APCL Group Limited · acquired operating group
Acquired APCL operating group · exact current equity split not verified
Acquisition announced / control changed ·
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.
Ownership & related brands
Evidence · 9 sources
- Balaena acquires APCL Group (opens in a new tab)
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
Accessed 13 Oct 2026 - Peel's APCL disposal to Balaena (opens in a new tab)
Arrowpoint Advisory / Rothschild & Co · Sell-side adviser confirms Peel disposal and previous full ownership; this does not establish sale of every shipyard freehold
Accessed 13 Oct 2026 - APCL Group Limited register (opens in a new tab)
Companies House · Active APCL Group Limited, 13774706; incorporated 30 November 2021; former Brabco 2106 Limited
Accessed 13 Oct 2026 - APCL Group current and former registered controllers (opens in a new tab)
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
Accessed 13 Oct 2026 - Cammell Laird registered parent (opens in a new tab)
Companies House · Current APCL Group Limited: 75% or more shares/votes and director rights, notified 6 February 2025; band does not establish exact 100%
Accessed 13 Oct 2026 - Atlantic & Peninsula Marine Services registered parent (opens in a new tab)
Companies House · Current APCL Group Limited: 75% or more shares/votes and director rights, notified 6 February 2025
Accessed 13 Oct 2026 - Neway Industrial and Environmental Services registered parent (opens in a new tab)
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
Accessed 13 Oct 2026 - APCL Neway industrial services (opens in a new tab)
APCL Group · Neway joined APCL Group in 2023; industrial and marine cleaning, preparation and coating services; current legal parent checked separately
Accessed 13 Oct 2026 - Balaena Birkenhead replaces the Cammell Laird facility name (opens in a new tab)
Balaena · company-authored announcement · Company announcement identifies APCL Cammell Laird as Balaena Birkenhead following acquisition of APCL; historic business identity remains searchable
Accessed 13 Oct 2026