Balaena acquired Peel's APCL operating group in June 2026, bringing A&P Tyne, Cammell Laird and A&P Falmouth into its maritime business. Neway remains linked to APCL through the current register. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Registered APCL controller at 75% or more shares/votes, with director appointment/removal rights from 10 June 2026; exact beneficial equity percentage not established
Simon James Gillett[4]Ownership of shares – 75% or more; Ownership of voting rights – 75% or more; Right to appoint or remove directorsAs reported · 13 Oct 2026
Balaena's 10 June 2026 acquisition announcement and Peel's sell-side adviser confirm the disposal of the APCL operating group. Peel-related registered controllers ceased on that date; Simon James Gillett is now recorded at 75% or more shares/votes with director rights. APCL remains the registered controlling parent of Cammell Laird, Atlantic & Peninsula Marine Services and Neway, with bands that do not establish exact 100% subsidiary ownership. The acquisition does not establish that every shipyard freehold was sold; any retained Peel landownership and current leases were not verified. Cammell Laird and A&P names are retained as useful business aliases alongside Balaena's acquired-group identity. The historical Peel portfolio listing of APCL is superseded by the completed transaction. A ship-repair customer or defence contract is not ownership of that customer's business. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
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England and Wales · APCL Group Limited, 13774706; underlying operators have separate legal entities [3][5][6][7]
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Held entity · APCL Group Limited · acquired operating group
Acquired APCL operating group · exact current equity split not verified
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June 2026 buyer announcement and controller change support the operating-group acquisition from Peel. This does not establish transfer of every shipyard freehold or a complete Balaena shareholder register.
Balaena · 10 June 2026 completed acquisition announcement: A&P Tyne, Cammell Laird, A&P Falmouth and Falmouth Docks and Engineering; shipyard operating group and common Balaena branding
Arrowpoint Advisory / Rothschild & Co · Sell-side adviser confirms Peel disposal and previous full ownership; this does not establish sale of every shipyard freehold
Companies House · Simon James Gillett: 75% or more shares/votes and director rights from 10 June 2026; John Whittaker, Sheila Greenwood and Christopher Eves ceased that day
Companies House · Current APCL Group Limited: 75% or more shares/votes and director rights, notified 6 February 2025; band does not establish exact 100%
Companies House · Current APCL Group Limited: 75% or more shares/votes and director rights, notified 6 February 2025; former Cammell Laird controller ceased that day
APCL Group · Neway joined APCL Group in 2023; industrial and marine cleaning, preparation and coating services; current legal parent checked separately
Balaena · company-authored announcement · Company announcement identifies APCL Cammell Laird as Balaena Birkenhead following acquisition of APCL; historic business identity remains searchable
Selected businesses in the APCL operating group now acquired by Balaena. These are separate from shipyard freehold title, other Balaena assets, ship owners and repair customers. Peel is the former owner.
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A&P Tyne
Transport & infrastructure
Shipyard operating business acquired within APCL by Balaena in June 2026. This does not independently establish ownership of every freehold asset. [1]
Birkenhead shipbuilding and repair business acquired within APCL by Balaena, now branded Balaena Birkenhead; the underlying operator remains a separately registered company. [9]
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Also listed or searchable as: Cammell Laird Shiprepairers & Shipbuilders, APCL Cammell Laird, Balaena Birkenhead
Industrial and environmental services operator whose current registered controlling parent is APCL Group Limited at 75% or more shares/votes. Exact 100% is not established. [7]
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Also listed or searchable as: APCL Neway, Neway Industrial and Environmental Services
Balaena acquired APCL from Peel in the transaction announced 10 June 2026; current registered control changed to Simon James Gillett that day. This is not evidence that every shipyard freehold changed hands. [1][2][4]
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APCL / Balaena shipyards · UK cash reporting scope not reconciled Annual reporting period not yet verified
This ownership investigation has not established a dated UK cash corporation-tax payment for this scope. Accounting charges, group relief, policy statements and investor holdings are separate evidence; a research gap does not mean no tax was paid. [1]
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Balaena · 10 June 2026 completed acquisition announcement: A&P Tyne, Cammell Laird, A&P Falmouth and Falmouth Docks and Engineering; shipyard operating group and common Balaena branding
Arrowpoint Advisory / Rothschild & Co · Sell-side adviser confirms Peel disposal and previous full ownership; this does not establish sale of every shipyard freehold
Companies House · Simon James Gillett: 75% or more shares/votes and director rights from 10 June 2026; John Whittaker, Sheila Greenwood and Christopher Eves ceased that day
Companies House · Current APCL Group Limited: 75% or more shares/votes and director rights, notified 6 February 2025; band does not establish exact 100%
Companies House · Current APCL Group Limited: 75% or more shares/votes and director rights, notified 6 February 2025; former Cammell Laird controller ceased that day
APCL Group · Neway joined APCL Group in 2023; industrial and marine cleaning, preparation and coating services; current legal parent checked separately
Balaena · company-authored announcement · Company announcement identifies APCL Cammell Laird as Balaena Birkenhead following acquisition of APCL; historic business identity remains searchable