006		April 1957	1109 Briar Ridge Drive, Keller, Texas 76248, Usa
MCNARY, Heidi Anne, Ms. RESIGNED	Director	25 Jun 2019	09 Aug 2023	United States	July 1971	West Road, Ransomes Europark, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 9TT
MITCHELL, Stephen James RESIGNED	Director	13 Apr 2006	02 Feb 2011	England	September 1962	Silver Birch Cottage, Redhill Road, Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP7 5BU
PATRICK, Glynn RESIGNED	Director	02 Nov 2001	02 Sep 2002		April 1946	The Studio Glevering Hall, Hacheston, Woodbridge, Suffolk
PINTO, Harold Costa RESIGNED	Director	08 Mar 1999	02 Nov 2001		August 1951	6 Burrows Road, Melton, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 1GN
PRICKETT, Alan Martin RESIGNED	Director	29 Jan 2010	25 Jun 2019	England	October 1962	West Road, Ransomes Europark, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 9TT
RAINGER, Simon Robert RESIGNED	Director	25 Jun 2019	20 Mar 2026	United Kingdom	July 1973	West Road, Ransomes Europark, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 9TT
STAVELEY, Charles Andrew Rover RESIGNED	Director	23 Dec 1999	15 Oct 2001	England	March 1963	17, Riverdale Gardens, Twickenham, TW1 2BZ, United Kingdom
WHITTALL, Harold Astley RESIGNED	Director		30 Apr 1993	England	September 1925	Brook Farmhouse, Whelford, Fairford, Gloucestershire, GL7 4DY
WILSON, Peter George RESIGNED	Director	29 Nov 1993	23 Dec 1999	England	April 1945	Coles Oak House Coles Oak Lane, Dedham, Essex, CO7 6DN
WITHERS, David Philip RESIGNED	Director	06 Jun 2003	31 Dec 2016	United Kingdom	May 1965	36, Whiting Street, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1NP, England

LDC NOMINEE SECRETARY LIMITED ACTIVE
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 01 Feb 2021
Address: 2 New Bailey, 6 Stanley Street, Salford, Greater Manchester, M3 5GS, England

MCTAVISH, Barry William, Mr. ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 20 Feb 2026
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: February 1982
Address: West Road, Ransomes Europark, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 9TT

ASHMAN, Linda RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 08 Mar 1999
Resigned on: 29 Oct 1999
Address: The Croft Main Street, Scarcliffe, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S44 6SZ

CAMERON, Alexander Douglas RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 04 Jan 1994
Address: 74 Old Barrack Road, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 4ER

COMER, Geoffrey Stephen RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 04 Jan 1994
Resigned on: 02 Aug 1994
Address: Robin Cottage, Mill Street, Polstead, Suffolk, CO6 5AD

GEORGE, Brian William RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 02 Aug 1994
Resigned on: 07 Nov 1994
Address: 1 Millway Avenue, Roydon, Diss, Norfolk, IP22 4QL

HOLLINGWORTH, Paul Robert RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 07 Nov 1994
Resigned on: 26 Feb 1999
Address: 62 Galveston Road, London, SW15 2SA

WOLF, Colin Piers RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 05 Nov 1999
Resigned on: 11 Jan 2002
Address: 1 Longford Close, Dorridge, Solihull, West Midlands, B93 8JH

EVERSECRETARY (NO 2) LIMITED RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 11 Jan 2002
Resigned on: 18 Jun 2004
Address: Kett House, 1 Station Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 2JB

EVERSECRETARY LIMITED RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 18 Jun 2004
Resigned on: 01 Feb 2021
Address: Eversheds House, Eversheds House, 70 Great Bridgewater Street, Manchester, M1 5ES, England

AAL, Irvin Erling RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 27 Jan 1994
Date of birth: October 1939
Address: 10454 Fawnsway, Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55437, Usa

ARDITTE, Edward Charles RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 06 Feb 1998
Resigned on: 19 Jun 2000
Date of birth: May 1955
Address: 24 South Meadow Lane, Barrington, Rhode Island 02806, Usa

ASHWELL, Roy Thomas RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 31 Mar 1995
Date of birth: March 1936
Address: 58 Ilsham Road, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 2HY

BARR, Andrew RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Dec 1993
Resigned on: 26 Jan 1995
Date of birth: October 1937
Address: 4 Wykham Gardens, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9LF

BELL, Peter Richard RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 02 Nov 2001
Resigned on: 30 Apr 2002
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: October 1957
Address: Fair Oaks, Livermere Road, Great Barton, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 2SB

BUCKNALL, Derek Edwin RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 02 Mar 1998
Date of birth: September 1936
Address: Allerton 27 Orchard Road, Tewin, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, AL6 0HL

BURTNER, Carl Drew RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 06 Feb 1998
Resigned on: 02 Oct 2000
Date of birth: September 1942
Address: 66 D'Adnillo Drive Warwick 02818, Rhode Island, Usa, FOREIGN

CAMPBELL, Ian Philip RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 02 Nov 2001
Resigned on: 31 Oct 2002
Date of birth: January 1962
Address: 16 Garland Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1EZ

CHICKEN, Stephen Henry RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 30 Apr 2002
Resigned on: 13 Apr 2006
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: August 1960
Address: Redlands, Main Road, Chelmondiston, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP9 1DX

CLEMENT, John RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 16 Mar 1998
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: May 1932
Address: Tuddenham Hall, Tuddenham, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 9DD

COMER, Geoffrey Stephen RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 02 Aug 1994
Date of birth: January 1949
Address: Robin Cottage, Mill Street, Polstead, Suffolk, CO6 5AD

DODSWORTH, Robert Leslie RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 31 Dec 1993
Date of birth: September 1936
Address: Alnesbourne House, 3 Valley Close, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 1NQ

GEORGE, Brian William RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 31 Oct 2002
Resigned on: 29 Jan 2010
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: May 1950
Address: 1 Millway Avenue, Roydon, Diss, Norfolk, IP22 4QL

HALL-ROBERTS, Richard RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 10 Oct 2012
Resigned on: 31 Mar 2014
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: June 1957
Address: West Road, Ransomes Europark, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 9TT

HAYES, Ellen Kathleen RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 23 Dec 1999
Resigned on: 15 Jun 2007
Date of birth: March 1967
Address: 44 Alfred Stone Road, Providence, R I 02906, Usa

HENKEL, Herbert Ludwig RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 06 Feb 1998
Resigned on: 26 Mar 1999
Date of birth: April 1948
Address: 4 Spinney Lane, North Kingstown 02852 Rhode Island, Usa, FOREIGN

HODSON, Daniel Houghton RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Dec 1993
Resigned on: 02 Mar 1998
Date of birth: March 1944
Address: Treyford Manor, Midhurst, West Sussex, GU29 0LD

HOLLINGWORTH, Paul Robert RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 07 Nov 1994
Resigned on: 26 Feb 1999
Date of birth: April 1960
Address: 62 Galveston Road, London, SW15 2SA

KERRIDGE, John Stewart RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 07 Oct 1993
Date of birth: February 1935
Address: The Boltons, 2 Dale Hall Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 3RX

LEE, Angela Cornella RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 03 Jun 2016
Resigned on: 30 Jun 2017
Country of Residence: United States
Date of birth: November 1967
Address: 11108, Quality Drive, Charlotte, North Carolina, 28273, Usa

MADDEN, William Ferrars, Doctor RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 May 1995
Resigned on: 02 Mar 1998
Date of birth: May 1934
Address: Deer Lane Cottage, Boldre Lane, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 8PA

MCCOY, Eric James David RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 31 Jan 1994
Date of birth: November 1936
Address: High House Little Bealings, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP14 6ND

MCGARTOLL, Paul Augustine RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 23 Dec 1999
Resigned on: 13 Apr 2006
Date of birth: April 1957
Address: 1109 Briar Ridge Drive, Keller, Texas 76248, Usa

MCNARY, Heidi Anne, Ms. RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 25 Jun 2019
Resigned on: 09 Aug 2023
Country of Residence: United States
Date of birth: July 1971
Address: West Road, Ransomes Europark, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 9TT

MITCHELL, Stephen James RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 13 Apr 2006
Resigned on: 02 Feb 2011
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: September 1962
Address: Silver Birch Cottage, Redhill Road, Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP7 5BU

PATRICK, Glynn RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 02 Nov 2001
Resigned on: 02 Sep 2002
Date of birth: April 1946
Address: The Studio Glevering Hall, Hacheston, Woodbridge, Suffolk

PINTO, Harold Costa RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 08 Mar 1999
Resigned on: 02 Nov 2001
Date of birth: August 1951
Address: 6 Burrows Road, Melton, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 1GN

PRICKETT, Alan Martin RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 29 Jan 2010
Resigned on: 25 Jun 2019
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: October 1962
Address: West Road, Ransomes Europark, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 9TT

RAINGER, Simon Robert RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 25 Jun 2019
Resigned on: 20 Mar 2026
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: July 1973
Address: West Road, Ransomes Europark, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 9TT

STAVELEY, Charles Andrew Rover RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 23 Dec 1999
Resigned on: 15 Oct 2001
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: March 1963
Address: 17, Riverdale Gardens, Twickenham, TW1 2BZ, United Kingdom

WHITTALL, Harold Astley RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 30 Apr 1993
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: September 1925
Address: Brook Farmhouse, Whelford, Fairford, Gloucestershire, GL7 4DY

WILSON, Peter George RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 29 Nov 1993
Resigned on: 23 Dec 1999
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: April 1945
Address: Coles Oak House Coles Oak Lane, Dedham, Essex, CO7 6DN

WITHERS, David Philip RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 06 Jun 2003
Resigned on: 31 Dec 2016
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: May 1965
Address: 36, Whiting Street, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1NP, England

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Charges

Created	Status	Filings
13 Apr 1995	Satisfied	Registration of a charge (395) (opens in a new tab)Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (403a) (opens in a new tab)
17 Nov 1994	Satisfied	Registration of a charge (395) (opens in a new tab)Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (403a) (opens in a new tab)
28 Feb 1992	Satisfied	Registration of a charge (395) (opens in a new tab)Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (403a) (opens in a new tab)

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