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The Eastern Telegraph Company Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 19

  1. Belinda Catherine Stockwell 2016-2018 Director View profile
  2. Charles Henry Rowland Bracken 2016-2016 Director View profile
  3. Jeremy Lewis Evans 2016-2016 Director View profile
  4. Emily Louise Martin 2014-2016 Director View profile
  5. Chatan Patel 2014-2015 Director View profile
  6. Clare Patricia Underwood 2010-2016 Director View profile
  7. Nicholas Ian Cooper 2006-2015 Director View profile
  8. Andrew Sheldon Garard 2004-2006 Director View profile
  9. Robert Earl Lerwill 1997-2003 Director View profile
  10. Dr Joseph Norman Gillespie 1995-1998 Director View profile
  11. Kenneth Keith Claydon 1993-2004 Director View profile
  12. Kenneth Francis Coppock 1993-1995 Director View profile
  13. Rodney James Olsen 1997 Director View profile
  14. Brian Arthur Pemberton 1993 Director View profile
  15. Emily Louise Martin 2014-2016 Secretary View profile
  16. Clare Underwood 2012-2014 Secretary View profile
  17. Elinor Bell 2010-2012 Secretary View profile
  18. Lorraine Davidson 2005-2007 Secretary View profile
  19. Heledd Mair Hanscomb 2005-2010 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other telecommunications activities
Incorporated
06/06/1872
Registered office
London

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. The Eastern Telegraph Company Limited is controlled by Cable & Wireless DI Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Cable & Wireless DI Holdings Limited is controlled by Cable & Wireless Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Cable & Wireless Limited is controlled by Cable & Wireless Communications Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Cable & Wireless Communications Limited is controlled by LGE Coral Holdco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-06-15 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by LGE Coral Holdco Limited.

19 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.

1 directors on the board

8.5y median 8.5y
average tenure
8.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
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.

Professional services 11Tech and media 5Business services 3Dormant 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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00006338
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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