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Hunters & Frankau Limited
Wholesale of tobacco products
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Kerry-Lee Anne Van Der MerweDirector · since 2024
- Rafael Muguiro SartoriusDirector · since 2022
- Jose Antonio Cejas DiazDirector · since 2019
- Jose Maria Lopez InchaurbeDirector · since 2017
- Sean Gerard Michael CroleyDirector · since 2012
- Jemma Kate Natasha FreemanDirector · since 2003
- David Gwynder LewisDirector · since 1989
- Joseph Anthony HoltSecretary · since 2025
Previous officers 25
- Jorge Sandalio Perez Martell 2023-2026 View profile
- Jorge Sandalio Perez Martell 2023-2023 View profile
- Leopoldo Cintra Gonzalez 2016-2023 View profile
- Yadira Bulnes Lopez 2015-2019 View profile
- Jorge Luis Fernandez Maique 2014-2015 View profile
- Ignacio Gutierrez-Balmaseda Hernandez 2009-2014 View profile
- Simon George Chase 2009-2019 View profile
- Ana Lopez Garcia 2004-2014 View profile
- Manuel Garcia Morejon 2003-2010 View profile
- Francisco Javier Terres De Ercilla 2003-2017 View profile
- Jose Blas Lugo Alonso 2001-2003 View profile
- Jaime Garcia Andrade Manso 2001-2003 View profile
- Brigitta Elizabeth Petra Freeman 2000-2003 View profile
- Enrique Iglesias Reyes` 1999-2001 View profile
- Porfirio Pablo Medero Paiva 1998-2001 View profile
- Tatiana Camacho Rodriguez 1998-2003 View profile
- Wyndham Houssemayne Carver 1997-2001 View profile
- Jose Blanco Lamelas 1996-1998 View profile
- James Graham Simonds 1993-1997 View profile
- Edilio Mendez Perez 1996 View profile
- Nicholas Donald James Freeman 2000 View profile
- Sergio Alberto Morera Gonzalez 1996 View profile
- David Arthur John Baxter 2007 View profile
- John Hugh Darnton 2009 View profile
- Philip John Hambidge 1989-2026 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Wholesale of tobacco products
- Incorporated
- 10/02/1886
- 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.
- J. Frankau & Company Limited
50-75% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Hunters & Frankau Limited
is controlled by J. Frankau & Company Limited
Evidence
active 50-75% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - J. Frankau & Company Limited
is controlled by J. Frankau Holdings Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - J. Frankau Holdings Limited
is controlled by Hunters & Frankau Group Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Hunters & Frankau Group Limited
is controlled by Jemma Kate Natasha Freeman
Evidence
active 50-75% shares (trust), 50-75% voting (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Jemma Kate Natasha Freeman.
22 other companies in this group
- J. Frankau & Company Limited
- F. J. (Downton) Limited
- James Reyker Limited
- The Havana Cigar Protection Association Limited
- C. H. (Downton) Limited
- Hunters & Frankau Group Limited
- Tabaco Torcido Traders Limited
- Melbourne Hart Holdings Limited
- Tropic Tobacco Company Limited
- Lancha House Limited
- Jennifer Ulisse Limited
- Morris & Morris Limited
- Premium Cigar Limited
- J. Frankau Holdings Limited
- Joseph Samuel & SON Limited
- Incentive Marketing Services (U.K.) Limited
- Reyker Investments LTD
- 54 Addison Gardens Property Management Company Limited
- Jacon Financial Services Limited
- Knight Brothers Cigar Shippers Limited
- Melbourne Hart & Company Limited
- Norse Industries Limited
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.
7 directors on the board
- Sean Gerard Michael Croley Director · appointed 2012
- David Gwynder Lewis Director · appointed 1989
- Jose Antonio Cejas Diaz Director · appointed 2019
- Kerry-Lee Anne Van Der Merwe Director · appointed 2024
- Jose Maria Lopez Inchaurbe Director · appointed 2017
- Rafael Muguiro Sartorius Director · appointed 2022
- Jemma Kate Natasha Freeman Director · appointed 2003
Directors past 6 years
- Sean Gerard Michael Croley Director · appointed 2012
- David Gwynder Lewis Director · appointed 1989
- Jose Antonio Cejas Diaz Director · appointed 2019
- Jose Maria Lopez Inchaurbe Director · appointed 2017
- Jemma Kate Natasha Freeman Director · appointed 2003
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (3)
- Sean Gerard Michael Croley Director · appointed 2012
- Jose Antonio Cejas Diaz Director · appointed 2019
- Jose Maria Lopez Inchaurbe Director · appointed 2017
Portfolio (4)
- David Gwynder Lewis Director · appointed 1989
- Kerry-Lee Anne Van Der Merwe Director · appointed 2024
- Rafael Muguiro Sartorius Director · appointed 2022
- Jemma Kate Natasha Freeman Director · appointed 2003
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Jorge Sandalio Perez Martell Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2026
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.
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
- 00022169
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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