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W.J. SHAW & SONS, LIMITED
Company number R0000775 · Private Limited Company · Active. Its ownership runs 1 layer up, from its confirmation statements at Companies House.
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W.J. SHAW & SONS, LIMITED's ownership structure
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Company facts
- Company number
- R0000775
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 5 December 1902
- Registered office
- Sydenham Business Park, Belfast
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Business
- Wholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectionery
- Latest accounts type
- Unaudited Abridged
- Shareholder layers
- 1
Company details from the Companies House register of 1 September 2026.
At a glance
W.J. SHAW & SONS, LIMITED's ownership
- Its latest confirmation statement with a shareholder list (22 July 2025) lists 1 shareholder: 1 other shareholder, such as a person.
From confirmation statements filed at Companies House up to 19 June 2026. Shareholdings can change at any time: check the current position live before relying on it.
Shareholders · 1 layer
Who owns W.J. SHAW & SONS, LIMITED
W.J. SHAW & SONS, LIMITED's shareholders as listed in its latest confirmation statement, then the shareholders of each shareholder that is a UK company, layer by layer.
Every shareholder, layer by layer (1)
Layer 1
Shareholders of W.J. SHAW & SONS, LIMITED · statement of 22 July 2025
| Shareholder | Stake | Shares | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLIN SHAW | — | 56,888 | ORDINARY |
People with significant control · 1 current
Who controls W.J. SHAW & SONS, LIMITED
W.J. SHAW & SONS, LIMITED's people with significant control as registered at Companies House on 12 November 2026: 1 current and 1 former. They are the people and companies that hold more than 25% of its shares or voting rights, or otherwise control it.
Current (1)
| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Colin Shaw | Shares: 75% or more Voting rights: 75% or more Right to appoint and remove directors | 3 July 2023 | Person · British · resident in Northern Ireland |
Former (1)
| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr William Neal Shaw | Shares: more than 25% but not more than 50% | 22 April 2016 | 11 September 2024 |
Officers · 2 current
Who runs W.J. SHAW & SONS, LIMITED
W.J. SHAW & SONS, LIMITED's directors and secretaries as registered at Companies House on 12 November 2026: 2 current and 8 former.
Current officers (2)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Nationality | Country of residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BELL, Nigel | Director | 30 September 2005 | British | Northern Ireland |
| SHAW, William Neal | Director | before 21 May 2000 | British | Northern Ireland |
Former officers (8)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FREEBURN, Oscar Robert | Secretary | before 21 May 2000 | 31 March 2006 |
| HOLLAND, Kevin | Secretary | 24 March 2006 | 13 December 2021 |
| FREEBURN, Oscar Robert | Director | before 21 May 2000 | 31 March 2006 |
| HOLLAND, Kevin Damian | Director | 24 March 2006 | 31 March 2006 |
| HOLLAND, Kevin | Director | 30 September 2005 | 13 December 2021 |
| MCCAW, Richard | Director | 30 September 2005 | 30 June 2021 |
| SHAW, Joseph Stephen | Director | before 21 May 2000 | 3 July 2023 |
| SHAW, Joseph C | Director | before 21 May 2000 | 26 July 2000 |
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How this chart is built
Every UK company files a confirmation statement with Companies House at least once a year, and private companies list their shareholders in it. The chart takes each company's latest statement with a shareholder list and follows every shareholder that is itself a UK company to that company's own statement, layer by layer. Holdings work the other way: every company whose latest statement lists the company as a shareholder, then the companies those hold.
A stake is the share of the company's issued shares, weighted by nominal value where the statement gives it. Each statement shows the position on its own date. Shareholders are matched to UK companies by their registered names, so a holder can occasionally be matched to the wrong company or not matched at all.
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