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The Investment Company PLC

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 16

  1. Michael Jeffrey Weeks 2020-2023 Director View profile
  2. Thomas William James Cleverly 2020-2022 Director View profile
  3. Philip Albert Lovegrove 2006-2013 Director View profile
  4. Sir Frederick Douglas David Thomson 2005-2018 Director View profile
  5. Charles Willis Garrett Marsh 2004-2007 Director View profile
  6. Robert Brierley Wild 1996-2003 Director View profile
  7. Peter Stanley Allen 1996-2018 Director View profile
  8. Paul Francis Simms 2004 Director View profile
  9. Joan Beryl Webb 2013 Director View profile
  10. Stephen John Cockburn 2018 Director View profile
  11. Webb, George Lawrence, Major 1994 Director View profile
  12. Maitland Administration Services Limited 2018-2021 Corporate-secretary View profile
  13. James Philip Quibell Harrison 2002-2013 Secretary View profile
  14. Robert John Marcus Neal 1996-2002 Secretary View profile
  15. Neil Ernest Osborn 1994-1996 Secretary View profile
  16. Freda Wall 1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
14/11/1868

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above The Investment Company PLC on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

2 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

4 directors on the board

8y median 8y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Finance 14Professional services 5Manufacturing 2Retail and trade 2Tech and media 2Arts and leisure 1Business services 1Other services 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00004205
Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
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Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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