Kastor Holdings Limited
Kastor Holdings Limited is a company on the UK Companies House register with address or ownership links to Israel. This profile is part of UK companies linked to 'Israel'; see UK companies linked to 'Israel': Methodology for how companies were selected and scored.
Profile
| Kastor Holdings Limited
| |
|---|---|
| Type | Private limited company |
| Founded | 8 April 2021 |
| Headquarters | 69 Leadenhall Street, London, EC3A 2BG, England |
| Industry | 64205 - Activities of financial services holding companies |
| Parent | Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd |
| Revenue | £7,048,641 (year to 31 December 2025)[1] |
| Number of employees | 61 (average, 2025)[1] |
- Category: P / O / D (Israeli corporate PSC / parent company; officer(s) with an Israeli correspondence address; defence, security, surveillance or cyber-intelligence activity); connection score 3
- Company number: 13322968[2]
- Status: Active
- Type: Private limited company
- Incorporated / registered: 8 Apr 2021
- SIC: 64205 - Activities of financial services holding companies
- Registered office: 69 Leadenhall Street, London, EC3A 2BG, England
- Listing / market cap: Not listed. Parent ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (NYSE: ZIM) ≈ US$3.57bn.[3]
Israel connection:
- CH PSC: ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd (Haifa, Israel), 75%+. Current directors include Shimrit Hanein Bar Yoseph and Noam Nativ (CH).
Persons with significant control (CH):[2]
- Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd (active) — address: Matam Scientific Industries Center, PO Box 1723, Haifa, 31016, Israel; legal form Limited; governing law Israel; registered at Israel; registration number 520015041; country registered Israel; notified 8 Apr 2021; nature of control: ownership of shares – 75% or more; voting rights – 75% or more; right to appoint or remove directors
Directors (CH; 5 director appointments, 4 current; † = Israel correspondence address, 0 appointments):[2]
| Name | Born (month/year) | Service | † |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas William Andrews | March 1961 | Dec 2021–present | |
| Shimrit Hanein Bar Yoseph | December 1971 | Dec 2021–present | |
| Noam Nativ | December 1970 | Dec 2021–present | |
| Paul Stephen Wells | August 1970 | Apr 2021–present | |
| Xavier Destriau | May 1972 | Dec 2021–Aug 2026 |
Latest accounts (income/expenditure): Full accounts for FY to 31 Dec 2025 (filed 21 Apr 2026): revenue £7,048,641 (2024: £7,013,025); administrative expenses £(7,003,945); operating profit £44,696; profit before tax £208,474; profit from continuing operations £73,718; total profit £202,150 including £128,432 from the discontinued BritAmerica Management Group; 61 employees.[4] The same accounts give net assets of £744,202 at 31 December 2025.[1]
Arms trade involvement: Parent group: Who Profits says ZIM is one of the main shippers of weapons and military equipment for the Israeli Ministry of Defense under an Israel Carrier Association agreement dating from 1991; ammunition was reported shipped via Antwerp in 2023, and Belgian NGOs filed a criminal complaint in May 2024.[5]
Supply to the IDF / Israel MOD / Israeli security services: Parent group: see arms trade (Ministry of Defense shipments).[5]
Activities in the occupied territories: None documented in the sources reviewed; not listed by Who Profits or the OHCHR database.
Links to the Israeli government: Parent group: formerly state-owned, privatised in 2003 (Who Profits).[5]
WZO / JNF / Jewish Agency / Keren Hayesod: None found in the sources reviewed.
Controversies (protests, legal cases, export-licence rulings):
- Parent group listed in the Who Profits database.[5]
See also
- UK companies linked to 'Israel'
- UK Companies with Address or Ownership Links to Israel - Alphabetical
- UK Companies with Address or Ownership Links to Israel - Ranked by density of connection
- UK Companies with documented links to business activity in the Occupied Palestinian territories and the occupied Golan
- UK defence, security, surveillance and dual-use technology companies with documented business ties to 'Israel'
- UK companies linked to 'Israel': Methodology
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Companies House, Kastor Holdings Limited: accounts made up to 31 December 2025 Find and update company information, filed 21 April 2026, accessed 30 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Companies House, Kastor Holdings Limited (13322968): company overview Find and update company information (GOV.UK).
- ↑ CompaniesMarketCap, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) – market capitalization companiesmarketcap.com, October 2026.
- ↑ Companies House, Kastor Holdings Limited (13322968): filing history Find and update company information (GOV.UK).
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Who Profits Research Center, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Who Profits, information valid to 20 May 2025.