---
title: "PORTICO SHIPPING LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/53778029-2c43-5d9f-bf69-b3e2c3d017f8
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/53778029-2c43-5d9f-bf69-b3e2c3d017f8
identifier: oo:GB-COH-02012886
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# PORTICO SHIPPING LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-02012886`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/53778029-2c43-5d9f-bf69-b3e2c3d017f8  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/53778029-2c43-5d9f-bf69-b3e2c3d017f8  

## Cross-source identity

The same real-world entity, resolved across sources:

- **Portico Shipping Limited** — OpenOwnership · `oo:GB-COH-00684029` — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/10bd0855-1a99-5db5-a2cd-a4f974299be1
- **Portico Shipping Limited** — OpenOwnership · `oo:GB-COH-00660825` — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/d8fbf9fa-1b57-5886-bd2a-8128766c0c99
- **Portico Shipping Limited** — source · `psc:FpedR4nrlnbW6I-wwYbmgYPTdCk` — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/5ec831d3-a17c-4c9c-9d0b-d0b3843704a1
- **Portico Shipping Limited** — source · `psc:UW7SogRcdJsJxGCMZqDcQVz0li0` — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f671682f-4d40-4aae-8be8-6411c756107a

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **Mr Mark Robin Willcox** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/b1103dce-8610-5cf3-b600-32f949cf006a
- **Mr Martin Stephen Putman** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/2ae5c773-2e9c-54b0-8574-279600866de6
- **Mr Christopher Ward** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/a7063120-ba8d-5474-955a-8082a336e964
- **Mr Mike Sellers** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/a1b16734-852c-5e26-ad81-1f107885870c
- **PORTICO HOLDINGS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/06aa3c70-6ac5-53c7-aa0e-a06ce3501841
- **Mr Michael John Lane** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/c2e9496c-4f8e-5740-bd64-d9389a7d1342
- **Portsmouth City Council** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/32aca950-af6d-4147-8eb9-985536be0a64
- **Mr Mike Sellers** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/d0931601-62cf-437b-9606-898d675698d6
- **Mr Michael John Lane** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/67f7e7bb-f00e-4016-a009-b7b5483dd49e
- **PORTICO HOLDINGS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/06aa3c70-6ac5-53c7-aa0e-a06ce3501841
- **Mr Mark Robin Willcox** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f19d2513-290e-4957-84ab-19ad093ce673
- **Mr Martin Stephen Putman** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/c32d127d-b4c1-474f-b9c6-b67b41aed252
- **Mr Christopher Ward** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/497d35a4-eb32-4f1c-8d9d-4ab0168663bb

### UBO chain (walk to the ultimate owner)

A **36-step** ownership/control chain to the ultimate beneficial owner is resolved for this entity. The full cited chain unlocks with a paid API key or a one-off dossier — https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

## Company profile (live · UK Companies House)

- **Company number:** `02012886`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 1986-04-22
- **Registered office:** Portico House, 2 Prospect Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 4QY, United Kingdom
- **SIC:** 52101

### Officers

- POWELL, Shakira Verity — secretary · appointed 2020-05-01
- ATKIN, Justin Lee — director · British · appointed 2021-12-10
- CARLBOM FLINN, Camilla Edwina — director · Swedish · appointed 2021-12-10
- CLARKE, Simon Malcolm — director · British · appointed 2026-06-01
- LEWIS, Richard Charles — director · British · appointed 2022-04-01
- WEBB, Mark Stuart — director · British · appointed 2022-04-01
- WILLIAMS, Stephen — director · British · appointed 2017-10-06
- LANE, Michael John — secretary · appointed 2017-07-28 · resigned 2020-04-30
- MACLURE, Timothy John — secretary · British · appointed 1998-06-17 · resigned 2004-11-02
- NORRIS, Clare Louise — secretary · British · appointed 2004-11-02 · resigned 2005-03-22
- SCATTERGOOD, Donald — secretary · British · resigned 1998-06-17
- SMITH, Andrew Timothy — secretary · British · appointed 2005-03-22 · resigned 2006-04-28
- TATE, Paul Richard — secretary · British · appointed 2006-06-01 · resigned 2008-02-29
- WILLCOX, Mark Robin — secretary · British · appointed 2008-02-29 · resigned 2017-07-28
- BOOTHMAN, Clive Nicholas — director · British · appointed 2004-12-17 · resigned 2006-06-05
- BOOTHMAN, John Campbell — director · British · appointed 2004-11-02 · resigned 2006-06-30
- BOSHER, Simon John — director · British · appointed 2022-04-01 · resigned 2023-11-01
- CHING, Roger Patrick — director · British · appointed 2008-02-29 · resigned 2011-08-31
- DOWLING, Benjamin Thanh Liem — director · British · appointed 2018-06-25 · resigned 2019-07-02
- EAMES, Harry Charles — director · British · resigned 2001-12-31

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [Portico Holdings Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/06aa3c70-6ac5-53c7-aa0e-a06ce3501841) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · United Kingdom — since 2024-11-19
- Mr Michael John Lane — significant influence or control · individual PSC — ceased 2020-04-30
- Mr Mike Sellers — significant influence or control · individual PSC — ceased 2021-07-25
- Mr Mark Robin Willcox — significant influence or control · individual PSC — ceased 2017-07-27
- Mr Christopher Ward — significant influence or control · individual PSC — ceased 2017-04-08
- Mr Martin Stephen Putman — significant influence or control · individual PSC — ceased 2016-11-06
- Portsmouth City Council — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · England — ceased 2024-11-19

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02012886
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02012886

## Get the full, resolved dossier (agent-callable)

The above is the free teaser. The resolved **multi-hop UBO chain**, ownership **%**, full **financial history**, itemised **assets** and the hop-by-hop **exposure path** are the paid depth — callable as tools from your agent:

```bash
npx -y @whiteintel/mcp-server   # then: get_dossier · trace_ownership_path · check_offshore_exposure
```

Or unlock a one-off cited dossier for **PORTICO SHIPPING LIMITED** — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/53778029-2c43-5d9f-bf69-b3e2c3d017f8 · pricing https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **PORTICO SHIPPING LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/53778029-2c43-5d9f-bf69-b3e2c3d017f8 · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/53778029-2c43-5d9f-bf69-b3e2c3d017f8._

_Risk levels are heuristic investigative leads, not legal determinations of beneficial ownership. Every claim carries a source; an absent edge means "not yet observed in current sources", not "does not exist"._